Label source: Seed pods found one one stalk plant growing in the bed of a sandy river composed of coarse grained sand. The soil excessively arid. Never but once saw this plant. The flower is I remember rightly, is of a whitish colour with a puce or pink c, orolla. Handsome. Grows in clusters of say 5 to 6 to a dozen in rows about a few inches apart. CI Anderson, Dammaraland Sept 1803 for Sir William Hooker.