318 xxxv. ochnaceje (oliver). [Oc/im. 



losc-serrate, venation inconspicuous beneath, 2-3 in. long, 1-lf in. broad; 

 petiole rather shorter or slightly exceeding the sinus. Flowers in terminal or 

 lateral pedunculate umbellate corymbs. Pedicels articulated below the middle, 

 |-f in. long. Petals unguiculate, with rotundate lamina. Anthers dehis- 

 cing by short slits. Carpels about 9. Styles connate with their apices free. 

 Not seen in fruit. 



Mozamb. Distr. Rovuma river, Br. Kirk ! 



Resembles O. cordala, Thw., of Ceylon. It may prove a variety of O. mossambicensis. 



6. O. leptoclada, Oliv. A shrub of 3-4 ft., leafless at time of flower- 

 ing, with pale slender branches, giving off numerous, short, lateral ramuli. 

 Leaves not seen. Flowers rather small, " gamboge-yellow," in 2-4-flowered 

 axillary fascicles ; common peduncles very short or obsolete ; pedicels fili- 

 form, articulated near the base, -J— f- in. Sepals oblong or elliptical, obtuse. 

 Petals ovate-rotundate, narrowed into the short claw. Anthers considerably 

 shorter than the filament, dehiscing longitudinally throughout their length. 

 Carpels 5 or 4 ; styles wholly connate. Stigma subcapitate, lobulate. Fruit- 

 sepals $— | in. 



Mozamb. Distr. Manganya Hills, Br. MeUer ! Marari country, lat. 12° S., long. 

 34° E., Dr. Kirk I 



7. O. sp. nov. ? A glabrous shrub " of 6 ft.," leafless at time of flower- 

 ing. Young leaves apparently oblanceolate-oval, acute, narrowed to the base. 

 Pedicels 2-3 together, from very short or obsolete axillary peduncles, filiform, 

 \ in. long or little more, articulated at or near the base. Flowers small, 

 " greenish-white." Sepals ovate to oblong, Anthers rather shorter than the 

 filaments, dehiscing longitudinally. Ovary 6-7-lobed. Styles united through- 

 out with a subcapitate stigma. Fruit not seen. 



Upper Guinea. Niger, Barter I 

 Perhaps a form of 0. leptoclada. 



8. O. leucophloeos, Hochst. ; Rich. 11. Abyss, i. 129. t. 29. A tortuous 

 shrub. Leaves rather coriaceous, oblanceolate-elliptical oval or oblong-ellip- 

 tical, broadly acute, somewhat cuneate at base, rather closely serrulate, 3-6 

 in. long; petioles 2-3 lines. Flowers usually several together, 3-10 from 

 the axils of the leaves of the previous year ; the common peduncle very short 

 or obsolete ; pedicels f-1 in., articulated below the middle. Sepals obtuse. 

 Petals unguiculate. Anthers dehiscing by pore-like subapical slits. Carpels 

 5-6. Styles free at the apex. Stigmas capitellate. Fruit-sepals about \ 

 in. long. 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Schimper ! Sennar, Cienkowski. 

 I have had but imperfect material for description. 



O. ardisioide*, Webb, Frag. Fl. Mhiop. 59, of which I have not seen an authentic 

 specimen, is nearly allied to the above, if indeed specifically distinct. The more important cha- 

 racters in which it differs from 0. leucophloeos, Mr. Webb states to be the narrower petals, 

 which are twice as long as the sepals, fewer stamens, and longer style, which is 4-5-fid,and 

 not 5-6-fid as is usual in 0. leucophlmos. The specimens described by Webb were pro- 

 bably from Sennar. Dr. Schweinfurth collected what he regards as the same plant near 



