3. Two novelties allied to B. velutina (sect. Barleria)

– Barleria obtecta is very closely allied to B. velutina, and pertains to the same section, Barleria. The same holds for B. sceptrum­katanganum, allied to B. velutina by its hairiness and the shape of calyces and leaves; it differs by its strongly erect stem which is broader than in B. velutina, by its leafy spike, the leafy bracts hiding the calyx lobes which are not visible unlike in B. velutina, by the constant presence of the upper lobes of corolla, which are much larger than those of B. velutina when present in the latter, and by its considerably larger leaves.