Darfur Prov. (J. Marra, high altitudes).
=C. arabica= _Fres._
Differs by smaller flower-clusters.
Red Sea Prov. (21° N.L.); Blue Nile Prov. (Kamlin).
=C. obtusiflora var. cordofana= _Engelm._
Stems stouter, bright yellow.
Kordofan Prov.
=C. hyalina= _Roth._
Stems slender, almost translucent. Fl. minute, stalked, cymose.
Red Sea Prov. (Suakin); Kordofan Prov.
=SCROPHULARIACEÆ.=
630 =Aptosimum pumilum= _Benth._
Dwarf tufted herb. Leaves usually alt., linear, 1-3 in. long, scabrid-
pubescent. Fl. solitary or several axillary; cor. white outside and blue
inside, 5-lobed; st. didynamous. Caps. globose, emarginate, compressed
at apex.
Nuba Mts. Prov. (J. Kon); Darfur Prov. (48-80 m. N.E. of El Fasher).
631 =Anticharis arabica= _Endl._
Glandular-pubescent annual, 1 ft. high. Leaves alt., oblong-lanceolate
to lin.-lanceolate, up to 1¼ in. long. Fl. axillary, solitary; cor.
pink, viscid, ¼ in. long, lobes 5, subequal; st. 2, 1-celled. Caps.
narrowly ovoid, beaked, ¼ in. long.
Red Sea Prov. (Suakin J. Waratab, Soturba); between Suakin & Berber
(Wadi Omareg).
=A. linearis= _Hochst._ NIDEIĀNA (N. Kordn.)—Arab.
Erect glandular-pubescent annual, up to 1 ft. high. Leaves sessile,
linear, up to 2 in. long. Fl. solitary on ½ in. long axillary peduncle
with 2 bracts above middle; calyx deeply 5-cleft; cor. white, under ½
in. long; lobes 5, subequal; st. 2, anther-lobes basally acuminate;
stigma bifid. Caps. ⅓ in. long, beaked or acuminate.
North Sudan (coast region, between Suakin & Berber); Banks of the Nile
north of Khartoum; Between Goz Regeb & Kassala; Khartoum Prov. (J.
Royan); Blue Nile Prov. (Rufaa); White Nile Prov. (J. Arashkol);
Kordofan Prov. (El Obeid, Bara); Darfur Prov.
632 =Verbascum Ternacha= _Hochst._ Mullein.
Tall herb with dense white or yellowish woolly tomentum. Lower leaves
oval or oblong, crenate or serrate; petiole 1-2 in. long; upper leaves
smaller subamplexicaul. Panicles 18 in. long, branches 6-12 in. long,
spreading; fl. clustered along the branches, 5-merous, rotate; cor.
yellow, ¾ in. diam.; filaments bearded. Caps. ovoid, ¼ in. long.
Dongola, Red Sea & Darfur Provinces.
633 =Linaria hastata= _R. Br._
Herb, up to 1 ft. high. Leaves opp. below, alt. above, linear to
lanceolate, hastate, ½-1 in. long. Peduncles axillary, ab. 1 in. long;
calyx 5-partite, small; cor. yellow, ¼ in. long, 2-lipped, with small
spur; st. 4, didynamous, woolly; stigma emarginate; caps. ovoid, minute.
Red Sea Prov. (Hakeko, Port Sudan District).
=L. Bentii= _Skan._
Densely glandular pubescent undershrub, ab. 1 ft. high. Leaves subopp.
below, alt. above, ovate to triangular, cordate, ⅓ in. long. Fl.
axillary, solitary, subsessile; cor. 2-lobed, spurred, ab. ½ in. long.
Caps. globose-ovoid, minute.
Red Sea Prov. (21° N.L.).
=L. nubica= _Skan._
Glandular-pubescent, subscandent annual. Leaves opp. below, alt. above,
triangular to ovate, broadly cordate, ab. 1 in. long. Fl. axillary,
solitary; cor. 2-lobed and spurred, under ½ in. long, hairy. Caps.
ovoid, pubescent, small.
Red Sea Prov. (21° N.L., sea-coast to between 3,000 & 4,000 ft.).
=L. ægyptiaca= _Dum._
Low, bushy shrublet, covered with gland-tipped hairs. Leaves ovate or
ovate-lanceolate, acute, ¼ in. long. Flowers axillary, solitary,
yellowish; pedicels ½ in. long.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat, Gendua River); Darfur Prov. (J. Marra 9,500
ft.).
=L. sagittata= _Hook. f._
Subscandent or procumbent perennial. Leaves linear to lanceolate,
sagittate or hastate or cuneate, ¼-2 in. long. Fl. axillary; peduncles
¼-½ in. long; cor. yellow, pilose outside, bilobed, ¾ in. long, spur ½
in. long; filaments densely pilose. Caps. globose, minute.
Red Sea Prov. (J. Waratab, Wadi Omareg, between Suakin & Erkowit,
Dongonab).
634 =Schweinfurthia pterosperma= _A. Braun._
Herb, 6-9 in. high. Leaves alt., elliptic-spathulate to lin.-oblong, up
to 1 in. long. Fl. solitary; calyx small, 5-partite; cor. ¼ in. long,
gibbous at base, 2-lipped, white, pink at throat. Caps. subglobose, ¼
in. diam.; seeds with 6 subwinged ridges.
Red Sea Prov. (Suakin & coast region, J. Waratab); Between Suakin &
Berber.
635 =Scrophularia arguta= _Ait._
Branched, glandular-pubescent herb, up to 2 ft. high. Leaves broadly
ovate, subcordate, irregularly dentate, up to 3 in. long; petiole ½-1
in. long. Fl. in terminal cymose panicles; calyx 5-fid, minute; cor.
ventricose, 5-lobed, 1 lobe larger, hardly exceeding calyx, deep-red.
Caps. ovoid, beaked.
Red Sea Prov. (Erkowit, Khor Tamanib, & 21° N.L.).
636 =Antirrhinum Orontium= _Linn._
Glandular hairy herb, up to 2 ft. high. Lower leaves opp., upper alt.,
linear to lanceolate, 1-2 in. long. Fl. solitary in upper axils of
leaves; calyx 5-partite; cor. 2-lipped, rose with purple veins, ¼-¾ in.
long, tube gibbous. Caps. obliquely ovoid, up to ½ in. long, hispidly
hairy.
Red Sea Prov. (21° N.L. and other places); Darfur Prov. (J. Marra:
Niurnya, 6,500 ft.).
637 =Sutera glandulosa= _Roth._
Small diffuse viscid-pubescent herb. Leaves ovate or oblong, incised-
dentate, pinnatifid or dissected, ¼-1 in. long, lower opp., upper alt.
Fl. in upper axils of leaves; calyx 5-partite, minute; cor. ⅙ in. long,
white, tube not dilated, lobes small, 2 smaller; st. 4, included; style
shortly 2-lobed. Caps. ovoid, minute.
Near Wadi Halfa (between Korosko & Derr); Dongola Prov. (Debba); Near
Khartoum Prov.; White Nile Prov. (El Ehs).
638 =Lindenbergia abyssinica= _Hochst._
Glandular-pubescent or pilose perennial. Leaves opp. or upper alt.,
broadly-ovate, cuneate to subcordate, ½ in. long, coarsely crenate-
dentate. Fl. in leafy terminal, secund racemes; cor. ⅔ in. long,
2-lipped, postichous lip 2-lobed, antichous 3-lobed. Caps. ovoid, ⅓ in.,
pubescent.
Red Sea Prov. (Suakin, Erkowit, Khor Tamanib, Wadi Omareg).
639 =Stemodia serrata= _Benth._
Small branched viscid glandular-pubescent herb. Leaves opp. or
verticillate, rather crowded, oblong or lanceolate, up to 2 in. long,
serrate above middle. Fl. crowded in leafy spike-like racemes; bracts 2,
near calyx, which is 5-partite, ¼ in. long; cor. bluish, slightly longer
than calyx, 2-lipped, upper emarginate, lower shortly 3-lobed. Caps. ¼
in. long, 4-furrowed.
Fung Prov. (Fazoghli); White Nile Prov. (J. Arashkol); Nuba Mts. Prov.
(J. Kurun); Upper White Nile Prov. (Kaka woodstation).
640 =Limnophila gratioloides= _R. Br._
Marsh herb, usually 5 in. high. Leaves verticillate and opposite,
submerged leaves in filiform segments, upper gland-dotted, linear to
elliptic-oblong. Fl. axillary on ½ in. long glandular-pubescent
pedicels; calyx 5-partite, glandular, small; cor. white, ab. ⅓ in. long;
st. 4, each pair or only lower pair of anthers cohering. Caps. minute.
White Nile & Upper White Nile Provinces (Debeiker to Hillet Abbas); Bahr
El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas & mouth of Bahr El Arab).
641 =Moniera calycina= _Hiern._
Gland-dotted glabrous herb, 6-12 in. high. Leaves opp., lanceol. to
ovate, 1¼ in. long, crenate-serrate, solitary; calyx 5-partite, ¼ in.
long, larger in fruit; cor. white, ⅓ in. long, 2-lipped, upper
emarginate, lower deeply 3-lobed. Caps. ⅙ in. long, ellipsoid, gland-
dotted.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Dukutu).
=M. floribunda= _T. Cooke._
Small gland-dotted scabrid herb. Leaves linear to narrowly oblong, ½-2½
in. long. Fl. axillary, solitary or in pairs; calyx 5-partite, ab. ¼ in.
long; cor. blue or violet with yellow throat, ⅙ in. long, upper lip
emarginate, lower 3-lobed. Caps. ellipsoid, minute.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas & Gir in Bongo-land); Mongalla Prov.
(Gameiza woodstation).
=M. punctata= _Skan._
Small glandular-punctate herb; stem quadrangular. Leaves linear or
lin.-lanceolate, sessile, ab. 1 in. long. Fl. axillary, solitary,
subsessile; calyx under ¼ in. long; cor. ⅙ in. long, shape as above.
Caps. globose, minute.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Aggada & Jur Ghattas).
642 =Dopatrium luteum= _Engl._
Aquatic herb, up to 1 ft. high. Lower leaves strap-shaped, ½-1 in. long,
upper scale-like. Fl. in terminal raceme; calyx small, 5-fid; cor.
showy, yellow, ab. 1¼ in. long, upper lip emarginate, lower 3-partite;
st. 2 perfect and 2 rudimentary. Caps. subglobose, under ¼ in.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land).
=D. tricolor= _Engl._
Herb, 1½ ft. high. Radical leaves crowded, linear, 1½-2¼ in. long, upper
scale-like. Fl. in terminal raceme; calyx small, 5-fid; cor. tube ½ in.
long, whitish, upper lip violet, ¼ in. long, emarginate, lower lip
violet with yellow central lobe, under ½ in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land).
643 =Mimulus gracilis= _R. Br._
Erect herb, up to 20 in. high; stem narrowly 4-winged. Leaves
opp.-lanceolate to narrowly-oblong, ¾-2 in. long, amplexicaul, sometimes
denticulate. Fl. solitary, axillary on ped., 2 in. long; calyx 5-angled,
dentate, ab. ⅓ in. long; cor. white or light pink, over ½ in. long,
unequally bilabiate. St. 4, didynamous. Caps. obovoid, ¼ in. long.
Darfur Prov. (J. Marra: Kurra, 5,200 ft.).
644 =Craterostigma Schweinfurthii= _Engl._
Perennial 6 to 18 in. high; stems quadrangular. Leaves opp., 3-nerved,
elliptic-lanceolate, up to ¾ in. long. Fl. terminal, subcapitate; calyx
nearly ¼ in. long, 5-angled, 5-toothed; cor. violet, over ½ in. long,
2-lipped, upper suborbicular, lower 3-lobed; st. 4; filaments arching
and with gibbous base; anthers cohering in pairs; stigma somewhat
funnel-shaped.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Lessi River).
645 =Torenia spicata= _Engl._
Dwarf herb with narrowly 4-winged stems. Leaves opp., sessile, unequal
above, lanceolate, up to 9 in. long. Lower fl. axillary, upper in spike-
like racemes; calyx ⅙ in. deeply 2-lipped, 5-winged; cor. pink, blue or
white, ⅙ in. long, upper lip 2-fid, lower 3-lobed; st. 4; filaments
toothed at base, arched. Caps. ovoid, under ¼ in.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: between Jur Ewet: Abu Gurun’s Zariba).
=T. parviflora= _Buch.-Ham._
Straggling herb, up to 18 in. high. Leaves opp., ovate to
or.-lanceolate, ½-1 in. long, serrate-crenate. Fl. solitary or 2-6
fascicled; calyx ⅓ in., 2-lipped, 5-winged; cor. white to purple, over ⅓
in. long; st. as above. Caps. ⅓ in. long, oblong.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas).
646 =Lindernia lobelioides= _Engl._
Herb, ½-1 ft. high, much like a small _Lobelia_ in appearance. Leaves
opp., linear, 1 in. long, upper unequal. Fl. axillary, solitary; calyx
5-fid, ¼ in. long; cor. deep blue, nearly ½ in. long, upper lip ovate
truncate, lower 3-lobed; st. 4, filaments arched, toothed at base,
anthers cohering. Caps. linear-oblong, ½ in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ewet, Bongo-land: Gir & Lessi River); Darfur
Prov. (J. Marra: Niurnya 6,500 ft.); Bahr El Jebel (Madi).
=L. debilis= _Skan._
Prostrate small herb. Leaves opp., linear-lanceolate, up to ½ in. long,
sessile. Fl. solitary in upper axils; calyx 5-ribbed, minute; cor. ⅙ in.
long, upper lip purplish, emarginate, lower 3-lobed, yellow, streaked
purple. Capsule oblong, minute.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Gir).
647 =Ilysanthes parviflora= _Benth._
Small herb. Leaves opp., ovate to oblong, up to ½ in. long, gland-
dotted. Fl. axillary or in terminal racemes; calyx 5-partite, minute;
cor. violet, blue or white; tube cylindrical ab. ¼ in. long, upper lip
bifid, lower spreading, 3-lobed; st. 2 perfect and 2 rudimentary. Caps.
ovoid.
Dongola Prov. (Island near Debba); Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post, Roseires,
Famaka); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas, Bongo-land: Gir).
=I. trichotoma= _Urban._
Dwarf herb with short, stiff branches. Leaves opp., linear-oblong, ⅓ in.
long, sessile, otherwise much as above.
Bahr El Jebel (Madi rocks).
=I. Schweinfurthii= _Engl._
Small herb, 4-8 in. high. Leaves linear, under ½ in. long. Fl. in a
loose raceme; cor. lilac, otherwise as above.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Gumango hill & Ibba River).
648 =Scoparia dulcis= _Linn._
Herb or undershrub. Leaves opp., ternate or verticillate, lin.- to
elliptic-lanceolate, ¼-1½ in. long, serrate above middle, punctate. Fl.
axillary, solitary or geminate; calyx minute, densely glandular,
4-lobed; cor. white, ⅛ in. long, rotate, 4-lobed, densely bearded at
throat; st. 4; caps. ovoid, minute.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas, Jur River); Bahr El Jebel (Shambe,
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. to Mongalla, Mongalla Prov.); Darfur Prov. (Kulme);
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land).
Used in native medicine throughout Tropical Africa.
649 =Veronica Anagallis= _Linn._ HABAQ—Arab.
Glandular-pubescent herb, 1-2 ft. high. Leaves opp., lanceolate,
sessile, 1-3½ in. long, semi-amplexicaul. Racemes 2-3 in. long in upper
axils; calyx 4-partite, minute; cor. blue or pinkish, 4-partite, limb
spreading, lobes of 3 sizes; st. 2, exserted. Caps. orbicular, minute.
Dongola Prov. (Nile banks between Old Dongola & Korti); Blue Nile Prov.
(Wad Medani, Sheikh Talha); Darfur Prov. (J. Marra: Niurnya, 6,500 ft.).
650 =Alectra communis= _Hemsl._
Very scabrid herb. Leaves ovate-triangular, coarsely dentate, about 1
in. long. Flowers subsessile in the leafy bracts. Calyx lobes pectinate-
ciliate.
Darfur Prov. (J. Marra: Mid-Robo 8,300 ft.).
651 =Buchnera capitata= _Benth._
Annual, 1-2 ft. high. Leaves opp. or upper alt., linear to oblong-
lanceolate, ¾-3 in. long, sessile, scabrid. Fl. in terminal short dense
spikes, ¼-1⅓ in. long; fl. in axils of bracts and bracteoles; calyx
5-toothed, ⅙ in. long; cor. white, ¼ in. long; tube curved, slender,
pilose, lobes subequal, 5. Caps. ovoid, minute.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Merdgan’s Zeriba).
=B. hispida= _Ham._
Hispid herb, 6-20 in. high. Leaves elliptic to oblong, up to 3 in. long
(upper oblong-lanceolate to linear) toothed, scabrid. Fl. in 6 in. long
spikes, bracteate and bracteolate; calyx 5-toothed, ¼ in. long, densely
hispid; cor. ab. ½ in. long, tube cylindric, lobes 5, obovate, short;
st. 4. Caps. elliptic-oblong, ¼ in. long.
Darfur Prov. (J. Marra, 6-7,000 ft.).
652 =Striga orobanchoides= _Benth._ NAR or NUR EL ASSAD—Arab; DAI
(Meshra El Zeraf)—Dinka.
Much branched herb, 3-18 in. high, parasitic on roots of some
Leguminosæ, etc. Leaves scale-like, lanceolate, up to ½ in. long. Spikes
terminal; fl. bracteate and bracteolate; calyx 5-toothed, ¼-½ in. long;
cor. white, purple or red-brown; tube ½ in. long, bent and inflated,
limb 2-lipped, upper 2-lobed, lower 3-lobed. St. 4, didynamous, anthers
1-celled. Caps. ovoid-oblong ¼ in. long.
Red Sea Prov. (Khor Tamanib, Suakin); Kassala Prov. (Gallabat, Matamma);
Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); White Nile & Upper White Nile Provinces (J.
Arashkol, Wad Shellai to Meshra El Zeraf); Kordofan Prov.; Mongalla
Prov. (Sheikh Tombé & Mongalla).
Parasitic on _Cissus quadrangularis_, _Indigofera_ sp., etc.
=S. aspera= _Benth._ =var. Schweinfurthii= _Skan._ TU—Krej.
Herbaceous hispid and scabrid root-parasite, growing on Dura. Leaves
opp. or upper alt., linear, ½-1½ in. long. Spikes terminal, lax-flowered
up to 8 in. long; bracts and bracteoles hispid; calyx nearly ½ in. long,
5-toothed, uppermost tooth smallest; cor. pink, tube ½ in. long curved
and inflated, upper lip obovate emarginate, 3-lobed. Caps. ellipsoid, ¼
in. long.
Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur-land & Deim
Zubeir).
Parasitic on Dura.
=S. Forbesii= _Benth._
Erect herb, up to 15 in. high, scabrid. Leaves opp. or sub-opp.,
lin.-lanceolate or lanceolate, 1-2 in. long, toothed, scabrid. Fl.
solitary in axils of upper leaves; bracteoles linear, hispid; calyx
deeply 5-lobed, scabrid, lobes lin.-lanceolate, up to ⅓ in. long,
unequal; cor. pink, scarlet or yellow, tube ¾-1 in. long, sharply curved
and inflated, upper lip subtruncate or shortly 2-lobed, up to ¼ in.
long, lower 3-lobed up to nearly ½ in. long. Caps. oblong, ¼-⅓ in. long.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Matamma); Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); Mongalla
Prov. (Shambé to Mongalla Prov.).
=S. senegalensis= _Benth._
Closely resembles _S. hermonthica_ and may be a small-flowered form.
Cor. purple or red, tube ab. ½ in. long, upper lip up to ¼ in. long,
lower up to ⅓ in. long.
Kordofan Prov. (Gefil); Upper White Nile Prov. (Dinka country).
=S. hermonthica= _Benth._ EL WEIN (Merowe), SEGAR (Meshra El Zeraf) &
(more commonly) BUDA—Arab.
Branched herb, parasitic on Dura and Dukhn, 1-2 ft. high. Leaves linear
to lanceolate, 1-3 in. long, hispid and scabrid. Spikes terminal, 6 in.
long; calyx 5-toothed, upper smaller; cor. pink; tube ¾ in. long, curved
and inflated, upper lip 2-lobed, ⅓ in. long, lower 3-lobed, ½ in. long.
Caps. ellipsoid, ¼ in. long.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat, Matamma); Dongola Prov.; Berber Prov.; Khartoum
Prov.; Blue Nile Prov. (Sennar); Fung Prov. (Roseires & Jongol’s Post);
White Nile Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur-land, Jur Ghattas); Darfur
Prov. (Zalingei). Parasitic on _Sorghum_, _Andropogon_, _Zea_, etc.).
A decoction in salt and water is applied externally for sun headache.
=S. glandulifera= _Engl._
Branched herb, 6-8 in. high, pilose and scabrid. Leaves opp. and
subopp., narrowly linear, up to 1¼ in. long. Spikes terminal, 4 in.
long; fl. paired; calyx 5-toothed, ¼ in. long; cor. deep rose, tube ½
in. long, curved and inflated, glandular-pubescent, upper lip under ¼
in. long, slightly emarginate, lower lip 3-lobed, short. Caps. oblong,
1/7 in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land).
=S. strictissima= _Skan._
Densely hispid herb. Leaves lin.- or lanc.-subulate, under ½ in. long,
closely appressed in distant pairs. Spikes terminal, up to 4 in. long;
fl. paired in leaf-like bracts; calyx ¼ in. long, 5-toothed, upper
smaller; cor. dull-pink, tube ½ in. long, curved and inflated, hairy,
upper lip ⅛ in. long, truncate and toothed, lower 3-lobed, 1/12 in.
long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Wau).
=S. lutea= _Lour._
Branched parasitic herb, 6-9 in. high, scabrid. Leaves alt. or opp.,
narrowly linear or lanceolate, ¼-1½ in. long. Spikes terminal, 4-6 in.
long, distant-flowered; bracts ¼ in. long, linear; calyx ¼ in. long,
10-ribbed and 5-toothed; cor. yellow, red or white, tube ab. ½ in. long,
suddenly bent above, upper lip obovate, lower 3-lobed, ¼ in. long. Caps.
oblong ovoid, ⅙ in. long.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Matamma); Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); Bahr El
Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas & Bongo-land); Darfur Prov. (Kulme).
653 =Rhamphicarpa fistulosa= _Benth._
Erect branched herb, usually ab. 1 ft. high. Leaves pinn.- or bi-
pinnatisect, up to 3 in. long, segments linear; fl. axillary solitary;
calyx campanulate, 5-fid, ¼ in. long; cor. white, tube slender, 1-2 in.
long; limb spreading, ½-¾ in. diam., 5-lobed, 2 more connate. Caps.
ovoid, compressed, almost 2-winged, ⅓-½ in. long.
Nile River (Island near Debba in Dongola Prov.); White Nile Prov. (J.
Arashkol); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (main river from Meshra El Rek to Lake
No); Niamniam-land (Nabambisso River); Bahr El Jebel (Madi Swamps).
=R. Heuglini= _Hochst._
Small branched herb. Leaves lin.-lanceolate to lanceolate, ½-2 in. long,
hispid or scabrid. Fl. axillary in upper leaves, solitary; calyx tubular
campanulate, ¼-½ in. long, 5-lobed; cor. white to mauve, tube ab. 1 in.
long, glandular, limb 1-2 in. diam, spreading, 5-lobed, 2 more connate.
Caps. obliquely ovoid ab. ⅓ in. long, beaked.
Khartoum Prov. (near Khartoum); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Meshra El Rek);
Mongalla Prov. (Bor).
654 =Cycnium camporum= _Engl._
Tufted herb, up to 1 ft. high, pilose. Leaves lanc. to oblong-
lanceolate, 1-3 in. long, crenate-serrate. Fl. usually opp., supra-
axillary; calyx tubular, ½-⅔ in. long, campanulate in fruit, 10-ribbed,
hispid; cor. white or pale yellow, tube 1¾ in. long, glandular, gibbous,
limb 1¼ in. broad, spreading, 5-lobed. Caps. oblong ⅓ in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: by the Wau River & Jur Ghattas, Niamniam-
land: Nabambisso River).
=C. adonense= _E. Meyer._
Robust scabrid herb, up to 1 ft. high. Leaves oblong or oblong-
lanceolate, 1-3 in. long, crenate to serrate. Fl. axillary; calyx
tubular, 1¼ in. long, densely hairy, 10-12 ribbed; cor. white or lilac,
tube 2-3 in. long, gibbous, glandular, limb 2-3 in. diam., spreading,
5-lobed. Caps. ovoid or elliptic, ½ in. long.
Mongalla Prov. (Yei River).
=C. brachycalyx= _Schweinf._
Shrubby herb, pubescent all over, 1 ft. high; stems angular. Leaves
lanceolate, 2½ in. long, serrate dentate. Fl. solitary, opp., supra-
axillary; calyx campanulate, 1 in. long, 3 lobes broader than others;
cor. tube 1¼ in. long, limb ab. ½ in. diam., lobes 5, orbicular,
spreading.
Kassala Prov. (by Gendua River).
655 =Sopubia ramosa= _Hochst._
Scabrid undershr., 2-4 ft. high. Leaves in whorls of 3-4, linear or
lin.-lanceolate, up to 1½ in. long. Fl. terminal racemose in whorls of
3-4; cor. coppery-purple or white with purple spot at base of each lobe,
ab. ½ in. long, tube short, limb spreading, lobes 5, obovate; anthers 4,
coherent in pairs. Caps. ovoid, ¼ in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: at Nganye & Bongo-land: at Sabbi);
Darfur Prov. (Jebel Marra, 6,500-7,500 ft.).
=S. simplex= _Hochst._
Pubescent herb, branching from base, 1-3 ft. high. Leaves alt. or
ternate, ⅙-1 in. long, appressed, scabrid. Fl. alt. or whorled in
terminal racemes, up to 1 ft. long; cor. pink, or reddish-brown, under ½
in. long, limb spreading, lobes 5, obovate. Caps. ovoid, ¼ in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Sueh River, Mittu-land: near
Kuffulu-Ku); Mongalla Prov. (Yei River).
=S. parviflora= _Engl._
Annual, 1-2 ft. high; stem 4-angled. Leaves opp., filiform, ⅓-¾ in.
long, revolute, scabrid. Fl. in terminal racemes; cor. pale-brown,
purple at throat, ⅓ in. long, lobes 5, spreading, obovate. Caps.
subglobose, minute.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas).
656 =Micrargeria scopiformis= _Engl._
Rigid herb, 1-2½ ft. high, branching like a broom. Leaves opp.,
filiform, ¼-2 in. long, scabrid. Fl. in terminal racemes, 1-6 in. long;
cor. pale purple, streaked dark purple at base of tube which is exserted
and enlarged above, ab. ⅓ in. long, limb spreading, 5-lobed, lobes
suborbicular ab. ⅙ in. wide.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas, Bongo-land: Sabbi).
=OROBANCHACEÆ.=
657 =Cistanche lutea= _Hoffmgg._ & _Link._ ERG EL TUNDUB (Khartoum),
NAR EL FIL (Atbara), ERG EL MOYA, also ERG EL SHAGAT (Fung), HALUK,
TURFAS & SIBB EL ARD—Arab.
Fleshy root-parasite with spirally arranged scale-like leaves and yellow
flowers; st. 4 didynamous; anthers bearded.
Red Sea Prov.; Berber Prov. (Atbara); Khartoum, Blue Nile & Fung
Provinces.
Parasitic on _Capparis decidua_, _Acacia arabica_, _Zizyphus_, etc.
658 =Orobanche cernua= _Loef._ =var. Desertorum= _Beck._
Stout parasitic herb, up to 16 in. high, covered with glandular and
cobweb-like pubescence and scaly leaves. Spikes cylindric, many-
flowered, 8 in. long; cor. bluish-white, ¾ in. long, 2-lipped, upper 2-
and lower 3-lobed.
Red Sea Prov. (21° N.L.).
=O. ramosa= _Linn._ HALUK—Arab.
Slender branched herb, 1 ft. high, glandular-hairy; scales ovate to
ovate-lanceolate, ¼-½ in. long. Fl. in spikes; cor. pale-yellow with a
blueish limb, ab. ½ in. long, upper lip 2-lobed, lower 3-lobed.
Khartoum Prov. (Khartoum).
Parasitic on Tomatoes.
=LENTIBULARIACEÆ (Bladder-worts).=
659 =Utricularia exilis= _Oliver._
Delicate dwarf herb; stems creeping filiform; leaves narrowly spathulate
or ligulate, ¼ in. long, deciduous before flowering, with small bladders
attached to stem and leaves, scape 1-2 in. high, 2-3 flowered; cor.
white, yellow or purple, 2-lipped, ab. ⅙ in. long; st. 2.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas).
=U. Schweinfurthii= _Baker._
Delicate twining annual. Leaves unknown. Scapes filiform, twining, up to
6 in. long; fl. up to 6, distant; cor. pale-purple, 2-lipped, spurred;
st. 2.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Gir).
=U. subulata= _Linn._