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XXXIV—DIAGNOSES AFRICANAE: XLIII. 
1271. Oncoba Routledgei, Sprague in Gard. Chron. 1911, vol. 
xlix. p. 323 anglice [Flacourtiaceae-Oncobeae] ; glabritie foliorum 
et cursu nervorum lateralium O. spinosae, Fors ., stylo apice in 
ramos circiter 8 breves capitatos diviso necnon antheris brevibus 
O. brachyantherae, Oliv., accedens. 
Frutex usque ad 6 m. altus, spinis axillaribus usque ad 2°5 cm. 
longis. olia_ breviter petiolata, elliptico-oblonga vel oblonga, 
breviter obtuse acuminata, basi obtusa vel rotundata, 6°5- 
11°5 om. longa, 3-5°5 cm. lata (in plantis juvenilibus pro rata 
angustiora), grosse crenato-serrata, fere glabra, exsiccando 
tenuiter coriacea; nervi laterales utrinque 5-6, satis obliqui, 
versus marginem excurrentes, subtus elevati; venae primariae 
quam ceterae multo magis distinctae, parallelae, sub angulo 
recto e nervo medio ortae, 1-2 mm. distantes. Sepala 4, sub 
fructu juvenili reflexa. Petala circiter 8. Antherae oblongae. 
Stylus apice in ramos circiter 8 breves capitatos divisus.— Oncoba 
spinosa, var. Routledgei, Hort. ex. Gard. Chron. 1911, vol. xlix. 
p- 236. 
TropicaL Arrica. Uganda: Mt. Ruwenzori, 2400 m., 
Dawe, 650. British East Africa: Aberdare Mts., 1900-2100 m., 
Battiscombe, 51; Nyeri District, W. 8. Routledge. German East 
sieved Usambara; Gonja, Holst, 4217 ; Uluguru Mts., Goetze, 
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O. Routledgei was raised by Mr. C. E. Shea from seed sent him 
by Mr. James Routledge and collected in East or Central Africa. 
1272. ects kee Pearsonii, Phillips [Leguminosae-Eucae- 
salpiitensts affnis H. rubrae, Engl., sed ramis albescentibus 
distincte apie pinnis utrinque 3-4-jugis, foliolis paucioribus, 
floribus multo minoribus maculatis differt 
Suffrutez 30 cm. altus. Rami laeves, juniores _albo-tomentosi, 
nigro-glandulosi, demum cortice cinereo obtecti. Folia bipinnata, 
2°8-4°3 cm. longa; rhachis tomentella, superne pilosa, nigro- 
glandulosa ; foliola opposita, subsessilia, oblonga, utrinque rotun- 
data, 4-7 mm. longa, glabra, nigro-glandulosa ;_stipulae lineares, 
4-5 mm. longae, tomentosae, nigro-glandulosae, ciliatae ; stipellae 
minutae. Racemi rem floriferi 2°5 cm. longi, fructiferi 13 cm. 
longi, circiter 12-flori; pedu nculus breviter oo ee 
Cal 
longa, eee Stamina libera ; data a 4-5 mm 1. longa, linearia, 
apice angusta, inferne ciliata ; pee a mm. longae, ellipticae. 
Stylus 2°5 mm. longus, ae elaber, persistens, stigmate terminali. 
Ovarium subsessile, 9 mm. ongum, subfaleatum, pilosum, dense 
nigro-glandulosum ; pa circiter 5. Legumen he pedicellatum, 
reflexum, compressum, falcatum, apice acutum, 2°5-2°7 em. longum, 
7 mm. latum, parce setosum, setis pilosis, sionoadetdonns 
Soutn Arrica. Bechuanaland: between Chue Vley and 
Moshowing River, Burchell, 2400; Great Namaqualand: Club 
River Bed at Gobas, 1200 m., Pearson, 3747 ; Sandy River Bed at 
