ICONES PLANTARUM. 69 
Prate 1086. 
SAKERSIA AFRICANA, Hook. f. 
MELASTOMACER, 
S. africana, Hook. f. sp. unica. 
ro West tropical Africa; Cameroons river, Gustav Mann, January, 
Arbor aay setis brevibus substrigillosus, ramulis divaricatis obtuse 
4-gonis. 3-5 poll. longa, firme membranacea, elliptico-oblonga, ob- 
pallidiora, costis ¢ werviaas transversis prominutis, petiolo } ll. 
pice 
obtusis. Flores 3 poll. breviter valide pedicellati, pedicellis basi 
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2-bracteolatis, bracteolis obtusis deciduis. alycis tubus } poll. longus, 
teres, levis ; = us brevis, lobis latis. Petala oblonga, obtusa. Stamina 
longe exserta ; antheree 3 poll. longw. Stylus curvus, 3-2 poll. longus. 
emina vires asieatinatnts v. cristata.—J. D. Hooxer. 
Fig. 1. Stamen. 2. Calyx and style. 3. Fruit. 4. Seed:—all magnified. 
Piate 1087. 
CHATOLEPIS LORICARELLA, Triana. 
MELASTOMACE*.. 
“is (ArLopesMiuM) loricarella, Triana, in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxviii. 
Has. New Grenada, Sierra Nevada de Santa Martha, near the snow, ¥. 
Purdie Jane, 1844. 
Frutex rigidus, robustus, suberectus, ramulis virgatis fastigiatis foliisque 
subtus § squamulis rigidis crassiusculis appressis imbricatis ovatis tria ngulari- 
busve onustis. Folia 3 poll. longa, dense quadrifariam im phe ges ovato- 
triangularia, subcarinata, subacuta, intus glabra concava, us squamulis 
serrulatis loricata, enervia. Flores ad apices ramulorum sess ae solitaria, + 
poll. diam. Calycis tubus turbinatus, lobique breves ,aucti squamulis dense 
loricati. Petala oblique sae evenes, ineequilatera, acuta, latere uno argute 
h oblon 
dentata. Filamenta crassiuscula; anthers ng, teretiuscule, obtuse, 
poro terminali, connectivo basi ities producto obscure tubercul - = 
] A 
liberum, gla brum, vertice longe squamoso; stylus cmaaales: 
Hooker. 
Fig. = tages and 2, side view of leaf. 3. Flower. 4. Flower expanded. 5. Petal. 
6. a 7. Calyx, — and ovary. 8. Vertical section of calyx with enclosed 
capsul "9, Transverse section of capsule :—all magn nified. 
