220 LXXXIV. APOCYNACE (STAPF). [ Oncinotis. 
40. ONCINOTIS, Benth. ; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Pl. ii. 718. 
Calyx small, eglandular within, rarely with 5 minute glands 
alternating with the sepals; sepals imbricate, ovate, acute or obtuse. 
Corolla salver-shaped; tube short, widest at the middle, densely 
tomentose within except at the very base, with 5 ligulate scales in the 
mouth alternating with the lobes and projecting obliquely into the 
mouth ; lobes overlapping to the right, spreading or reflexed. Stamens 
inserted somewhat above the corolla-base ; filaments very short, stout, 
arching over the ovary, densely hairy on the inner side; anthers 
conniving in a cone, included, sublinear, sagittate ; appendages as long 
as the polliniferous part; tails short, very obtuse, recurved; foot of 
the connective with a faint central ridge in the upper part and a 
cushion of short papilla at the base. Disc cupular, 5-lobed or 5- 
partite. Carpels 2, free, shortly exserted and free from the disc. Style 
very short, passing into the short spindle-shaped stigma; apiculus 2- 
lobed. Mericarps follicular, spindle-shaped, divaricate. Seeds lanceo- 
late, with an apical cone. Embryo unknown.—Glabrous or hairy ee 
dent shrubs. Leaves opposite; secondary nerves usually eset 
axillary stipules and glands 0. Panicles axillary or axillary a 
terminal, consisting of opposite or subopposite, few- to many-flowere 
contracted cymes; flowers inconspicuous. 
Species 10, 8 in tropical Africa, 1 in Natal and 1 in Madagascar. 
Glabrous except the inflorescences (and sometimes also 
the branch-tips) which are very delicately rusty 
pubescent or minutely tomentose. 
Secondary nerves 9-14 on each side, straight. 
Calyx with 5 small but distinct glands within; 
secondary nerves 9-11 on each side; throat- 
scales very short . ° . ‘ x 
Calyx eglandular within ; secondary nerves 12-14 
on each side; throat-scales elongate. 
Leaves 3-3} in. long, 1} in. broad; petiole 3-4 
lin. long ; secondary nerves 2-3 lin. apart; 
calyx 1 lin. long : . : : 
Leaves 33-4 in. long, 11-2 in. broad; petiole 
up to 9 lin, long; secondary nerves 3-5 lin. . 
apart; calyx 14 lin, long ; : . 3. O, Batesit. 
Secondary nerves 5-9 on each side, usually gently 
curved in the outer half, more oblique than in 
the 2 preceding species. 
Leaves oblong to elliptic-oblong, 13-21 in. broad, 
shortly acute or obtuse at the base. 
Young branches compressed; leaves gradually 
1. O. glandulosa. 
2. O. nitida. 
acuminate; calyx 13 lin. long . : . 4. O. campanulata. 
Young branches terete ; leaves abruptly acumi- 
nate; calyx 1 lin. long . i ‘ . 5. O. glabrata, 
Leaves more or less lanceolate, up to 1 in. broad, 
long acute at the base ; : . 6. O. tenuiloba. 
More or less hairy all over, at least when young. 
Hirsute, at last glabrescent; bracts and sepals : 
narrow . : : ; Z . . 7. O. gracilis. 
Stellate-tomentose ; bracts and sepals very broad . 8. O. hirta. 
