E. G. BAKER: DICOTYLEDONES POLYPETAL.;. 187 
Native name “ Makokwa.” ** Woody stems used in hut- 
building. Shrubby, 10 ft. high.” 
Distrib. Nile Land — Central African Lake-Region, 
Mozambique District. 
DowBEYA PEDUNCULATA, K. Schum. in Engl. Pflanzenwelt Ost- 
Afr. C. 269. 
Ruchigga. Fl. November, 451. 
Shrub with pink flowers. 
Distrib. Central African Lake-Region. 
D. (S Eudombeya) BAGSHAWEI, sp. nov. 
Frutex ramis validis lignosis brunneo-corticatis, lenticellosis 
precipue sursum + brunneo-tomentosis; folis modice 
petiolatis, petiolo manifeste rufo-tomentoso, latissime 
suborbicularibus, 3- vel sub 5-lobatis, lobis rotundatis, 
latioribus quam longis utrinque dense tomentosis subtus 
pallidioribus margine irregulariter denticulatis palmatim 
8-9 nerviis ; inflorescentia pedunculata furcata, pedunculo 
ramulisque rufo-tomentosis ; floribus pro rata longiuseule 
pedicellatis, bracteolis caducis, ovatis vel oblongo-ovatis, 
subaeuminatis ; petalis valde obliquis inter mediocres 
generis; staminibus 15 cum staminodiis 5 liguleformibus 
alternantibus, stamine medio triadum brevissimo, stylis 
cinereo- vel flavo-tomentosis, ovario pentamero, extus 
tomentoso. 
Hab. Irunga. Fl. November, 1903. 391. 
* Flowers white with red centres.” 
Folia 65-7 cm. longa, 11-12:5 em. lata. Pedunculi 5:0- 
7:0 em. longi, multiflori. Petala 12-13 mm. longa. 
Following K. Schumann (Sterculiacee Africans, p. 20) this 
plant belongs to the first series in the Bect. Eudombeya, in 
which the peduncle bears more than three flowers. 
D. ($ Xeropetalum) RETICULATA, Masters, in Oliver, Fl. Trop. 
Afr. i. 228. 
Kagera Valley, near Mulema. Fl. April, 213. 
Native name “ Numkde." “ Wood used for handles for 
tools. A shrub resembling an almond-tree in blossom ; 
masses of flower; few leaves; flowers white, with faint 
pink tinge.” 
Hillside, Mulema. Fl. April, 261. 
Native name “ Mukde." 
Distrib. Nile Land, Mozambique District. 
