38 SOUTH NIGERIAN PLANTS 
Oban; n. 486. 
Shrub 3-4 metres (fide Mrs. Talbot). Leaves with lateral nerves 
not conspicuous above, intramarginal nerve not conspicuous, curving 
to meet each of the lateral nerves, 10-17 cm. long, 4-6 cm. broad; 
petiole 5-7 ma. long. Flowers paniculate. Cymes 4°0-6°5 cm. 
long, reaching 4-1 the length of the leaves, laxly many-flowered. 
Calyx hardly dentate at the margin. Petals rather broader than long, 
+ 2:5 mm. long, 8:5-4:0 mm. broad. 
Allied to M. calophyllum Gilg, but differs in the much larger 
inflorescence, &c. 
The distinguishing features of this plant are the rather thick, 
oblong or elliptical leaves, 10-17 cm. long, the lateral nerves not 
being very conspicuous above; the marginal nerve is about 1-2 mm. 
from the margin, and eurves to meet each of the lateral nerves; the 
panieulate cymes in the axils of the leaves are 4°0-6°5 cm. long. 
Memeeylon Zenkeri Gilg var. nov. parvifolium Bak. fil. 
Frutex ; foliis breviter petiolatis subcoriaceis vel rigide chartaceis 
ovatis apice acuminatis basi acutiusculis jugo laterali in nervulos 
utrinque 8-10 valde curvato et illis manifeste conspicuis aequi- 
valido; floribus pedicellatis pedicellis in foliorum axillis dispositis 
cymis 2-6-floris; bracteis ad pedicellorum basin parvis; petalis 
ovatis. 
Oban ; n. 1739. à : 
Leaves 5-10 cm. long, 2:5-8:8 em. broad: petiole 2-3 mm. long. 
Differs from the type principally in the ovate-acuminate smaller leaves. 
Allied to M. Wilwerthii De Wild. 
COMBRETACE £X. 
Combretum paueinervium Engler & Diels var. nov. obanense 
Bak. fil. Frutex vel arbuscula; foliis coriaceis ovato-oblongis 
apice acuminatis basi late cuneatis nervis lateralibus utrinque 
circ. 6; floribus minutis patentibus; receptaculo superiore sub- 
patelliformi extus lepidotulo; petalis quam in typo angustioribus 
apice saepissime glabris. 
Oban, Obutong Road; n. 1676. 
Leaves 7'5-11 em. long, 4:4-5:5 em. broad; petioles 9-10 mm. 
long. Petals narrow. 
Differs from the type in the leaves being broadly cuneate at the 
base, and the petals being narrow and generally glabrous at the apex. 
