Crotonogyne. | CXXII, EUPHORBIACE (PRAIN). 823 
longer than the petiole proper, 9-13 in. long, 34 in. wide; petiole 6-8 
lin. long; stipules ovate, acuminate, 3-4 lin. long. Racemes up to 
1} ft. long, males simple, females simple or sparingly branched ; bracts 
2-glandular; male flowers in few-flowered glomerules $-1} in. apart, 
females few, solitary towards the apex of the main rhachis and branches, 
pedicel 3-4 in. long. Male: calyx globose, closely lepidote, 1 lin. wide, 
usually 2-lobed. Corolla wide-campanulate; tube hairy within, longer 
than the 5 wide-ovate lobes. Stamens about 10, 5 outer; extra- 
staminal glands slightly connate. Female: Calyx oblong, closely 
lepidote, 4 in. long; lobes 4, wide-ovate, obtuse, eglandular. Petals 
4, free. Disk urceolate. Ovary closely lepidote ; styles 3, each 3-partite 
or twice 2-partite. Capsule closely lepidote, 3-coccous, 4-4 in. long. 
Seeds oblong, }-4 in. long, brown overlaid with pale yellow glistening 
blotches. . 
Lower Guinea, (Gaboon: Munda; Sibange Farm, Soyaur, 257! French 
Congo ; Mayumba forests, Z'hollon, 4006! 
6. C. angustifolia, Pax in Engl. Jahrb. xix. 83. Shrub, 9-11 ft. 
high, lepidote. Leaves scattered, short-petioled, firm, linear-lanceolate, 
acute, base narrow-cuneate, 10-13 in. long, 14-1} in. wide; petiole 
23-7 lin. long ; stipules ovate-acuminate, 3-34 lin. long. Racemes up 
to 12 in. long; male flowers in simple few-flowered glomerules 2-10 lin. 
apart ; females few, solitary or rarely in pairs towards the apex of the 
raceme, 3-22 in. apart; bracts 2-glandular; male pedicel 3 lin. long, 
female pedicel 5-6 lin. long. Male: Calyx globose, closely lepidote, 
1 lin, wide, 2-3-lobed. Corolla narrow-campanulate; tube slightly 
hairy within, considerably longer than the 5 ovate lobes. Stamens 
10-11, 5-6 outer; extra-staminal glands 5-6, free. Female: Calyx 
oblong, closely lepidote ; lobes 5, lanceolate, acute, eglandular. Petals 5, 
free. Disk urceolate, shortly lobed. Ovary closely lepidote; styles 3, 
each 2-partite, the arms again 2-fid. Capsule closely lepidote, 3-coccous, 
$in. long. Seeds oblong, } in. long, brown overlaid with silver-grey 
blotches.—C. Soyauaxti, Prain in Kew Bulletin, 1912, 103. 
Lower Guinea. Gaboon: Munda; Sibange Farm, Soyausx, 256! 
7. C. impedita, Prain in Kew Bulletin, 1911, 264, Shrub, 6-8 ft. 
high, stellate-pubescent and sparingly lepidote. Leaves scattered, short- 
petioled, firm, narrow-oblong, acutely acuminate, base abruptly narrowed 
to a long pseudo-petiole much longer than the petiole proper, 10-12 in. 
long, 2}-3$ in. wide; petiole 3-4 lin. long; stipules ovate, acuminate, 
2 lin. long, stellate- pubescent and setose with simple hairs. Racemes 
6-20 in. long, simple; bracts 2-glandular ; male flowers in few-flowered 
glomerules 4-2 in. apart ; females few, solitary towards the apex of the 
racemes, pedicel stellate-pubescent, }-Zin. long. Male: Calyx globose, 
glabrous or with a few scattered stellate hairs, 1 lin. wide, usually 
2-lobed. Corolla campanulate, margin entire or slightly undulate; 
tube hairy within. Stamens about 10, 6 outer; extra-staminal glands 
connate in a crenulate cup. Female: Calyx oblong, sparingly lepidote 
and densely stellate-pubescent, } in. long; lobes 5, narrow-oblong, 
