PLANTS PROM THE EKET DISTRICT, S. NIGERIA 27 



Oron-Eket main road, in farm-bush. No. 3008. 



Distinct in its habit, its glabrous branches and acuminate 

 leaves, acute corolla-lobes, and the simple filamentous appendages 

 one on each side of each stamen. 



Leaves up to 7 cm. x 2 cm., acuminate for ^ to |- their length, 

 stalks not exceeding 3-4 mm. Pedicels to 5 mm. or longer. 

 Calyx barely 1"5 mm. Coro//a-tube 4 mm., lobes nearly 5 mm. 

 long. 



" The latex is used as bird-lime. Calyx palest green, shaded 

 purple at base, corolla-tube mauve, limb cream-yellow, mauve 

 shade in centre of flower. Appendages very fine yellow " 

 (Mrs. Talbot). 



Pleioceras oblonga Wernham, sp. nov. Frutex 3-pedalis 

 ramulis laevibus striatis ; foliis plerumque elliptico-oblongis ad 

 oblongis, breviter acuminatis acutis, basi obtusis v. subrotundis 

 breviter petiolatis, utrinque glaberrimis; paniculis laxiusculis sub- 

 corymbosis ; calycis lobis subrotundis ; corollce tubo lobos ovatos 

 obtusos multo excedente, appendiculis filamentosis simplicibus 

 necnon conspicue capitatis. 



In drift-sand, or in the bush. No. 3111. 



Eelated to the preceding species ; diiiers especially in habit, 

 and the much smaller corolla-limb with broadly ovate lobes, as 

 well as in the capitate appendages. 



Leaves to 10 cm. x 4 cm., acuminate for 1-2 cm. at most, 

 petiole 4-5 mm. Peduncle 3-4 cm. Pedicels to 8 mm. long. 

 Calyx 1-5 mm. at most in length. Corolla-ixuhQ 3-4 mm., lobes 

 barely 2 mm. long. 



" Flowers cream-yellow with ring of red in centre of corolla- 

 limb " (Mrs. Talbot). 



Pleioceras Stapfiana Wernham, sp. nov. Frutex ramulis 

 glabris cortice rugoso fusco-rubro indutis ; foliis pergamaceis 

 ellipticis basi obtusis v. subrotundatis, breviter acuminatis obtusis, 

 utrinque nisi subtus in venis obscure et interrupte minute 

 puberulis, venis secundariis saepius plus minus obscuris utrinque 

 5-7, petiolo brevi sparse pubescente; florihus in cymis terminalibus 

 2-3-chotomis ramulis divaricatis novellis sinuosis minute pubes- 

 centibus complanatis laxis diffusis dispositis, bracteis plurimis 

 brevibus ovato-lanceolatis subobtusis ciliatis, pedicellis calycem 

 sgepius superantibus; calycis segmentis ovatis breviter acuminatis 

 obtusis ; corollce extus insuper minute pubescentis latiuscule 

 campanulatse lobis oblanceolato-oblongis tubum multo superanti- 

 bus, lobo quoque supra basin squama oblonga obtusissima apice 

 modo libero, hujus etiam utroque latere in basi ipsa appendice 

 filiformi apice trifida inserta onusto ; antJieris caudis incurvatis. 



Along the rivers. No. 3390. 



Leaves 9-12-5 cm. x 4-6 cm. ; petiole 6-9 mm. Peduncle Oto 

 4 cm. Inflorescence attaining 16 cm. in width. Calyx 3 mm. 

 long. Co?-o//a-tube 3 mm., lobes 7"5 mm. ; filiform appendages 

 nearly 5 mm. long. Anthers rather more than 2 mm. 



Related to P. Gilletii, differing especially in the ample lax 



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