Liberia 



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in dry and sunn\' situations of the savannah of the littoral, 

 Fishtown, Dinklai^c, i(S4i \^ — The "Water Tree" of Sierra 

 Leone, so called on account of the profuse yield of water from 

 the stems when cut across. 



*T. leiocarpa, Stapf: similar to the preceding, but the leaves glabrous 

 and the follicles quite smooth and shining ; Kakatown, Whyte ! 



*T. dinklagei, Gilg. : a tall climbing shrub similar to the preceding 

 species but with the leaves hairy on the petioles and the under- 

 sides, with flowers i in. across and hairy fruits ; in the bush of 

 the littoral, Fishtown, Dinklage, 1752, 1837, 2049! 



The leaves of several West African species of Tetracera are 

 reputed native remedies for dysentery. 



ANONACE.*: 



Uvaria scabrida, Oliv. : a climbing shrub or moderate-sized tree 

 w ith rusty tomentose twigs, rough oblong leaves, extra-axillary 

 yellowish green flowers, \\ — 2 in. across, with the spreading 

 petals in 2 series of 3 each, and fruits consisting of clusters of 

 numerous tomentose obovoid sessile few-seeded carpels ; in 

 primary forest along the banks of the Cestos River, Dinklaqe, 

 1936! 



*U. dinklagei, E/ig. and Dieis : a climbing shrub similar to the pre- 

 ceding, but with the leaves softly hairy below, with smaller 

 flowers, up to i in. across, and long-stalked almost globose fruit- 

 carpels ; in humid situations in the bush of the littoral, Diiiklage^ 

 lyiy, 1794, 206! 



U. afzelii, ScoU Elliot : a shrub with rusty tomentose leaves (at least 

 on the underside), leaf-opposed velvety flowers, purplish green 

 and i|— 2 in. across, and very long-stalked tomentose fruit- 

 carpels ; Sino Basin, Whyte ! 



Polyalthia oliveri, Engl, and Diels : a small or moderate-sized almost 

 glabrous tree with papery more or less oblong leaves, solitary or 

 fascicled (2 — 3) extra-axillary white flowers with six obliquely 

 erect petals up to \ in. by J^- in., and globose stalked fruit- 

 carpels, over \ in. across ; in the forest of the littoral, Fishtown, 

 Dinklage, 1637! ; Sino Basin, Wliyte\ 



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