196 DE. J. D. HOOKER ON THE PLANTS 
22. ARALIACEX. 
l. PaRATROPIA Manni, H. f. (ante, vi. 10). 
Hab. Fernando Po, alt. 5000 feet. Cameroons Mountains, alt. 5000- 
7000 feet. (Fl. Dec.-Feb.) 
2. PARATROPIA ELATA, H.f.,n.sp.  Glaberrima, foliis 5-foliolatis, 
petiolis petiolulisque gracilibus, foliolis ovato-cordatis acuminatis sub- 
serratis nervis conspicuis lucidis, umbellulis 4—6-floris pedunculatis 
secus ramos simplices elongatos inflorescentiz racemosis. 
Hab. Cameroons Mountains, alt. 7500 feet. (Fl. Feb.) 
Arbor 50-60-pedalis, ramis crassis, lignosis. — Petioli teretes, spithamei, 
sulcati; petiolulis 2-3-pollicaribus. Foliola 4-7 unc. longa, superne 
inter nervos reticulatim venosa. Stipule membranacez, subvaginantes, 
axillares, basi intus ad basin petioli connatz, coriacem. Inflorescentia 
terminalis. Axis crassissimus ; bracteis vaginantibus coriaceis pubes- 
centi-tomentosis: rami elongati, curvi, divaricati, 6-8 unc. longi, 
umbellas pedunculatas racemosim gerentes, rhachi pedunculisque gla- 
berrimis: peduneuli unciales, basi bracteolati, bracteolis linearibus 
deciduis lanuginosis. Flores parvi, pedicellique glaberrimi. Calyx 
turbinatus, limbo truncato. Petala 5, ovata, subacuta. Stamina 5, 
petalis equilonga ; anthere subglobose. Stylus conicus, apice 4-5- 
lobus. Ovarium 4-5-loculare. 
A noble species, very similar to P. Mannii, but at once distin- 
guished by the cordate, nerved leaflets and umbellate flowers. 
23. LORANTHACEÆ. 
1. LonaNTHUs(DENpRoPHTHOÉ) OREOPHILUS, Oliver, n.sp. Glaber, 
foliis suboppositis petiolatis ovato-lanceolatis acutis coriaceis, umbel- 
lulis axillaribus pedunculatis oo-floris, floribus pedicellatis bracteola 
parva oblique cupulari suffultis, corolla basi tumida, filamentis apice 
im connectivo continuis.— Oliv. MSS. 
Hab. Cameroons Mountains, alt. 6000-8000 feet. (FI. Dec.) 
Rami 2-3-pedales, robusti. Folia interdum alterna v. subverticillata, 
22-4 unc. longa, 1-13 lata, petiolo 4—4 unc. longo. Pedunculus 3-10 
unc. longus. Corolla $ unc. longa, lobis denique revolutis.— Oliv. 
24. RUBIACEX. 
1. Baconta Montana, H.f.,n.sp. Glaberrima, foliis ovato- v. obovato- 
lanceolatis in petiolum angustatis acuminatis, corymbis puberulis, ca- 
lycis lobis oblongis obtusis. 
Hab. Cameroons Mountains, alt. 7000 feet. (Fl. Dec.) 
Frutex 6-8-pedalis. Rami teretes. Folia 4-6 unc. longa, lucida, pe- 
tiolis 1-$ unc. longis; stipule in cupulam brevem connate, abrupte 
subulate. Corymbi breviter pedunculati, subterminales, multiflori, 
1-2 une. lati. Pedicelli 4 une. longi. Alabastra i-j une. longa, gla- 
bra. Calycis tubus turbinato-campanulatus; limbi lobi subrecurvi, 
