376 XLI. CELASTRACEjE (OLIVER). [Salaoa. 



10. S. cerasifera, Welw. mss. An extensively climbing, wholly gla- 

 brous shrub. Extremities marked with faint decurrent lines or ridges. 

 Leaves coriaceous, rather large, elliptical or oblong-elliptical, obtusely acumi- 

 nate, more or less broadly cuneate at base, serrulate, shining above, 2f-6 in. 

 long, 1^—2^ in. broad ; petiole slightly grooved above, |~£ in. Flowers in 

 axillary, sessile, several- or many-flowered fascicles, greenish-yellow. Calyx- 

 lobes rotundate, very obtuse. Petals oblong-elliptical. Filameuts narrow- 

 linear, inserted upon a broad, short, thick gynophore ; anthers reniform; 

 cells nearly or quite confluent. Fruit cherry-like, deep orange, (Dr. Wei- 

 witscK). 



Lower Guinea. Pungo Andongo, Angola, Dr. Welwitsch ! (? Old Calabar, Mam!) 

 Allied to S. piriformis ; differing in its narrow filaments, serrulate leaves, and fruit. 



11. S. pallescens, Oliv. Wholly glabrous. Extremities terete or 

 slightly flattened below the internodes, green, smooth. Leaves pale when 

 dry, thinly coriaceous, oblong-elliptical, narrowed to each end, obtusely 

 pointed, serrulate, reticulation subprominent beneath, 3-J—6 in. long, '"Trl 

 in. broad ; petiole £-J in., dilated above into the lamina. Flowers in small, 

 few-flowered, axillary, sessile fascicles ; pedicels £- \ in. long in fruit. Inner 

 calyx-lobes considerably larger, rotundate. Petals spreading, elliptical. Fila- 

 ments subulate or narrow-linear, at length recurved over the thick annular 

 cushion-like disk. Anthers minute, transversely elliptical, dehiscing trans- 

 versely, " 1 -celled." Ovary conical, tapering into the short style. Young 

 fruit obovoid. 



Upper Guinea. Nupe, Niger, Barter ! 



12. S. debilis, 

 tremities. Leaves rather „... 



acuminate or cuspidate, base usually narrowed obtuse or emarginate, rather 

 distantly and obscurely serrulate, midrib and principal lateral veins rather 

 prominent beneath, lf-4£ in. long, £ -If in. broad ; petiole very short, sinu- 

 ously channelled, l£-2 lines long. Flowers small, in axillary fascicles ot 

 2-5 or more on slender erect pedicels, |-1A in. long. Calyx rather fleshy; 

 lobes, at least the inner, rotundate. Petals orbicular, patent. Disk shallow, 

 pentagonal, with a slightly prominent margin. Anthers nearly sessile, mi- 

 nute, transversely oval, " 1 -celled. "—Calypso debilis, Don, Gard. Diet. i. 629. 



Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone, Don ; Senegambia ! Fernando Po, Mann I 



13. S. Mannii, Oliv. A shrub of 15-20 ft. (Maun), wholly glabrous. 

 Leaves rather coriaceous, oblong-elliptical to oblanceolate-oval or oval, ob- 

 tusely or rather acutely acuminate, more or less cuneate or scarcely rounded 

 at the base, faintly serrulate, paler beneath with obscure reticulation, 3-6 

 in. long, l|-2i in. broad; petiole slightly channelled above, 1-2 &•£ 

 Flowers small, in axillary few-flowered fascicles ; common peduncle usually 

 obsolete ; pedicels slightly thickened upwards, -}-| in. long. Outer calyx- 

 lobes rather thick ovate obtuse ; inner rotundate. Petals spreading, obliquity 

 elliptical. Disk inconspicuous. Filaments short, linear, flattened ; anthers 

 rotundate, dehiscing transversely. Ovary half-immersed. Fruit not seen- 



Upper Guinea. Fernando Po, Mann! Barter! 



Walp. Rep. i. 402. Wholly glabrous, with smooth ex- 

 rather coriaceous, oblong-elliptical or elliptical, obtusely 



