JJnona] iii. anonace^. 11 



flowers dark yellow. In the densest damp forests of the mountains of 

 Serra de Alta Queta ; abundant ; fl. April, fr. July 1855-6. No. 758. 



In tolerably dense forests, composed chiefly of Acacia and Rubiacece,. 

 among the mountains of Serra de Alta Queta, at a place called Mangue, 

 with young fruit in May 1856. No. 767. 



A shrub, 5 to 7 ft. high, sometimes standing erect, at other times 

 subscandent with elongate branches ; leaves remarkably bluish-glau- 

 cescent beneath ; fruit-carpels 2 to 6, moniliform, reticulate, scarlet. 

 Serra de Alta Queta, April 1856. Coll. Carp. 193. 



PuNGO Andongo. — In wooded, very shady, rocky places in Barrancos 

 da Pedra Songe, sporadic ; fl. April 1857. No. 762. 



Var. scandens. A scandent shrub with narrower leaves. Golungo 

 Alto. — In palm groves, composed of Ekeis guineensis Jacq., along the 

 banks of the river Quiapoza, near Sange, but very sparingly ; not yet 

 flowering in March 1856. No. 770. 



2. TJ. ferruginea Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. i. p. 35. 



Golungo Alto. — A widely climbing shrub with very long branches 

 and ferruginous-tomentose flexuous branchlets ; fruits pendulous. In 

 the dense more elevated primitive woods of Serra de Alta Queta ; fl. 

 Feb., in young fruit August 1856 ; rather rare. No. 761. 



A shrub with the habit of a little tree, and elongate subscandent 

 lateral branches ; in the primitive woods of Mata de Quisucula, near 

 Bango Aquitamba ; fr. April 1855. No. 772- 



Cazengo. — In the humid woods of the mountains of Serra de Mux- 

 aula, but sparingly ; fr. June 1855. No. 771. 



3. XJ. parvifolia Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. i. p. 36. 



Golungo Alto. — A widely climbing shrub, conspicuous by the 

 glaucous hue of its leaves ; branches slender, bent, or even recurved, 

 purple as well as the branchlets ; joints of the torulose scarlet fruit- 

 carpels readily separating. In the densest primitive forests, on the 

 southern slopes of the mountains of Serra de Alta Queta, towards the 

 river Luinha, abundant ; fl. Dec. 1855, fr. July and August 1855 and 

 1856 ; also on the northern slopes of Sobato de Bumba, towards the 

 river Zenza ; fr. Jan. 1856. No. 760. 



A little weak shrub climbing on various trees in the denser forests 

 of Sobato de Mussengue, sporadic ; sparingly in fruit in August 1855. 

 A unique specimen. No. 759- 



4. Unona? sp., Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. i. p. 36. 



A shrub, widely climbing; branches and branchlets turning 

 black, the ultimate ones often cirr hose-incurved; leaves chartaceous- 

 rigid, rather shining above, glaucescent beneath; fruit bright 

 scarlet; carpels 1-seeded, or more rarely biarticulate-moniliform 

 and 2-seeded. 



PuNGO Andongo. — In dense shady wooded places, about Barrancos 

 de Catete ; rather rare ; fr. end of Dec. 1856. No. 766. 



A stout shrub, chmbing to a great height ; leaves lanceolate, glau- 

 cescent ; fruit pear-shaped oblong, of a brilliant scarlet colour ; pulp 

 tinged with red. In forests near Catete, Dec. 1856. Coll. Carp. 183. 



6. MONODORA Dunal; Benth. & Hook. f. Gen. PI. i. pp. 26, 957. 



Welwitsch never saw a member of this genus above 4000 ft. 



above sea-level. The continued growth of the corolla, even after 



