Anthocleisia.] lxxxvi. looaniace.e (baker). 541 



or lanceolate, rounded at the apex, gradually tapering at the base, 

 54-30 in. long, 4-J:| in. long, coriaceous, rigid, glabrous, quite entire ; 

 nerves 17-19 on each side; auricles beneath prominent, nearly semi- 

 orbicular, revolute, not connate between the bases of the }»etioles ; 

 petiole '2h in. long, somewhat trigonous. Cymes dichotomous in a 

 terminal panicle ; branches irregularly compressed ; pedicels 2 lin. 

 long, articulate. Sepals suborbicular, coriaceous, with papery margins, 

 outer 4 lin. long, inner slightly shorter. Corolla fleshy, white ; tu})e 

 cylindrical, 13 lin. long; lobes 10-12, narrowly oblong, strongly 

 contorted, about G lin. long, 2 lin. wide. Stamens 10; filaments 

 connate into a ring about 1^ lin. high; anthers about 3.1 lin. long. 

 Ovary ovoid or ovoid-oblong ; style thick, 7^ lin. long ; stigma ovoid- 

 oblong, 2 lin. long, 1 J lin. thick. — Reliq. Dewevr. IGO. 



South Central. Congo Free State : around Lukolela, Dewevre. 



This species is very closely allied to A. inermis, Engl. 



12. A. inerxniSy Ungl. in Engl. Jahrh. viii. G3. An erect tree 

 25-30 ft. high ; tu^anchlets unarmed, \-\ in. in diam. ; internodes very 

 short. Upper leaves 1 ft. or more long by about 4 in. broad 

 membranous, lanceolate or elongate-lanceolate, obtuse, cuneately 

 narrowed below, shortly and obtusely auricled at the base ; auricles of 

 opposite leaves connate; nerves about 13 on each side ; petiole sulcate 

 -above, 1^-1 J in. long. Cymes sparingly compound, much shorter than 

 the leaves ; bracts widely triangular, cartilaginous ; pedicels short. 

 Calyx \ in. long ; outer lobes orbicular. Corolla not seen. Fruit sub- 

 globose, § in. in diam. Seeds ^ lin. in diam. 



lower Guinea. Lower Congo, Smith ! on an island near Ponta da Lenha, 

 Naumann. 



13. A. Schweinfurthiiy Gilg in Engl. Jahrh. xvii. 570. An erect 

 tree ; trunk 20-30 ft. long ; branches unarmed, h in. in diam., with very 

 short internodes. Leaves oval-oblong, oblong or obovate-lanceolate, 

 acute, 6-20 in. long, 2-6 in. wide, coriaceous, quite glabrous, entire or 

 very minutely toothed ; primary nerves 10-13 on each side ; petiole 

 2-3 in. long, with a recurved narrow auricle. Cymes compound, 

 1 ft. long. Calyx h in. long ; outer lobes suborbicular. Corolla in bud 

 twice as long as the calyx; lobes 9-11. Anthers linear, \ in. long. 

 Dried fruit obovoid-oblong, H in. long. 



XTile Iiand. Niamuiam : woods by tlie River Mbrwole, ScJnveivftirtk, 3723! 

 nXozamb. Blst. German E »st Africa : Karajjwc ; near Bukoba, Stnhlmann, 

 3751, and Maissooie Island, in Lake Victoria, Stuhhnaun, 4133 (ex Gil^). 



14. A. magnifica, Gilg in Engl. Jahrh. xvii. 581. A forest tree, 

 40 ft. high ; branchlets unarmed, \ in. in diam. with very short internodes. 

 Upper leaves 5-6 in. long, 2-3 in. broad ; petiole slender, half as long 

 as the blade, without any border to the dilated base. Cymes sparsely 

 compQund. Calyx \ in. long ; outer lobes orbicular. Corolla-tube 

 1 in. long, gradually dilated from the base to tlie throat ; lobes about 



