138 CONTRIBUTION TO THE FLORA OF GAZALAND. 
Carissa Arpuina, Гат. Encycl, 1. 555. 
Chirinda Forest 3700-4000 ft.; Chikambogé Valley 3000 ft. ; Mt. Pene 
1000 ft.; Umhlonho, Lower Buzi 100 ft.; open woods at Beira ; in fl. Sept., 
Oct., Dec., in fr. Oct. 
Distrib. Nyasaland, Rhodesia, South Africa. 
Chindao name, “ Murowa-ngombe ” ; Singuni, * Umblab’ inkunzi." 
PLEIOCARPA SwyNNERTONIL, S. Moore, sp. nov. 
Arbor elata, glaber, foliis oppositis rarius ternatis lanceolatis vel oblanceo- 
latis vel lanceolato-oblongis apice obtusis sspe breviter cuspidatis in 
petiolum crassiusculum desinentibus tenuiter coriaceis costis secundariis 
pluribus (utrinque ultra 20) facie superiore nitente valde perspicuis, супиз 
axillaribus raro pseudoterminalibus solitariis oppositisve sessilibus paucifloris, 
calycis crassiusculi lobis suborbicularibus tubum excedentibus, corolle tubo 
calycem 4-plo excedente sursum levissime amplificato quam lobi obovati 
obtusissimi haud duplo longiore, staminibus paullo infra fauces insertis 
antheris ovato-oblongis, carpellis 2 oblongo-ovoideis glabris, ovulis quoque 
in loculo 4, baccis 1- (nonnunquam 2—3-) spermis. 
Hab. Chirinda Forest; in fl. Sept., in fr. Dec. ; nn. 14, 6503. 
Foliorum lamina 8-11 em. long., 3-5 ст. lat., in sicco viridis vel viridi- 
grisea, pagina inferiore pallidior; costa media subtus valde prominens; 
petioli late excavati, 1-2 em. long. Сута pansee circa 1:5 ст. diam. Flores 
albi. Calyx 2:2 mm.long.; tubus 0-7 mm., lobi 1:5 mm. long. Corollæ tubus 
intus pilosus, 8 mm. long., juxta medium 1:5 mm., faucibus 2 mm. lat. ; lobi 
5 mm. long. Filamenta 0:5 mm., antherze 1:2 long. connectivo excurrente 
haud exempto. Carpella 1 mm. long. Stylus glaber, ерте 1 cm. long. ; 
stigma 7:5 mm. long. Васса ovoide, in sicco rugose, circa 1:51em. long. ; 
semina compressa, 12 x 7 mm. 
Very like P. Bagshawei, S. Moore, and to be inserted next it in the genus. 
The tree-like habit, the at most ternate leaves, the broad lobes of the calyx, 
the shorter corolla-tube, and the 4-ovuled carpels are the chief distinguishi 
features of the new species. 
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Мг. Swynnerton informs me that this tree sometimes reaches a height of 
80 feet, with the trunk more than 2 feet wide at its base. In a recent letter 
he says that the berries are glossy green outside with firm white flesh, while 
the seeds, usually single, but sometimes two or even three to each berry, are 
salmon-pink and have the appearance of a haricot-bean. 
DIPLORHYNCHUS MOSSAMBICENSIS, Benth. in Hook. Ic. Pl, t. 1355. 
Chibabava, Lower Buzi 400 #.; Umswirizwi flats 1100 ft. ; Inyamadzi 
Valley 2500 ft.; Chikore Hills 3500 ft. (fruit only); in fl. Nov., Dee. ; 
fr. April, Sept. ; nn. 39, 39 a, 2101. 
Distrib. East, Central, and South tropical Africa. 
