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rotundata, margine breviter sed distincte irregulariter dentata raro 
subintegra, 6-10 cm. longa, 1°5-2°5 em. lata, supra glabra intense 
viridia, subtus elanduloso-lepidota ; ; petiolus 0°5-0°8 cm. longus, 
puberulus ; stipulae lanceolatae, 0°4-0°6 cm. longae, puberulae, 
caducae. lores masculi in spicas breves laterales aggregati ; 
Spicae 0O°6-1'2 cm. longae; bracteae parvae, ovatae, acutae, 
pubescens. Stamina 5-12; filamenta basi con nata, apice libera, 
nonnunquam irregulariter, columnam eerie ramosis simulantem 
efficientia. Flores eae et beets! igno 
TropicaL AFRICA. d Dosiia : Western Prov. ; 
Mubuka River on the lower ee of Ruwenzori, Dawe 595, 
1269. Gelonium angolense, Prain [Huphorbiaceae-Crotoneae] ; 
species G. zanztbarensi, Muell Ar rg. ,similior,sed calyce femineo 3-lobo 
lobis eglandulosis, endocarpio coriaceo nec crustaceo aliisque notis 
facillime sejungenda 
Frutex dioicus, glaberri rimus. Folha breve petiolata, subcoriacea, 
obovato-oblonga, breve cuspidata, basi cuneata, margine integra, 
7°5-12°5 em. longa, 3-6 cm. lata, supra opaca; nervi laterales 
atio vix manifesta, nequaquam vesiculoso-punctata ; ; petioli 1 cm. 
ongi. Flores masculi adhuc ignoti; femined in cymulas breve 
pedunculatas foliis oppositas sggregati Sepala 3, eglandulosa, 
aequalia, ovata, margine ciliolata. Discus cupularis 3-lobus lobis 
sepalis alternantibus margine inter lobos staminodiorum rudimenta 
gerens. Ovarium 3-lobulare, glabrum ; styli lati, complanati, apice 
er a ieicus et carpidiis applicati. Fructus indistincte 
3-sulcatus et parum 3-carinatus, minute apiculatus, 8 mm. latus, 
tardius aadioids simulque septicide in valvulas 6 secedens ; endo- 
carpio crasse coriaceo. Semina ovoidea, arillo pulposo munita ; 
testa crustacea, foveolato-reticulata. 
TropicaL AFrica. Lower Guinea: Angola ;, Cazengo, Goss- 
weiler 
A very distinct species easily pres from those hitherto 
described by the 3-merous female calyx 
1270. Gelonium procerum, Prain [Buphorbiscese-Crotonese] 
species affinis G. africanae, Muell.-Arg., a qua differt ramulis semper 
alternatim nec superne opposite foliosis, staminibus numerosioribus, 
foliis omnino integris. 
Arbor procera , dioica, glaberrima, lis p gulatis, ramorum 
cortice fisso, ligno albo duro. Folia breve petiolata, subcoriacea, 
ovata, subncuta obtusave, basi = margine integra, 3-7°5 cm. 
distincte dense coc 34 eet 4-5 mm. ome Thos 
masculi in cymulas subsessiles nage epene pages : see 
globosa. Sepala 5 valde inaequalia, 3 (exteriora cum intima) sub- 
orbicularia; cetera oblonga, obtusa, duplo breviora ; omnia margine 
ciliata, dorso eglandulosa. Stamina 20. Flores feminei et capsula 
adhuce ignota. 
Tropica, Arrica. British East Africa: Ukamba; south of 
Nairobi, Eliott 178. 
