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PLATE 2207. 
ANODENDRON OBLONGIFOLIUM, Hewmsl. 
Apocynace®. Tribe Ecuiripra. 
A. oblongifolium, Hemsl. in Ann. Bot. v. 505 ; frutex alte scandens, 
foliis oblongis breviter obtuse acuminatis basi rotundati tis glabris 
segmentis ovato-oblongis obtusis, corolla lobis oblique oblongis 
Cohen antheris infra medium tubi insertis apiculatis loculis basi 
reviter productis, folliculis apicem versus angustatis obtusis longi- 
tudinaliter lineatis, coma seminis stipitata. 
Has. Solomon eager ; Fauro Island, Guppy (No. 189); San 
Christoval, Comins (No. 40). 
Folia 44-6 poll. longa, 14-2 poll. lata; petiolus 5-6 lin. longus. 
Pinion foliis shes pedunculo 1-1} poll. longo. Flores 4-3 poll. 
iam., flavesce 
Both Dr. ss (whose Aeron was in fruit only, and not deter- 
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minable with certainty) and the Rev. Mr. omins note that the 
tenacious bast of this climber is used by the natives for fishing lines 
and nets. 
Nearly allied to A. paniculatum, A. DC., which has a more diffuse 
inflorescence, its branches and pedicels more slender and longer.— 
D. aes. 
1. Bud, attached, showing estivati Flower, expanded. 3, Base of 
corli-tsbe, laid open, 4. Seed. Fountng Te 4, all enlarged. 
