THE TRIUMFETTAS OF AFRICA. 261 
It seems desirable to retain Jacquin's name in the meantime, although the 
earliest trivial is indica (1753), as there already exists a Triumfetta indica 
(Lam. Eneye. iii. 420), which may or may not be conspecific with 7. rhom- 
boidea. It is known to us only from the description. 
41. T. eriophlebia, Hook. f. in Hook. Niger Fl. 235 (1849). 
Sepala 5 mm. longa, extra papillata, setis paucis longis stellatis et simpli- 
cibus hirsuta, cucullo 0°75 mm. longo, margine superiore dense ciliato, 
cornu 1 mm. longo setas paucas gerente. Petala oblanceolata, 5 mm. longa, 
inferne 0°75 mm. dense ciliata. Stamina 15 (rarius 18), 45 mm. longa; 
filamenta superne incrassata. Ovarium 3-loculare, loculis septo falso divisis. 
Fructus globosus, 8-10 mm. diametro aculeis inclusis ; aculei 2-3 mm. longi, 
uncinati, inferne longe dense setosi, superne glabri. 
Stems densely or sparingly hirsute with simple hairs Leaves ovate (the 
upper ones lanceolate), undivided or 3-lobed, obtuse or subtruneate at the base, 
acuminate to the apex, acute, sharply serrate, setulose with appressed simple 
hairs on both surfaces, hairs spreading at right angles to the nerves on the 
lower surface. Flower-buds constricted in the middle. Sepals papillate and 
sparingly setose outside, strongly cucullate above, upper margin densely 
ciliate. Stamens usually 15; filaments thickened above. Ovary 3-celled ; 
cells with false septa. Fruit globose, 8-10 mm. in diameter including the 
prickles; prickles densely spreading-pilose below, glabrous above, uncinate. 
Southern Nigeria: Benin Distr. (comm. Imperial Institute), T! Owhy- 
Ikure, Molland, 217! Bakana, New Calabar, Holland, 145! Fernando Po, 
Vogel, 91 Old Calabar, Robb! 
See DL 17. fig. 7, fruit and prickle. 
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42, T. pentandra, A. Rich. in Guill. et Perr. Fl. Seneg. Tent. i. 93, t. 19 
(1831). 
T. neglecta, Wight et Arn. Prodr. F1. Iud. 1. 75 (1834) ; Mast. in Oliver, Fl. Ттор. Afr. 
i. 955 (1868); Mast. in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. i. 396 (1874) ; Duthie, Fl. Upper 
Gangetic Plain, i. 119 (1903). 
T. cuneata, Hochst. ex A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1. 84 (1847). 
Annual, 0°8-0°8 m. high. Stem stellate-scaberulous, the younger part 
often sparingly hirsute with simple hairs. Leaves rhomboid-orbicular, some- 
times almost hexagonal, broadly cuneate or truncate at the base, acuminate to 
the apex, aeute or subacute, undivided or more or less distinctly 3-lobed, the 
middle lobe considerably larger than the lateral, rather coarsely serrate, 
membranous or chartaceous, sparingly setulose mainly with appressed simple 
hairs, or puberulous above, stellate-pubescent below. Stipules subulate, 
5-7 mm. long, hirsute. Flower-buds constricted in the middle. Sepals 
strongly cucullate above. Disc obsolete, or more or less developed. Stamens 
most frequently 5, sometimes 7-18. Ovary 2-celled, without false septa. 
Fruit ovoid; prickles ascending, uncinate, densely ciliate on the upper 
side, otherwise glabrous. 
