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EUGENIA ANGOLENSIS, Engler in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin, п. (1899) 288. 
Near Chirinda, 3800 ft.; in fl. Aug.; n. 242. A herb or shrublet about 
2 ft. high, with black edible fruits. Flowers white. 
Distrib. Angola. 
E. corbata, Laws. т Oliver, Fl. Trop. Afr. n. 438. 
Syzygium cordifolium Klotzsch in Peters Mossamb. Bot. 65, t. 11. 
Near Chirinda, 3800 ft.; in fl. Oct.; n. 25. А medium-sized tree with 
black edible fruit and dark rough bark. Chindao name, * Mukuti." Haroni 
River, 3500 ft.; in fl. Nov. ; n. 1309. A small tree. Flowers white with 
pink calyx. 
Distrib. Natal, Zululand, Angola, Lourenço Marques. 
E. owARIENSIS, Beauv. Fl. Owar. n. 20, t. 70. 
Chirinda, 3500 ft.; in fl. June; n. 23. Chimanimani Mts., 7000 ft.; in 
fl. Sept.; n. 642. Mt. Pene, 6500-7000 ft.; in fl. Sept.; n. 638. Sabi 
River, 1000 ft. ; in fl. Nov. ; n. 1311. 
Forma LATIFOLIA, Hngler & Gilg. 
Near Chirinda, 3500 ft.: in fl. Oct.; n. 24. Chikore Hills, 3500 ft. ; in 
fl. Nov. ; n. 1304. 
Distrib. (type) Widely distributed in Tropical Africa, but does not oceur 
in Natal. (Forma latifolia) Lower Guinea, Mozambique District. 
Mr. Swynnerton states that his n. 23 is a large and very handsome tree, 
height 80 ft., trunk diameter 3 ft., with tall straight trunk, smooth whitish 
bark, and a large crown of dense dark foliage. 
MELASTOMACE AE. 
OsBECKIA SWYNNERTONH, K. (ғ, Baker, sp. nov. 
Suffrutex caule ramoso ramis junioribus pilis rufescentibus vel cinereis 
densiuscule tectis ad nodos inerassatis ; foliis rigidiusculis oblongo-ovatis vel 
ovatis breviter petiolatis basi rotundatis vel cuneatis apice acutis utrinque 
pilis strigosis subdense obtectis conspicue 5-nerviis nervis marginalibus sub- 
tenuibus, petiolo pilis albidis vel rufescentibus tecto; floribus speciosis 5-meris 
in apice caulis ramorumque in cymas paucifloras confertas dispositis; recepta- 
culo extus setis longiusculis et griseis dense vestito ; calycis lobis eum appen- 
dicibus subulatis alternantibus lanceolatis tubo brevioribus; petalis (sec. cl. 
detectorem) purpureis late obovatis; staminibus 10 zequalibus vel subzequalibus 
eonnectivo antice bicalloso; stylo elongato; ovario apice setoso. 
Hab. Chimanimani Mts. at 7000 ft.; n. 2085. In fl. Sept. 26th, 1906. 
Common amongst the crags. Rich purple flowers with bright yellow 
anthers. 
Folia 3:0—5:0 em. longa, 1:5-2:5 em. lata. Petioli 4:0—6:0 mm. longi. Calycis 
