30 in. ANONACE.E (oliver). [Xybpia. 



Sepals' connate more than halfway, forming a cupulate, 



broadly-toothed calyx. Buds 1^-2 in. Leaves 4-6 in. 3. X athiopica. 

 Sepals connate halfway or less, or nearly free, broadly ovate- 

 triangular. 

 Leaves ratber obtuse or shortly and obtusely acuminate, 

 li-3 in. Outer petals \ iu. long or less. Fruit-carpels 



sessile or subsessile 4. X parviflora. 



Leaves acuminate, 3-5 in. Outer petals about 1£ in. long 5. X Thomsoni. 

 Leaves elliptical or oblong-elliptical, obtuse, 1 $-2 in. Outer 



petals J-l in. Fruit-carpels shortly stipitate .... 6. X odoratissima. 

 Flowers ou slender pedicels, 3-6 lines long. Buds narrow acu- 

 minate. Carpels 3-6. Leaves 2-3 in 7- X acutiflora. 



Petals 3 (inner petals 0). Sepals lanceolate, spreading, 4-5 lines 



long. Fruit-carpels very numerous, on long stipes 8. X ? polycarpa. 



1. X. africana, Oliv. A much-branched, glabrous tree, attaining 30- 

 40 ft. Leaves rigidly coriaceous, elliptical or obovate-elliptical, cuspidate, 

 base cuneate more or less narrowed along the petiole, rather shining and re- 

 ticulated above, dull and reddish beneath, the lateral nerves scarcely more 

 prominent than the venation, usually 3-6 in. long, 2-3 in. wide. Petiole 2- 

 3 lines. Flowers axillary, in fascicles of 2 or 3, or solitary, on short, thick, 

 bracteate pedicels of 2-4 lines, or subsessile. Calyx-lobes broadly ovate- 

 triangular, about 2£ lines broad. Outer petals thick, broadly ovate, with 

 appressed silky-rusty hairs outside ; inner petals smaller, ovate, shortly acu- 

 minate, slightly narrowed at the base, keeled above. Carpels about 8 ; ovules 

 4-6 in one series. Styles hairy, closely packed, equalling the ovaries. Fruit- 

 carpels 1-2 in. long, oblong, 1- or few-seeded, smooth, glabrous, glaucous, 

 on stipes of 4-6 lines. — Mdodorum africanum, Benth. in Linn. Trans, xxiii. 

 477. 



Upper Guinea. St. Thomas's Island, Mann I Dr. Welwitsch ! Camaroons moun- 

 tain, 4000 ft., Mann I 



2. X. rubescens, Oliv. A glabrous tree, or with the extremities ob- 

 soletely pubescent. Leaves coriaceous, oblong-elliptical, 6-8 in. long, 2^-3 

 in. broad (but very imperfect in our specimen), glabrous. Flowers reddish- 

 yellow. Outer petals linear-lanceolate, thick, triquetrous above from a con- 

 cave base ; inner petals very much shorter, equalling the concavity of the 

 outer, boat-shaped, sharply keeled, with cuneate claws. Carpels 8-10, su- 

 bulate ; stigmas tapering. Ovules 5-6, uniseriate. Fruit not seen. 



Upper Guinea. Old Calabar, Thomson ! 



3. X. aethiopica, A. Rich. Fl. Cub. 53 (in note). A tree sometimes 

 measuring 30-60 ft. in height, the extremities glabrous or obsoletely p" beS ' 

 cent. Leaves oblong-elliptical, usually shortly acuminate, coriaceous, shim n g 

 above, with minute, appressed hairs scarcely perceptible to the eye beneath, 

 3-7 in. long, l±-2 in. broad. Petiole 1-2 lines. Flowers axillary, sub- 

 sessile or on very short pedicels, long and narrow, greenish, obtuse in bud. 

 Outer petals narrow-linear, from a concave base ; inner very narrow, rather 

 shorter, triquetrous, acute. Inner anthers inserted upon a deciduous sheath 

 surrounding the ovaries. Carpels numerous ; ovules 7-8, uniseriate. F rult " 

 carpels narrow, torulose, glabrous, usually under 2 in. in length, 2-3 b» eS 

 diam.— Unona athiopica, Dun. Anon. 113. Uvaria cethiopica, , Guill. et Pert- 



