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petala 2-5 ram. long. Antherse 1x1 mm. Discus 1 mm. alt. Stylus 

 ex disco '75 mm. eminens. " 



Differs from S. grandifolia Hook. f. entirely in the flowers, as 

 well as in the nervation of the leaves. 



Strombosia majuscula, sp. no v. Arbor glabra, ramulis teretibus 

 leviter anfractuosis cortice brunneo circumdatis foliosis ; foliis magnis 

 brevipetiolatis anguste ovato-oblongis basi obtusis pergamaceis leviter 

 nitidis costis lateralibus utrinque 7-8 subtus oj^time eminentibus 

 costulis utrobique bene visibilibus inter se 3-6 mm. distantibus ; 

 fasciculis axillaribus vel ex-axillaribus paucifloris squamellis minimis 

 stipatis ; Jlorihus subsessilibus ; alabastris obovoideo-cylindricis ob- 

 tusissimis; calycis ore breviter 5-denticulato ; petalis anguste oblongo- 

 ovatis obtusis crassiusculis ; anfJieris sessilibus basin versus petalis 

 insertis ; disco parum prominulo ; ovario disco |-immerso in stylum 

 oblongo-conoideum crassum apice punctis 5 stigmatosis donatum 

 desinente ; ovnlis 5. 



Portuguese Congo, Hombe region, banks of river Lufo; Gossweiler, 

 7720. 



Arbor 15 m. alt. Folia 25-30 X 7-9 cm. ; in sicco griseo-viridia ; 

 petioli validi, sub limbo tumidi necnon fusci, 2-2-3 cm. long. Pedi- 

 celli crassi, segre 1 nnn. long. Alabastra 5 mm. long. Calyx vivus 

 viridis, 1-5 mm. long. Petala aurea, 5 mm. long. Antherae ovato- 

 oblonga^, apice obtusissimse vel bifidse, connectivo lato instructte, fere 

 3 mm. long. Ovarium 1 mm. stylus 3*5 mm. long. Fructus ob- 

 ovoideus, juxta medium reliquiis calycis fere evanidis notatus, 

 19 X 17 mm. 



To be inserted in the genus next S. ScTieffleri Engl, from which 

 it can be at once told by the larger leaves with wider intervals 

 between the nervules and the larger subsessile flowers. 



Strombosia toroensis, sp. nov. Arbor glabra; ramis dependen- 

 tibus; ramulis subteretibus bene foliosis; foliis petiolatis ovatis 

 apice — basi obtusis pergamaceis supra pallide nitidis costis later- 

 alibus utrinque 5-6 costulis inter se 2-3 mm. distantibus difficile 

 aspectabilibus ; fasciculis axillaribus vel ex-axillaribus plurifloris 

 squamelliferis ; Jlorihus pro rata majusculis pedicellatis ; alahasfris 

 late cylindricis ; calyce minuto obtuse dentato; petalis oblongis obtusis 

 intus superne necnon marginibus albo-villosulis ; sfaminihus petalis 

 apicem versus insertis antheris oblongis obtusis ; disco inconspicuo ; 

 ovario ovoideo longitrorsum sulcato in stylum sequilongum desinente ; 

 ovulis 3. 



Toro, Mpanga forest ; Bagsliaice, 1098. 



Folia pleraque 10-15 X 6-9'5 cm., in sicco viridi-grisea ; petioli 

 crassiusculi, ±2 cm. long., 2 mm. lat. Pedicelli 3-3'5 mm. long. 

 Calyx "35 mm. long. Petala 5'5 x 1*5 mm. Antherae 1*2 mm. long. 

 Ovarium 2 mm., stylus 2 mm. long. 



The relatively large flowers enable one at a glance to tell this from 

 S. Scheffleri Engl. 



To this is referred a Portuguese Congo plant (Gosstceiler, 7377) 

 with larger leaves (up to 20 X 13 cm.) and somewhat smaller flowers 

 on pedicels which may reach 4 mm. in length. The petals are rather 

 shorter (5 mm.) and narrower than those of the type and are also less 

 hairy. A Gazaland plant {Swynnerton, sine no.) also belongs here. 



