330 C. Mez. — Myrsinaceae. 
84. E. kilimandscharica Gilg! in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XX. (1894) Beibl. n. 47, 
45. — Ramuli validiusculi, glaberrimi. Folia petiolis 5—10 mm longis stipitata, optime 
vel obovato-elliptiea, utrinque subrotundata vel apice obtusa vel acutiuscula, = 75 mm 
lcnga, 35 mm lata, submembranacea, glabra, adulta tenuiter costulata et = manifeste 
reticulata. Inflorescentiae subpauciflorae, dense racemosae, breviter ferrugineo-pubes- 
centes, foliis permulto breviores, pedicellis gracilibus, fructiferis usque ad 4 mm longis; 
flores non nisi juveniles cogniti 4-meri; sepala margine ciliolata, bene punctata; petala 
late elliptica, dorso subglabra, margine optime papillosa, multipunctata; antherae (juveniles 
subsessiles) apice haud emarginatae, dorso haud punctatae; ovarium glabrum floris o 
valde reducetum, Drupa 8—7 mm diam. metiens, brunnea, optime atro-punctulata, paullo 
rugulosa, 
Ostafrika: im Gürtelwald des Kilimandscharo häufig (Volkens n. 1497, 2081). 
— Blüht März, April (Herb. Berlin). 
85. E. Gilgii Mez n. sp. — Ramuli validi, novelli minute puberuli. Folia (non 
nisi imperfecta cognita) petiolis = 6 mm longis stipitata, obovata, apice late rotundata, 
in statu praesente — 40 mm longa, 23 mm lata, glaberrima, submembranacea, laevia, 
punetulis atris oo partim bene lineolatim elongatis aucta. Inflorescentiae pauci- vel sub- 
pauciflorae, tenerae, densiuseule racemosae, breviter ferrugineo-tomentellae, = 30 mm 
longae, pedicellis gracilibus, vix ultra 2 mm longis, bracteas obovato-ellipticas superanti- 
bus; flores flavo-virides, 3 mm longi, 4-meri, non nisi Cj' cogniti; sepala margine bene 
breviter ciliata, multipunctata; petala late elliptica vel subobovata, apice latissime rotun- 
data, margine minute ciliolata, intus basin versus paullo papilloso-pilosa ceterum glabra, 
punctata; stamina petalis longiora antheris rotundatis vel emarginatis; ovarium floris Cj 
glabrum, valde. reductum. 
Westafrika: Togo bei Misahóhe, im Wald bei Tongbe an feuchten Stellen als 
Kletterstrauch (Baumann n. 107); Sierra Leone (Scott Elliot n. 5229). — Blüht im 
März (Herb. Berlin). à 
86. E. retusa Gilg! in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXX. (1901) 75. — Ramuli validius- 
culi, apicem versus brevissime glanduloso-puberuli. Folia petiolis = 413 mm longis 
stipitata, obovata, basin versus late acuta demum breviter contracta subrotundata, apice 
optime rotundata brevissimeque late emarginata, = 100 mm longa, 65 mm lata, praeter 
nervum medium subtus minute obseureque glanduloso-puberulum glabra, tenuissime 
costulata et subtus perlaxe tenuissime prominulo-retata, margine basin versus quasi 
dentatim erispula, punctulis oo atris partim breviter lineolatis conspersa. Inflorescentiae 
brevissime subspicatae, glanduloso-puberulae, petiolis breviores, pedicellis fructiferis crassius- 
culis vix ultra 0,5 mm longis. Drupa subglobosa, umbrino-atra, costata rugulosaque, 
punetata, glabra, apice stylo valde acuminata, — 7 mm diam. metiens, sepalis 4— 5 ex 
ovato acuminatis, margine ciliolatis, punctatis insidens. 
: Central-Afrika: Ghasalquellengebiet im Land der Monbuttu am Kibali (Schwein- 
furth n. 3550). — Fruchtet im April (Herb. Berlin). 
. 87. E. mujenja Gilg! in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXVII. (1900) 446. — Ramuli 
validi, glaberrimi. Folia petiolis = 6 mm longis stipitata, elliptica vel obovato-elliptica, 
utrinque rotundata, = 50 mm longa, 28 mm lata, subtus minute costulata reticulataque 
vel fere laevia, pernitida, coriacea, punctis multis in parenchymate absconditis nec mani- 
festis aucta. Inflorescentiae pauci- (5—10-) florae, densiuscule racemosae, non nisi 
minute puberulae, pedicellis validis 3 mm longis; flores flavovirides, 5 mm longi, 4- 
(et intermixte 5-) meri; sepala ovata, rotundata, punctata; petala late elliptica, rotun- 
data, dorso glabra valde punctata, intus densissime papillosa; stamina petalis paullo 
longiora antheris rotundatis, dorso punctulatis; ovarium floribus Cf valde reduetum, 
glabrum, 
Ostafrika: Uhehe in den Utshungwe-Bergen bei Muhanga, 1800 m ü. M. (Goetze 
n. 629). — Blüht im Januar, Februar (Herb. Berlin). : 
Einh. Name: Mujenja. 
