Sakcia.] xli. celastkacea: (oliver). 373 



Leaves elliptical, shining, subentire. Pedicels few, rarely peduncu- 

 late. Anther-cells nearly confluent 7. 5. cornifolia. 



Leaves elliptical, obtusely serrulate, shining and reticulate above. 

 Mowers few, rather large, buds 2 lines long and broad. Petals 



. *l*«! 8. S. chlorantha. 



Leaves elliptical, subentire, obtuse. Pedicels 1-0. Filaments on 

 thick disk. Anther-cells subconfluent, divergent below . . . . 9. S. prinoides. 



Leaves elliptical, serrulate. Pedicels few-oo. Filaments narrow- 



un ear. Anthers reniform ; cells subconfluent 10. S. cerasifera. 



Anthers roundish or transversely oblong. (Compare 10. S. cerasifera.) 



Pedicels very few. Filaments subulate, recurved over thick disk, 

 petals elliptical M. S. pallescens. 



pedicels 2-qo. Anthers nearly sessile. Petals orbicular, patent . 12. S. debilis. 



Pedicels few, slightly thickened above. Filaments short, linear. 

 Uoter calyx-lobes thickened 13. S. Mannii. 



Imperfectly known species, see p. 377. 



1- S. lucida, Olio. A climber, wholly glabrous. Extremities terete, 

 smooth. Leaves rather coriaceous, elliptical, shortly obtusely and often 

 rather abruptly acuminate, narrowed into the petiole, subentire or obscurely 

 serrulate above, the margin narrowly revolute when dry, shining above, re- 

 ticulation scarcely prominent, 2£-3£ in. long, 1^-lf in. broad; petiole }-% 

 i n - Flowers in very short, forking, bracteolate cymes not exceeding ^-f in. 

 111 our specimen ; pedicels £ in. or less. Calyx-lobes broadly ovate, inner 

 ■ her larger. Petals narrow-oblong. Filaments subulate, nearly as long as 

 le style, inserted upon a thick slightly raised disk supporting the tapering 

 0Var y. Fruit not seen. 



Upper Guinea. Old Calabar, Thomson ! 



fcL'n?" ele Sans, Welto. mss. A glabrous climber. Extremities longitu- 

 amally marked with 3-6 fine slightly raised or subulate lines ; punctate with 

 anT'l Verrucse - Leaves rather 3 small, thinly coriaceous, elliptical, shortly 



a obtusely acuminate, obtusely serrulate, shining above, l£-2| in. long, 

 JjM m. broad; petiole channelled, £ in. Flowers small, numerous, in 



wary, shortly pedunculate, cymose fascicles scarcely exceeding \-\ in. ; 

 jjwels slender, 2-3 lines, umbellately fascicled or common peduncle shortly 

 bro A] ' Buds l line or less - Calvx-lobes subequal, rotundate. Petals 

 J*Jv 0Dl °ng-elliptical, imbricate, at length recurved. Filaments linear, 



med W ithi n a small corrugated disk: anthers distinctly 2-celled, dehiscing 

 Vudmally. Fruit not seen. 



** Oninea. Puugo Andongo, Angola, Dr. Welwitsch ! 



ext ^*. macr °carpa, fVelw. mss. A glabrous climber with verruculose 

 elli? 11 ; 168 ' Leaves subopposite, thinly coriaceous, elliptical to oblong- 

 found ^ broa( % an(1 usually shortly pointed or acuminate, cuneate or slightly 

 in h j at tlle base > serrulate, reticulation subprominent, 3-6 in. long, 1-3 

 in mi petiole * in - more or less > channelled above. Flowers rather large 

 k man y-flowered (25-50), axillary, radiating fascicles; pedicels slender, f-J 

 Calv i i a short or obsolete common peduncle. Buds oblong, 2 lines long. 

 Globes unequal, inner rotundate. Petals oblong, imbricate, a.t length 



