GARDENIA THUNBERGIA AND ITS ALLIES 421 
Cameron, 77! Manganja Hills, Waller! Eastern Nyasaland, Arehdeacon 
Johnson, 498 ! 
K. J. Cameron states that the flower of this species is pure white, but 
only remains so for a day, when it turns yellow and withers. 
PLATE 37. 
1. Whole plant in fruit (n.s.), 2. Plant in fruit, from collector's sketch (reduced to 3). 
3. Calyx cut open (x 2). 4. Section of ovary (X 5). 9. Mature fruit (n. s.). 
9. (+. TiNNE X, Kotschy et Heuglin, in Bot, Zeit. (1865) p. 173, t. 8; 
Kotschy et Peyr. Pl. Tinn. p. 6, А, В. 
Bahr-el-Ghazal ; Bongo-land, Tinne and Heuglin. 
3. G. Jovis-ronantis, Hiern, in Flora Trop. Afr. iii. p. 101 ; Ficalho, Pl. 
Uteis, p. 198; Hiern, Welw. Cat. Afr. Pl. ii. p. 461. | 
Decameria Jovis-tonantis, Weiw. Apont. p. 579, Nota 12, et Synops. 
Explic. p. 10, no. 20, et p. 18, no. 44. 
From the Shari and Bahr-el-Ghazal to Uganda and Angola :— Central 
Shari; swamps of Baseli, Chevalier, 85821 — Jur-land, Schweinfurth, 181 
1339! 1750! 2888!  Wayo, in Muro Territory, Petherick !— Uganda ; 
scattered woods near Changu, at the mouth of the Katonga River, Scott 
Elliot, 1412 ! without precise locality, in the jungle, Wilson, 146! Buddu, 
Dawe, 240! German Hast Africa; Marungu, Volkens, 2145! (Herb. Mus. 
Brit.).—Congo State; Lower Congo, without precise locality, Smith, 72! 
(Herb. Mus. Brit.), Mayombe, Laurent ! Boma, Laurent ! Matabi, Ducoffre ! 
Cataract District ; Bingila (?) Dupuis! without precise locality, Laurent ! 
Luvituku, Pynaert, 79! Stanley Pool District; Stanley Pool, Desmeuse, 
192! Laurent! N?Dembo, Gillet! Kisantu, Gillet! Leopoldville, Pynaert, 
162! Lake Leopold District ; Fini, Laurent! North East District ; Route 
Guruza to Mangara (near Suronga), Seret, 389! Mapussi to Koko, Seret, 
389! Lualaba District; Luila River, Descamps! Luluabourg, Cambiers ! 
Lescrauwaet, 314! Eastern Province; Katanga, Lukofu, Verdick !—Angola; 
Catomba, Welwitsch, 2573! district of Malange, Gossweiler, 1237! 
All the specimens quoted above from the Congo State, excepting that by 
Smith, are in the Brussels Herbarium, and were kindly lent us for examina- 
tion by Dr. E, De Wildeman. 
An interesting superstition exists amongst the natives of Angola regarding 
this species. Ficalho, in Fl. Uteis, p. 198, states :—“ It isa small tree not 
exceeding 5-9 feet in height, but it has a relatively large trunk, and inhabits 
the stony, rather dry lands of Cazengo, Golungo Alto, and Ambaca. The 
wood is of a clear yellow colour, extremely hard, and of a notably fine grain. 
It is like boxwood—for which it might be substituted for many purposes, 
