G THE JOIRyAL OF BOTAXY 



s. A. Millenii, sp. n. 



Frutfx siamU-ns ; folia gkbm, late elliptica, 11-18 cm, X 5-8 cm,, 

 brevissime v. vix acuminatii nee acuta, basi acuta nee cordata, petiolo 

 valiclo aspero 2*5 . em. v. longiore ; sfipulce anguste oblongje 

 + 1 em. X 2-3 mm. aeutie. Flares in axillis solitarii ; cah/cis lobi 

 late oblongi aeutissimi vix 1 em. longi, ca. 6 mm. lati. CoroUce tubus 

 3 cm, longus, lobi luti breves. JBacca eonspieue necnon crebre eostata, 

 glaberrima, angusta, 3'5-4 em. longi, vix 1 em. diam., sa?pe eurvata. 



Hah. Liigos: Ebule Mella, Muni Koad. 12 December, 1898, 

 MiUci ;n ! Iddo Iskmd, November 1894, MiUeu 143 ! Hb. Kew. 



Verv distinct in its ample leaves with acute base, and long narrow- 

 ribbed fruits. 



9. A. ZKNk'KRi, nom. nov, Sherhovrnia Zenheri Hua, Joe. cif. 

 390. Fro parte Anuwalia calyciiia K. Sebum, in Engler, Pflanzenf, 

 IV. iv. (1S91) 78. Nom. vulg. Benin : " Alleleb " ; Yoruba : " Odan," 



Hab. Benin: Ipo})on, IG April, 1908, JFosi'pr 198 ! S.Nigeria: 

 C)])an, F. Amaury Talbot 202 ! 269 ! Eket and Degema, F. Amaurif 

 Talbot, s. n. ! 3G03 ! 3740 ! Cameroons : Ambas Bay, February 18G2, 

 Maun 1329. Bipinde, Z^^;//-<?r 912 ; 1674! 2506! 2892 !' 3077 I 

 330S ! 3235 ! 4431 ! Hbb. Mus. Brit. & Kew. 



Headily distinguished by the close leaf-venation (see clavis) and 

 the rilibod fruits. The flowers are commonly borne three together o» 

 eat-li axilhiry peduncle. 



10. A. micrantha. sp. n. 



Frutex scandens, ramulis gracilibus, glabris mox cortice grisea 

 striate indutis. Folia oblanceolata ad elliptica, utrinque acuminata 

 apice acuta v. subacuta, 8-12 cm. x 3-4 cm., venis secundariis^ 

 utrin([ue 5, petiolo jjro rata tenuiusculo ad 1 cm. Ion go ; stijmlce 

 ubl<»ng;e obtusai 6 mm. X 3 mm. Flores rosei in axillis solitarii; 

 calycis lobi anguste oblongi acuti 7 mm. X 3 mm. glabrati ; ovarium 

 conferte subtiliter striato-costatum ; corollce 2-2-5 cm. long* lobi 

 breves rotundati. 



Hab. Southern Nigeria : Oloke Meji, Foster 295 ! Hb. Kew. 



" Climber, red flowers." Distinct in the small flowers, narrow 

 calyx-lobes, and Hnely costate ovary. The fruit is not available ; but 

 comparison of the ovary with that of A. Zenkeri, wdth prominently 

 costate fruits, leads to the conviction that A. micrantha should be 

 included among the ribbed-fruited species. 



Species mi hi iynota. 



A. Brazz.kf, nom. nov. Sherhovrnia Brazzcci Hua, loccit. 397, 

 This sj)ecies is based on specimens collected by ThoUon (no. 85) 

 in the forests about Brazzaville, in the French Congo. Its essential 

 spceitic characters seem to be the 6-8 i)airs of secondary leaf -veins, 

 linear-lanceolate acute calyx-lobes, and smooth fruit. The colour of 

 the corolla—" lie de vin cxterieuremcnt, rouge vermilion interieure- 

 mcnt " — i^ also distiuctive. 



