Liberia *♦- 



clusters of small whitish flowers in flexuous continuous or 

 interrupted often long spikes ; Cape Falmas, A)isell\ 

 Urera obovata, Bentli. : a dioecious climbing shrub with stinging hairs 

 and much-divided rather dense and short panicles of small 

 green flowers and small fruits enclosed in the ultimately fleshy 

 orange-red perianth ; Sino Basin, Whyte ! 



ARTOCARPACE^ 



Artocarpus incisa, L. : the " bread-fruit " tree ; introduced by American 

 colonists; (from photographs by Sir H. H. Johnston) ; throughout 

 the coast region. 



ORCHIDACE^ 



* Megaclinium endotrachys, Kranzl. : an epiphyte with a much-flattened 

 rachis bearing small greenish yellow flowers ; Grand Basa, 

 Diuklage, 1852 ! 



Eulophia lurida, Liudl. : an epiphyte up to 2 ft. high with lanceolate 

 leaves, over i ft. by about i in., and large loose panicles of 

 dull purple flowers, ^ in. long, with a yellow lip ; Kakatown, 

 IV/O'te ! 



Lissochilus longpifolius, Benth. : a terrestrial orchid with grass-like 

 leaves up to over i ft. long and racemes of distant nodding 

 middle-sized flowers ; in open meadow-like marshes. Grand 

 Basa, Vogel,Z\; AnsellX; Grant's Farm on the Sino River 

 Whyte ! 



L. roseus, Lindl. : a most magnificent terrestrial orchid, 5 — 7 ft. 

 high, with lanceolate leaves, 2—3 ft. by i — 3 in., and long 

 racemes of large flowers (almost i in. long) with chocolate-brown 

 .sepals and rose-coloured petals ; Kakatown, IVhyte ! 



Polystachya praealta, Kranzl. : an epiphyte with 3 papery leaves (9 in. 

 by I in.) and short nodding panicled racemes of small yellowish 

 flowers ; Grand Basa, Dinklage, 2069 ! 



Listrostachys caudata, Rchb. : an epiphyte with thick fleshy leaves, 

 the greenish white flowers with spurs 7 — 8 in. long ; Grand 

 Basa {^Sir H. H. Johnston, from drawing). 



Angrsecum eichlerianum, Kranzl. : epiphyte with short fleshy leaves, 

 flowers with green petals except lip, which is white ; short hooked 

 nectary ; P2astern Liberia (Sir H. H. Johnston, from drawing). 



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