Plate 2460. 



DOMBEYA. ARABICA, Baker. 



Sterculiaceje. Tribe Dombeye.e, 



D. arabica, Baker in Keio Bulletin, 1895, 315; noyellis foliisque 

 dense stellato-tomentosis, foliis cordatis repando-lobatis ina:qualiter 

 eroso-dentatis subtus prominenter quinquenerviis lamina in ramulis 

 floriferis petiolo longiore, infiorescentia in axillis superioribus breviter 

 pedunculata dense tomentosa, cyrais irregulariter fasciculatis, bracteis 

 linearibus, pedicellis inferioribus alabastris longioribus, calycis profunde 

 5-fidi segmentis ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis, petalis calyceniduplo 

 superantibus ellipticis apice phis minus caudato-acuminatis, staminibus, 

 circiter 15 basi brevissime coalitis glabris, staminodiis anguste ovalibus 

 inte^ris stamina superantibus, ovario globoso stellato-tomentoso. 



Hab. South Arabia : Hadramaut, Dr. Ilirsch (No- 170). 



Folia synanthia 2|-3^ poll, longa atque lata. Infiorescentia petiolo 

 loD<^iore. ^rac^^o^rr calyce dimidio breviores, lineari-lanceolatae. Petala 

 basT angustata, fere tequilatera. Antherce rotundatoe, dorsitixee, loculia 



parallelis. 



The only specimen seen by us, and here figured, was included in a 

 collection of Hadramaut plants entrusted by Dr. Schweinfurth to this 

 herbarium for comparison with collections recently received at Kew 

 from other sources. The flowers, unfortunately, are not in a very 

 good state for analysis. The stipules also I must leave uncertain. 



D. Oliver. 



Pig. 1. Stellate hairs of leaf. 2. Petal. 3. StanieDS and staminode. 4. Pistil. 

 All enlarged. 



RERIE5 IV. VOL, V. PAHT III. 



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