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MR. L. V. LESTER-GAKLAND : A t^EVISION 



Tli(^ spcciiiKMi from BiM'liii makes it clear that MUdbraedii is identical witli 



WoUastoiii. ami tlie latter name lias six velars' precedence. 



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A handsome^ distinct slu'nb Avith 



lar^'<r flowers anil dark green, sub- 

 corlaceons, rather close-set heaves. The following descri2)tion of the pod may 

 be added to Mr. Baker*s description of the plant: — 



Legnmen linearCj G to 8 cm, X 1*5 cm., apice leviter recurvatum, in cornii 

 rectum mediocre desinens, supcu^ficie glabra, nitida, la_nd, statu juniore viri- 

 dcscens m 



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olivi 



iceum. 



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IS. B. Bii'iNDENSis, Harms in Engl. Jahrb. xwiii. 165 (1902). 



Kameuu.v, Bipinde. Virgin forest. ZenJ^ermryl 2347! 4588! 



French Congo. Gaboon. Klaine 12CA I (Herb. L. Piern^). 



The pedicels resemble those of anaolensi^^ but th(^ leav(^s are of a \{^.vy 

 diflTcrciit texture, sul)-coriaceous, and the ovary is not glabrous but covered 

 Avitli a dense, short [>u})esc(mcc. 



19. B, J.KPTOBOTRYS, Harms in Engl. Jahrb. xxvi. 282 (18tJ8)* 

 Kahkkun, Bipinde. Zenhev^l^l ^2(^21 21)95! 2233! 4859! etc. 

 Liberia. Gohu 7?. 7A Buntiny 1910 ! 3422 ! 

 Nkjkria. Oban. Talbot 1554 ! 171)1 ! 591 ! 



Batlier a variable [)lant as n^gards tlu^ size of the bract(^o](^s anil tin* shape 



and textur<^ of the l(^av<'s. Harms originally (h^scrilKMl th(^- bract(U)h^s as ovate 

 and minute^ but in the copious seri(\s of spt^cinuuis collected by Z<Miker tlu^y 

 rango from uhat may p(uliaps be calhsl ovate to lin(^ar-oblong, and sometinu.'s 

 reach 3 mm. Inch^ed, the sliape and size of the bracteoles in this species and 

 /i. sUvatlca nuglit justify their inclusion in Sect- Longibracteolatie but for the 

 fact that thf^ braeteoles ar(^ glabrous and that the general character of the 

 two plants siMMus to indicate that th<Mr real atHnities are with the present 

 section. 



Var. ni(;kuica, Bak(M^ f. in Cat. Talb. Nig. Tl. 2G (1913). 



This variety was (^stablishfMl u})on Talbot's 1554 from Oban, and is 

 diagnosed as beino 



distinguished bv th(^ narrow Leaves and small braeteoles. 



20. 13. iLYLorHiLAj Harms in Engl. Jahrb. xxvi. 282 (1898). 

 Kamekun. Near Samisol, Miabokeberg. Zenker 1323 ! 



French Congo. Gaboon, Sibange Farm, Munda. IL So?/au.c 37 ! 67 ! 



sul) nomine " 7>. angoJeusis Wtdw. var. ?'' 



21. B. yiLVATiCA, Harms in Engb Jalu'b. xlix. 4;-U (1913). 



Kamerun. 



SouthiUMi forest 



n^gion. 



Be/vik Molundu, Jukadnmn. 



MlUbraed 4(!G2 I Near Modika. Mildbmed 4308. 



South Nigeria. Oban. Talbot 591 ! 17(H ! 



AlliiMl to Jejdobotvfjs^ Ijut distinguished by tlie longer raccunes and larger 



