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72. Rhinopteryx angustifolia, Sprague [Malpighiaceae- 
Banisterieae|; ab Rh. spectabili, Niedenzu, unica specie hactenus 
cognita, ramulis inflorescentiaeque rhachi gracilioribus, foliis 
anguste oblongo- clergy breviter acuminatis, antheris sub- 
truncatis, fructu majore differ 
Arbor parva. Ramuli castanei, exsiccande costulati, mox 
glabrescentes, 2 dm. infra inflorescentiam 5 mm, diametro: 
internodia 2-5-5 em. - longa. Folia anguste oblanceolata, apice 
breviter ‘obese acuminata, versus basin longe angustata, 
14-18 em. longa, 3-5-4-5 cm. lata, coriacea, supra juventute 
molliter pilosa, nervo medio excepto mox glabrata, subtus 
breviter molliter pilosa vel glabrata, nervo medio et lateralibus 
necnon rete venularum promientibus; petioli circiter 5 mm 
longi, supra breviter villosi. Racemus terminalis, sub fructu ad 
3-5 dm. longus. Bracteae subulatae, 4-5 mm. longae; bracteolae 
iis conformes, 2-5-3 mm. longae; pedicelli 1-5-2 cm. longi (sub 
fructu). Calyx extus basi glandulis 3 circularibus brunneis 
unilateraliter ornatus; sepala extus breviter brunneo-villosa, 
difformia; sepalum impar, quod a glandulis maxime remotum 
est, 5-5 mm. longum, 3-5 mm. latum, subrhomboideum, nempe 
inferne suboblongum, in basin per 3 mm. leviter angustatum, 
superne depresso-deltoideum; sepala duo intermedia (nempe 
interiora et non-glandulifera) elliptica, 5 mm. longa, 3-5 mm. 
lata; sepala duo glandulifera oblonga, subcuspidata, 4 mm. longa, 
2-5-3 mm. lata. Flores albi (McLeod). Petala non visa. Fila- 
menta 2 mm. longa; antherae 4-4-5 mm. longae, subtruncatae, 
interdum minute biapiculatae. Mericarpia alis 5-5-6 cm. longis 
3—4 cm. latis. 
Tropica Arrica. Gold Coast: Northern Territory; savan- 
nah between se and Pabia Lorha, N.C. McLeod in Gold Coast 
Forest Herb. 
An piece addition to the genus Rhinopteryx, which has 
hitherto been supposed to be monotypic. The type-species 
Eh. spectabilis, Niedenzu, is a native of the Gambia Protectorate, 
and has obovate-oblong or elliptic leaves, up to 8 cm. broad, 
strongly apiculate anthers and smaller fruits. 
1673. Dialium  Simii, Phillips {Leguminosae-Cassieae] ; 
inter species africanas foliolis ovato-lanceolatis breviter acu- 
minatis emarginatis, petalis et staminibus 5, fructibus complanatis 
dense papilloso-glandulosis valde distincta. 
Arbor 6-10 m. alta. Folia 7-9 cm. longa; foliola 3-5-6 cm. 
longa, 0-8-2-5 cm. lata, lanceolata vel ovato-lanceolata, breviter 
acuminata, apice emarginata, Ty infra costis prominentibus. 
Inflorescentia diffusa. Sepala 5, 4-5-5-5 mm. longa, 2-5 mm. 
lata, oblonga, apice obtusa, ubescentia, Petala 5, 2 mm. longa, 
elliptica, basi unguiculata. Stamina 5; filamenta 1°5 mm. 
longa; antherae 2-5-3 mm. longae, ovato-lineares, breviter 
hispidae. Ovarium setosum; stylus 2-3 mm. longus; stigma 
