The Plants of Milanji, Nyassa-Land (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ...dein glabro; f oliis ovato-lanceolatis acutis vel breviter acuminatis, margine repandis, supra appresse strigoso-hirtulis, subtus summum puberulis, petiolis sat longis insidentibus; capitulis terminalibus vel axillaribus ambitu ovatis vel subhemisphaericis, plurifloris; bracteis exterioribus foliaceis, amplis, late deltoideo-ovatis, interioribus oblanceolatis, omnibus obtusis, pubescenti-hirtulis; bracteolis parvis lanceolatis, calyce plus quam duplo brevioribus; calycis segmentis subaequalibus, anguste linearilanceolatis acuminatis, pubescenti-pilosis, hyalinis; corollae calycem -superantis tubo superne ampliato, ibique pilosulo; labio postico brevissime bidentato, antico 3-lobo, lobo medio ovato, lobis lateralibus lanceolatis; staminibus quam labia brevioribus; disco lobulato; stylo exserto, apice breviter ac subasqualiter bifido; capsula calycem paullo excedente, oblongo-lineari acuta, ejus loculis 1-2-spermis. Sab. Milanji. No. 126. Caulis 20-3"0 cm. diam., longitrorsum striatulus; internodia circa 70-90 cm. longa, ramulorum vero juvenilium multo breviora; folia pleraque 4-0-70 cm. longa et 2'0-40 cm. lata, basi in petiolum angustata; costae secundariae utrovis latere 6-8, angulis latis insertae, aperte arcuatas; petioli tenues, 1'0- 5 cm. longi, pubescentes; capitula vix usque 2-0 cm. longa et 30 cm. diam., exstant vera minora; bracteae exteriores circa 12 cm. longae et latae, interiores usque cm. longae, 03 cm. latae, omnes basi dorso leviter carinulatae; bracteolae 03 cm. longae, acutatae, dorso pilosa3; calycis segmenta usque 07 cm. longa, 0-08 cm. lata, 1-nervia; corolla l'O cm. longa, ejus tubus 045 cm. longus, sub faucibus 023 cm. latus; limbi extus pubescentis labia subaequalia, inferius vero...