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M. geminata, DC., from Senegal, which appears to differ from 
M. lucida chiefly by its pubescence; M. palmetorum, DC., 
from Senegal, and M. chrysorhiza, DC., from Guinea, which 
latter is very near to M. quadrangularis. 
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Cuviera acutiflora, DC. Prod. 4. p. 468.—Sierra Leone, 
Don, Whitfield; Grand Bassa, Vogel. 
Folia alia 4-6 poll. lata, subsessilia ; alia longiora, angustiora, 
wo 
distincte petiolata, omnia coriacea, basi subæqualia et acuta. 
Cyme dichotomæ, paniculæformes, multiflorz, in axillis su- 
perioribus v. ad apices ramulorum oppositæ, breviter pedun- 
culate. Bractee lineares, basi angustatæ, 3-6 lin. longæ. 
Flores sessiles. — Calycis laciniæ 3-4 lin. longe, bracteis 
similes. Corolle tubus 2 lin. latus, late turbinatus, intus 
extusque glaber nisi intus medio pilis paleaceis reflexis 
densis annulatus; laciniz 4 lin. longz, lanceolate, subulato- 
acutissime, rigidulz, estivatione valvata, per anthesin reflexe. 
Anthere parve, oblong, mediantibus filamentis brevibus ad 
sinus laciniarum corolle affixe, per anthesin extus reflexe. 
Ovarium 5-loculare, ovulis solitariis, infra apicem affixis, 
pendulis, Drupa ovoidea, 9-10 lin. longa, obtuse pentagona, 
calycis laciniis coronata, intus pentapyrena. 
* Cuviera subuliflora, Benth.; folis oblongis basi obliquis 
subcordatis, cymis axillaribus subsessilibus floribundis, corolle 
laciniis longissime subulato-acuminatis.—Fernando Po, on 
the sea shore, and, apparently the same species, at Abüh, 
growing in the water, Vogel. 
Frutex arborescens, totus glaber, ramulis lævibus subteretibus. 
Folia subsessilia, semipedalia ad pedalia, breviter acuminata, 
basi valde obliqua lata v. angustata et plus minus semicor- 
data, consistentia chartacea v. vix coriacea. Stipule latæ, 
connate, in specimine pleræque jam detrite. Cyme panicu- 
leformes, breviores confertiores et sessiliores quam in C. acu- 
tiflora. Bractee et lacinie calycine multo longiores et 
acutiores, post anthesin accrete ; lacinias vidi calycinas usque 
ad pollicem longas et bracteas sesquipollicares, per anthesin 
tamen breviores et angustiores sunt. Corolle, in specimini- 
bus male desiccatz, iis C. acutiflore paullo mmores "nb 
