20 III. ANONACE^ (OLIVER). [Uvaria. 



theljase. Flowers 1-2 in. across. Sepals ovate or ovate- 

 lanceolate, nearly free 4t. U.? scdbrida. 



Leaves stellate-pubescent beneath, acuminate ; base subcordate. 



Flowers \ in. or less. Sepals ovate, connate below . . . ^. TJ. acuminata. 



Leaves glabrous, oblong-elliptical. Peduncles subternate, 3-4 



lines long. Sepals orbiculate 6. ?7. lucida. 



Leaves ovd-oblong, acute or obtuse, base subcordate ; at first 

 pilose. Flowers subsessile. Petals lanceolate. Fruit-carpels 

 ovoid, nearly sessile 1. TJ. cor data. 



Leaves oval-oblong, sparsely pilose below. Flowers subsessile. 



Fruit-carpels subglobose, nearly sessile 8. Z7. glohosa. 



Leaves glabrous, oblanceolate, acuminate, emarginate at base. 



Fruit-carpels on stipes of f in 9. 17. gracilis. 



Sepals connate, forming a cupuliform calyx, with entire or 3- 

 toothed margin, splitting on expansion. Petals spreading. 



Leaves more or less coriaceous. Anthers truncate . . . . 10. 17. Chamae. 



Leaves firmly membranous. Anther-tips compressed, not truu- 



cate W. TJ. angolensis. 



IMPEBFECTLY KNOWN SPECIES. 



Leaves glabrous and shining above, cuspidate, 4-7 iu. Flowers sub- 

 sessile on wood of previous year • . . \2. XJl sp. 



Leaves oblanceolate-oval or -oblong, glabrous. Fruit-carpels very nu- 

 merous, on long stipes, 2-1 -seeded 13. U.sp.novl 



Leaves ovate-elliptical, obtusely acuminate, glabrous, excepting midrib 



above. Carpels tomentose, transversely crested 14. [7. crisiata. 



1. U. connivenSy BentJi.in Linn. Trans, xxiii. 465. A tree of 30-40 

 ft., glabrous or with the extremities obsoletely puberulous. Leaves large, 

 elongate oblanceolate-oblong, narrowed to the obtuse or narrowly -cordate 

 base, cuspidate or sharply acuminate, glabrous, usually 9-15 in. long, 2|-4^ 

 in. broad. Petioles very sliort and thick, 2-4 lines. Flowers i-l in. 

 diam., nearly glabrous or thinly sericeous, on very short bracteate axillary pe- 

 duncles ; bracts deciduous. Sepals free, very broadly rotundate-ovate, shortly 

 pointed, more or less imbricate at the base. Petals thick, purplish, conni- 

 vent, outer ones nearly as broad as long, much exceeding the sepals and 

 slightly imbricate below. Anthers very numerous, linear, truncate, and 

 slightly capitate. Carpels numerous, shortly pul)escent, upon the slightly 

 excavated centre of the raised torus. Ovules 12-18, biseriate. The fruit 

 has not been satisfactorily identified. 



Upper Guinea. Ambas Bay and Fernando Po, Mann ! 



2. U. fusca, BentJi. in Linn. Trans, xxiii. 466. A glabrous tree, attain- 

 ing 25 ft. Leaves large, elongate-oblanceolate, scarcely acute, glabrous, 9-14 

 in. long, 3-4 in. broad. Petioles 4-5 lines, thick. Flowers solitary or 2 or 

 3 together, subsessile, shortly silky-pilose with appressed rusty hairs, about 

 1 in. diam. Sepals connate below, very large and broadly rotundate, 

 concave, imbricate, glabrous inside, surrounded by several rather large con- 

 cave, imbricate, sepal-like bracts. Petals concave, slightly imbricate, shorter 

 than the sepals, at least just before expansion. Stamens 2000 or more, very 

 closely packed. Anthers truncate. Carpels very numerous, villous. Ovules 

 few. Fruit unknown. 



Upper Guinea. Fernando Po, Mann ! 



