TT8 DICOTYL. seu EXOGEN.E. CLAOXYLON. 
4-6 cm. longus, 23-3 cm. latus, ovatus v. oblongo-ovatus, cuspidato-acuii- 
natus, hasi nunc subácutus, nunc fere cordatus. Racemi folia zequantes; rlia- 
chis inflorescentie masc. filiformis. Bracteze masc. perexigué&e, saepius 1-florz. 
Pedicellitenelli, breves. Calyx masc. 1! mm. latus. Styli parvi. Capsula 5 mm. 
late, 31 mm. longe, lzves, pallide. (v. s.) 
1. C. PAUciFLORUM (Müll. Arg. in Seem. Journ. of Bot. p. 333), petiolis limbo 
1-10-plo brevioribus, limbo denticulato membranaceo, racemis utriusque sexus 
foliis multoties brevioribus breviter pedunculatis depauperatis 2-5-floris, calyce 
masc. subgloboso acutiusculo basi leviter umbilicato, disco hypogyno profunde 
bilobo tenui, staminibus circ. 24-30, glandulis juxtastaminalibus viridibus 
pilos inaequales 2-4 gerentibus, ovario glabro, stylis liberis reflexo-patulis 
crasse pápillosis, seminibus levibus. 5 In Africa angolensi prope Loanda, in 
collibus subsiccis (Welw. n. 400!). Frutex 2-3-pedalis, a basi ramosissimus. 
Caules obliqui v. adscendentes. Rami albido-badii. Foliorum color atro-virens 
(Welw.). Limbus foliorum lanceolato-ovatus, acuminatus, basi acutus. Pedun- 
culus fructiger sepius capsulas tantum 2 proferens. — Species summopere 
affinis C. Africano, a quo recedit statura multo humiliore, colore obscuriore, 
inflorescentiis depauperatis brevibus, floribus masc. distincte majoribus et 
capsulis dein subduplo majoribus. (v. s.) : 
8. C. ManuNnri (Hock. f. Journ. of the Proceed. of the Linn. Soc. vol. 6. p. 20, 
1861), petiolis limbo 5-10-plo brevioribus, limbo basi biglànduloso distanter 
subsinuato-serrato serraturis glandulosis, racemis masc. suburbellatim con- 
tractis utriusque sexus paucifloris inferne longe nudis, calyce masculo conico- 
hemisphzrico basi umbilicato A-partito, calycis foem. laciniis oblongo-ovatis 
subacutis, disco hypogyno crassiusculo subintegro, glandulis juxtastaminalibus 
perexiguis obovoideis seepe emarginato-bilobis pilos setiformes 4-6 gerentibus, 
Staminibus circ. 24, stylis liberis divergentibus papillosis, capsula didyma 
levi, seminibus reticulato-asperis. 5 !n Africa occidentali, in Clarence Peak, 
in Fernando-Po, altitudine 5000 ped. (G. Mann n. 633! in hb. Hook.). Frutex 
15-pedalis (Mann). Rami teretes, glabri, cinerei. Ramuli tenues, virides, 
glabri v. apice cum foliis valde juvenilibus pilis aliquot conspersi. Perule 
ut in reliquis. speciebus hujus sectionis. Petioli 1-24 cm. longi. Limbus 
10-12 cm. longus, 4-6 cm. latus, ovato-v. elliptico-lanceolatus, acuminatus, 
basi acutus, firme membranaceus, opacus, scabridulus, subolivaceo-viridis. 
Flores masc. in pedunculo 1-2 cm. longo gracili glabro umbellatim dispositi, 
mn Pedicelli masc. 6-12 mm. longi, tenues, fceminei masculis paulo vali- 
iores. Calyx masc. aperiens 4 mm. latus. Pili glandularum juxtastáminalium 
subviolacei, rigidi, granulosi. Capsul 6 mm. longa. (v. 8 
9. C. MEMBRANACEUM (Müll. Arg. in Flora ratisb. 1864. p. A37), foliis bre- 
viter petiolatis tenuiter membranaceis grosse inciso-dentatis, racemis ftem. 
tenellis nutantibus inferne longe nudis, floribus fere umbellato-congestis gra- 
ciliter pedicellatis, pedicellis supra basin articulatis, calycis fcem. laciniis 
triangulari-ovatis acutis parvis, disco hypogyno profunde bilobo lobis ovatis, 
ovario glabro, stylis liberis complanatis arcuato-recurvis ovario longioribus 
leviter papillosis. 5 In Africa occidentali zequatoriali in monte Cameroon, alti- 
tud. 4000 ped. (Mann n. 1197! in hb. Hook.). Frutex i0-pedalis (Mann). 
Rami tenues, teretes, lurido-virides, glabri. Ramuli pilis rigidulis elongatis 
acuminatis horizontaliter psu hispidi, inferne gradátim glabrescentes. 
Gemme axillares more affinium perulate. Stipulae elongate, lineáres. Petioli 
3-8 mm. longi. Limbus 7-15 cm. longus, circ. 3-5 cm. latus, ovatus, v. oblon- 
go-ovatus obovatusve, acuminatus, basi obtusus, obscure viridis, pilis elon- 
gatis parce villosus. Pedunculi racemorum fcemineorum petiolos bis v. ter 
zequantes, circiter 7-flori, filiformes, longe hispido-pubescentes. Bractez? obso- 
letz. Pedicelli 2-3 mm. longi, glabri. Calyx foem. exiguus, vulgo 2-raro 3-par- 
titus, glaber. Flores masc. et fructus ignoti. — Habitu ad C. Mannii accedit, 
foliis valde membranaceis flaccidis et indumento inter reliqua hujus sectionis 
insighitum. (v. s.) : 
2» Ovarium vestitum. 
10. C. TRaIcHOGYNE (Müll. Arg. in Seem, Journ. of Bot. p. 334), foliis brevius- 
cüle petiolatis margine repando-dentatis membranaceis, racemis feem. gracil- 
