Plate 2330. 



PTYCHOPETALTJM PETIOLATUM, Oliv. 



OLAciNEiE. Tribe Olace^. 



P. petiolatum, Oliv. FL Trop. Afr. \. 347; frutex 12-l5-pp(Ialis 



glal>er, raiuulis teretiusculis v. ultimis compresslusculis, foliis petiolatis 

 owoellipticis lanceolatisve acuminatis basi rotundatis v. late ciineatis, 

 nonbus iu racemis brevibus interdum 1-2-ramosis axillaribus dispositis, 

 bncteis minutis ovato-rotundatis, calyce obsoleto, petalis oblongis 

 aniosulis apicem versus recurvis domum liberis intus prope medium 

 wLatis basiet dorso glabris, staminibus 5-7 petalis oppositis et eisdeiu 

 Mnatis, autheris ovatis v. ellipticis dorsifixis, filamento apice glabro, 

 o^ano columnari glabro inferne sulcato in stylum sequilonguni subito 

 »ngustiito. J ^ 



irSr ^' "^^^^" ^^"°^' Kongui and Muni rivers, Mann (Xos. 1746, 



Foha Integra, tenuiter coriacea, 2i-4 poll, longa, \-\\ poll, lata, 

 •us primarus utrinque 3-5 : petiolus 1-2 liu. longus. Flores 2-2 1 

 ^- ^^K^ ; alabastra obtusa. 



ned specimens assume a dark reddish-bro^-n colour ; the lateral 

 iar^' ^^T ^*^''^^^*ed by broad curved loops considerably witbm the 

 ^ 5 n. 4 have not made any serious attempt to describe the contents 

 ava^'uT'^'J^ from our dried specimens. There are very few flowers 

 for ^? f analysis, and specimens preserved in alcohol are necessary 

 tip J?,?^^ examination. The ovary on section simply 



"! solid Cplnla,. ^,„ 1 , . ,- ^-^ _ T ..,+1„.r 



^_ ^.^ry on section simply preserits 



»Mch J) -"^^ ^^"^^ ^^'^^^ characteristic of so many Lorauthacefe, with 

 'clvv' ' P'^"^*^ ^o^^ld appear to have close affinity, although the 

 DOl' ^^ caly cuius, is obsolete and the ovary entirely free. 



'6' '■ Hower. 2. Petal aud adnate stamen. 3. Pistil. All enlarged. 



