350 MR. E. G, BAKER ON THE 
184. C. MUNTZNERI, Bak. fil., sp. nov. 
Caulis erectus, longitudinaliter striatus, cire. 1*5 m. alt. Stipule sub- 
nulle, oculo nudo non conspicue. Folia trifoliolata, foliolis ovato-oblongis 
vel elliptico-oblongis apice acutis 5-7 cm. longis 15-20 mm. latis „superne 
glabris subtus pubescentibus, petiolo 4-6 cm. longo suffulta. Flores 
majusculi, in racemum terminalem cire. 20 em. longum multiflorum dispositi. 
Racemus densus vel subdensus. Bractew lineares, circ. 5 mm. longs, caducæ. 
Bracteole lineares, ad basin calycis positæ. Pedicelli cire. 5 mm. longi. 
Calyx totus cire. 8 mm. longus, pubescens, dentibus acuminatis. — Vexillum 
luteum, suborbiculari-obovatum, lineatum. Ale oblongæ. Carina navicu- 
lariformis, 16 mm. longa, apice acuta, vix rostrata. Ovarium lineari- 
oblongum, stipitatum. Legumen juvenile oblongo-cylindricum, pubescens, 
subsessile. 
NYASALAND: Tanganyika Nyassa Region, Kihanio, 1300 m., Muntzner 
No. 16! Hb. Berol. Expedition Hauptmann Fromm. 
An erect suffrutex with golden yellow flowers allied to C. Sehumanniana, 
Harms and C. cleomifolia, Welw. 
185. C. SCHUMANNIANA, Harms in Ann. Ist. Bot. Roma, vii. (1897) 89. 
Suffrutea erectus, tomentello-pilosus. Stipulæ lanceolate, subulatze. Folia 
trifoliolata, foliolis oblongis vel anguste elliptieis basi apiceque acutis vel 
subaeutis 5-6 em. longis 2*5 em. latis, supra glabris subtus dense sericeo- 
pilosis, petiolo 15-20 mm. longo suffulta. Wacemi 8-12 em. longi. Bracteœ 
longie, filiformes, hirsute. — Calyz + 8 mm. longus Calyæ dentibus 
longiuseulis | subulato-lanceolatis, Vexillum longiuseule unguiculatum, 
ovatum, subrotundatum, basi leviter cordatum. Carina + 18 mm. longum, 
rostratum, leviter striatum. Ovarium stipitatum, latere ventrali dense 
hirsutum. 
SOMALILAND : Coromma, Riva No. 1407 ! Hb. Berol. 
This species is noticeable on account of the long bracts. 
186. U. OLEOMIFOLIA, Welw. ex Baker in Oliver, FL Trop. Afr. ii. 43 (1871); 
Hiern, Cat. Welw. Afr. Pl. i. 204. 
Herba vel interdum suffrutex, usque ad 1-2 m. alt. Folia sæpius 
5-foliolata, rarius 3-foliolata, foliolis membranaceis profunde viridibus superne 
nitidis subtus glaucis 4-10 em. longis 12-32 mm. latis, petiolo pubescente 
25-40 mm. longo instructa. Flores mediocres, in racemos dispositi. 
Bracteole ad basin calycis posite, retroflexe, ad pedunculi insertionem 
adpresse. Calyæ hirtus, vexillo compluries brevior, dentibus acutis. Petala 
sulphureo-flava. Carina falcata, 11-15 mm. longa, apice sursum flexa, acuta. 
Legumen breviter stipitatum, pubescens, demum glabrescens, subeylindricum, 
30—40-spermum. 
Widely distributed in Tropical Africa. Fairly common in West Tropical 
