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Archipelago drove the milder condiment from the table and 
market. 
lt was a plant very early known to the Arab physicians ; 
Serapim calls it “ fulful alsuaden," that is, Pepper of the Black 
people, whence our name of ZEthiopian pepper. The French, 
“Grain de Zelim,” is derived from the Arabic name of “ Azelim," 
given to it by Avicenna. 
Alphonse De Candolle cites this genus as confined to Western 
Africa and the Western Indies. The only other African species is 
H. undulata, A. DC., (Xylopia undulata, Pal. Beauv.) from 
Benin 
l. Ceelocline parviflora, A. DC. l. c. Uvaria parviflora, A. Rich. 
in Fl. Seneg. p. 9, t. 8, f. l.—Senegambia, Perrottet ; 
Quorra, Vogel. i 
Flores plerumque solitarii, axillares, }-4 unc. longi. Sepala 
8, late ovata, acuta, Petala linearia, sepalis quintuplo lon- 
giora. Ovaria 4. 
A very similar species, or probably variety of this, from the 
Congo River, (Christ. Smith), has the leaves narrower and 
sharper at the base ; whilst a third, also in the British Museum, 
and gathered by Smeathman, has villous and hairy ramuli, with 
longer and still more acuminate leaves. The flowers and fruit 
of all are very similar. To these three species, as many other 
W. African ones may be added ; C. acutiflora, A. DC., C. po- 
lycarpa, A. DC., and C. oxypetala, A. DC., all from Sierra 
me. 
1. Artabotrys macrophylla, Hook. fil. ; glabra, foliis amplis late 
ovatis v. elliptico-oblongis utrinque rotundatis et apice abrupte 
acuminatis subcoriaceis super nitidis, peduneulis oppositifoliis 
lateralibusve uncinatis ramosis multifloris, pedicellis brevis- 
simis crassis, sepalis e basi lata acuminatis, petalis ovato- 
lanceolatis calyce duplo longioribus.—Fernando Po, Vogel. 
Arbor parva, apice ramosa. Rami diam. penne anserinz, teretes; 
cortice atro, striato. Folia brevissime petiolata, fere pedalia, 
8-10 unc. lata, subcoriacea, super splendentia, subter pallida, 
opaca, costa muricata, venis prominulis. Panicula 2 unc. - 
longa, lignosa; peduneulo primario caule continuo et ejusdem 
