14 Lxxxii. oLEACEiE (baker). {Schreh&ra. 



Leaves imparipimiate. 

 Leaves glabrous. 



Petiole and rliacliis broadly winged . . .6. S. VelicHschii. 



Petiole and rbachis narrowly winged". 



Corolla-lobes \ as long as the tube, . . 7. S. alata. 



Corolla-lobes ^ as long ss the tube . . 8. -S". ohliqiiifoliolata. 



Petiole nnd rhacliis not winged . . . . 9. /S. goetzeana. 



Leaves pubescent. 



Lateral leaflets sessile ..... 10. /S. tomenteilu. 

 Lateral leaflets shortly stalked . . .11. S. Holstii. 



1. S. oligantha, Gilg in Engl. Jahrh. xxx. 71. A tall shrub, 

 glabrous in all its parts. Leaves simple, oblong or ovate-oblong, 2-3 in. 

 long by half as broad, subcoriaceous, acute, rounded at the base, 

 opaque ; petiole short, stout : veins closely reticulated. Flowers 3 

 together in lax terminal cymes with long peduncle and pedicels. Calyx 

 campanulate, \ in. long, scarcely toothed. Corolla-tube cylindrical, 

 i in. long, scarcely dilated at the throat ; lobes obovate, half as long as 

 the tube. Fruit pyriform, woody, 1 J in. long. 



Mozamb. Blst. German East Africa : Pori Steppe, near the Ugalla River, 

 Bohm, 35a ! 



2. S. golungensiS) Welw. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxvii. 40, t. 15. 

 A tree reaching a height of 20-30 ft., with glabrous branchlets. 

 Leaves simple, opposite, obovate or oblong, acute, cuneate at the base, 

 2-5 in. long, subcoriaceous, glabrous, bright green above, slightly 

 glaucous, with raised parallel main ribs beneath. Panicle terminal, 

 composed of a few lax cymes ; pedicels glabrous, erect, \-^ in. long. 

 Calyx campanulate, ^ in. long, entire or obscurely toothed. Corolla- 

 ^ube |-1 in. long ; lobes obovate-oblong, \ in. long. Capsule pyri- 

 form, 2 in. long, narrowed to the base through the lower half ; valves 

 turgid, very thick and woody. — Gilg in Engl. Jahrb. xxx. 72. Xathusia 

 yolungemis, Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. ii. 412; Hiern in Cat. Afr. PI. 

 Welw. i. 657. 



Ao'wer Guinea. Angoia: Golungo Alto ; in forests among the mountains of 

 Alto Queta, WehviUch, 933 ! 



Mozamb. X>ist. Portuguese East Africa : Lower Zambesi ; Shupanga, 

 Kirk ! Lower Shire ; at the base of Morambala Mountain, 300 ft., KirTc ! British 

 Central Africa : Boruma on the Zambesi, Menyharth, 1166 ! 



3. S. Buchanani, Baker in Kew Bulletin, 1895, 95. A tree about 

 20 ft. high, with slender pubescent branchlets. Leaves opposite, simple, 

 oblong, obtuse, 1-2 in. long, broadly rounded at the base, subcori- 

 aceous, glabrous above, strongly ribbed beneath, pubescent principally 

 on the midrib. Flowers not seen. Capsule pyriform, l:|-li in. long, 

 1 in. diam., narrowed to the base from the middle ; valves turgid, very 

 thick and woody. Seeds ovate, 1 in. long, the chartaceous wing occupy- 

 ing the upper two-thirds. — Gilg in Engl. Jahrb. xxx. 72. 



Mozamb. Bist. British Central Africa : Nyasaland ; Shire Highlands, 

 Buchanan, 418 ! Zomba, 3500 ft., Mahon ! 



