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Africa (7 amr oi age ern (1 species). There are, however, 
3 species now kno om Tropical Africa, B. huillensis, 0. Hofim 
from Angola, B. cae. S. Moore, from the Matoppo Hills, and the 
species here described. 
Mr. EK. Battiscombe, assistant to Mr. D. E. Hutchins of the British 
East African Forestry Department, has sent to Kew two photographs 
of the trees, which give an excellent idea of their habit, and a third 
showing the ag neo of the bark. The trees appear to grow in 
clumps in the annah forests near Nairobi, and according to Mr. 
Battiscombe are on also in the forests nearer the coast. They attain 
a height of 90-100 ft., at an elevation of 5( ft. ; the crown is thin 
Fig. 1, a male flowering branch ; 2, capitulum of male flov wers ; 3, male floret ; 
4, seta of the male pappus ; 5, anthe ers; 6, a female flowering brane ; 7, female 
flower ; 8, setae of the female pappus. Nos. 1 and 6 of natural size, the others 
enlarged. 
