104 LXX. RUBIACEH (HIERN). [ Gardenia. 
3-5 by #-1} in., lateral veins about 5 pairs, with small tufts of short 
hairs in the axils; petiole 3—} in.; stipules deltoid, acuminate, 4 in. 
Flowers solitary, subsessile, terminating obsolete lateral branches, with 
strong jasmine-like fragrance, about 3 in. long. Calyx ? in. long, 
oblong, glabrous outside, shaggy inside ; limb % in. long, 5-toothed at 
apex, slit partly down one side; teeth obtuse, mucronate. Corolla 
funnel-shaped, glabrous, except obsoletely ciliolate lobes ; tube exceed- 
ing the calyx, hairy inside; limb about 2 in. diameter, 5-cleft ; lobes 
oval, about 1 in. long, ? in. wide, dextrorsely contorted in bud. 
Anthers sessile, inserted by the middle at the mouth of the corolla, 
linear, 2 in. long. Stigma club-shaped, glabrous, bilobed at apex, 
exserted. Placentas 2. 
Mozamb. Distr. Zambesi, Moramballa, Waller! 
Differs from the type of G. Anne, P. Wr., which occurs in the Seychelles Islands, 
by larger flowers, obtuse mucronate not acutely apiculate calyx-teeth, and by oblong 
not obconical ovary.—Perhaps a distinct species. 
9. @. Abbeokute, Hiern. A glabrous shining shrub, with 
spreading opposite leafy branches. Leaves oval, more or less acu- 
minate, rather obtuse at the base, firmly chartaceous, 14—4 by 3-1§ 1, 
margins revolute, lateral veins about 4-5 pairs, often glandular in the 
axils beneath; petiole 4-4 in.; stipules deltoid-apiculate, $ in. long. 
Flowers solitary, 13-24 in. long, on peduncles of 4-1 in., in the axils 
of the uppermost leaves, without bracteoles. Calyx-limb short, 
glabrous on both sides, campanulate, rather wider than the ovary, 
5-cleft ; lobes deltoid, acuminate. Corolla funnel-shaped, glabrous 02 
both sides ; narrow part of the tube much exceeding the calyx; limb 
1-2 in. diameter, 5-lobed; lobes ovate, 4-1 in. long, mucronate. 
Anthers and style included. Placentas 2. 
Upper Guinea. Abbeokuta, /rving! Bagroo River, Mann! 
10. G@. konguensis, Hiern. A glabrous shrub, 10 ft. high. 
Leaves opposite, elliptic-oblong, acutely acuminate, wedge-shaped at 
the base, glossy, 3-8 by 14-2 in., margins revolute; lateral veins about 
8-10 pairs; petiole 3-4 in.; stipules deltoid, acute, about 2 in. long. 
Flowers solitary, about 3 in. long, spreading, on peduncles of 3-} 10+ 
in the axils of the uppermost leaves, without bracteoles. Calyx-limb 
4-3 in. long, glabrous on both sides, 5-cleft, campanulate, wider than 
the ovary; lobes ovate, acuminate, erect. Corolla fannel-shaped, 
glabrous on both sides; narrow portion of tube equalling the calyx; 
limb 13-2 in. diameter, 5-cleft; lobes broadly ovate, obtuse, simis- 
trorsely ? contorted in bud (as seen from inside). Anthers 5, included, 
4 in. long, inserted at middle of corolla-tube. Stigma club-shaped, 
included, bilobed at apex. Placentas 2. Ovary fleshy. 
Upper Guinea. Mount John River, Kongui, 1° N. Lat., Mann! 
Jl. G. urcelliformis, Schweinf. mss. in Herb. sub Jeandié. 
Shrubby. Branches subterete, shortly pubescent when young. Leaves 
opposite or verticillate in threes, elliptical, much acuminate, wedge 
_ Shaped at the base, membranous, glabrous except the veins, 34-47 by 
