682 CXXII. EUPHORBIACEE (HUTCHINSON). [Drypetes. 
13. D. leonensis, Pax in Engl. Jahrb. xliii. 219. Branches 
terete; young flowering branchlets slender, pubescent. Leaves elliptic 
or elliptic-lanceolate, gradually and shortly acuminate, acutely cuneate 
at the base, 2-3} in. long, 3-14 in. broad, subcoriaceous, entire, glabrous 
and shining on both surfaces, closely reticulate; lateral nerves 5-6, 
looped and anastomising well within the margin, slightly raised on both 
surfaces ; stipules small and caducous; petiole 1-2 lin. long, pubescent. 
Male flowers fasciculate in the axils of the leaves of the young branch- 
lets; pedicel nearly 2 lin. long, puberulous. Sepals 4, obovate, obtuse, 
pilose outside, Stamens 4; filaments glabrous; anthers ellipsoid. Disk 
cupular, undulate, glabrous. Female flowers not known. 
Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone: near Duunia, Talla, Scott-Elliot, 4981! 
14. D. reticulata, Pax in Engl. Jahrb. xliii. 219. <A tree 
25-30 ft. high; bark grey; young branchlets somewhat angular, 
pubescent. Leaves elliptic or lanceolate-elliptic, obtuscly pointed or 
shortly acuminate, obtuse and very unequal-sided at the base, 2- 
34 in. long, 1-2 in. broad, coriaceous, closely reticulate, shining and 
glabrous on both surfaces; lateral nerves about 5 on each side, looped 
well within the margin, slightly prominent on both surfaces; petiole 
24-3 lin. long, pubescent; stipules small, deciduous. Male flowers few, 
in axillary fascicles on the young branchlets; pedicel 2-2} lin. long, 
sparingly pubescent. Sepals 4, obovate, ciliate, pubescent on both sides. 
Stamens 4; filaments glabrous; anthers rounded, glabrous. Disk 
cupular, undulately lobed, lobes protruding between the filaments. 
Female flowers not known. 
Mozamb. Distr. German East Africa: Lofio River, Goetze, 441! 
15. D. aframensis, //utchinson. A tree 40 ft. high; branch- 
lets slightly suleate, glabrous. Leaves elliptic or oblong-elliptic, very 
shortly and rather abruptly acuminate, cuneate and slightly unequal at 
the base, 2-4 in. long, 1-1} in. broad, rigidly chartaceous, glabrous and 
dull or slightly shining on both surfaces; lateral nerves about 7 2 
each side, anastomosing freely well within the margin, distinct on ~ 
surfaces, slightly raised below; veins rather lax; petiole 14-2 lin. long, 
slightly wrinkled, glabrous; stipules small, coriaceous, caducous. Male 
flowers in axillary fascicles on the young branchlets; pedicel 13-2 lin. 
long, glabrous. Sepals 4, obovate or oblong-obovate, obtuse, 1} lin. 
long, } lin. broad, tips pubescent, otherwise glabrous, membrane 
Stamens 8; filaments slender, glabrous ; anthers small, glabrous. Dis 
large, cupular, glabrous, margin irregularly toothed. Female flowers 
not known. 
Upper Guinea, Gold Coast: Afram Plains, Johnson, 714! 
16. D. glabra, Hutchinson. A tree about 20 ft. high; pig 
slightly flexuous, terete, glabrous. Leaves oblong or oblong-ellip a 
shortly acuminate, obtuse and oblique at the base, 53-8 1. pa 
2-33 in. broad, chartaceous, entire, glabrous; lateral nerves oe ct 
each side, arcuate, looped. and branched near the margin, indistin 
