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B. Calyx ultra medium vel interdum fere ad basin lobatus. Petala 12:0— 
15:5 mm. longa. 
а. Folia demum preter nervos fere glabra. — Foliolorum nervis 
secundariis 10-13. 
T. chirindensis, Swynnerton & Bak. fil. Gazaland. 
B. Folia subtus fusco-pubescentia. ^ Foliolorum nervis secundariis 
numerosis (18-21). 
T. umbrifera, Swynnerton & Bak. fil. Gazaland. 
C. Calyx obtuse 5-dentatus. Foliolorum nervis secundariis 9-12. Petala 
circiter 7 mm. longa (fide €. DC.). 
T. Dregei, E. Меуег. Port Natal. 
D. Calyx profunde obtuse 5-dentatus. Folia subtus subdense pilosa. 
Foliolorum nervis secundariis +12. Petala 10-13 mm. longa. 
T. emetica, Vahl. Nile Land, Upper Guinea, Mozambique 
Distriet, Arabia. 
Lovoa SwYNNERTONII, Е. G. Baker, sp. nov. (Pl. 8.) 
Arbor excelsa ramulis cortice cinereo tectis ; foliis 3-8-jugis (sepissime 
6-8), rhachi angulari tenuiter pubescente, foliolis suboppositis vel oppositis 
subcoriaceis inzequilateraliter oblongis apice subacuminatis apice ipso obtusis 
basi cuneatis in. petiolulum attenuatis utrinque glabris superne nitidis nervis 
lateralibus numerosis supra paullulo prominulis subtus prominulis ; inflores- 
centia paniculata in statu juvenili fusco-pubescente ramulis dichotome 
ramulosis, pedicellis brevibus ; calyce brevi e sepalis 4 suborbicularibus 
imbricatis composito ; petalis albis ovali-oblongis concavis ; tubo stamineo 
extus glabro margine in crenas bifidas cum filamentis alternantibus exeunte ; 
antheris 8 in summo tubo stamineo insertis ; ovario disco intra tubum 
stamineum circumdato ; stylo brevi, stigmate discoideo capitato ; fructu 
capsulari columna centrali quadrangulari 4-valvi, seminibus alatis. 
Hab. Chirinda Forest, 3700—4000 ft. ; n. 16. 
* Brown Mahogany” of settlers. The largest, excepting perhaps Khaya 
nyasica, of the Chirinda trees. Flowers white. 
Arbor usque ad 50 m. alt. attingens. Folia 15-30 em. longa.  Foliola 
6:5—10*0 em. longa, foliolorum petioluli 3-7 mm. longi. Calyx 1:0-15 min. 
longus. Petala 3°0-3°5 mm. longa, 2-2:0 mm. lata. Tubus stamineus 
+20 mm. altus. Antherze vix 1 mm. longe. Semina cum alis 35-45 em. 
longa. Capsula + 5 em. longa. 
The staminal tube bears at its apex 8 bifid crenations. The 8 stamens 
alternate with these crenations, the filaments are considerably shorter than 
the anthers. Тһе 4-valved capsule has generally two perfect seeds in each 
cell. The seeds are long-winged above. 
* A huge tree attaining occasionally a height of 160 feet, and strongly 
resembling Ahaya nyasica, Stapf, in Из habit of growth, its bark and general 
