48 CONTRIBUTION TO THE FLORA OF GAZALAND. 
ALLOPHYLLUS CHIRINDENSIS, №. G. Baker, sp. nov. 
Arbuscula ramulis nodulosis cortice griseo tectis ; foliis manifeste petiolatis, 
petiolo sparsissime pilosulo superne leviter canaliculato, foliolis papyraceis 
oblongis vel obovato-oblongis vel lateralibus oblique ovato-oblongis inter- 
medio basin versus sensim longe cuneato-angustato apice acuminatis apice 
ipso obtusis lateralibus basi cuneatis omnibus in parte $ superiore grosse 
erenato-serratis utrinque glabris subtus costarum axillis pubescentibus ex- 
emptis nervis venisque utrinque æqualiter prominentibus venis reticulatis ; 
inflorescentia pseudo-paniculata folis ssepe semisquali; floribus brevi- 
pedicellatis pro genere mediocribus semper in eymulas 2—5-floras pedicellatas 
inferne remotas superne approximatas dispositis, rhachi pedicellis ealycibus- 
que pilosulis ; floribus generis; baccis (sec cl. detectorem) rubris. 
Hab. Common in Chirinda Forest. 2700—4000 ft. ; n. 112. 
Arbuscula. Petiolus 60-7:5 em. longus.  Foliola lateralia 11:0—13:0 em. 
longa, 4°5-5°8 ст. lata, intermedia 15'0-18`0 em. longa. Pedicelli 1:0— 
2-0 mm. longi. Calyx + L5 mm. longus. 
А small tree with white flowers and red berries. 
Allied to 4. Welwitschii, Gilg ; differs by the cuneate base of the lateral 
leaflets and the large flowers. 
LECANIODISCUS FRAXINIFOLIA, Baker in Oliver, Fl. Trop. Afr. 1. 429. 
Madanda Forest at about 400 ft.; in fl. Dec. ; п. 524. A large shady 
tree. Flowers light green with pale yellow anthers. Singuni name, “ Um- 
talala.” Chibabava, Lower Buzi, 400 ft. ; in fl. Nov., n. 524a; and in fi. 
Dec., п. 1398. 
Distrib. Mozambique District. 
BERSAMA SWYNNERTONII, Bak, fil. in Journ. Bot. xlv. (1907) 14. 
Chipete Forest Patch, 5800 ft.; in fl. Dec. ; n. 9. А fair sized forest 
tree. Flowers purplish pink. 
Distrib. Melsetter. 
D. nyassa&, Bak. fil. l. с. 19, forma. 
Jihu, Lower Zona, in fl. Nov. ; n. 40. Chindao name, “ Munya Гама.” 
A medium sized tree of the kloofs and thickets. Jihu District, near Chin- 
yika, 2000 ft. ; in fl. Nov. ; n. 1369. 
Distrib. Nyasaland. 
ANACARDIACE Ж. 
HEERIA INSIGNIS, О. Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 152. 
Beira Beach sea-level; in fr. Dec.; n. 554. A large shrub with milky 
latex. 
Distrib. Widely distributed in Tropical Africa, 
