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virldi-sulphurea; intus intense siilpliurea, striis punctisque atropurpu- 
reis longitudinalibus, llmbi laciniae margine valde crispulae, intus fusco- 
purpurese, et glandulls magnis circularibus obsitse." — Welw. mss. 
2. M. tomeMlosa, Seem. (Tab. nostr. n. 35); Spatliodea tomentom^ 
Benth. in Hook. Niger Flora, p. 462 ; Walp. Ann. iii. p. 89 ; foliis 
5~6-jugis cum imparl, foliolis (imparl exceptis) sessilibus ovatis ob- 
longisve ncuminatis integerrimis v. dentatis, supra pubenilis, subtus 
ferrugineo-tomeutosis ; pedunculis pedicellis bracteolis calycibus cap- 
sulisque ferrugineo-tomentosis ; capsula elongata (2 ped. long., ^-1 
poll, lat.).— Distr, Golmigo Alto (Welwitsch ! Iter Angol. n. 485). 
This fine species has also been found at Fernando Po (Theod. 
Vogel !, Mann !) \ on the banks of the Niger (Barter ! n. 555, ex parte) ; 
Senegambia (Don! n. 877); Senegal (Heudelot! n. 877, in Mus. 
Brit.). 
''Arbor 30-pedalis, laxe ramosa v. semper stricta, erecta, , Flores 
flavi, intus rubro-violaceo-vittati* Staminis 5-ti rudiraentum subula- 
tum,"— Welw. 
Ferdinandia (gen. nov. Catalpearum), Welw. in lit. Calyx clausus, 
subglobosusj demum irregulariter in lob. 3-4 fissus. Corolla cam- 
panulato-subbilabiata, 5-loba. ' Stamina 5, didynama, cum 5-ti sterili. 
Ovarium 2-loculare, oo-ovulatura. Stylus elongatus ; stigma 2-larael- 
latum, Capsula siliquseforrais, cylindrica (2 ped. long.), torta, 2-valvi3, 
septo crassiusculo valvis opposito. Semina oo, 2-serialia, transversa, 
alata. — Arbor Angolensis, pulcherrima, 30-35-pedalIs, tempore flo- 
rentise fere aphylla, ramis ramuUsque annotinis omnibus floriferis ; 
foliis oppositis 3-5-jugis cum impari, foliolis petiolatis ovato-oblongis 
V. obovatis breviter acurainatis basi obliquis, coriaceis, supra glabris, 
subtus albido^villoso-puberulis ; racemis lateralibus abbreviatis 5-9- 
floris ; calycibus extus tomento violaceo-pui-pureo brevi velutinia ; co- 
rollis magnis speciosissimis aurantiaco-miniatis, intus sanguineo-striatis. 
Species unica : 
1. F. superia, Welw. in lit. — Bignotiia Ferdinandi, Welw. Aponta- 
mentos Phyto-geogr. p. 585. n. 10, 1859.— Distr. Golungo Alto, in 
sylv. dumetosis ad 2200 ped. altit., socialis cum Jfzeli^ et Oncoba sp. 
fl. Nov., Decembr, ; fruit. Junio et Julio. (Welwitsch ! Iter Angolense, 
n. 488.^ 
This tree, one of the most beautiful of the rich flora of Angola, was 
first named, by Dr. Welwitsch, Bignonia Ferdinandi, in honour of his 
