Pycnocoma. | CXXII. EUPHORBIACEX (PRAIN), 961 
acutely acuminate, narrowed from the upper fifth or fourth to the 
acute base and then sometimes contracted into a winged pseudopetiole 
$- in. long, margin entire or oftener in the upper half distinctly, 
shortly rather sharply toothed, 8-16 in. long, 14-3 in. wide, glabrous 
on both surfaces; petiole below the wing ;4—-} in. long. Racemes 
peduncled, from the axils of the upper leaves; rhachis very thinly 
puberulous or nearly glabrous; bracts lanceolate, flat, acute, reflexed, 
grey-puberulous outside ; pedicels slender, puberulous, 4 in. long, 1-3 to 
a bract. Male sepals 4, less often 3, narrowly ovate, acute, glabrescent, 
reflexed in flower, } in. long. Female sepals 5, narrowly oblong-lanceo- 
late, acute, sparingly pubescent externally, reflexed in flower, } in. 
long. Ovary 3-celled, closely adpressed pubescent, each cell with two 
short triangular dorsal horns; styles 3, sparingly pubescent, connate in 
a stout column for three-fourths to four-fifths of their length. Capsule 
(only seen young) closely velvety, with six short triangular projecting 
horns. 
Upper Guinea. Liberia: Grand Bassa; near Soarhidorf, Dinklage, 1602! 
neighbourhood of Kaka Town, Whyte! Begwai, Bunting! Ivory Coast: between 
the Sassandra and the Cavally, Chevalier, 19269! 
10. P. minor, Miill. Arg. in Flora, 1864, 483. Shrub, 1-3 ft. 
high; branches slender, woody. Leaves clustered towards the ends of 
the twigs, distinctly petioled, thinly chartaceous, oblanceolate-oblong, 
acuminate, narrowed from the middle to the acute base which passes 
into a winged petiole, margin entire or rarely coarsely toothed in the 
upper half, 8-15 in. long, 2-4 in. wide, glabrous on both surfaces ; 
petiole below the wing 1-24 in. long. Racemes peduncled, from the 
axils of the upper leaves; rhachis very finely puberulous ; bracts 
lanceolate, acute, flat and reflexed; pedicels slender, puberulous, 3 in. 
long, 1-3 to a bract. Male sepals 3, less often 4, ovate-triangular, 
acute, sparingly puberulous externally, more closely so at the tips, 
reflexed in flower, } in. long. Stamens numerous; filaments slender, 
t in, long. Female sepals 5, linear-lanceolate, acute, sparingly puberu- 
lous externally, reflexed in flower, } in. long. Ovary 3-celled, pubescent ; 
each cell with two short triangular dorsal horns; styles 3, sparingly 
irsute, connate in their lower three-fourths. Capsule _3-coccous, 
-dymous, sometimes one or less often two cocci abortive, ? in. ACTOSS ; 
Cocci 2-valved, closely and finely velvety externally, each valve with a 
Projecting short triangular obtuse horn-like wing, 14-2 lin. long, 1 lin. 
deep. Seed globose, brown, } in. across.—DC. Prodr. xv. ii. 951. 
z. petiolaris, Pierre MSS. jer es 
Lower . anish Guinea: Muni River, Mann, ! aboon : 
Libreville, Griffon du Bellay, 46! 78! Klaine, 68! 240! 460! 596! 
11. P, macrantha, Paw in Bngl. Pf. Ost-Afr. C. 239. Shrub or 
Small tree 3-18 ft, high ; branches slender, woody. Leaves clustered at 
the ends of the twigs and scattered lower down, shortly petioled, thinly 
Coriaceous, oblanceolate-oblong, acute or acuminate, narrowed from 
beyond the middle to the acute base which is often contracted into a 
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