250 XXVII. TiLiACE.E (MASTERS)., [Grewla. 



"Widely distributed throughout tropical Africa and found also in the Cape de Verd Islands 

 and the East Indies. 



22. G. flava, DC. Prod. i. 509. A shrub, more or less densely covered 

 with grey or ferriminoiis tomentiim. Leafstalks tomentose, very short. Sti- 

 pules uiinutr subulate. Leaves 1-2 in. lotig, f in. wide, tapering or rounded 

 at the base, oblong, obtuse, serrate, softly tomentose above, cinereous beneath, 

 3-costate, feather- veined. Peduncles longer than the leafbtalks, I- or rarely 

 3-flowered, Pedicels 2-bracteolate, short. Sepals linear. Petals oblong, 

 spathulate. Fruit 1-lobed, pisiform or obscurely 4-lobed, purplish, hirsute. 



Soutli Central, Baines ! 



Mozamb. Distr. Tette, Zambesi, Dr. Kirk! 



Very closely allied to, if not identical with G. cana, Sonder, a native of the Cape, as is 

 also the present species. 



There is an imperfect sj)ecimen, from Dr. Kirk, which I refer, dou])tfully, to this species. 

 Its fruits are somewhat 3-4-lobed. 



23. G. pubescens, P.de Beam. Fl. Oware, p. 76. t. 108. A shrub 

 2-8 ft. high, with numerous tortuous spreading branches ; the lower ones 

 sometimes sarmentose ; the younger ones covered with soft stelliform down. 

 Petioles \-^ in. long, downy. Stipules linear-subulate. Leaves 2-3 in. 

 long, 1—1^ wide, oblong-acuminate, serrate, 3-nerved ; venation arcuate, 

 downy or sometimes subglabrous. Flowers numerous, in terminal much- 

 branched cymes. • Flower-buds roundish or oblong. Flowers 1-1|- in. across 

 or even more. Sepals linear-oblong, silky externally, white or pink within. 

 Petals pink, lanceolate, shorter than the calyx. Fruit 4-lobed; lobes the 

 size of peas, reddish-brown, slightly hispid. 



Upper Guinea. Oware, P. de Beauvois ; Cape Coast, Brass ! 

 Lower Guinea. Angola, Dr. Welwitsch ! 



To tliia species are referred a number of Dr. Welwitsch's specimens, which show a wide 

 range of variation. In the flowers they correspond well with P. de Beauvois' figure. 



24. G. Forbesiij Harv. in Herb. Kew. A shrub or small tree, more 

 or less densely covered with coarse stelliform hairs. Petioles \ in. long. 

 Stipules subulate-lanceolate, longer than the petioles. Leaves 3-4 in. long, 

 1-2 in. wide, subcordate, oblong, acute or acuminate, irregularly toothed ; 

 teeth setose, scabrous above, stellate-tomentose below, 3-costate ; venation 

 arcuate. Cymes shortly stalked. Peduncles ^-^ in. long, dividing above 

 into 3-4 pedicels, which are covered with appressed bristles. Flower-buds 

 oblong, tumid at the base. Sepals linear, 1 in. long. Petals oblong, deeply 

 2-pcirted. Ovules 1 or 2 in each cell of the ovary. Fruit the size of a 

 hazel-nut, somewhat 4-lobed ; lobes muricate. 



Mozatnb. Distr. Mozambique, Forbes ! Rovuma river, Brs. Meller and Kirk ! 

 A very distinct species indicated as new by the late Dr. Harvey. 



25. G. pilosa, Lam. Diet. iii. 43 ; excl. syn. DC. Prod. i. 510. A 

 shrub or small tree, sometimes fluted at the base, with numerous, widely 

 spreading, sometimes subscandent, puri^lish, puberulous or pilose branches, 

 occasionally spiny. Leaves subcoriaceous, 2-4 in. long, 1-1^ in. wide, on 



