Grewia.] xxvn. tiliacejE (masters). 247 



in. long. Stipules linear, falcate, shorter than the petioles. Leaves 3-5 in. 

 long, 1-2 in. wide, obliquely subcordate, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, ere- 

 nate-serrate, lower serratures glandular, feather-veined, nearly smooth on 

 both surfaces or with a few hairs on the nerves beneath. Peduncles axillary, 

 shorter than the petioles, dividing into 2 short pedicels. Flower-buds ob- 

 ovoid. Sepals linear, nearly an inch in length. Petals roundish, nearly as 

 large as the sepals. Ovary villose. Fruit cubical, 1 in. or 1| in. diam., 4- 

 lobed, pilose, ferruginous.— G. idmifolia, Boj. in Herb. Kew. 



Mozamb. Distr., Mozambique, Forbes I Zanzibar, Br. Kirk ! Bojer ! 



Found also in Mauritius and Madagascar. The glandular leaves and large roundish 

 petals form good marks of this species, which is nearly allied to G. didytna, Roxb., but 

 has shorter petals. 



13. G. trichocarpa, Hochst. in Rich. Fl. Abyss, i. 89. A shrub 

 or small tree, with numerous slender, slightly pilose branches. Petioles 

 scarcely \ in. long, dilated at the apex. Leaves thin, subglabrous, inequi- 

 lateral, tapering at the base, elliptic, acuminate, dentate, 3-nerved, feather- 

 veined, 2-3 in. long, 1 in. wide. Peduncles axillary, short, dividing into 

 2-3 divergent pedicels. Sepals 3-nerved. Petals obovate, notched, one- 

 third shorter than the sepals. Ovary 2-celled. Ovules 2 or more in each 

 cell. Stigmas linear. Fruit globular, pisiform, covered with rigid setae, in- 

 terspersed among stellate hairs. 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Schimper 1 



Closely allied to G. occidentalis, if not identical with that species. In the young state, 

 however, the fruit appears not to be 1-lobed. 



14. G. carpinifolia, Juss.j DC. Prod. i. 510. A shrub or small tree, 

 with spreading, purplish, slightly pilose branches. Leafstalks i in. long. 

 Stipules subulate. Leaves thin, smooth on both surfaces or slightly pilose, 

 especially beneath, subcordate, roundish at the base, oblong, acute or acumi- 

 nate, serrated, 3-costate, secondary veins curved ; 1-3 in. long, 1-1£ in. 

 wide. Peduncles axillary, about the same length as the petioles, dividing into 

 2-3 pedicels of equal length. Flower-buds oblong, dilated at the base. 

 Sepals oblong. Petals oblong, slightly emarginate or entire, two-thirds the 

 length of the sepals. Anthers glabrous. Ovary by abortion 1-celled, 1-2- 

 ovulate. Fruit globose, glabrous, rarely somewhat 4-lobed, about the size 

 of a small cherry. — G. blloba, Don, Gen. Syst. i. 54$. ? G. tembensis, Fresen. 

 in Mus. Senck. ii. 158. 



Upper Guinea, Bon! T. Vogell 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Schimper I RUppell. 



G. (embensis, Fresen., is apparently only a form of this species, with thicker, more pilose, 

 and sometimes glandulose-serrate leaves. The same species occurs in India, and is distin- 

 guished from G. pilosa chiefly by the smaller number of ovules in each cell of the ovary. 



15. G. salvifolia, Heyne ; DC. Prod. i. 500. A shrub or small tree; 

 the younger branches, petioles, and pedicels covered with ferruginous or pale 

 down. Leafstalks about \ in. long, dilated at the apex. Stipules subulate, 

 acuminate, longer than the petioles. Leaves 1-3 or 4 in. long, £ in. wide, 

 obliquely subcordate, oblong or lanceolate, minutely serrate or entire. 3- 

 costate, arcuate-venose, smooth and shining above, cinereo-tomentose below; 



