Plate 2-500. 



BATESANTHUS PURPUREUS, iV. E. Bruuii. 



AscLEPiADE.*;. Tribe Periploce.k 



Batesanthus, N. E. Brown {yen, nov\). Calyx 5-partitus. Corolla 

 rotata, alte S-loba, lobis sinistrorsuin obtegentibus. Corona basicorollj^ 

 affixa, breviter aunnlaris, iiidistincta. Stamiiia intra coronam affixa, 

 filamentis liberis ; antherae erectse, anguste oblongae, apice appeiidicibus 

 coha^rentibus terminate, glabrae. Pollen granulosum, Cor/jvsculorum 

 lamina? bipartitae. Stylus apice breviter conicus. Folliculi non visi. 

 Frutex vohthilis. Folia oppositay aynpla, petiolata, stipulata, Paniculx^ 

 axil/ares. Flores magnL 



B. purpureuSj JV, E, Brown [sp. nnlca) ; glal)ra, caule subferrugineo 

 parce verruculoso, foliis distantibus petiolatis oblougis vel elliptico- 

 oblongis acute cuspidatis basi cordatis, stipuHs interpetiolaribus reflexis 

 dentatis, paniculis pedunculatis elongatis laxis quam folia multo 

 longioribus ramis iuferioribus Jichotomis superloribus siniplicibus race- 

 moso-floriferis, sepalis ovatis subacutis, corolla magna purpurea rotata 

 profunde 5-loba lobis elliptico-oblongis obtusissimis, corona indistincta 

 annulari lobulis quinque niinutis staminibus omnino adnatis. 



Hab. West Tropical Africa : Efulen, Cameroons, Brrfpii (Xo. 



Foliorum pefioli 1\ poll. longi, laminee 6-7 poll. longfe, 3^ poll, 

 latfe. Panicula (pedunculo i poll. longo incluso) 1 ped* longa, raini.s 

 ^-2 poll longis. Pedicdli %~1 lin. longi. Sepala \\ \m, longa, f lin. 

 lata. Corolla l\~\\ poll, diam., lobis 9 lin. longis, 5-5^ ]in. latis. 

 Columna starmnum 1 lin. longa et lata. 



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ppears to be nearest related to Chlorocodo 



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which it agrees in habit and stipules ; but the corona, which h not very 

 evident, and the staminal column are entirely different.— N. E. Browx. 



Fig. I. Sepal sepu from withi'n. 2. Corom and staminal column. 3. The wirr.e 

 partly di.ssa'recl to »\xo^ the p"?iriun of the poll*>n-carrier», 4. Pollen-can ler. 

 AH e^ihirgrd. 



SERIES IV. VOL. V. PART TV. 



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