62 SOUTH NIGERIAN PLANTS 
broad), 5:5-6:5 em. broad; petiole 6-15 mm. long, curved, swollen at 
the base; secondary nerves 8-11 pairs. Flower-buds up to 3°5 cm. 
long or more. Calyx-segments 8 mm. long, 175 mm. broad. Corolla- 
tube 9 em. ; lobes about the same length and little more than 1 mm. ` 
broad. 
Related to C. violacea K. Schum. and C. glabra Pierre, from which 
it differs in the venation and shape of the leaves and the larger flowers. 
Pleiocarpa Talbotii Wernham sp. nov. Arbor glabra ramulis 
nodosis teretiusculis cortice rugoso vel striato ; foliis majusculis 
supra olivaceo- infra luteo-viridibus petiolatis anguste elliptico- 
oblongis basi angustatis brevissime caudato-acuminatis apice 
obtuso, costa et nervis secundariis subtus prominentibus 
supra valde impressis; floribus in cymulis alaribus paucifloris 
sessilibus; sepalis oblongis obtusis; corollae tubo gracili lobis 
obovatis vel oblongis latiusculis ; ovarii carpella quinque 4-5- 
ovulatis. 
Oban ; n. 1037. 
Leaves 15-20 em. long with acumen 2-25 cm. long, and 4:5-6 cm. 
broad; petiole rarely much more than 1 cm. long; secondary veins 
distant, about 10 on each side of the midrib. Sepals 3 mm. long. 
Corolla-tube 9:9 em. long ; lobes 1:3 cm. long x 4-5 mm. broad. 
The affinity is with P. mutica Benth., but there are many and 
clear points of difference. 
Voaeanga magnifolia Wernham sp. nov. Frutex glaberrimus 
ramulis valde compressis; foliis obovatis vel late oblanceolatis 
basin versus angustatis apice subito angustato sessilibus vel 
brevissime petiolatis basi nonnunquam cordatis plerumque tamen 
acutis, venis secundariis infra prominentibus approximatis ; 
cymis ad apicem pedunculi dichotomis a foliis multo excessis ; 
bracteis caducis; floribus longiuscule pedicellatis ; calyce inter 
breviores in lobos oblongos apice rotundatos fere ad medium 
diviso ; corollae tubo contorto ad medium et infra lobos constricto 
in calyce incluso lobis ovalibus apice obtuso tubum longitudine 
excedentibus. 
Oban ; n. 1053. $ 
Adult leaves 22:5 em. long, 11:5 em. broad; petioles rarely as 
much as 3 mm. long; secondary veins 16-20 pairs. Peduncles about 
10 cm. long. Cymes 6-7 em. long, 7-8 em. wide. Pedicels to nearly 
2:5 cm. long. Calyx nearly 8 mm. long; lobes 3°5 mm. broad. 
Corolla-tube 8 mm. ; lobes 173 cm. long, 7-8 mm. broad. 
Voaeanga obanensis Wernham sp. nov. Frutex glaber 
ramulis teretibus novellis compressis cortice dilute cinereo indutis ; 
foliis glaberrimis majusculis plerumque oblanceolatis acuminatis 
basi cuneatis petiolatis, venis distantibus ; floribus pedicellatis 
majusculis in cymis glabris paucifloris longiuscule pedunculatis 
folia tamen vix excedentibus dispositis; bracteis late ovatis 
