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Centre of flower greenish. Calyx-lobes bright green, with margin 

 and sette white. Seta) of corolla-lobes white ; anthers dark-purplish 

 brown ; style white, stigma pale green " (Mrs. Talbot). 



Coffea eketensis Wernham, sp. nov. Frutex ramosissima, 

 ramis divaricatis decussatis novellis minute puberulis ; foliis 

 chartaceis ellipticis, utrinque angustatis, brevissime petiolatis, 

 apice subacutis, utrinque ipsis in venis glaberrimis, venis secun- 

 dariis paucis distantibus, petiolo puberulo, siipiUis a basi lato 

 brevissimo setaceo-apiculatis ; florihus in axillis soHtariis prse- 

 cocibus, bracteis exterioribus epicalycem tubularem dentibus 

 lineari-lanceolatis acutissimis acurainatis formantibus, hractcolis 

 lanceolatis acuminatis acutissimis valde concaveis ; calycis 

 minutiusculi lobis late rotundatis 8 ; corollce tubo gracillimo 

 lobis oblanceolatis apice rotundatis. 



Along the rivers, and 2-3 miles from Oron on the Eket road. 

 No. 3064. 



Leaves about 5 cm. x 2-5 cm., secondary veins 3-4 pairs ; 

 petiole 2 mm. ; stipules, including the setaceous apiculus, about 

 4 mm. long. Bracteoles 1 cm. long. Calyx barely 1 nrm. deep. 

 Corolla-tuhe 2-2-3 cm. long, lobes 7 mm. x 2 mm. 



Alhed to C. jasviinoides Welw., differing principally in the 

 thicker leaves with glabrous and fewer veins, and the less 

 precocious flowers with 5-lobed corolla. 



" Flowers white, bracts bright-brown, calyx-lobes bright pale- 

 green " (Mrs. Talbot). 



Cephaelis Talbotii Wernham, sp. nov. Frutex giabrescens, 

 10-15-pedalis, ramulis complanatis bifariatim ferrugineo-pubes- 

 centibus ; /o/ze's magnis ovalibus v. ellipticis basi acutis, breviuscule 

 acuminatis apice subacutis, utrinque nisi subtus in venis sparse 

 puberulis glabris, venis supra impressis subtus conspicue promin- 

 entibus, petiolatis, stipuUs bipartitis ovatis acuminatis basi 

 ferrugineo-pubescentibus membranaceis ; capitulorum multorum 

 inflorescentia in axillis longepedunculata trichotoma, bracteis pri- 

 mariis paucis lanceolatis foliosis, capitulis parvis, involucri bracteis 

 ovato-lanceolatis interioribus dentatis v. 2-3-fidis; calycis hmbo 

 infundibulari brevissime et insequaliter dentate, dentibus apice 

 rubescentibus ; corolla nisi in ore barbate glabrae tubo subglobose 

 ampliato sub lobos oblongos patentes apice incurvato coriaceo. 



Oron-Eket main road. No. 3386. 



The leaves measure about 15-25 cm. x 8-11 cm., with stalk 

 1-5 cm. long ; secondary nerves about 18 pairs, each half of 

 the stipule 2 cm. x 6 mm. Peduncle 8-9 cm. long; bracts 

 1-3 cm. X 2-5 mm. Inflorescence — a rather lax cyme of small 

 capitula — about 4-5 cm. in diameter, and 3-5 cm. in length, each 

 head being 8 mm. in diameter. Ovary and calyx-\\mh together 

 barely 1-5 mm. Corolla-iwhe 2 mm., lobes about the same length. 



The nearest allied species is C. cornuta Hiern, which differs, 

 however, chiefly in its pubescent corolla with differently shaped 

 lobes. 



The collection includes a Rul)iaceous plant in fruit, which 

 appears to be a Cephaelis. The inflorescence is a trichotomous 



