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speciosi, albi, suaveolentes, tres tantuin siinul expansi. Pedim- 

 culus 5-10 mm. longus. Calyx 2-3 cm. longus, unilateraliter 

 fissus. Corollae tubus 4-5 cm. longus, cyiindricus; liinbus 

 rotatus: lobi 2*5 cm. lnn.<n\ 2 



cxu 



Put dlum graeile, 4 cm. longum. Capsula linearis, compressa, 

 3-6 dm. longa, 2-2*5 cm. lata, 2-3 mm. crassa, pubescens, poly- 

 sperma. Semiha 1 cm. longa, alis lateralibus inclusis 4 cm. 

 lata. — A small tree, frequent in Lower Gaza, M'Cliopes and 

 Inhambane; also present in the forests of Magenja da Costa. So 

 strongly scented that one administrador thought a perfume 

 industry might arise to utilise it. 



Vernacular names : Insanye (Gaza and Zuvalla) ; Dane, Madane 

 or Idane (between Inharreme and Inhambane) ; Xaguro (Queli- 



mane District). 



Yields a light grey, very equal timber, of good surface, better 

 than Trichilia, less red ; weight about 45 lbs. ; rings about 12 mm. 

 apart, witli many intermediate pores ; rays not visible. 

 Valuable board timber, not bored. Bark thin, flaky- Sometimes 

 a large tree. 



Markhamia, Seetn. in Journ. Bot. 18G3, p. 226, sine descr. ; 



K. Schum. in Engl, et Prantl, JNat Pilanzeniain. vol. iv. 3B, 

 p. 242 (1895); Sprague in Dyer, FL Trop. Kiv. vol. iv. pt. 2, 

 p. 522. Muenteria, Seem, in Journ. Bot. 1865, p. 329; et I.e. 

 18T0, pp. 211, 338; non Walp. (18-16). Dolichandrone, sect. 

 Markhamia et Muenteria, Benth. in Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. 

 Plant, vol. iv. p. 1046 (1876). 



The species of Markhamia fall into three very natural groups. In 

 the first, which includes M. stipulata, M. cauda-felina, M. lutea, 

 M. platy calyx and M. Hildebrandtii, the corolla is yellow, and 

 the pseudo-stipules [i.e. the first pair of leaves of an axillary 

 shoot, which simulate stipules) are foliaceous and orbicular. 



The second group includes ill. sessilis, 31. tomentosa and J£» 

 obtusifolia 9 and is characterized by a yellow corolla and subulate 

 pseudo-stipules. The third group contains M. puberula, M. 

 stenocarpa, 31. zanzibarica and M. acuminata. It differs from 

 both the preceding groups in the brownish purple corolla-lobes 

 and purple spotted tube; and has foliaceous, orbicular pseudo- 

 stipules. 



The nearest affinities of Markhamia are with Heterophragma, 

 DC, which differs in its non-spathaceous, irregularly lobed 

 calyx. 



A. Corolla lutea; pseudostipulae orbiculares. 



1. M. stipulata, Seem, in Journ. Bot. 1870, p. 341; K. Schuni. 

 in Engl, et Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. vol. iv. 3B, p. 242. 

 Bignonia stipulata, Eoxb. Hort. Beng. p. 47 (1814), nomen : 

 Eoxb. Fl. Ind. vol. iii. p. 108 (1832). B. campanulata, Hani, 

 ex Wall. Cat. n. 6518A. Spathodea stipulata, Wall. Cat. n. 

 6518A; n. 6518D; n. 6513C, quoad specim. e Segaen; Wall. PL 

 As. Ear. vol. iii. p. 20, t. 238 (1832); DC. Prodr. vol. ix p. 205; 



Rep. Veg. Andaman ML p. 43; Kurz, For. Fl. vol. n. 

 . S. campanulata, Ham. ex Wall. PL As. Ear. vol. m. 



