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as having such, I have thought it sufficient to refer to Holland’s 
work rather than repeat his published statements. All the 
plants mentioned were collected by Mr. Lely during the present 
year (1921) on the Bauchi Plateau, the various localities and 
date of collection being clearly indicated. Where no distribution 
is given it should be understood that the species is common 
throughout Tropical Africa. 
_ ANONACEAE. 
Artabotrys nigericus, Hutchins sp. nov.; valde affinis 
A. nitido, Engl. (sp. afr. orient.), se icindresbeartite et floribus 
minoribus differt 
Frutexr 5-6-5 m. altus; rami flexuosi, lenticellis numerosis 
instructi, glabri. Folia elliptica vel oblongo-elliptica, breviter 
et obtuse acuminata, basi obtusa vel breviter cuneata, 8-12 cm. 
longa, 3-5 cm. lata, tenuiter coriacea, utrinque glabra et laxe 
reticulata, supra nitidula ; costa utrinque verruculosa; nervi 
laterales utrinsecus circiter 8, a costa sub angulo 75° abuintes. 
marginem versus furcati et.ramosissimi, venis laxis utrinque 
conspicuis; petioli 4-5 mm. longi, parce pubescentes.. Inflores- 
centia brevissima, uncinata, vix 1-5 cm. longa; pedicelli curvati, 
4 mm. longi, appresse pubescentes; bracteae ovatae, 2-5 mm. 
longae, extra hirsutae. Sepala triangularia, subacuta, rigida, 
3 mm. longa, basi 4 mm. lata, extra parce puberula. Petala 
subaequalia, e basi cucullata lineari- teretia, fere 2 cm. longa, 
medio 1-75 mm. crassa. Stamina 1-25 mm. longa, apice plana, 
rotundata, 1 mm. diametro. Carpella 1-5 mm. longa, glabra. 
Fructus non visus. 
NortTHern Niceria. Naraguta, 17 August, shrub 15-20 ft. 
on river banks, flowers yellow, scented, H. V. Lely, No. 541. 
MENISPERMACEAE. 
Cissampelos mucronata, Rich.; F.T.A. i. 45; Holland, 52 (under 
C. -torkatel Diels, Monogr. Menisp. 300. 
araguta, climbing 2-3 ft., male flowers green, No. 15. 
Distrib —Senegal to South Africa. 
PAPAVERACEAE. 
Argemone mexicana, Linn.; F.T.A. i. 54; Holland, L$ 
Mamu, 2500 ft., 11 May, “‘ yellow poppy,” 2 ft., No. 160. 
Hausa name “ Kaya Geiva ” (Elephant’s Thorn 
An introduced weed, common in the tropics and subtropics. 
CHuenraaAR, 
sativum, Linn. .T.A. i. 69. 
sous 3000 ft., in fruit 3 Mai, 18 ins. high, flowers yellow, 
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