PLANTS FROM THE EKET DISTRICT, S. NIGERIA 33 



sime acuminatis acutissimis basi rotundatis v. subcordatis supra 

 sparse subtus densius in venis pubescentibus, venis distantibus 

 valde obliquis, petiolo longo dense pubescente, basi indurante 

 persistente ; infloresccntia thyrsoidea laxiuscula omnino dense 

 pubescente, bracteis plurimis parvis lineari-lanceolatis, ijedicellis 

 8-9 mm. v. longioribus ; calycis ampli minute hispiduli lobis 

 anguste ovatis acuminatis acutissimis tubum late campanulatum 

 superantibus ; corolla tubo pro rata brevi, extus insuper prgesertim 

 densiuscule pilis glandulosis induto, gracillimo insuper plus minus 

 subito ampliato, lobis oblanceolato-oblongis; staminihus porrectis 

 nee longe exsertis. 



No. 3393. 



A well-defined species, distinguished by its soft short pubes- 

 cence, the ample thin oval leaves with long stiff stalks directed 

 outwards and downwards, and the large calyces with but a short 

 length of the corolla exserted. The nearest allied species seems 

 to be C. Welivitschii Giirke, but this has the corolla-tube nearly 

 4 cm. long. 



Leaves 16 cm. x 10 cm., petiole 3-5-5 cm. Inflorescence 

 about 10 cm. x 6 cm. Calyx l-5-l'6 cm., lobes over 1 cm. 

 Corolla-tuhe 1-7 cm., the lower slender tubular portion 1*3 cm., 

 lobes 4-5 mm. Stamens exserted about 7 mm. 



APETAL^. By S. Moore. 



Tylostemon (§ Hexaerhena) confer tus, sp. no v. Frutex 

 ramis ramulisque subteretibus striatis glabris ; foliis saepe 

 majusculis petiolatis ovato-oblongis apice obtusis ipso apiculatis 

 basi cuneatim coartatis tenuiter coriaceis utrinsecus glabris costis 

 lateralibus utrinque circa 10 patentibus marginem versus arcuatis 

 necnon dichotomis ut costa crassa centralis reticulumque sublaxum 

 pag. inf. magis perspicuis ; ixmiculis subsessilibus axillaribus 

 raro terminalibus abbreviatis satis densifloris harum ramis ut 

 pedicelli alabastraque subtilissime fulvo-tomentellis ; bracteis 

 late cymbiformibus extus tomentellis, pedicellis quam flores 

 brevioribus ; perianthii campanulati intus glabri lobis tubo 

 brevioribus suborbicularibus ; staminum serr. 1 et 2 filamentis 

 abbreviatis crassis pubescentibus quam antherae ambitu sub- 

 quadratae brevioribus ; staminodiis ser. 3 columnaribus pubes- 

 centibus basi biglandulosis ; staminodiis ser. 4 minutis, ovatis, 

 pubescentibus ; ovario subgloboso glabro, stylo inferne crasso 

 superne attenuate aequilongo. 



No. 3399. 



Leaves when fully grown 16-20 cm. long and 6"5-7'5 cm. 

 broad, othei's ± 10 x 5-5 cm., drying brownish ; petioles stout, 

 terete if not shallowly channelled above, longitudinally wrinkled, 

 usually about 1 cm. long. Panicles many-fiowered, usually not 

 much more than 1 cm. in length, and often less than that, about 

 1 cm. also in width. Bracts few seen, 1-5-3 mm. long. Pedicels 

 1 mm. at most in length, usually shorter. Perianth 1-75 mm. 

 long, 1-5 cm. in diameter just before opening; lobes '75 x "8 mm. 



