Crewia.] xxvii. tuame.'f. (masters). 247 



ill. loriir. Stipules liiionr, falcate, sliortcr lliaii tlie pet iolc^^. Leaves 3-5 in. 

 lonir, 1-2 in. wide, oblirpiely subeoidatr, ohinnir-laiieeolate, aeiimiiiate, cre- 

 nate-seiTate, lower serraturcs glandular, IVailjer-veiiied, nrarly .smooth on 

 botlj surfaces or with a few hairs on the nerves beneath, rediineles axilhiry, 

 shorter than the petioles, dividing into 2 sliort pedicels. Flower-buds ob- 

 ovoid. Sepals linear, nearly an incli in leni^tli. Petah roundish, nearly as 

 large as the sepals. Ovary villose. Fruit cubical, 1 in. or 1 i in. diain., 4- 

 lobed, pilose, ferruginous. — G. vlmifulia, Boj. in llcib. K» \v. 



Mozaxub. Distr., Mozambique, Forbes! Zaiizil)ar, l)r. Kirk '. ■ Bnjer '. 



Foiiiul also in Mauritius and Madagascar. The plandiilar leaves and large roundish 

 petals form good marks of this species, which is nearly allied to Q. didyma, Uoxb., but 

 has shorter petals. 



13. G. trichocarpa, Ilochst. in Rich. Fl. A/jt/ss. i. 89. A shrub 



or small tree, with iiuni';rous slender, slightly pilose branches. Petioles 

 scarcely } in. long, dilated at the apex, l^eaves thin, sub'ilabrous, ine(pii- 

 lateral, tapering at the base, elliptic, acuminate, dentate, 3-nerved, featiier- 

 veined, 2-3 in. long, 1 in. wide. Peduncles axillary, short, dividing into 

 2-3 divergent pedicels. Sepals 3-nerved. Petals obovate, notched, one- 

 third shorter than the sepals. Ovary 2-celled. Ovides 2 or more in each 

 cell. Stigmas linear. Fruit globular, pisiform, covered with rigid sclie, in- 

 terspersed among stellate hairs. 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Schimper ! 



Closely allied to O. occidevtalis, if not identical with that species. In the young slate, 

 however, the fruit appears not to be 1-lobed. 



14. G. carpinifolia, Jkss. ; DC. Prod. i. 510. A shrub or small tree, 

 with spreading, purplish, slightly pilose branclus. Leafstalks \ in. long. 

 Stipules subulate. Leaves thin, smooth on both surfaces or slightly pilose, 

 especially beneath, subcordate, roundish at the base, oblong:, acute or acumi- 

 nate, serrated, 3-costate, secondary veins curved; 1-3 in. long, 1-1^- in. 

 wide. Peduncles axillary, about the same lenijth as the petioles, dividing into 

 2-3 pedicels of ecpial length. Flower-buds oblong, dilated at the base. 

 Sepals oblong. Petals oblong, slightly emarginate or entire, two-thirds the 

 length of the sepals. Anthers glabrous. Ovary by abortion 1 -celled, 1-2- 

 ovulate. Fruit globose, glabrous, rarely somewhat 4-lobed, about the size 

 of a small cherry. — G. biloba, Don, Gen. Syst. i. 54S. ? G. ttmbcnsia, Fresen. 

 in Mus. Senck. ii. 158. 



Upper Guinea, Ban ! T. Vngcl ! 



Nile Liand. Abyssinia, Schimper ! Riippell. 



G. tembensis, Fresen., is apparently only a form of this species, with thicker, more pilose, 

 and sometimes glandulose-scrrate leaves. The same species occurs in India, und is distin- 

 guished from Q. pilosa chiefly by the smaller number of ovules ia each cell of the ovary. 



15. G. salvifolia, Jleyne ; DC. Prod. i. 500. A shrub or small tree; 

 the younger branches, petioles, and pedicels covered with ferruginous or pale 

 down. Leafstalks about \ in. long, dilated at the apex. Stipuhs subidate, 

 acuminate, longer than the petioles. Leaves 1-3 or 4 in. long, \ in. wide, 

 obliquely subcordate, oblong or lancrolate, mimitely serrate or entire. 3- 

 cobtate, arcuate-venose, smooth and shining above, ciaereo-tomentosc below: 



