CekUrm.] xli. celastkace^: (oliver). 361 



leaves elliptical (to oblanceolatc), serrulate, 11-3 in. Ovary 



3-celled, on a fleshy disk 4. C. serratus. 



Leaves membranous, ovate to elliptic, 1-3 in., denticulate. 



Ovary free, on raised disk 5. C. etwnymoides. 



Mender. Leaves ovate to lanceolate, base rounded, \-\\ in. 



Peduncles filiform, equalling or exceeding the leaves . . . 6. C. mossambicensis. 

 Leaves elliptic-oblong, \-\\ in. long, \-\ in. broad. Pedun- 

 cles glandular, equalling leaves 7. C. Atkaio. 



Leaves very coriaceous, elliptic or obovate, \-\\ in., very ob- 



tuse. Ovary free, on raised disk 8. C. arbitUfolius. 



Peduncles simple, usually fascicled. Unarmed. 

 Leaves sinuate-serrate or -dentate, elliptical to oblanceolate, \\-A 



in., obtuse. Ovary immersed 9. C. luleolus. 



waves serrulate, elliptical, acute, 3-6 in. Ovary half-immersed . 10. C. lancifolius. 

 Waves serrulate, oblong-oval, obtuse, 2£-5 in. Ovary nearly free 11. C. laur'ifolius. 

 waves equally serrate, oval, 1^-2 in. Ovary half-immersed . . 12. C. huillensU. 



r u ^r ac *^P es > WhIvd. vus. A glabrous shrub or shrubby tree with 



purplish, often armed brandies, spines slender, straight, leafless, varying to 



">. Leaves rather large, distinctly petiolate, firmly membranous or rather 



onaceous, oblong-elliptical or broadly oval, narrowed to each end, usually 



acute, occasionally shortly acuminate,* serrulate, glabrous, 3-6 in. long, 1 3 



in. broad ; petiole ^-i in. Peduncles very slender, forking usually above 



ne middle a few times, l|-3 in. long. Flowers small, white, often rather 



cyrnosely clustered. Ovary half-immersed in a fleshy adnate disk, 3-celled 



M a subsessile 3-fid stigma. Fruit after dehiscence f-1 in. in diam. 



Upper Guinea. Ambas Bay, Gulf of Guinea, Mann ! 

 Wer Guinea. Golungo Alto, Angola, Dr. Wehoitsch ! 



a ||' ?• a . nd <>agensis, Olio. A glabrous shrub of 3-5 ft. with or without 



1 ar y s pines i-& in. in length. Leaves as in 0. seuegalensis, much nar- 



J> ff ea, usually from above the middle, to the petiole, differing in their being 



sually acute or broadly pointed, though when fascicled from the axils of a 



P v ious year they may be very obtuse ; they are serrulate above but not 



|] aucous . °r glaucescent, 2-2£ in. long, f-l| in. broad ; petiole gradually 



a rog mto the lamina. Branching cymes much shorter than the leaves. 



arv tree, 3-celled, with a siiort style equalling the spreading stigmas. 



ower Guinea. Pungo Andongo, Angola, Dr. Welwitsch ! 



Rlau C * 8ene Salensis, Lam. ; DC. Prod. ii. 8. A glabrous, usually 

 the P US glaucesce,lt or pale green shrub, very variable in size and form of 

 and 1?' fr ° m 1-1 ° i5 ft - in height, unarmed or spinose; spines short 

 cynj 01 stout and several inches long, often bearing leaves and flower- 



late ^ t0Wards t,ie a pex. Leaves coriaceous, obovate-elliptical or oblanceo- 

 m u ' h USUallv vei T obtuse or even retuse, occasionally subacute and mucronatc, 

 loner " arro . Wed to the petiole, serrulate denticulate or nearly entire, f-4 in. 

 g 3-2 in. broad ; petiole 1-2 lines to £ in., usually dilating into the 



forki" 3 ' a Cj ™ es axillai 'y» solitary or fascicled, usually shorter than the leaves, 

 " k 0m or below the middle, loose and divaricate or rather compact. 

 cellJ broad - ba sed, surrounded bv a fleshy disk, apparently normally 2- 

 ei a 2 ° CCi,si °nally 3-celled, in the ? with' a 2-fid style with more or less 

 e Ranches. Capsule subglobose or obovoid, usually 2-valved with 



