22 III. ANONACE^ (OLIVER). {Uvavia, 



7. XJ. cordata, Scluim. ef Tlwnn. Gum. PL 255. A mucTi-branched shrub, 

 extremities rusty-tomentose. Leaves somewhat coriaceous, oval-oblong, from 

 a subcordate base, slightly acuminate acute or rather obtuse, shining above, 

 paler beneath, at first silky, at length with pubescent midrib and margin, 2- 

 3 in. long. Peduncles very short, leaf-opposed, solitary, tomentose, usually 

 1 -flowered. Sepals concave, obtuse. Petals 6, three times bnger than the 

 sepals, equal, lanceolate, spreading or recurved. Fruit-carpels very shortly 

 pedicellate, subcapitate, about tbe size of a gooseberry, ovate, ochreous-to- 

 mentose, 6-8-seeded. 



Upper Guinea, Thonnhtg. 



I Lave not seen an authentic specimen. The description is from S. and T. 



8. U. globosa, Hook.f. Fl. Nigi'it. 210. Branches slender, the ex- 

 tremities rusty-pilose. Leaves oval-oblong obtuse or shortly and obtusely 

 acuminate, rounded at the base, soon glabrous above except on the midrib, 

 sparsely hairy below, 2-3 in. long, f- 1 in. broad. Petioles 1-2 lines. 

 Flowers small, solitary or in pairs, very shortly stalked or subsessile, .silky 

 with ferruginous hairs. Sepals connate below. Petals much imbricate in 

 bud, at length spreading. Fruit-carpels rusty-tomentose, nearly globose, 

 subsessile, 3-5 lines diam., few-seeded. Seeds shining, compressed. 



Upper Guinea. Accra, T. Yogell 



The specimens are imperfect and I have not myself examined a flower. I take it to be 

 very nearly allied to U. cordata, if indeed distinct. 



9. TJ. gracilis, Hook.f. Fl. Nigrit. 210. Glabrous, excepting the pu- 

 bescent extremities. Leaves somewhat membranous, oblanceolate, obtusely 

 acuminate, narrowed to the base, which is narrowly and obscurely cordate 

 or emarginate, glaucous beneath, about 3 in. long, 1^ in. broad. Petiole 2 

 lines. Peduncles axillary, solitary, of fruit 1 in. long. Sepals obovate, ob- 

 tuse, \ in. long. Fruit-carpels glabrous, small, spreading, on stipes of f in. 



Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone, Don ! 



Mr. Bentham suggests that this plant may be a Clathrospermum. I have not bad the 

 opportunity of analysing a flower. 



10. U. Chamse, P. de Beauv. Fl. Ow. et Ben. ii. 42. I. 83. A small 

 tree, with the young branches smooth and glabrous or rusty-pubescent at 

 first. Leaves coriaceous, elliptical oblong or oval, obtuse or very shortly and 

 obtusely pointed, shortly petiolate, at first with very minute, scattered, stel- 

 late hairs, at length glabrous or with minute hairs on the midrib, from 2-5 

 in. long, 1-2| in. broad. Petioles 1-2 lines. Flowers 1 in. or rather more 

 in diam., 2 to 5 together or solitary, greenish-brown, densely puberulous ex- 

 cepting towards the lowej- part of the inner face of the petals. Peduncles 

 shorter than the flower. Petals spreading, obovate or elliptical. Anthers 

 truncate. Carpels rusty-pubescent, with the stigma transversely dilated on 

 the outer side. Fruit-carpels 20 or fewer, rusty-tomentose, oblong or 

 roundish, terete, on stipes of 3-5 lines, sometimes rough,' with a few project- 

 ing points, \-\ in. long. Seeds few, more or less compressed, shining, pale 

 brown when dry, with a slight thickening at the hilura, about 4 lines long 

 and 2 lines broad. — Rich, in Fl. Seneg. 7. t. 3. fig. 2. XJnona macrocarpa, 



