Berlinia.] XLVU. § CAHSALPINIEH (OLIVER). 295 
or oval-oblong, shortly and rather obtusely_ acuminate or broadly 
pointed, rounded more or less and subequal at the base, glabrous, mid- 
rib prominent beneath, reticulation rather prominent above and beneath ; 
6-8 in. long, 2—-3in. broad on stout petiolules of }-}in. Stipules 
small. Flowers in terminal stout many-flowered elongating racemes 
In our specimens $~? ft. long but probably at length twice as long. 
Bracts coriaceous, oval or oblanceolate hoary-sericeous externally, gla- 
brate within, imbricate and concealing the unexpanded flowers, deci- 
duous on expansion, 2-24 in. long. Pedicels stout 4—?in. long ascending. 
Involucral bracteoles at the base of the calyx-tube, oblanceolate-oblong 
narrowed below, concave, hoary like the bract and pedicel externally, 
2¢in. long. Calyx-tube subglabrous, }in. long, slightly widening 
above, limb early deciduous after flowering, segments subequal, linear, 
acute, retlexed or spreading, exceeding the tube. Petals 5, subequal 
in length, each with a broad bilobate or emarginate flabellately-veined 
lamina narrowed rather abruptly into a long winged claw, posterior 
petal with considerably broader lamina (2—2} in.), and proportionately 
shorter claw (?-lin). Stamens all perfect; filaments 24-3} in. long, 
equalling or exceeding the petals, thinly pubescent below, excepting 
the posterior one very shortly connate at base. Ovary flat with thickened 
sutures, closely silky-tomentose, on a gynophore, adnate below, 4—} in. 
beyond the calyx-tube, narrowed above with a slender elongate fili- 
form style equalling the stamens. Ovules 4-6. Legume not seen. 
Upper Guinea. Fernando Po, Mann! 
4, B. paniculata, Benth. in Linn. Trans. xxv. 311. Spreading tree 
attaining 30 ft.; extremities and leaves at first shortly and softly hoary- 
tomentose, at length glabrate. Leaflets 2—4-jugate rigidly coriaceous 
elliptic-oblong obtuse or shortly and broadly pointed, base oblique, 
2-4 in. long; petiolules 1-2 lines. Stipules small, broad, rigid. 
Racemes simple or compound, short, dense, tawny- or ferruginous- 
tomentose, collected in branched terminal panicles equalling or shorter 
than the upper leaves. Bracts caducous orbicular concave 1—2 lines 
broad. Pedicels 1line or less. Involucral bracteoles suborbicular 
concave 6—7 lines long. Calyx-tube shortly turbinate } line or less, 
segments broadly obovate-oblong, usually ciliate, 2-3 lines. Petals 
but slightly unequal in length, posterior subsessile or shortly clawed, 
broadly ovate-rotundate concave, often crisped, nearly equalling the 
rest which are spathulate 4-5 lines long, or lobulate above. Stamens 
10 perfect, exserted glabrous, very shortly diadelphous, the posterior 
filament free from the base. Ovary densely villous-tomentose subses- 
sile; style elongate glabrous above, involute ; stigma capitate. Ovules 
4-5. Legume very obliquely oblong, 2-3in. long, 1—1} in. broad, 
densely tomentose at first, at length glabrate nearly smooth. 
rc Guinea. Huilla and (var. glabrior) Pungo Andongo, Angola, Dr. Wel- 
WUse. 
Var.? ferruginea, Benth. l.c. ‘Leaves softly tawny-villous. Hilla, Dr. Welwitsch f 
Flowers not seen. 
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