70 SOUTH NIGERIAN PLANTS 
petiolatis oblongo-ovatis apice cuspidulatis ipso obtusis basi 
obtusissimis rotundatisve tenuiter coriaceis nervis puberulis 
pubescentibusve pag. inf. exemptis glabris utrinsecus nitidis 
5-nervibus jugo proximali submarginali satis obscuro apicem 
versus evanescente jugo distali paullulum supra basin exeunte 
optime aspectabili dimidio superiori arcuato-anfractuoso ut costa 
centralis et jugum proximale et reticulum sublaxum supra plano 
vel brevissime elevato subtus prominente; cymis axillaribus nisi 
terminalibus abbreviatis densifloris ; bracteis obovatis obtusis 
dorso puberulis margine ciliolatis; floribus pentameris; calycis 
segmentis suborbicularibus puberulis ciliolatis ; corollae puberulae 
paullulum ultra medium divisae tubo calyci subaequilongo intus 
in faucibus pilorum annulo instructo lobis triangularibus obtu- 
siuseulis: filamentis antheris brevioribus villosulis ; ovario late 
ovoideo ut stylus crassiusculus se ipsum paullulum excedens 
piloso. 
Oban ; n. 2078. 
Leaves usually 12-17 em. long, 5-6°5 em. broad, olive-green when 
dry, brighter on the underside ; petioles stout, shallowly channelled 
on the upper side, pubescent, 5 mm. long. Cymes 1-2 x 1-2°5 cm., 
the branches short and pubescent. Bracts mostly 2-4 mm. long. 
Pedicels + 1:5 mm. long, pubescent. Calyz-segments scarcely 2 mm. 
long. Tube of corolla broadening upwards, 1:75 mm. long, 1:25 mm. 
wide at the base, nearly 2 mm. at the throat; lobes 2:25 mm. long. 
Filaments *5 mm. long; anthers oblong-ovoid, 1 mm. long. Ovary 
1:25 mm. in length, narrowing upwards into the fleshy style, which is 
1:75 mm. in length and like it pilose. 
Allied to the last from which it differs in foliage, calyx, &c. 
Var. effusior. Folia oblongo-lanceolata, pleraque 14-17 X 
4-6 em. Cymae satis laxae, 2-2:5 x 2:5-3 em.  Corollae lobi 
ovato-oblongi. 
Oban ; n. 2079. 
Stryehnos ($ Intermediae) pusilliflora S. Moore sp. nov. 
Frutex scandens espinosus? ecirrosus? ramulis angulis rectis vel fere 
rectis abeuntibus teretibus glabris cortice cinereo vel sordide albo 
circumdatis vetustioribus lenticellis eminentibus profuse donatis ; 
foliis majuseulis petiolatis oblongo-ovatis cuspidato-acuminatis 
apice obtusis basi cuneatis tenuiter coriaceis glabris trinervibus 
(addito jugo basali intramarginali mediocriter perspicuo) jugi 
lateralis nervis "5-1 em. a basi costae centrali conjunctis folii 
margini stricte parallelis ut costa centralis pag. inf. optime 
eminentibus ordinis inf. nervis numerosis jugo laterali angulis 
rectis insertis; eymis axillaribus tenuibus erebro ramosis pluri- 
necnon laxi-floris glabris; bracteis parvis lanceolatis pedicellis 
brevioribus; calycis parvuli glabri segmentis ovato-deltoideis 
obtusissimis; corollae parvae tetramerae triente inf. gamopetalae 
