330 CI. VERBENACE# (BAKER). [Viten. 
4 in. long and 2 in. broad at the middle; main petiole 3-4 1n. Jone. 
Cymes axillary, shortly peduncled ; branches very pubescent. a yx 
campanulate, ;/, in. long, densely clothed with pale drab pubescence ; 
teeth obscure. Corolla small, very hairy outside. Fruit not seen. \ 
Lower Guinea. Angola: province of Pungo Andongo, Welwitsch, 5696 ! 
53. V. levigata, Baker. <A tree, with white bark; branchlets 
finely pubescent. Leaves 5-foliolate, subcoriaceous, green and gla aw 
above when mature, pale green and finely pubescent all over benea ; 
leaflets oblong-cuneate, entire, subacute, all distinctly stalked, on om 
3-4 in. long by half as broad; main petiole 3-4 in. long. — t _ 
axillary, shortly peduncled. Flowers not seen. Fruit the size 0 
small plum, with a shortly-toothed calyx 4 in. diam. . 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Usaramo; Dar-es-Salaam, Kirk ! 
54. V. puberula, Baker. A tree; branchlets clothed with cand 
drab pubescence. ‘Leaves coriaceous, 5-foliolate, green and gla tire 
above when mature, pubescent beneath ; leaflets obovate-cuneate, entire, 
obtuse, distinctly stalked, end one 38 in. long and half as broad ; are 
petiole 2—3 in. long. Cymes dense, axillary, shortly peduncled ; brane th 
finely pubescent. Calyx campanulate, pubescent, 71; in. long; tee 
deltoid, distinct. Corolla small. Fruit not seen. ; 
Lower Guinea. Angola: province of Pungo Andongo, Welwitsch, 5668! 
55. V. golungensis, Baker. A shrub 8-12 ft. high ; panne 
clothed with short pubescence. Leaves moderately firm, 5-folio rk ° 
green and obscurely pubescent on both sides when mature ; “a nd 
obovate-cuneate, entire, obtuse or cuspidate, all distinctly stalkers e os 
one 5-6 in. long by half as broad; main petiole 5-6 in. long. ham d 
dense, axillary, long-peduncled; branches clothed with adpres in 
pubescence. Calyx campanulate, pubescent, ;, in. long; teeth deltoid, 
distinct. Corolla small. Fruit not seen. 
° ! 
Lower Guinea. Angola : province of Golungo Alto, Welwitsch, 5635 ! 
56. V. milanjiensis, Britten in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bor *. 
36. A shrub; branchlets finely pubescent. Leaves long_ petiole, se 
foliolate ; leaflets shortly-stalked, obovate-oblong, 3-6 in. long, ° and 
emarginate, cuneate at the base, entire, moderately firm, Breen ar . 
pubescent on both surfaces. Cymes long-peduncled, dense, a1 —_ 
branches pubescent ; bracts linear. Calyx campanulate, pubescent, Ke 
long; teeth deltoid. Corolla pilose; tube scarcely longer than 
calyx. Stamens included. 000- 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland; Stevenson Road, 5 ba 
6000 ft., Scott-Elliot, 8282! Shire Highlands, Scott-Elliot, 8622 ! Mount Jom 
Whyte! Mount Mlanji, Whyte ! and without precise locality, Buchanan, 79 + } 
57. V. Fischeri, Giirke in Engl. Jahrb. xviii. 171. A whe 
branchlets clothed with yellow tomentum. Leaves long-pé , 
