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fi. G. BAKKU : POLYPETAL.?*:. 



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ftorihns albis glomerato-capitatis ; pedunculis strictis foliis loiigioribus ; Jloris 

 masculi sepalis menibraiiaceis +2 mm, longis oblanceolatis vel oblongo- 

 oblanceolatis ; fetalis membranaceis 3 mm. longis calyce longioribus albis ; 

 staminihis glabris exsertis ; carpellis in floribiis femineis extus pubescentil)us, 



stylis brevibus erectis* 



Plaine des Lacs; tho most abundant slirub on the level pluin. Serpentine 

 scrub. 340. Diameter of flowering heads 8-10 mm., when fruiting 12 mm. 



A shrub allied to P. alaternoides Brongn. & Gris, but tho leaves arc 

 cuneate-obovate, and the petioles very short. 



pANCHEiiiA oboVata Brongn. & Gris. Phune des Lacs ; abundant over 



372. 



SShrub. Flower-heads white. 



dry serpentine slopes in scrub. 



Mt. Nekando; 1081. Shrub 8 ft. 



The following may also probably belong here : 



Baie Ngo ; 257. Common in serpentine scrub ; 200 ft. Shrub 6 ft- 



Flowers wbite, sweet scent. 



P. ViEiLLARDii Brongn. & Gris. Mont Mou ; margin of forest or scrub ; 

 1800 ft. ; serpentine. 431. Shrub or small tree. Flowers white. Eiver 

 Ngoy^ ; river-margin among rocks. 2048, Leaves stiff, hard, medium 

 green. 



P. ELEGANS Brongn. 



P. ALATEKNOIDES Brongn. & Gris. 



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& Gris. River Dumbea ; abundant in flood plain j 

 serpentine. 407. Flower-heads white. Shrub. River Kuakue ; abundant 

 among boulders along river-margin ; serpentine; 100 ft. 899* Shrub 5 ft. 

 Young stems reddish. Leaves dark green, shining above, almost glaucous 

 beneath. Flower-heads white, scented. River Ngoye ; 2110. 



River Oomboui ; frequent in scrub 

 on riverside serpentine alluvium ; 100 ft. Shrub 8 ft Buds pink. Horolla 

 and filaments white. Sw^eet scent. Specimens from different branches 

 growing close together showing variation in foliage. Baie Ngo; serpentine 

 scrub ; 265, Uncomnion, 



P. TEKNATA Brongn. & Gris. Taom. Abundant in serpentine scrub; 

 500-2000 ft. 2295. Shrub 5 ft. Perianth reddish. Filaments white. 

 Sweet scent. 



p. Englekiana Schlechter, Nekando ; scrubby coniferous forest ; 3500 ft. 

 Serpentine. 2023. Shrub 10 ft. Leaves red when yoiui^. Perianth red. 

 Filaments white. Anthers pale yellow, scentless. Mts. north of River. 

 Ngoye; upland serpentine scrub; 3000 ft. 20G8. Shrub 10 ft. Fila- 

 ments white. Anthers brown. 



Weinmannia dichotoma Brongn. & Gris. Mont Mou ; Coniferous forest j 

 3500 ft. 581 and G26. Tree 30 ft. Flowers white, scentless. Mt. Arago; 



