DAWEANJS IN UGANDA LECT. 507 
specimen has two lateral branches. Kirks Rovuma River 
specimen, mentioned by Oliver, Fl. Trop. Afr. i. 315, has forked 
spines of the same nature, aud is undoubtedly a new species 
allied to Balanites Wilsoniana ; the material is, however, in- 
sufficient for description.—T. A. S. 
MELIACEE. 
Carapa grandiflora, Spragwe, sp. nov.; florum magnitudine 
localisque biovulatis a speciebus pentameris ceteris recedit. 
Arbor glabra, ramulis subangulatis striolatis lenticellosis 
pallide fuscis, circa 7-10 mm. diametro. Folium unieum exstans 
5-jugum; petiolus plano-convexus, 14 cm. longus, basi ultra 
5 mm. latus, striolatus, densiuscule lenticellosus, pallide fuscus ; 
internodia rhachis 4-5 cm. longa, petiolo similia; petioluli 
6-7 mm. longi, supra canalieulati; foliola elliptieo-oblonga, 
apice rotundata, basi obtusissima paullo inequiateralia, 10- 
20 em. longa, 6-9 cm. lata, integra, margine reflexo leviter 
undulato, supra pallide subglauco-viridia, venis lateralibus et 
costa leviter prominentibus, venulis ineonspicuis, subtus pallide 
brunnea, venis lateralibus leviter costa conspieue prominentibus, 
rete venularum densissimo satis manifesto; vens laterales 
utrinque 7-11, areuatim ascendentes, marginem fere attingentes. 
Panicule cirea 4 apices versus ramulorum in axillis foliorum 
minorum delapsorum ortæ, pyramidales, 10-27 em. longs; 
rhachis conspicue compresso-quadrangularis, fusca, conspicue 
lenticellosa ; bractew ovato-deltoidex, convexe, inferiores 3 mm., 
ultime 1 mm. longs ; pedicelli 4-5 mm. longi, quadrangulares, 
sulcati. Sepala 5, semicircularia (vel latissime ovata), 1'5- 
2 mm. longa, 2-2:5 mm. lata, breviter ciliata, cæterum glabra. 
Petala 5, late elliptica, valde concava, 6-8 mm. longa, 5-6 mm. 
lata (explanata), glabra. Tubus staminalis circa 4 mm. longus ; 
lobi 10, ovato-oblongi, rotundati, 1-1:5 mm. longi, basi 1 mm. lati ; 
antherz in incisuris sessiles, breviter oblong, circa 0°75 mm. 
longe. Discus 1 mm.altus, rugulosus, supra crenulatus. Ovarium 
late ovoideum, 2 mm. longum, 1°75 mm. diametro, 5-loculare, gla- 
brum ; stylus crassus, circa 0'5 mm. longus; stigma discoideum, 
1-5 mm. diametro, margine reflexo crenulato ; ovula pro loculo 2. 
Capsula depresso-globosa, unica exstans trisperma, 8 em. longa, 
10 em. crassa; valve medio leviter longitudinaliter depresse. 
Semina usque ad 7 em. longa et lata, usque 4 em. crassa. 
West Ankole Forest, 1500 m., Dawe, 351. 
