98 ix. capparidacejE (oliver). [Capparis. 



9. C. micrantha, Rich. II. Abyss, i. 31. Glaucescent. Leaves elon- 

 gate, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse and emarginate, base obtuse ; short petiole 

 and under surface puberulous, 2 in. long, \-% in. broad. Stipular spines 

 recurved. Flowers small, 3-5, subcorymbose, pedunculate, terminating 

 pilose branchlets. Sepals deeply concave, glabrous. 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Dillon; Bahr-el-Abiad {Schweinf. et Asch. Enum.). 

 Copied from Richard. 



10. C. reflexa? Solium, et Thonn. Guin. PL 237. An unarmed, much- 

 branched shrub, with punctate- scabrid bark. Leaves ovate or ovate-lanceo- 

 late, veiny, glabrous, with a reflexed mucro. Petiole short. Flowers m 

 axillary or terminal corymbose racemes ; pedicels thickened upwards, 1 in. 

 or rather longer. Bracts small, caducous. Calyx 4-partite. Petals twice 

 as long as the calyx, linear-lanceolate, acuminate. Ovary oblong, on a gyno- 

 phore about as long as the filaments. Stigma subcapitate, sessile. Fruit 

 oval-oblong, 1£ in. long, obtuse, terete, smooth (not torulose), glabrous. 



Upper Guinea. On the coast region, here and there, S. and T. 

 This plant is known to me only from the description of the above authors. Can it be a 

 Mama ? 



11. C. Kirkii, Oliv. A leafy shrub of about 8 ft. in height. Extre- 

 mities minutely pubescent-scabrid, unarmed. Leaves coriaceous, rather large 

 and often crowded on the branches, obovate-oblong or varying from obovate 

 to oblanceolate ; apex rounded obtuse or sometimes subacute, mucronate, 

 usually narrowed to the obtuse or subcordate base, scabrous above, strongly 

 reticulate with a prominent midrib and very shortly pubescent beneath, 3--* 

 in. long, 1-2 in. broad above the middle; petiole about 1 line. "Flowers 

 numerous in terminal umbels or umbellate corymbs. Pedicels shortly pilose, 

 about 1 in. long. Sepals subequal, obovate obtuse, united at the base into » 

 very short tube. Petals obovate-elliptical, sessile, rather shorter than the 

 sepals. Stamens indefinite. Ovary narrowed below into the gynophore ot 

 about 1 inch, very shortly and obtusely pointed, 1-celled. Young fruit sub- 

 globose. 



Mozamb. Distr. By Lake Nyassa and Upper Shire river (1500 ft.), Dr- ^ irk ' ^ 5 

 A remarkable plant and very distinct from any other tropical African species. The sepai 

 appear to be imbricate in aestivation, but 1 have not had good buds to examine. 



12. C. erythrocarpa, hert ; DC. Prod.i. 246. A climber. Brandies 

 terete, pubescent or glabrous, with small, recurved, stipular spines. Leaves 

 elliptical, obtuse, minutely emarginate or sometimes acute or shortly acum'- 

 nate, glabrous or pilose-tomentose or pubescent, at length glabrate, firm 

 membranous or at length somewhat coriaceous, l£-3 in. long, f-H in - br0 ' 

 petiole 1-3 lines. Flowers usually axillary, solitary, about 2 in, across, o 

 peduncles of f-£ iu. Two outer sepals concave, valvate, in aestivation en- 

 closing the bud ; inner sepals resembling the petals, about twice as long » 

 the outer after expansion, oval-oblong or oblanceolate, about 1 in. in leng n> 

 Petals more or less pilose-tomentose. Ovary ovoid or lanceolate-ovoid, g la j 

 brous or nearly so, with about 6-8 strong, somewhat winged, longfitudin* 

 ridges, 1-locular, on a gynophore of about 1 in. Stigma broad, sessile ^ 

 subsessile, truncate. Fruit hexagonal, scarlet, about the size of a walnut-" 

 C. Afzelii, DC. Prod. i. 246. 



