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III. anonace;e (oliver). [Anona. 



Almost quite naturalized in Golungo Alto, Angola, Br. Welwitsch. 

 An introduced W. Indian species. The Custard-apple. 



*2. A. squamosa, Linn. ; DC. Prod. i. 85. Extremities minutely pu- 

 bescent or glabrous. Leaves oval-oblong. Flowers very similar to those of 

 A. reticulata. Fruit greenish-yellow or rather glaucous.— Bot. Mag. 3095. 



An introduced W. Indian species. The Sweet-sop. 



♦3. A. Cherimolia, Mill. ; DC. Prod. i. 85. Extremities pubescent. 

 Leaves membranous, elliptical or ovate-oblong. Petals lanceolate, acute, 

 about fin. long. — A. tripetala, Bot. Mag. 2011. 



A native of Peru, cultivated for the sake of its fruit. 



*4. A. muricata, Linn. ; DC. Prod. i. 84. Extremities minutely pu- 

 bescent or glabrous. Leaves rather coriaceous, 4-5 in. long, l|-2 in. broad 

 above the middle. Sepals triangular, rather acute, 2-3 lines long. Petals 

 greenish-yellow, thick and coriaceous, three outer broadly subcordate-oyate, 

 obtusely pointed, about 1|-1| in. broad, 3 inner slightly shorter, imbricate 

 towards their obtuse apices, shortly clawed. 



An introduced W. Indian species. The Sour-sop. 



5. A. palustris, Linn.; DC. Prod. i. 84. Extremities glabrous or 

 very nearly so. Leaves rather coriaceous, 3-5 in. long, l£-2 in. broad ; petiole 

 4-6 lines. Peduncles solitary, rather short. Three outer petals broadly 

 ovate, rather obtuse, 3 inner rather smaller. — Bot. Mag. 4226. A. chryso- 

 carpa, Guill. et Perr. Fl. Seneg. 6. The Alligator- or Monkey-apple of the 

 West Indies, occurring also in Brazil. 



Upper Guinea. Swamps, Grand Bassa Cove, T. Vogell Senegambia, Leprieur. 



6. A. senegalensis, Pers. ,• DC. Prod. i. 86. Varying much in size, 

 sometimes a low shrub, from a few inches to 2 or 3 ft., sometimes a tree, at- 

 taining 20 ft. Extremities shortly rusty- or tawny-tomentose, pubescent or 

 rarely glabrate. Leaves coriaceous ; apex rounded or even retuse, sometimes 

 rather pointed ; base broadly rounded, obtuse or more rarely cuneate, glabres- 

 cent above, usually pale and more or less pubescent or tomentose beneath ; 

 veins connecting the lateral nerves subparallel ; lamina from 2-5 in. in length, 

 1-2 ± in. broad, sometimes 6-9 in. long on barren shoots ; petiole 3-6 lines 

 (sometimes 1 in.). Flowers usually solitary, pedunculate; peduncles f-lf 

 in., spreading or decurved. Sepal's broadly ovate, cuneate at the base, 1-2 

 lines long, Outer petals coriaceous, ovate (often broadly) , rather obtuse, 

 inner thick, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, triquetrous. Fruit erect or pendent, 

 yellow or orange when ripe, 1£ in. or more in diam., edible.— Deless. Ic. i- 

 t. 86. A. arenaria, Schura. et Thonn. PI. Guin. 257. 



Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone, Bon I Barter I Niger, Barter ! 

 North Central. Bornu, E. Vogel ! 



Nile Land. Sennar and Upper Nile {Schweinf. et Asch. Enum.). 

 Lower Guinea. Huilla, Bengnella, Br. Welwitsch ! Congo, Smith I 

 Mozamb. Distr. Zambesi, Br. Kirk ! Rovuma river, Br. Metier ! 



Var. cuneata. Base of the leaves more or less cuneate.— Golungo Alto, Angola, Dr- 

 Welwitsch ! 



