Liberia ^ 



S. nitida, A^. E. Broiini {syii. Gymncma nitidum, Boitli.) : similar to 

 the preceding, but tiic flowers smaller, in axillary and extra 

 axillary short fascicles, and shortly pcdicclled ; Cape Palmas, 



RHAMNACE.^^: 



Gouania longipetale, IIciiisl. : a climber with slender spiral tendrils, 

 lisini^ from the uppermost leaf axils, slender spikelike rusty 

 tomentose racemes of small white flowers and 3-winged capsules, 

 \ in. by ^ in, ; Kakatown, WJiyte ! 



AMPELIDACE.^E 



*Ampelocissus gracilipes, Stapf: a vine with all the young parts 

 covered with a thin cinnamon-coloured tomentum, long tendrils, 

 cordate leaves, 6 in. by 5 in., and dense leaf-opposed panicles of 

 minute flowers on slender pedicels; Sino Basin, Whytc\ 



Cissus arguta, Hook. /.: a large glabrous (excepting the inflorescence) 

 vine with cordate-ovate membranous leaves, numerous tendrils, 

 and rusty pubescent often much compound or panicled cymes 

 of minute tetramerous flowers; Liberia, Christy \ 



C. producta, Afs. : a large glabrous vine with succulent stems, ovate 

 or oblong membranous leaves, tendrils, and leaf-opposed short- 

 stalked cymes of small green flowers and red berries, up to h in. 

 in diameter ; Sino Basin, Whytc ! 



Leea guineensis, Don. : a shrub without tendrils, with pinnate or 

 bipinnate leaves up to i| and even 2 ft. long, and large corymbs 

 of orange-coloured or red and yellow flowers, and 5 — 6-grooved 

 depressed berries, ^ — h in. across; Kakatown, JI7yh:\; Cape 

 Palmas, J\qv/\ 



SAPINDACE.-?^: 



AUophylus africanus, Radlk. isyn. Schmidelia africana, DC.) : a 

 common glabrous or more or less hairy shrub (sometimes 

 climbing) or a tree with 3-foliolate leaves, panicled almost 

 catkin-like downy racemes of minute flowers and obovoid 

 blackish hard fruit.s, up to \ in. long ; along the coast, Grand 

 Basa, Vogel, 36 ! 



Eriocoelum pendulum, Stapf: an almost glabrous shrub or tree (?) 

 with pinnate 5 — y-foliolate papery leaves, pendulous very slender 



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