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Baum (Kunene-Sambesi Exped. р. 19) observes that this tree is frequent 
from the Lower Kunene to the Kuito River, mostly growing in the valleys 
of the rivers. The tree attains rarely more than 15—18 feet, having a short 
stem with a greenish bark, and a large dense and rounded top. The fruits 
are eaten by the Kudu Antelope, and the hard wood is used by the natives 
for making handles, «с. The tree is known to the Boers as ©“ stumpdorn.' 
10. С. TERNIFOLIA, Schum. et Thonn, Beskr. Guin. Pl. p. 147 (deser. 
emend.). 
Arbor vel frutex divaricatus, 2-5 m. altus. Rami glabri. Folia ob- 
lanceolata vel obovata, sessilia, subacuta vel rarius rotundata, basi cuneata, 
4-9 em. longa, 2-4°5 cm. lata, subcoriacea, utrinque glauca, glabra, nervis 
lateralibus utrinque 7-11 obliquis, venis utrinque prominentibus arcte 
anastomosantibus ; stipulæ late ovate, 2 mm. longæ, glabræ. Receptaculum 
oblongum vel oblongo-obconicum, 6-10 mm. longum, glabrum. Calyx 
tubulosus, subtruncatus vel 6-lobus; tubus 8-15 mm. longus, utrinque 
glaber; lobi oblongi, usque ad 5 mm. longi, obtusi, glabri, interdum minuti, 
Corolla flava ; tubus cylindricus, 45-9 ст. longus, medio 2-3 mm. diametro, 
utrinque glaber; lobi 6, oblongo-elliptici, 2:5-5 cm. longi, 1-2*5 ст. lati, 
utrinque glabri. Anthere 1:5 cm. longer, 1:5 em. infra faucem inserte. Stylus 
5-9 em. longus, breviter pubescens; stigmatis lobi 5-6, usque ad 5 mm. 
longi, exserti. Ovarium placentis 6. Fructus ambitu oblongo-ellipticus, 
9-7 cm. longus, usque ad 5 ст. diametro; pericarpium fibrosum, 1 cm. 
crassum. Semina subglobosa, maiora circa 4 mm. diametro, fulva, 
Nigeria to the Gold Coast :—Northern Nigeria ; Kuka, Bornu, Е. Vogel, 
92: Katagum District, Dalziel, 162! 161 (in part; fruiting specimen) ! 
Zungeru, low bush, Elliott, 30! Dalziel! Маре Country, Baikie! Barter, 
1205! Southern part of N. Nigeria, without precise locality, Kentish- 
Rankin! Southern Nigeria; Oloke Meji, 6 feet high, flowers white, Dodd, 
401! Gold Coast; Accra (Gah) and Adampi, Thonning! (Herb. DC.). 
11. С. LUTEA, Fresen, in Mus. Senckenb. ii. (1837) р. 167 (descr. emend.). 
G. Thunbergia, Engl. Hochgeb. Fl. Trop. Afr. (non Linn. f.). 
Arbor vel frutex magnus. Rami tenuiter pubescentes. Folia 3—4-na, 
verticillata, sessilia, obovato-oblonga, obtusa, basin versus angustata, 4—13 cm. 
longa, 2-5 ст. lata, coriacea, glabra, fere concoloria, utrinque nitida, nervis 
lateralibus 8-12 patulis vel interdum leviter obliquis, venis laxis utrinque 
conspicuis (precipue subtus); stipule scariose, late ovate, pubescentes, 
usque ad 4 mm. longs. Receptaculum oblongo-obconicum, 5-8 mm. longum, 
glabrum vel pubescens. Caly tubulosus, 6-7-lobus; tubus cylindricus, 
вере superne uno latere fissus, extus glaber vel pubescens, intus glaber vel 
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