VIOLACEJE (E. G. Baker) T 
conjunctis nervis secundariis tenuibus; floribus e nodis ortis 
pedicellatis; sepalis parvis ovato-triangularibus ; petalis lanceo- 
latis per anthesin reflexis ; connectivo ultra thecas produeto ; 
antheris appendiculis 2 subulatis instructis staminum tubo fere 
obsoleto; stylo filiformi; capsula extrinsecus reticulata. 
Oban ; n. 606. 
A small free about 6-7 metres high (fide Mrs. Talbot). Leaves 
14-80 cm. long, 4:5-10 em. broad. Sepals about 1:5 mm. long. 
Petals narrow, + 5 mm. long. Anthers slightly connate, sessile, or 
nearly so. 
Allied to A. cauliflora Oliver and a member of the subgenus 
Petalandra, Sect. 2, Synandra of Engler. 
[Petals eream, centres bright yellow.—P. A. T.] 
Alsodeia Talbotii Bak. fil. sp. nov. Frutex ramulis teretibus 
pubescentibus ; foliorum petiolo brevi, lamina membranacea subtus 
pallidiora oblonga apice acuminata margine leviter serrulata basi 
cuneata nervis lateralibus utrinque 10-13 ante marginem arcu 
intramarginali conjunctis nervis secundariis tenuibus; floribus 
paniculatis terminalibus ; bracteis lineari-lanceolatis ; sepalis ovatis 
quam petalis brevioribus margine ciliatis ; petalis ovato-lanceolatis 
margine ciliatis; stamínum tubo antheris fere aequilongo, con- 
nectivo ultra thecas producto; ovario subgloboso pubescente, 
stylo claviformi quam ovario cire. 3-plo longiori. 
Oban ; n. 478. ; 
Shrub about 2 metres high (fide Mrs. Talbot). Leaves 12-20 em. . 
long, 8:5-5:0 cm. broad; petiole 5-6 mm. long. Sepals + 6 mm. 
long. Petals + 8 mm. long. Connective produced into a flat lanceo- 
late appendage. Style + 5 mm. long. Capsule not seen. 
Allied to A. Johnstonii Stapf from Liberia. 
GUTTIFERE. 
Pentadesma nigritana Bak. fil. sp. nov. Verisimiliter arbor 
ramulis cortice nigrescente ; foliis quam iis P. butyraceae Sabine 
minoribus cuneato-oblanceolatis vel cuneato-obovatis apice brevite« 
acutis integerrimis petiolo brevi superne canaliculato suffultis 
nervis lateralibus crebris parallelis; floribus apicem versus ramu- 
lorum paucis pedunculatis; sepalis 5 imbricatis crassis carnosis 
ovatis 2 exterioribus quam interioribus minoribus ; petalis 3 
crassis sepalis interioribus subsimilibus basin versus interne 
carinatis ; staminibus numerosis brevissime pentadelphis adelphis 
polyandris cum glandulis totidem prominulis disci alternantibus ; 
antheris loculis 2 parallelis linearibus angustis rima longitudinali 
dehiscentibus ; ovario pyriformi 5-loculari in stilum contracto 
apice radiato 5-lobo ; fructu ignoto. 
Oban; n. 1742. 
Leaves glabrous, coriaceous, 10-14 em. long, 30-48 mm. broad ; 
