68 CONTRIBUTION TO THE FLORA OF GAZALAND. 
COMBRETUM APICULATUM, Sond. in Linnea, xxiii. (1850) 45. 
Sabi River at about 1000 ft.; in fl. Nov. ; n. 700. А tree as large as 
Uapaca Kirkiana, with white flowers and dark green foliage. 
Distrib. Zambesi Region, Transvaal, Kunene Region, Damara-Namaqua 
Region, Kalahari. 
C. SULUENSE, Engler & Diels, Kunene-Sambesi Exped. 54, ex descript. 
Umswirizwi Flats, 1100 ft.; in fl. Nov. ; n. 45. A small tree. 
Distrib. Swaziland. 
COMBRETUM (Glabripetalee) GAZENSE, Swynnerton & Bak. fil., sp. nov. 
Arbor parva, ramis cortice cinereo-brunneo tectis ; foliis seepissime oppositis 
vel suboppositis majuseulis, petiolo brevi cinereo-pubescente, lamina elliptica 
vel ovato-oblonga basi rotundata apice rotundata vel breviter mucronata 
adulta subcoriacea superne glabra et subnitida subtus breviter cinereo-tomen- 
tosa nervis lateralibus utrinque 8-12 arcuatim adscendentibus secundariis 
primarios conjungentibus; inflorescentia paniculata ramosa e spicis composita, 
bracteis parvis cinereo-tomentosis ; floribus tet "umeris ; receptaculo inferiore 
elongato-conoideo extus cinereo-pubescente superiore infundibuliformi-cam- 
paniformi ; disco insigni cupuliformi margine longe piloso ; calycis segmentis 
equilateraliter triangularibus apice acutis; petalis unguiculatis glabris obreni- 
formibus flavis ; staminibus quam stylo longioribus; fructu ignoto. 
Hab. Mt. Umterene, 3000 ft., south slopes, n. 517. In fl. Sept. 8th, 1906. 
Between Buzi and Mt. Umterene, n. 685. 
Arbor + 10 m. alta. Folia 11 ст.-15'0 em. longa, 6'0-8-7 em. lata; foliorum 
petiolus 8:0-18:0 mm. longus. Receptaculum inferius 3°5-4°5 mm. longum, 
superius +4°5 mm. longum. Petala + 2:0—-2:5 mm. longa et lata. 
Allied to C. Passargei, Engler & Diels. It differs in the longer petioles, 
longer leaves, and longer lower receptacle and longer petals. 
C. ZEYHERI, Sond. т Linnea, xxiii. (1850) 46. 
Umvumvumvu River, 2000 ft. ; in fl. April; n. 2081. A small tree. 
Distrib. Transvaal. 
C. Brage, Engler, is a close ally of this species. 
C. PORPHYROLEPIS, Engler & Diels, Mon. 63. 
Boka, Lower Buzi, 100 ft. ; in fl. Dec. ; n. 2082. А large shrub on lime- 
stone. 
Distrib. Transvaal, Koomati Poort. 
C. BORUMENSE, Engler & Diels, Mon. 64, ex descript. 
Madanda Forest, 400 ft.; in fl. Dec.; n. 599. А tree growing on ant- 
heaps at Arucate. 
Distrib. Boruma. 
