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5—7-jugate. Cymes forming a dense terminal panicle; pedicels 0 or 
very short. Calyx } in. long; tube subcylindrical ; lobes ovate, acute. 
Corolla-tube as long as the calyx-tube; lobes oblanceolate-oblong. 
Stamens reaching to the top of the corolla-lobes. : 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Kilimanjaro; Marangu, 6500 ft., 
Volkens, 1499! 
4. N. polyantha, Gilg in Hngl. Jahrb. xxx. 376. A shrub, 
6-10 ft. high; branchlets angled, greenish. Leaves usually 3-nate, 
distinctly petioled, lanceolate, 2-3 in. long, 3-1 in. broad, acute, 
distinctly denticulate, glabrous, shining on the upper surface; main 
veins 8-jugate. Cymes moderately dense; pedicels } lin. long. Calyx 
yo in. long. Petals lanceolate. 
Mozamb. Dist. (erman East Africa: Langenburg ; Kinga (or Livingstone) 
Mountains, 8200 ft., Goetze, 988, 1282. 
5. N. dentata, 2. Br. ; Benth. in DC. Prod. x.435. A tree, reach- 
‘Ing a height of 50-70 ft.; branchlets slender, glabrous. Leaves dis- 
tinctly petioled, lanceolate, 3—4 in. long, }—1 in. broad, usually distinctly 
toothed, glabrous on both surfaces; main veins slender, 6—9-jugate. 
Cymes not very dense, corymbose ; pedicels shorter than the calyx. 
Calyx glabrous, } in. long ; teeth ovate. Corolla-lobes oblong, zz in. 
long. Style exserted beyond the tip of the corolla-lobes.—A. Rich. 
Tent. Fl. Abyss. ii. 124; Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 335; Hiern 
in Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. i. 700. .V. oppositifolia, Benth. l.c. Lachnopylis 
oppositifolia, Hochst.; A. DC. Prod. ix. 23. 
Wile Land. Eritrea: around Acrur, 6200 ft., Schweinfurth § Riva, 1690! 
Abyssinia: near Mai Zerambde, towards Jelajeranne, Schimper, 1714! Shireh 
Province, Quartin Dillon! Begemeder, Schimper, 710! and without precise 
locality, Roth, 463! British East Africa: Taita; Ndi Mountain, Hildebrandt, 
2576! 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Mossamedes; banks of the Rivers Bero and 
Maiombe, Welwitsch, 5766! near Cavalheiros, Welwitsch, 5767 ! 
Mozamb Dist. German East Africa: Kilimanjaro, 4500-8000 ft., Meyer. 
British Central Africa: Zambesi Valley ; Highlands of Batoka, Kirk! Nyasaland ; 
Magomero, Meller! Shibisa to Tshinmuze, 2000-4000 ft., Kirk! Tanganyika 
Plateau, 3500-4000 ft., Whyte! Zomba, Purves, 50! Rhodesia; near Odzani 
River, Evelyn Cecil, 235! 
Also in Arabia. 
6. N. odorata, Gilg in Engl. Jahrb. xxx. 376. A tree, 30-50 ft. 
high; branchlets blackish, acutely angled. Leaves 3-nate, shortly 
petioled, oblong-lanceolate, 2-3 in. long, #-14 in. broad, subacute, 
entire, glabrous and opaque on both surfaces; main veins 7—10-jugate. 
Cymes dense; pedicels $-1 lin. long. Calyx } in. long; teeth tri- 
angular, acute, ciliate. Petals lanceolate, acute, silky on the back. 
Stamens and style much exserted. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Langenburg; Rungwe Mountains, 
8200 ft., Goetze, 1159. 
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