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having a fibrous mesocarp; and this is also characteristic of the 
Asiatic species, G. Mierocos* and G. paniculatat, both of which 
belong to section Micrecos. Hence it would appear that there is 
little beside the habit and the larger fruit to distinguish 
Omphacarpus from Microcos. Tt seems desirable, however, pending 
a revision of the entire genus, to follow Kingt in keeping the two 
sections separate. The African species of Microcos may be 
distinguished as follows :— 
Bracteae 5-6 mm. longae ; ovarii loculi 4—6-ovulati. 
Folia exsiccando viridula, utrinque glabra nervis 
subtus puberulis exceptis 1. floribunda, 
Foliaexsiccando brunnea, s supra stellatim puber ula, 
subtus subtiliter pubescentia 2, salamensis, 
Bracteae 2-3°5 mm. longae; ovarii Joculi 2-ovalati 3. Sereti. 
1. Grewia floribunda, Mast. in Fl. Tro op. acy vol. i, 1868, 
p. 252; Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. vol. i. 1896, p. 
ANGOLA. Mountains of Zengas de Queta nie Capopa, 
Golungo Alto, Wehwitsch, 1385! Near Luxillo, Pungo Andongo, 
Welwitsch, 1386! B embe, Congo, Monteiro! Coxeo Free STATE. 
Banana, Monteiro! below Stanley Pool, H. H. Johnston ! 
Var. pee ii - Wild. in Ann. Mus. Gonso: sér 5, vol. i. 1904, 
p- 164; vol. i 6, 298 
ConGao ee core Boma, 7. 4, Pynaert, 17; Moanda, J. Gillet, 
aed 4041. 
G, floribunda is evidently very closely allied to the Asiatic species 
Gr. Micric cos, Li, which is known from China, India and the Malay 
Archipelago. Hiern’s remark that it is “apparently the same 
species as G. africana, Mast.” is puzzling, as there appears to be no 
very great resemblance between it and either of. the specimens 
referred by Masters to africa 
The leaves of the type specimens ( yan) are conspicuously 
serrate, those of Monteiro’s specimens finely serrate, and those of 
J ohnston’s en finely weerilate or dantientate: In the Welwitsch 
and Montei Bs alae I found, as in G. Microcos (see Pierre, 
Fl. Forest. Coch inch. t. 152) a 3-4-celled ovary with 4 ovules in 
each cell, whilst in J ohnston’s specimen the flowers examined had a 
3-celled ovary with 4-6 ovules in each cell. 
Var. latifolia seems, from the description, to differ but little from the 
type, the suppose ifference i in size of the leaves being non-existent, 
leaves which exceed the dimensions given for var. latifolia. The 
leaves of the type, however, are practically glabrous on the u 
surface, ol those of the variety are said to have sextiecd 
stellate hai 
* Cooke, Fl. Bombay, vol. i. Be 145. 
+ King, ‘Materials, vol. i. p, 22 
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