Geophila. ] . LXX. RUBIACEZ (HIERN). 22k 
_ 2. @. hirsuta, Benth. in Hook. Niger Fl. p. 422. Stems creep- 
ing, hirsute, rooting at the nodes. Leaves ovate or oval, rounded or 
obtusely pointed at the apex, reniform at the base, thinly chartaceous, 
glabrescent above, except the midrib, somewhat hairy on the nerves 
beneath, 1-1? in. long; petiole 4-1 in., hirsute ; stipules lanceolate, 
bifid or bidentate, 4-1 in. long. Flowers 4—5-merons, 3 in. long, 
several together on very abbreviated peduncles which terminate the 
short erect hirsute branches and are overtopped by the uppermost 
leaves. Calyx half the length of the flower ; segments pilose-ciliate, 
subulate. Corolla white; lobes ovate. Anthers exserted. Fruit of 
bright orange colour. 
Upper Guinea. On the Nun River, 7h. Vogel! Niger Expedition, at Brass, 
arter ! 
3. G. lancistipula, Hiern. Step creeping, rooting at the nodes, 
glabrous. Leaves reniform, nearly rounded at the apex, deeply cordate 
at the base, thinly chartaceous, glabrous, rather paler beneath, 14-2 in. 
long ; petiole 14-3 in. long, glabrous or somewhat hairy; stipules. 
geminate or bipartite, lanceolate, } in. long. Flowers solitary, brac- 
teate at the base, 4 in. long; bracts subulate ; peduncle 4-3 in. long, 
bracteate about the middle, lateral from the prostrate stems. Calyx 
6 In. long, somewhat hairy ; lobes subulate, persistent. Corolla white ; 
lobes ovate-lanceolate. Anthers included. Fruit ovoid, 2 in. long. 
Upper Guinea. Sierra del Crystal, 1° N. Lat., Mann! 
4. G. uniflora, Hiern. Stem creeping with short erect branches, 
rooting at the nodes, glabrous or nearly so. Leaves reniform or nearly 
orbicular, rounded at the apex or nearly so, deeply cordate at the base, 
gla rous or very nearly so, submembranous, rather paler beneath, 
1-13 in. long; petiole 2-13 in. long, puberulous; stipules shortly 
ovate or rounded, undivided, obtuse, 74,4); in.long. Flowers solitary, 
4-3 In. long, glabrous, bracteate at the base ; bracts lanceolate-subulate, 
shorter than the calyx ; peduncles (usually) solitary, terminating short 
erect leaf-bearing branches, 3-4 in. long. Calyx half the length of 
the flower; lobes lanceolate-subulate. Corolla white ; lobes ovate. 
thers included. Fruit ovoid, + in. long exclusive of the persistent 
calyx-limb, 7 
Upper Guinea. In shady woods, Niger Expedition, at Nupe, Barter / 
Wile Land. Niamniam-land, Schweinfurth ! 
o. G. Afzelii, Hiern. Stems creeping, puberulous, rooting at 
the nodes, Leaves erect, ovate or cordiform, obtuse or nearly rounded 
at the apex, cordate or reniform at the base, thinly chartaceous, rather 
paler beneath, very nearly or quite glabrous, 1}-2 by 1-1} in. ; petiole | 
~? i., more or less pubescent; stipules broadly oval, bifid, 3-4 in. 
°ng, glabrous or nearly so. Flowers 4 in. long, pentamerous, abont 6 
together, on short pedicels, bracteate, surrounded by a cup-shaped 
iVolucre as long as the flowers; bracts of the involucre oval, rounded, 
shortly pubescent outside, imbricated ; common peduncle solitary, ter- 
Minating short leaf-bearing erect branches, }-1} in. long, shortly 
