Allophylus. 549 



ad basin ^ rotundatis subsessilibus, omnibus apice late breviterque acuminatis, apice 

 ipso acutiusculis,subchartaceis,utrinque, nervo intermedio pilosulo excepto, glaberrimis, 

 in parte superiore parce setaceo-denticulatis, utrinque opacis, nervis venisque utrinque 

 subaequaliter manifeste prominentibus, venis manifeste anguste reticulatis; inflores- 

 centia pseudo-racemosa elongata longe pedunculata, folia manifeste superante, floribus 

 pro genere magnis in cymulas 3 — 2-floras manifeste pedicellatas inter sese manifeste 

 distantes laxas dispositis, rhachi subelongata pedicellisque parce breviterque pilosis. — 

 Flores generis. 



Petiolus 4 — 5 cm longus. Foliolum intermedium 7 — 9 cm longum, 3,4 — 4 cm 

 latum; foliola lateralia 5 — 7 cm longa, 3 — 3,5 cm lata. Folioli intermedii petiolulus ad 

 1 cm longus, lateralium ad 2 cm longus. Inflorescentia cum pedunculo 6 — 8 cm longo 

 13—18 cm longa; cymularum pedunculi circ. 2 mm longi; pedicelli 2 mm longi. Sepala 

 diametro 2 mm. 



In Africa centrali (Rugege-Wald: Quellgebiet des Rukarara, 1900 m, Strauch 

 im Unterholz, fl. m. Aug. 1907, Mildbraed n. 932). 



A. nigericus E. G. Bak. in Journ. Bot. LVII. (1919) 158. — Ramuli novelli hir- 

 sutissimi. Folia unifoliolata, foliolis ovato-lanceolatis vel oblongo-lanceolatis margine 

 crenato-dentatis basi rotundatis vel late cuneatis supra praeter costam demum glabris 

 nervis lateralibus utrinque 15 — 19, 15 — 20 cm longis, 5,5 — 7 cm latis, petiolo hirsuto 

 12 — 15 mm longo praedita. Thyrsi breves 1,5 — 3 cm petiolos adaequantes vel paullo 

 superantes, multiflori, rhachi pubescente. Flores parviusculi in cymulas paucifloras 

 dispositi. Sepala 4 per paria opposita, cucullata, membranacea, 2 exteriora minora. 

 Petala 4. Stamina 8. Ovarium hirtum. Styli 2. Fructus ignotus. 



Nigeria: Oban, P. Talbot n. 442! 447! Hb. Mus. Brit. 



Closely allied to A. hirtellus Radlk., differing in the margin of the leaflets being 

 crenate-dentate and the apex being gradually not abruptly acuminate. The thyrse 

 is generally slightly longer than the petioles — the pedicels are 1 — 1,5 mm long. 



A. lasiopus E. G. Bak. in Journ. Bot. LVII. (1919) 159. — Arbuscula 10-pedalis. 

 Ramuli novelli ferrugineo- vel fusco-tomentosi. Folia trifoliolata, supra praeter nervös 

 glabra, subtus praecipue ad nervös pubescentia, foliolis ellipticis vel ovalibus margine 

 integris vel rarissime hinc inde serratis, terminalibus breviter acuminatis 6— 10 cm 

 longis, 3 — 4,5 cm latis, longiuscule petiolulatis (10 — 14mm), lateralibus paullo minoribus 

 et petiolulis brevioribus. Petiolus communis 2 — 3 cm longus, fusco-tomentosus. Thyrsi 

 inferne nudi, graciles, simplices, 4 — 9 cm longi, laxiflori, foliis breviores, rhachi pubes- 

 cente. Flores mediocres, in cymulas paucifloras dispositi, pedicellati. Sepala mem- 

 branacea. Ovarium pilis vestitum. Styli 2 — 3 divaricati. Fructus ignotus. 



Gameroons: Batanga, G. L-. Bates n. 209! Hb. Mus. Brit., Kew. 



Distinguished by the small rather thick leaves which when dried turn brown or 

 black, the terminal leaflet is rather longly petiolulate. The lax flowered simple thyrse 

 is 5 — 9 cm long with the pedicellate flowers in few flowered cymules. 



A. toroensis E. G. Bak. in Journ. Bot. LVII. (1919) 181. — Frutex gracilis. Rami 

 teretes, glabri veJ f ere glabri, ramulis pubescentibus ad A. latefoliatam Bak. fil. accedens. 

 Folia trifoliata, papyracea, glabra, siccitate triste viridia, foliolis intermediis margine 

 serratis apice acuminatis apice ipso obtusis, supra opacis ellipticis vel elliptice obovatis 

 basi cuneatis, 12 — 17 cm longis, 5 — 6 cm latis, lateralibus valde inaequilateralibus 

 parum minoribus, petiolo communi £ 3 cm longo praedita. Thyrsi simplices folia 

 superantes vel subaequantes, multiflori. Flores majusculi in cymulas plurifloras 

 dispositi, pedicellati. Sepala membranacea, extus puberula ^ 2 mm longa. Antherae 

 0,5 mm longae. Fructus rubri, 5 — 7 mm diam. 



Uganda: Toro, near Mpanga river, Bagshawe n. 1128! alt. 4000 feet. At edge 

 of stream, forest near mouth of Mpanga, Bagshawe n. 1150! in fruit. Hb. Mus. Bri t. 



A shrub with trifoliolate acuminate papyraceous leaves, simple thyrse and red 



