30 SOUTH NIGERIAN PLANTS 
clusters of 5-30. In Napoleona parviflora sp. nov., the leaves 
are small, glaucous and very acuminate, and the flowers are 
small. I have included the description of Napoleona Gossweileri 
sp. nov., which is strikingly different from the other species of 
the genus. It comes from Angola, and was collected by 
Mr. John Gossweiler. 
Eugenia obanensis Bak. fil. sp. nov. Frutex sec. cl. detec- 
torem ramulis tenuibus plus minus applanatis glabrescentibus ; 
foliis subcoriaceis ellipticis glauco-viridibus acuminatis apice ipso 
obtusis utrinque glabris nervis lateralibus tenuibus utrinque 8-12 
juxta marginem arcu intramarginali conjunctis nervis secundariis 
tenuibus costa superne impressa foliorum petiolo brevi superne 
canaliculato ; floribus in axillis foliorum glomerulatis glomerulis 
paucifloris subsessilibus ; sepalis 4 ovatis concavis margine ciliatis 
quam petalis brevioribus extrinsecus pubescentibus ; petalis ovatis 
vel oblongo-ovatis calyce subduplo longioribus ; staminibus numero- 
sissimis filamentis filiformibus petalis brevioribus antheris parvi- 
usculis; stylo filiformi. 
Oban ; n. 1651. 
Leaves opposite, 7:5-10 em. long, 2:8-8:5 cm. broad; petioles 
2-3 mm. long. Sepals t 2 mm. long. Petals + 6 mm. long. 
This plant is probably conspecific with Mann, n. 263, from 
Fernando Po, which has been wrongly referred to E. calophylloides DC. 
It is also allied to E. Zenkeri Engler, but has narrower leaves. 
Napoleona parviflora Bak. fil. sp. nov. Arbor ramis 
insigniter angulatis argenteo-albidis ; foliis parviusculis oblongis 
apice longe et insigniter acuminatis basi late cuneatis nervis 
lateralibus utrinque 5-7 foliorum petiolo brevissimo superne 
canaliculato ; floribus axillaribus parviusculis; calycis tubo ex- 
trinsecus plus minus verrucoso limbo valvatim 5-fido ; verticillo 
primo in membranam orbiculatam petaloideam in ligulas circ. 
26 plus minus connato, verticillo tertio in cupulam petaloideam 
connato apice in ligulas fisso ; verticillo interiore centrum versus 
inflexo ; fructu depresso-globoso calycis limbo coronato. 
Oban ; n. 198. i 
Leaves 9-10°5 cm. long, including the acumen, 2-3 cm. broad; 
acumen + 15 mm. long. Flowers small, diameter 22-25 mm. Calyx 
lacinie triangular acute; first verticil more or less cut up into 
lacinie ; third verticil a membranous cup cut up into lacinie; 
staminiferous verticil with inflexed filaments. 
Allied to N. Vogelii Hook. & Planchon, but the leaves are 
narrower and the flowers smaller. 
The distinguishing features of this species are the small, oblong, 
very acuminate leaves with a subspathulate apex, the small flowers 
(the total diameter being 92-95 mm.), the third vertieil stands up 
instead of bending over. 
