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latam. Flores albi in axillis densiuscule congesti plurimi, pedunculis 

 primariis 2-3 brevissimis ; pedicelli breves apice in calyculum mini- 

 mum clilatati minute adpresse hirtellum bidentatum ; ovarium minu- 

 tum subpyriforme glabrum ; calycis limbum late cupulare extus 

 minute hirtellum obscure dentatum. Gorollod extus glabrse tubus 

 brevis cylindricus, lobis 5 oblongis obtusis subsequilongis. Anthercd 

 exsertfB lineares glabrae. 



In the neighbourhood of Eala (Equator), Nannan 44 ! 25 August, 

 1914, during the dry season. " Arbuste atteignant environ 2'50-3 m. 

 de hauteur. Fleurs blanches, sans odem\ Se rencontre en foret 

 dans les endroits sees. vSauvage, assez repandue. Nom indigene : 

 Losoncio.'''' 



Allied to T. reticulata Hiern, from which it differs especially in 

 the much smaller calyces, and the many-flowered inflorescence. 

 Leaves 7-9 cm. x 2'5-3 cm., with petiole 4 mm. at longest ; stipule- 

 sheath barely 1 mm. deep, the apiculus scarcely 1 mm. long. In- 

 Jlorescence 1 cm. in diameter at most. Calyx, ^\ii\\ ovary, 1-5-2 mm. 

 long. Coro/^«-tube 4-5 mm., lobes 5 mm. Anthers 3'5 mm. long. 



Vangneria oblanceolata, sp. nov. Frutex glaber, ramulis laevissi- 

 mis gracilibus. Folia Hrme chartacea utrinque glaberrima supra 

 nitentia uniformiter oblanceolata breviuscule caudato-acuminata sub- 

 acuta basi attenuato-caudata, petiolo brevi ; vence primariaj subtus 

 prominentes, lateralibus utrinque 7-8 distantibus rete interveniente 

 prominulo conspicuo ; stipulce crassae parvse lanceolato-deltoidese 

 acuminatie. Flores albi in cymulis divaricatis dispositi alaribus 

 laxissimis paucifloris abbreviatis, ramulis necnon pedvinculis pedicel- 

 lisque tenuibus ; bracfece minima^ subsetaeeaj. Calyx infundibularis 

 sulcatus, dentibus late deltoideis acutissimis. Corollce tubus brevis 

 necnon latus, late infundibularis parum tamen insuper ampliatus 

 extus glaber, lobi 5 acuminato-triangulares acuti demum erecti, ore 

 densissime incano-barbatus. Fructus baccatus pisiformis apice um- 

 bonatus. 



Near R. Ikilemba (Equator), Nannan 56! 26 August, 1914, 

 dry season. 



A shrub reaching about 1 m. 50 cm. in height, Avith white odourless 

 flowers, and green fruits of the size of a pea. " Sauvage, tres 

 repandu, tiges tres flexibles, servent a faire des ligatures. Nom 

 indigene : LofetjoT 



Allied to V. euony moides ; readily distinguished by the regularly 

 oblanceolate leaves, 8-12 cm. long, of which about 1 cm. is the length 

 of the narrow apical acumen, and 3-3"5 cm, broad, in the upper two- 

 thirds ; lyetiole rarely more than 7-8 mm. long; stipules 2 mm. long. 

 Inflorescence 4-6- flowered, 3 cm. along greatest diameter. Calyx 

 barely 1 mm. long. Gorolla-iWoQ 3*5 mm. long, 3 mm. wide at 

 mouth, lobes 2-3 mm. long. Berry about 6 mm. in diameter. 



Cuviera latior, sp. nov. Frutex glaberrimus, ramulis hevissimis 

 subteretibus validiusculis striatis nodis tumidis exesis (formicarum 

 verisimiliter domatio) ; folia magna pergamacea late oblonga parura 

 acuminata basi cordata valde inajqualia obliqua, petiolo brevi tamen 



