120 LXX. RUBIACEZ (HIERN). [ Tricalysia. 
4. fT. syrmanthera, Hiern. Glabrous except the inflorescence. 
Branchlets subterete, rather thickened at the nodes. Leaves elliptical, 
acuminate, rather wedge-shaped at the base, thinly coriaceous, 5-6 by 
- 2-21 in.; lateral veins about 4 pairs; tertiary veins transverse, 
slender; petiole } in.; stipules subtruncate apiculate. Flowers about 
‘4 in. long, shortly pedicellate, in short dense axillary cymes ; bracteoles 
shortly pubescent, the uppermost usually not cup-shaped. Calyx-limb 
short, rather broad, deeply 4-6-lobed; lobes ovate, obtuse, densely 
ciliate. Corolla glabrous outside ; throat pubescent ; limb 4~5-partite ; 
‘lobes oval-oblong, scarcely acute, not acuminate. Anthers 4-5, long- 
acuminate ; filaments rather short. Style glabrous. Ovules about 2 
together, impressed on the fleshy. placentas, collateral. 
Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone, Afzelius ! 
Diplospora, DC., appears to be congeneric with this species. 
5. T. bracteata, Hiern. Glabrous except the inflorescence. 
Branchlets subterete, rather thickened at the nodes. Leaves elliptical, 
acuminate, rather obtuse at the base, thinly coriaceous, about 4 by 
1? in. ; lateral veins about 4 pairs; tertiary veins transverse, not con- 
spicuous ; petiole 4 in.; stipules truncate, with a long rigid apiculus. 
Flowers about } in. long, subsessile, in dense very short axillary and 
lateral panicles. Bracteoles puberulous, cup-shaped, constituting an 
epicalyx, often with a lanceolate foliaceous lobe of +2 in. developed on 
one side. Calyx puberulous outside, small; limb deeply 5—6-lobed ; 
lobes ovate, ciliolate. Corolla glabrous outside, throat bearded ; 
lobes 5, subapiculate. Anthers apiculate. Style glabrous. Ovules 
2-5 together. 
Upper Guinea. Senegambia, Heudelot! 
6. T. congesta, Oliv. in Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. xv. p- 95, sub 
Kraussié. Glabrous. Branchlets somewhat compressed towards the 
extremities. Leaves elliptical, narrowed towards both ends, obtuse, 
subsessile, thinly coriaceous, paler beneath, 3-34 by 1-14 in. ; lateral 
veins about 4 pairs, inconspicuous, net-veins marked above ; stipules 
much apiculate from a subtruncate short base, 4-} in. long. Flowers 
¢ in. long, shortly pedicellate, about 5-6 together, in short axillary 
bracteolate subsessile clusters; upper bracteoles forming ® single 
shortly lobed calyculus; lower bracteoles often calyculate with one 
larger foliaceous lobe. Calyx-limb deeply 5-cleft, broader than the 
ovary; lobes rounded. Corolla-lobes 5, equalling the tube; throat 
densely bearded. Anthers 5, connective produced into a narrow claw. 
Style glabrous, bifid. Ovules about 4 together. 
South Central. Lake Tanganyika, Cameron! 
7. T. coriacea, Hiern. Glabrous. Leaves oval, shortly act _ 
minate, rounded or somewhat narrowed at the base, coriaceous, 3-7 y 
14-3 in.; lateral veins about 5-6 pairs, depressed above; petiole 
4-4 in.; stipules subtruncate, with a long acumen. Flowers about 
3 in. long, subsessile, in axillary clusters. Bracteoles cup-sha 
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