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SPECIES OF GARC1NIA IMPERFECTLY KNOWN. 



5. G. Mannii, Oliv. A tree of 30-60 ft., with straight, opposite, leafy 

 branches. Leaves submembranous, oblong-elliptical, rather abruptly and 

 obtusely acuminate, cuneately contracted to the petiole, with numerous 

 oblique parallel lateral veins, 3-4 in. long, l|-2 in. broad ; petiole £-* in- 

 Peduncles axillary or terminal, much shorter than the leaves, 1-flowered or 

 with 1 or 2 pairs of opposite 1-flowered pedicels of |-| in., bearing a pair of 

 mmute opposite bracteoles below the middle. Flowers about \ in. to 1 in. 

 diam. Sepals orbicular, concave, 2 outer 2-3 times smaller than the inner. 

 -Petals rather thick, obovate-elliptical. Stamens in 4 short distinct or con- 

 Date phalanges opposite to the petals, scarcely exceeding the central quadrate 

 isK, the stamens of each phalange connate throughout ; linear unultilocellate 

 anthers recurved above. 



Upper Guinea. Ambas Bay and Sierra del Crystal, Mann I 



6 - G. punctata, Oliv. A tree of 15-30 ft., with rather slender divari- 

 cate green branches. Leaves thinly coriaceous, oblong-elliptical, with a 

 narrow obtuse acumen ; base cuneate or slightly rounded, punctate, with 

 P?F. and "regular translucent dots; 3-4 in. long, 1-lf in. broad; petiole 

 -3 lines. Male flowers (yellow) subsessile or on pedicels not exceeding 1 

 ln e, in few-flowered axillary and terminal fascicles, on very short or obsolete 

 Amnion peduncles, about £ in. diam. when expanded. Sepals 4, 2 outer 

 rouch smaller. Petals 4, obovate- or oblanceolate-oblong, patent. Stamens 

 t n P Ili,lan ges ; filaments of each phalange connate throughout ; anthers 

 j>7< on the margin of a subreniform dilatation, short, elliptical, recurved, de- 

 mscing longitudinally. Disk entire, hemispherical, smooth. Female flowers 

 not seen. 



pper Guinea. Gaboon river and Sierra del Crystal, Mann! 

 *«ower Guinea. Golungo Alto, Angola, Dr. Welwitsch ! 

 Jar. £. pedicellata. Pedicels often i in. 

 A1 'ied to G. Mannii, differing in the subsessile smaller flowers, short anthers, etc. 



7. G. huillensis, Welw. mss. A small bush-like tree of 7-10 ft: Ex- 

 tremities rather stout. Leaves coriaceous, narrowly or sometimes rather 

 broadly elliptical, more or less narrowed to each end, rather obtuse and mu- 

 cr onu!ate or subacute ; lateral veins numerous, prominent above and below, 

 8,1 "parallel, directed forwards and forking, about 3 in. long, 1£ in - broad '» 

 Petiole very short, about 1 line, dilating into the lamina. Flowers solitary 

 2f axillary or terminal, occasionally 3 or 4 together; peduncles very short 

 J* decussating scaly bracts or flowers subsessile. Calyx and corolla of 

 about 8 segments, 2 exterior opposite, remainder imbricate, but apparently 

 » ot decussate. Male flowers not seen. In the female flower I observe no 

 JJ"* of stamens. Ovary 4-celled, with 1 ovule in each cell (according to 

 J Welwitsch) ; stigma viscid, subhemispherical, peltate, subsessile. Fruit 

 n °t seen. 



°wer Guinea, llnilla, Angola, Dr. Welwitsch! 



8 - ? G. ? S p. nova. Tree of 30 ft. Leaves large, rather coriaceous, 



