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Uvaria, Asteranthe, Pachypodanthium, Cleistopholis, 
Anonidium, Popowia spp. . 
Petals transversely plicate: Hezxalobus. 
Petals dorsally appendaged: Stenanthera, Xylopia, 
Artabotrys. 
Inner petals much larger than the outer: Piptostigma, 
Brieya. 
5. Androecium. 
Stamens definite: Monanthotawis (12), Popowia spp. 
Anthers locellate: Xylopia. 
Connective not produced beyond the thecae: Thonnera, 
Tetrastemma, Uvariopsis. 
6. Gynoecium. : 
f Syncarpous, with parietal placentation: Zsolona, Mono- 
ora. 
Apocarpous, with concrescent pistils: Anonidium, 
Pachypodanthium, Anona. 
Ovaries united by a common stigma: Piptostigma, 
Brieya. 
Styles connivent in a central cone: Xylopia. 
7. Seeds 
Tuberculate : Cleistopholis.. 
Artabotrys hispida, sp. nov.; affinis A. velutino, Scott Elliot, 
sed ramulis hornotinis pilis patulis densiuscule hispidis, 
foliis acuminatis basi rotundatis, pedunculis subunifloris, petalis 
multo longioribus differt. 
Rami annotini teretes, circiter 4 mm. diametro, patule his- 
pidi, demum glabri vel fere glabri; ramuli hornotini laxe foliati, 
breves, 1-25 mm. diametro, pilis patulis brunneis densiuscule his- 
pidi; gemmae terminales ambitu lineari-lanceolatae, subacutae, 
8 mm. longae, dense sericeo-villosae. Folia oblonga vel oblongo- 
elliptica, basi rotundata, apice subabrupte et obtuse acuminata 
acumine 5 mm. longo), 4-8-5 cm. longa, 1‘7-3 cm. lata, char- 
1-15 em. longi, recurvati et incrassati, hirsuti. epala 3, ovato- 
angularia, acuta, 3 mm. longa, 1°75-2 mm. lata, extra parce 
Pilosa, intra glabra. Petala aequalia, e basi late ovato intra con- 
cavo 2 mm. longo 2:25 mm. lato linearia, subteretia, obtusa vel 
Subacuta, 1-2 cm. longa, medio 0°75 mm. crassa, ad apicem 
leviter attenuata, breviter appresse pubescentia. Stamina cir- 
citer 20; antherae subsessiles; thecae 0°75 mm. longae, con- 
nhectivo apice peltato plano circiter 0-75 mm. diametro glabro. 
Carpella 6, sessilia, leviter obliqua, 1 mm. longa, glabra, 2-ovu- 
lata, Oovulis collateralibus erectis, stigmate linguiformi patulo 
iibelliptico 0-5 mm. longo glabro coronata. Torus dense villoso- 
'tsutus. Fructus non visus. 
Distris. Sierra Leone: Roruks, Nov., f., Zhomas 5770. 
