Myrica.] cxxiv. myricaoe^ (Hutchinson). 311 



5. M. MildbrsBdii, Engl. Jahrh. xlv. 278, fifj. N. and 0. A 

 shrub up to 6 ft. high ; young branchlets puberulous, at length 

 glabrous, densely leafy, ascending at an acute angle. Leaves spread- 

 ing or erect, shortly petiolate, oblong, acute, obtuse at the base, 

 IJ— If in. long, §-| in. broad, coriaceous, entire, glabrous above, 

 with immersed glands below ; lateral nerves about 7 ; petiole 1-2 lin. 

 long. Flowers dioecious. Male spikes axilla^}^ dense-flowered, 

 about half as long as the leaves, about \ in. thick ; bracts broadly 

 ovate, shortly contracted into a stalk 1 J lin. long, sparingly glandular 

 outside towards the apex, ciliate ; stamens 7-8. Female flowers 

 not known. — Engl, in Mildbr. Wiss. Ergebn. Deutsch. Zentr.-Afr. 

 Exped. ii. 178. 



Mozamb. Distr. German East Africa : Rugege Forest, 5400 ft., Mildhraed, 

 075. 



6. M. Goetzei, Enol Jahrh. xxx. 290. A shrub 3-6 ft. high ; 

 branchlets with grey shining bark, covered with numerous small 

 black spots ; internodes \ in. long or less. Leaves oblanceolate 

 or linear-oblanceolate, subacute, obtuse or subacute at the base, 

 1-1 J in. long, 4-6 lin. broad, simply serrulate in the upper two-thirds, 

 rigidly subcoriaceous, shining and very sparingly glandular above 

 and with a few hairs on the midrib, more densely glandular but 

 otherwise glabrous below ; midrib prominent on both surfaces ; 

 lateral nerves 10-12 on each side of the midrib, very slender and 

 scarcely visible, diverging from the midrib at a wide angle ; petiole 

 1-2 lin. long, sparingly glandular. Flowers dioecious. Male spikes 

 axillary, solitary, densely flowered, about -J in. long ; bracts broadly 

 deltoid, ciliolate and glandular, 1-2 lin. long, about H lin. broad ; 

 stamens about 8 ; filaments very short ; anthers purple, at length 

 yellow, I lin. long. Female flowers and fruits not known. 



Mozamb. Distr. German East Africa : Kinga (Livingstone) Mountains ; 

 Ussangu, Goetze, 125«) 6 ! 



7. M. pilulifera, Rendle in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. ii. iv. 43. Main 

 branches prominently lenticellate, rather densely pubescent, slightly 

 ribbed when dry ; younger branchlets leafy towards the tips. Leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate or elongate-oblong, subacute or obtuse at the 

 base, rounded to a shortly mucronate apex, lJ-3^ in. long, J-IJ in. 

 broad, chartaceous or subcoriaceous, entire or serrate in the upper 

 half or towards the apex, at first slightly pubescent on both sides 

 of and near the midrib, at length glabrous, apparently not glandular ; 

 midrib very prominent below ; lateral nerves 9-15 on each side of 

 the midrib, diverging from it at a wide angle, 2-3-furcate near the 

 margin, slender, distinct on both surfaces ; petiole 1-2 lin. long, 

 slightly puberulous. Flowers dia?cious. Male spikes axillary, 

 solitary, J-1 in. long ; rhachis glandular and pubescent ; bracts 

 very broadly ovate, slightly pointed, 1 lin. long, 1} lin. broad, 



