244 CXVIII. THYMELHACEH (PEARSON). | Dicranolepis. 
nodding, 1-1} in. long. Calyx-tube pubescent within above the level 
of the ovary; lobes ovate, obtuse, parallel-nerved, pubescent, }-} in. 
long. Petals divided almost to the base, not exceeding the calyx-lobes, 
glabrous; segments 10, oblong, incised at the broad apex. Ovary 
glabrous. Fruit not seen. 
Upper Guinea. French Guinea: Kassa, north of Sierra Leone boundary, 
Scott-Elliot, 5066 ! 
17. D. Soyauxii, Lngl. in Engl. Jahrb. vii. 337. A shrub about 
6 ft. high, with slender branches densely pilose with shaggy hairs. 
Leaves subsessile, obliquely oblong-lanceolate or rhomboid-lanceolate, 
long-acuminate, acute, glabrous above, densely pilose with loosely shaggy 
hairs beneath, 24~4 in. long, 1-1} in. broad. Flowers in pairs, sessile, 
nodding, densely pilose, about 14 in. long. Calyx-tube slender ; lobes 
5, linear-oblong, obtuse, about 4 as long as the tube. Petals equal to 
the calyx-lobes, divided to the base; segments linear, spreading. 
Ovary with a few long erect hairs near the summit, otherwise glabrous. 
Fruit ovoid-globose, about # in. long. 
Lower Guinea. (Gaboon: Munda; Sibange Farm, Soyaux, 170! 
18. D. parviflora, 1. H.W. Pearson. A shrub about 2 ft. high. 
Young branches pubescent, later glabrous. Leaves ovate or rhomboid- 
ovate, caudate-acuminate, acute, entire, glabrous above, adpressed- 
puberulous beneath, shortly petioled, about 2 in. long, 2-1 in. broad. 
Flowers white, 5-merous, puberulous, in pairs (?sometimes solitary), 
sessile, about 4 in. long. Calyx-tube slender ; lobes lanceolate, obtuse, 
parallel-veined, about 2 lin. long. Petals divided to the base, 3 as long as 
the calyx-lobes, glabrous; segments 10, linear, entire. Ovary glabrous ; 
style slender, exserted beyond the stamens. Fruit not seen. 
South Central. Belgian Congo: Boyangi, near Ndobo, 1300 ft., Tonner, 
62! 
Imperfectly known species. 
19. D. beertsiana, De Wild. & Dur. Contr. Fl. Congo, i. fase. 2, 
54. A small bush 10-14 ft. high, with the young branches sparsely 
pilose, later glabrous. Leaves membranous, ovate-oblong, very oblique, 
rounded or cuneate at the base, abruptly long-acuminate at the apex, 
obtuse, quite glabrous above, paler beneath, with scattered hairs, 1}-2 
in. long, 1-14 in. broad; nerves very numerous, somewhat prominent 
on both surfaces; petiole hispid, about 1 lin. long. Flowers solitary, 
yellowish-white, very shortly pedicelled. Calyx-tube stout; more or less 
inflated at the base, densely pilose, 1} in. long; lobes ovate-oblong, 
acute, green and densely pilose on the outside, white and pilose within, 
3 in.long. Petals bipartite almost to the base ; segments oblong, entire 
or slightly lobed at the apex, about equal to the ealyx-lobes. Stamens 
short, exserted. Style long, not exserted. 
Lower Guinea. Lower Congo: Kabombo Forest, Cabra. 
