Garcinia.'] xxii. guttifer^ (oliveh). 1G7 



SPECIES OF GARCINIA IMPERFECTLY KNOWN. 



5. G. Mannii, Oliv. A tree of 30-60 ft., with strai^^lit, opposite, leafy 

 branches. Leaves submembraiious, oblong-elliptical, rather abruptly and 

 obtusely acuminate, cuneately contracted to the petiole, with numerous 

 oblique parallel lateral veins, 3-4 in. lont(, 1^-2 in. broad ; petiole i-\ in. 

 Peduncles axillary or terminal, much shorter than the leaves, 1 -flowered or 

 with 1 or 2 pairs of opposite 1-flowered pedicels of i-^ in., bearing a pair of 

 minute opposite bracteoles below the middle. Flowers about ^ in. to 1 in. 

 diam. Sepals orbicular, concave, 2 outer 2-3 times smaller tlian the inner. 

 Petals rather thick, obovate-elliptical. Stamens in 4 short distinct or con- 

 nate phalanges opposite to the petals, scarcely exceeding the central quadrate 

 disk, the stamens of each phalange connate throughout ; linear multilocellate 

 anthers recurved above. 



Upper Guinea. Ambas Bay and Sierra del Crystal, Maun ! 



6. G. punctata, Oliv. A tree of 15-30 ft., with rather slender divari- 

 cate green branches. Leaves thinly coriaceous, oblong-elliptical, with a 

 narrow obtuse acumen ; base cuneate or slightly rounded, punctate, with 

 linear and irregular translucent dots ; 3-4 in. long, 1-lf in. broad; petiole 

 2-3 lines. Male flowers (yellow) subsessile or on pedicels not exceeding 1 

 line, in few-flowered axillary and terminal fascicles, on very short or obsolete 

 common peduncles, about \ in. diam. when expanded. Sepals 4, 2 outer 

 much smaller. Petals 4, obovate- or oblanceolate-oblong, patent. Stamens 

 in 4 phalanges ; filaments of each phalange connate throughout ; anthers 

 5-7 on the margin of a subreniform dilatation, short, elliptical, recurved, de- 

 hiscing longitudinally. Disk entire, hemispherical, smooth. Female flowers 

 not seen. 



Upper Guinea. Gaboon river and Sierra del Crystal, Mann ! 



Iiower Guinea. Golungo Alto, Angola, Br. Welwitsch ! 



Var. /3. pedicellata. Pedicels often i in. 



Allied to G. Mannii^ differing in the subsessile smaller flowers, short anthers, etc. 



7. G. huillensis, Welw. mss. A small bush-like tree of 7-10 ft. Ex- 

 tremities rather stout. Leaves coriaceous, narrowly or sometimes rather 

 broadly elliptical, more or less narrowed to each end, rather obtuse and mu- 

 cronulate or subacute ; lateral veins numerous, prominent above and below, 

 subparallel, directed forwards and forking, about 3 in. long, \\ in. broad; 

 petiole very short, about 1 line, dilating into the lamina. Flowers solitary 

 and axillary or terminal, occasionally 3 or 4 together; peduncles very short, 

 with decussating scaly bracts or flowers subsessile. Calyx and corolla of 

 about 8 segments, 2 exterior opposite, remainder imbricate, but apparently 

 not decussate. Male flowers not seen. In the female flower I observe no 

 trace of stamens. Ovary 4-celled, with 1 ovule iu each cell (according to 

 Dr. Welwitsch) ; stigma viscid, subhemispherical, peltate, subsessile. Fruit 

 not seen. 



l«ower Guinea. Huilla, Angola, Dr. jrelwUsch! 



8. ? G. ? sp. nova. Tree of 30 ft. Leaves large, rather coriaceous, 



