Mesobotrya. | CXXII, EUPHORBIACEZ (HUTCHINSON). 667 
Kala, Pynaert, 41, 562, 1304, 1453, Laurent, 74; Sanda, Gi/iet, 3618; Bikou, 
Pynaert, 321; Lulonga, Pynaert, 743; Bokakata, Dewevre, 763; Coquilhatville, 
Dewevre, 632; Kasai River region, Sapin ! 
I have not seen a good example of this species, but from the description it appears 
to be very near WM. sparsiflora. Pax describes the disk-glands of the male flowers as 
filiform, but as they are always rounded in the other species I am very doubtful if 
this is correct. 
6. M. pauciflora, Pax in Engl. Jahrb. xxxiii. 281. A shrub; 
branchlets terete, glabrous. Leaves obovate or elliptic, more or less 
caudate-acuminate, acute or subacute at the base, 24~7 in. long, 14-3 in. 
broad, margin entire, papery, glabrous on both surfaces; lateral nerves 
)-6 on each side, distinctly looped near the margin, often slightly 
impressed above, prominent below; tertiary nerves reticulate, lax, 
distinct ; petiole 4-1 in. long, subterete, glabrous; stipules not seen. 
Male racemes solitary, about 1 in. long; axis somewhat flattened, 
glabrous ; bracts minute. Flowers pedicellate, usually in distant 
clusters on the axis. Calyx 5-partite ; lobes rounded, minutely ciliolate. 
Stamens 5, Disk-glands large and fleshy, subglabrous. Rudimentary 
ovary fleshy. Female flowers: Calyx-lobes oblong, submembranous, 
glabrous. Disk pubescent. Ovary 2-celled, glabrous. Fruit (immature) 
ellipsoid, 4 lin, long, 24 lin. in diam., glabrous. 
Sd tas Guinea. Cameroons: Bipinde, Zenker, 1771! 2746! 2952! 3321! 
daha Guinea. Spanish Guinea: Mount John, on the Kongui River, Vann, 
South Central. Lunda: Mukenge, Pogge, 1418! 
Schmidelia oblongifolia, Baker in Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. i. 424, described from a 
Specimen collected by Mann (1703) on the Sierra del Crystal, Gaboon, is probably a 
‘Species of Mesobotrya and closely allied to the above. As the specimen is too 
incomplete, however, only leaves and male flowers being present, it does not seem 
advisable to include it. 
7. Mi. bipindensis, Hutchinson. A large shrub, 12-15 ft. high; 
branchlets terete, glabrous. Leaves elliptic or obovate-elliptic, abruptly 
acuminate, cuneate at the base, 3-8 in. long, 14-34 in. broad, papery or 
very thinly coriaceous, glabrous on both surfaces ; Jateral nerves 4-5 on 
each side, looped and branched towards the margin, slightly impressed 
on the upper surface, prominent on the lower ; tertiary nerves and veins 
forming avery lax network; petiole slender, 3-12 in. long, glabrons ; 
Stipules small, triangular, very soon falling off. Male racemes in axillary 
clusters, 3-6 in each cluster, up to 3 in. long; axis slender, somewhat 
flattened, very minutely puberulous ; bracts very minute, puberulous ; 
pedicels slender, up to 1} Jin. long, glabrous. Calyx 5-partite ; lobes 
ovate-rounded, minutely ciliolate in the upper half, otherwise glabrous. 
Stamens 5; filaments glabrous. Disk-glands fleshy, pilose. Rudimentary 
ovary oblong, pilose. Female racemes solitary or subsolitary, somewhat 
shorter than the males; pedicels shorter and stouter than in the male. 
Calyx-lobes broadly ovate, rounded at the apex, sparingly puberulous on 
the back, Disk annular, short, puberulous in the upper part- Ovary 
