^ THE GEXUS AMARALIA 



calycis dentes alabastro angusti acutissimi acuminati. Fnictus 

 ellipsoideus prominentissiine costatus, in costis dense aliter sparsi- 

 uscule sericeus, a calyce dense sericeo dentibus angustis necnon 

 longiuseulis coronatus. 



Angola : Gosstveile?' ! Hb, Mus, Brit. 



The nearest ally is -B. amarolioccnya, from which this species 

 is easily distinguished by the leaf -shape. Leaves 11-5 cm. X G cm. 

 with stalks up to rather more than 1 cm. long when uncurled ; 

 stipules 1'3 cm. X 3-5 mm. Fruit 2 cm. x 1 cm., crowned by calyx 

 nearly 1 cm. high (including the erect teeth j. 



4. R. CLADAXTHA K. Schum. in Engler, Bot. Jahrb. xxviii. (1900) 

 62; Wernham in Cat. Talb. Nig. PI. (1918) 131. 



Hab. Cameroons: Bipinde, Zenker 1540! 1872 1 2(521! 2885! 

 3318! South Nigeria: Agege, Foster 223! Wet zone, Ofara— 

 Oluwa, July 1909, Kitson ! Oban, F. Amaiiry Talbot 145 ! 214 6 ! 

 Western Prov., Thompson ! Hbb. Mus. Brit, & Kew. 



Easily distinguished by the large leaves gradually narrowed to 

 the base, with oblong obtuse stipules 25 mm. or longer, and the 

 tree -habit. 



5. R. hapalophy'la, sp. n. B. streptocaidon Wernham in Cat. 

 Talb. Nig. PL (1913) 131. 



Frutex scandens ramulis validiusculis mox glabris cortice fusco- 

 griseo indutis. Folia lata obovata ad elliptica, vix acuminata apice 

 acutissima, ^xr^va. glaberrima nitentia, subtus praisertim in venis 

 densiuscule dulce tomentoso-pubescentia, venis secundariis subtus 

 prominentissimis utrinque 10; stipulce ovatie sericea?. Cymce +7- 

 llorai abbreviatse; calycis tubus cylindricus, sinuato-dentatus; ovarium 

 sulcatum ; corolla campanulata dense sericea, lobis latis ovato- 

 rotundatis. Fnictus subglobosus, velutinus obtuse costatus. 



Mab. South Nigeria : Oban, P. Amaury Talbot 211 A ! Came- 

 roons : Bipinde, Zenker 3512 ! 3032 a ! Abonando, 25 May, 1902, 

 Mitdatis 66 ! Hbb. Mus. Brit. & Kew. 



Allied to F, streytocaulon, but at once distinguished by the size 

 and indumentum of the leaves. The latter meaiiure 16-21 cm. x 

 8-12 cm., with stalks up to 2-5 cm. long; stipules I'o cm. x 8 mm. 

 C«Zya:-limb in the flower nearly 1 cm. long ; c6ro//«-tube exserled 

 l'2-l-8 cm. from calyx, with lobes about 8 mm. X 7 mm. Fruit 

 2*3 cm. X 2 cm., crowned by calyx 1-3 cm. high. 



6. P. CASTA^EOFULTA S. Moore in Journ. Linn. Soc, Bot. xxxvii. 

 (1906) 304. 



Flab. Angola : Cazengo, Gossweiler 621 ! Hb. Mus. Brit. 

 At once recognizable by the snuff-coloured tomentum on the 

 under-side of the leaves, and on calyx and fruit. 



7. P. ANXULATA K. Schum. in Engler, Bot. Jahrb. xxiii. (1897) 

 435. 



Hab. Gaboon : Munda, Sibange Farm, 25 October, 1881, Soyaux 

 306 ! 



The leaves are very rounded, even minutely cordate, at the base ; 

 the corolla 6 cm. long. 



