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15-23 mm. latis quam iis tjpi niajoribus oblanceolatis apice rotunJatis vol 

 emarglnatis longius petiolatis (petiolis 10-17 mm. longis) \ florihvs parvius- 

 culis pendulis in racemos laxos disposltisj sepalis ±5 mm. longis llaearl- 

 lanceolatis; petalis 5-G mm. longis lacteis; ovario biloculari. 



Cap Bocage. Occasional in serpentine scrub ; 500 ft. 1370. Flowers 

 pendulous on erect reddish peduncles. Corolla cream-coloured. Differs 

 from the typo by the longer oblanceolatc leaves with longer petioles. Tlio lax 

 raceme of pendulous cream-coloured flowers is sweet-scented. The sepals 

 are linear-lanceolate, 5 mm. long. 



El/EOCARPUS toni>7ENSIS Bak, fil., sp. nov. Arbuscula 25-pcdalis ad E. rim- 

 larem Vieill. accedens, ramiscortice cinereo obtectis;/o/n5 clmrlaceis nmrgine 

 undulatis ovatis vel ovalibus 5-G"5 cm. longis 2-3 cnV. latis basi attenuatis 

 apice acuminatis apice ipso obtusi^, subtus cosfa conspicuaj nervis laterali- 

 bus tennibus, petiolis 8-12 mm. longis suffultis ; florihus parviusculis albis 

 in racemos paucifloros di3])ositis ; sepalis ovatis 3-5 mm. longis puberulis 

 pctalis brevioribus ; fetalis oblongis 4-5 mm. longis apice dentatis; 

 stamimhus circiter 25^ filamentis anthoris brevioribus; ovarii loculis 2 pauci- 

 ovulatis ; frnctu ignoto. 



Tonine Forest ; 2000 ft. 1961. Small tree 25 ft. Leaves simple, thin, 



stiff, undulate margin, medium green, shining. Flowers white, petals curved 

 Inwards. Slight scent. Allied to E, rivularis Vieillard. Differs in the 

 fewer flowered racemes and the ovate not lanceolate sepals. It is a small 

 tree with few flowered racemes^ and chartaceons leaves with markedly 

 undulate martiins, 



E. DOLlclloroDUS Bak. fil., sp. nov. Frutex 3-pedalis, ramis terctibus 

 cicatricibus foliorum delapsorura notatis; foliis oblanceolatis vel oblongo- 

 oblanceolatis 4-4'5 cm. x 1-1'5 cm. basi in petiolum brevem 1-2 mm. 

 longum attenuatis apice obtusis costa subtus conspicua, nervis lateralibus 



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pedicellis longlusculis gracillimis tercti- 



bus ; sepalis Ianceolatis + 8 mm. longis marglne albo-hirsutis ; petalis albis 

 10 mm. longis apice dentatis calyce paullo longioribus ; staminihus circiter 



10, filamentis hirtis, antheris brevioribus; ovario pubescente triloculari ; 



capsxdis trilocularibus apice acuminatis pendontibus in toto +2*5 cm. longis 



1"3-1'5 cm. latis. 



Cap Bocage; frequent in serpentine scrub ; 900 ft. 1392. Shrub 3 ft. 



Leaves light green. Flowers below leaves, white, pendulous. Fruit pendent, 



capsular, triloculare A shrub with pendent flowers below leaves, and an 



acuminate trilocular cap&ule. 



E, CoMPTONii Bak. fib, sp. nov. Arhor ad E. ovigerum Broiign. & Gris 

 accedens, ramis ramulisc[ue teretibus ,vel subteretibus cortice cinerascente 



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