-•) The Liberian Flora 



*Popowia whytei, Staff: a tree (?) with more or less elliptic thinly 

 coriaceous almost glabrous leaves, 3^ — 6 in. by 2 — 2| in., fascicled 

 finely tomentose flowers, thick petals, the outer 3 scarcely ^ in. 

 long, the inner half as long; Sino Basin, ]Vhyte\ 



*Xylopia humilis, ii;/^'/. and Diels : an almost glabrous shrub or a small 

 tree with a broad top and pendulous branches, very coriaceous, 

 abruptly acuminate oblong leaves, 5 — 6 in. by if — 2 J in., and 

 stalked cylindric smooth fruit-carpels, 3 — 4 in. by | in., with up- 

 wards of 6 seeds (flowers still unknown) ; in humid situations 

 in the primary forest of the littoral, Fishtown, Dhiklage, 2006 ! 



X. sethiopica, A. Rich. : a tree, 30-60 ft. high, similar to the preceding 

 but with almost sessile fruit-carpels, ij — 2^ in. by ^ — | in., the 

 flowers solitary or fascicled, usually axillary, up to i j in. long, 

 cylindric, silky, the 6 linear petals conniving at the base ; in 

 dry localities in the savannah of the littoral, Dinklage, 1760, 

 1898 ! — The aromatic fruits are used as a tonic or in place of 

 pepper, hence the name African, Guinea or Negro " Pepper." 

 The elastic wood is used for oars and masts of small boats. 



*X. dinklagei, Engl, and Diels : an almost glabrous shrub with thin 

 leaves 2 — 3 in. by | — l^ in., solitary silky lanceolate flowers 

 \—\ in. long, and fruit- carpels 2 in. by almost \ in. ; in the bush 

 of the littoral. Grand Basa, Dinklage, 1760, 1898 ! 



X. oxypetala, Oliv. : a shrub or moderate-sized tree similar to 

 X. dinklagei, but with larger leaves, longer (white, sweet-scented) 

 flowers, to over i| in. long, and smaller fruit-carpels; in the 

 bush of the littoral, Fishtown, Dinklage, 1858 ! 



*Artabotrys oliganthus, Engl and Diels : a glabrous shrub climbing 

 by means of the frequently recurved hook-shaped peduncles, 

 with greenish solitary flowers, f in. long, the 6 lanceolate 

 petals more or less spreading ; in very humid situations in the 

 primary forest of the littoral, Fishtown, Dinklage, 2083 ! 



Anona muricata, L. : a small almost glabrous tree with fleshy yellow 

 flowers ; a native of the West Indies, frequently cultivated 

 in West Africa on account of its delicious fruits, the " Sour 

 Sop" of English colonist.s, Vogel, 37! Dinklage, 1883. 



A. palustris, L. : a small tree similar to the preceding but with 

 much smaller flowers and smooth bright yellow fruits ; a 

 native of South America, where it is a common coast plant, 

 and known as " Alligator Apple " ; in swamps near Grand Basa, 



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