The general aspect of T. albomontanum is distinct from that of any other species and recalls that of certain Euphorbias; the low bushes are densely and intricately branched and the stems are thick and rigid. The flowers are very similar to those of T. commutatum Sond. in form and size, but they are borne in larger numbers in the cluster and are slightly more fleshy; the bracts, moreover, have quite entire margins, whereas those in T. commutatum are fimbriate. My plants were reported upon at Kew as 'T. commutatum Sond., though stems thicker than sp. in Kew Herb.' I have carefully compared the plant with Wolley-Dod 3015, Bolus 8000, and Schlechter 10235, in the Herb. Bolus, all vouched for as T. commutatum by Dr. A. W. Hill, and I conclude that my plant is quite distinct. Schlechter 10235 is from a similar locality (Cold Bokkeveld, 5800 ft.) and would be expected to approximate to mine if an identical species. Frutex erectus ramosus alt. 1 ped. Caules duri rigidi glabri, foliorum basibus decurrentibus striati, diam. ad 1/4 in., permanente virentes. Folia patentia rigida triangularia acuta long. 1-1/2 lin. Flores 5-10 dense aggregata. Bracteae glabrae, marginibus integris, oblongae obtusae, long. 1 lin., lat, 1/2 lin., quisque paullo quam florem breviora: bracteolae angustiores, leviter carinatae, marginibus integris. Perianthii segmenta long. 1/2 lin., triangularia, textura succulenta, marginibus minute papillaris. Antherae long. 1/8 lin., ad perianthium capillis adhaerentes. Stylus long. c. 1/16 lin. Robust, twiggy shrublet to 30 cm. Leaves reduced, scale-like. Flowers in small, globose heads, minute, white. Cold Bokkeveld to Witteberg. Summit of Witteberg. Frutex erectus ramosus alt. 1 ped. Caules duri rigidi glabri, foliorum basibus decurrentibus striati, diam. ad 1/4 in., permanente virentes. Folia patentia rigida triangularia acuta long. 1-1/2 lin. Flores 5-10 dense aggregata. Bracteae glabrae, marginibus integris, oblongae obtusae, long. 1 lin., lat, 1/2 lin., quisque paullo quam florem breviora: bracteolae angustiores, leviter carinatae, marginibus integris. Perianthii segmenta long. 1/2 lin., triangularia, textura succulenta, marginibus minute papillaris. Antherae long. 1/8 lin., ad perianthium capillis adhaerentes. Stylus long. c. 1/16 lin. Robust, twiggy shrublet to 30 cm. Leaves reduced, scale-like. Flowers in small, globose heads, minute, white. Robust, twiggy shrublet to 30 cm. Leaves reduced, scale-like. Flowers in small, globose heads, minute, white. The general aspect of T. albomontanum is distinct from that of any other species and recalls that of certain Euphorbias; the low bushes are densely and intricately branched and the stems are thick and rigid. The flowers are very similar to those of T. commutatum Sond. in form and size, but they are borne in larger numbers in the cluster and are slightly more fleshy; the bracts, moreover, have quite entire margins, whereas those in T. commutatum are fimbriate. My plants were reported upon at Kew as 'T. commutatum Sond., though stems thicker than sp. in Kew Herb.' I have carefully compared the plant with Wolley-Dod 3015, Bolus 8000, and Schlechter 10235, in the Herb. Bolus, all vouched for as T. commutatum by Dr. A. W. Hill, and I conclude that my plant is quite distinct. Schlechter 10235 is from a similar locality (Cold Bokkeveld, 5800 ft.) and would be expected to approximate to mine if an identical species. Rocky sandstone slopes. Cold Bokkeveld to Witteberg. Summit of Witteberg. Summit of Witteberg.Diagnostic Description
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