252 xxvii. tiliacEjE (masters). [Grewia. 



downy. Flowers 1-1 \ in. in diarn. Sepals oblong, white on the inner sur- 

 face. Petals oblong-lanceolate, entire, half the length of the sepals. An- 

 thers glabrous. Ovary densely clothed with very long setae, 2-celled ; ovules 

 2 in each cell. Fruit the size of a large cherry, 4-lobed; lobes subglobose, 

 copper-coloured, pilose. 



Lower Guinea. Angola, Dr. Welwitsch ! 



29. G. tetragastris, R. Br. mss. in Kerb. Mus. Brit. A shrub covered 

 with stelliform hairs. Petiole \ in. long, hirsute. Stipules subulate-lanceo- 

 late, ciliate. Leaves 4-6 in. long, 2-5 in. wide, oblong-lanceolate, rounded 

 or tapering at the base, minutely dentate, slightly pilose above, downy be- 

 neath, 3-costate, arcuate-venose. Cymes many- flowered, terminal, and axil- 

 lary. Peduncles hirsute, \-\\ in. long, dividing above into 2-3 short 

 pedicels. Flower-buds oblong, obtuse, tumid at the base. Flowers large, 

 2 in. diam. Sepals oblong, setose, corrugated on the inner surface (always ?). 

 Petals half .the length of the sepals, lanceolate. Ovary 4-lobed, villose, 4- 

 celled. Drupe the size of a cherry, 4-lobed, pilose. 



Upper Guinea. Cape Coast, Brass ! Abbeokuta, Irving ! 



A very distinct species readily recognised by its large foliage and terminal cymes of large 

 flowers. 



30. G. sulcata, Mast. A large shrub covered in all the younger parts 

 with ferruginous stellate (omentum. Leafstalks ^ in. long. Leaves 2-4 

 in. long, 1-2 in. wide, obliquely cordate, oblong, acuminate, crenate-serrate, 

 3-costate, feather- veined, scabrous above, tomentose below. Inflorescence 

 terminal and axillary. Peduncles about an inch in length, dividing into 3 

 short pedicels. Flower-buds oblong, tumid at the base, contracted in the 

 centre. Sepals oblong, obtuse, downy externally. Petals oblong-lanceolate, 

 emarginate, glandular at the base, half the length of the sepals. Stamens 

 indefinite, more or less monadelphous, inserted on a prominently 5-lobed 

 torus. Stigma of 5 wedge-shaped lobes. 



Mozamb. Distr. Shnpanga and Luabo river, Dr. Kirk ! 

 South Central. Desert south of Zambesi, Chapman and Baines ! 

 A distinct and handsome species. The specific name applies to the large and deeply- 

 grooved torus. 



81. G. coriacea, Mast. A shrub or small tree with smooth purplish 

 branches. Stipules deciduous. Petioles scarcely an inch in length. Leaves 

 5-6 in. long, elliptical, acuminate, entire, coriaceous, 3-costate, arcuate- 

 venose, smooth. Flowers numerous, in axillary and terminal, much-branched 

 cymes. Peduncles half the length of the leaves. Pedicels 1 in. long, 

 densely covered, like the common stalk, with close reddish down. Flower- 

 buds oblong, obtuse. Sepals slightly hooded at the apex, pitted on the 

 inner surface. Petals broadly ovate, glandular beneath, much shorter than 

 the sepals. Stamens indefinite, arising from an urceolate 5-lobed, villose 

 torus. Ovary 2-3-oo-celled, with numerous ovules attached in a double 

 row to the inner angle of each cell. Fruit. . . . 

 Upper Guinea. Kongui river, lat- 1° N., Mann ! 



32. G. fioribunda, Mast. A shrub or small tree with erect or spread- 



