2 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 



POLYPETALiE. By E. G. Baker, F.L.S. 



Anonace^. 



Isolona campanulata Engler & Diels, No. 3261. — An interesting 

 Cameroons species, not previously collected in South Nigeria. 

 Sepals bright green petals, centre blackish purple. Eket-Ibeno 

 Eoacl. 



Bixine^. 



Oncoba Mannii Oliver. — This seems to be rather common in 

 Southern Nigeria and also at Bipinde in the Cameroons. Zenker, 

 Nos. 1637-2860-2333 distributed as 0. aristata Oliver, belong 

 here. 



Legubiinos^. 



Talbotiella, Baker fil., nov. gen. 



Beceptaculum breviter infundibuliforme. Sepala 4, suborbicu- 

 laria, aestivatione late imbricata, inter se fere aequalia. Petala 0. 

 Stamina 8-10 inter se parum inaequalia, filamentis filiformibus 

 inter se liberis, antheris versatilibus, longitudinaliter dehiscenti- 

 bus. Ovarium stipitatum, villosum, 2-ovulatum, stipite recepta- 

 culo adnata, stylo terminali elongato, sursum glabro, stigmate 

 parvo, capitellato. Legumen ignotum. 



Frutex foliis paripinnatis foliolis multis oppositis. Bacemi 

 axillares, laxe pluri vel multiflori. Bracteolcs 2, submembranaceae, 

 lineari-oblongge, baud involucrem formantes, apicem versus pedi- 

 cellorum positas. Squam(B ad basin pedunculorum scariosae, 

 brunnescentes, imbricatse, cymbiformes, dorso nitidae. 



T. eketensis, sp. nov. (PI. 529). — Bamuli lignosi cortice 

 nigrescente obtecti ; stiimlis angustis ; foliis multifoliolatis, /oZioZw 

 oppositis 12-16 jugis oblongis sessilibus, obliquis (margine postico 

 basi in triangulum acutum brevissimum protracto) apice rotun- 

 datis, superne glabris, subtus breviter pubescentibus, costa sub- 

 centrali, rhachide tenui superne canaliculata ; florihus in racemes 

 pluri vel multiflores et laxos dispositis, pcdicellis gracilibus 

 pubescentibus, bracteoUs lineari-oblongis, sepalis ad basin fissis 

 membranaceis concavis : receptaculo extus pilis sparsis obtecto ; 

 fetalis nullis ; staminibtis 8-10 filamentis filiformibus calyce 

 longioribus ; ovario stipitato villoso, stylo tenui, stigmate parvo ; 

 fructu ignoto. 



Ibeno, at estuary of Kwa Ibo Eiver, No. 3188. Bush 1-6 metres. 

 Leaves 5-8 cm. long, leaflets 7-13 mm. long, 3-4-5 mm. broad. 

 Bracteoles + 8 mm. long. Calyx 4-5 mm. long. Keceptacle 

 + 2 mm. long. Ovary 2-5 mm. long. 



This genus belongs to the tribe Cynometreae of the Cffisalpineae, 

 and is allied to Cynometra, especially to such species as C. Hankei 

 Harms. 



The genus Cynometra, as defined in Bentham & Hooker's Gen. 

 Plant., consists of trees or shrubs, with paripinnate leaves in one 

 or few pairs, five petals, and an arcuate-ovoid or subreniform, 

 rarely straight, thick, turgid, rarely subcompressed pod. It there- 



