Liberia <*- 



of Culcasia were executed by me in the West African coast 

 belt to the east of Liberia, but seem to me to represent pretty 

 accurately two kinds of Culcasia found in IJberia, which are 

 not yet represented by dried specimens/ The same may be said 

 about the pretty aroid Nephthytis constricta, which closely 

 resembles the Nephthytis afzelii already recorded from Liberia. 



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It is probable that Nephthytis constricta extends its range west- 

 wards to Eastern Liberia, though it has not yet been recorded 

 from there. A', afzelii is very similar in appearance. This 

 plant, together with the Cyrtosperma, might well be introduced 



' Of these, Culcasia scandens lias been sent liome from Sierra Leone. It is 

 therefore no doubt identical with the Liberian type of climbing Culcasia. 



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