36 SOUTH NIGERIAN PLANTS 
C. Talbotii sp. unica. Arbor alta sec. cl. detectorem, ramulis 
bilateraliter late alatis; foliis alternis majusculis brevissime 
petiolatis tenuiter coriaceis griseis utrinque glabris costa subtus 
conspieua basi saepe inaequaliter subcordatis apice saepissime 
acutis apice ipso obtusis nervis lateralibus utrinque 10-14 prope 
marginem arcu intramarginali conjunctis; „floribus axillaribus 
solitariis; calyce coriaceo superne membranaceo 3-partito aesti- 
vatione valvato; serie simplici in membranam cupuliformem 
petaloideam circ. 30-plicatam connata margine recurvata punicea ; 
staminibus numerosis epipetalis basin versus corollae insertis 
pluriserialibus ; stylo lineari-filiformi, stigmate parvo; ovario 
semisupero ovulis in quoque loculo pluribus. (Pl. 5.) 
Oban, Ndekke, Ekong Road ; n. 5. 
Tree + 86 metres. Branches dull grey-green or brown, winged 
in parts. .Leaves of form with crimson flowers 25-40 cm. long, 
8-10 em. broad; leaves of form with rose-pink flowers smaller 
oblong-obovate, or oblong greyish; costa prominent below; petioles 
thick, 3-4 mm. long. Flowers showy. Bracts pale green. Stamino- 
dial corona cupuliform, about 30-ribbed, margin revolute, creamy- 
white, ribs pink, between ribs bright cerise (fide Mrs. Talbot), 30-35 
mm. high. Fruit shaded carmine (fide Mrs. Talbot). 
Var. parvifolia. Folia quam ea typi minora et apice 
obtusiora ; floribus roseis. 
Oban ; n. 54. 
This variety differs in having shorter blunter leaves and rose 
pink flowers. 
Leaves 15-16 cm. long, 7-9 em. broad. 
. Var. multibraeteata. Folia glauco-viridia iis typi sub- 
similia; a typo differt bracteis numerosioribus in seriebus 4—5 
dispositis. 
Oban ; no. 1643. 
Differs from the type in having the bracts in 4-5 rows instead of 
generally 2. 
MELASTOMACEE. 
Dissotis Talbotii Bak. fil. sp. nov. Suffrutex videtur, caule 
erecto ramoso + angulato plus minus scabro; foliis ovato- 
lanceolatis distantibus petiolatis apice basique acutis D-nerviis 
utrinque pilis conspersis petiolo superne canaliculato ad 1 longi- 
tudinis laminam subaequante ; floribus in capitulis dispositis, 
capitulis bracteis involucratis breviter pedunculatis saepe 5-7- 
floris; bracteis late ovatis apice mucronatis ; calycis tubo ovoideo- 
globoso apicem versus annulis 2 ciliarum eircumdato laciniis 
lanceolatis glabris ; petalis margine ciliatis; ovario disco setoso 
coronato 5-loculari. 
