Liberia '^ 



in dry and sunny situations of the savannah of the littoral, 

 Fishtown, Dinklage, 1841!'— The "Water Tree" of Sierra 

 Leone, so called on account of the profuse yield of water from 

 the stems when cut across. 



•T. leiocarpa, Stapf: similar to the preceding, but the leaves glabrous 

 and the follicles quite smooth and shining ; Kakatown, Wliyte I 



•T. dinklagei, Gilg.: a tall climbing shrub similar to the preceding 

 species but with the leaves hairy on the petioles and the under- 

 sides, with flowers 1 in. across and hairy fruits ; in the bush of 

 the littoral, Fishtown, Dinklage, 1752, 1837, 2049! 



The leaves of several West African species of Tetracera are 

 reputed native remedies for dysentery. 



ANONACE^ 



Uvaria scabrida, Oliv. : a climbing shrub or moderate-sized tree 

 with rusty tomentose twigs, rough oblong leaves, extra-axillary 

 yellowish green flowers, i^ — 2 in. across, with the spreading 

 petals in 2 series of 3 each, and fruits consisting of clusters of 

 numerous tomentose obovoid sessile few-seeded carpels ; in 

 primary forest along the banks of the Cestos River, Dinklage, 

 1936! 



*U. dinklagei, Hug. and Diels : a climbing shrub similar to the pre- 

 ceding, but with the leaves softly hairy below, with smaller 

 flowers, up to i in. across, and long-stalked almost globose fruit- 

 carpels ; in humid situations in the bush of the littoral, Dinklage, 

 1717, 1794, 206! 



U. afzelii, Scott Elliot : a shrub with rusty tomentose leaves (at least 

 on the underside), leaf-opposed velvety flowers, purplish green 

 and 1 1 — 2 in. across, and very long-stalked tomentose fruit- 

 carpels ; Sino Basin, Whyte ! 



Polyalthia oliveri, Engl, and Dicls : a small or moderate-sized almost 

 glabrous tree with papery more or less oblong leaves, solitary or 

 fascicled (2 — 3) extra-axillary white flowers with si.x obliquely 

 erect petals up to | in. by jV in., and globose stalked fruit- 

 carpels, over i in. across ; in the forest of the littoral, Fishtown, 

 Dinklage, 1637! ; Sino Basin, IVltytel 



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