Grewia.'] xxvii. tiliace/E (masters), 251 



very short pilose stalks, ovate-oblong, subcordate, acute or anuminate, more 

 or less coarsely serrate, pilose on boih surfaces, 3-ncrve(l, nearly feather- 

 veined. Stipules subulate-lanceolate, nearly as long as the petioles, decidu- 

 ous. Peduncles along the sides of the branches, axillary, \ \ in. long, 

 dividing into 2-3 pedicels of about the same length. Flower-l)U(U oblong, 

 ddated at the base, constricted iu the middle. Sepals oblong, pilose. Pet^ds 

 oblong, emarguiate, one-third shorter than the sepals. Anthers usually 

 stellate-pilose on the back, rarely glabrous. Stigmatic lobes linear. Ovary 

 2-celled, with numerous ovules in each cell. Fruit globose, 1-4-lobed*; 

 lobes the size of a pea, pilose. — G. carpinifoUa, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 587, and 

 Rich. Fl. Abyss, i. 88. nee Juss. 



A shrub, widely distributed throughout every district of tropical Africa, and varjinif much 

 in habit. It occurs also in ludia, and is distinguished from G. cariumfulia by its'uumerou* 

 ovules, etc. 



26. G. parvifolia, ITocJist. in Rich. Fl. Ahyas. i. 91. A shrub with 

 an angular stem and numerous very slender greyish or purplish villose 

 branches. Leaves pn very short villose stalks, oval, subcordate, acute, un- 

 equally serrate, stellate-pilose on both surfaces, 3-costate, feather-veined, \ \ 

 in. long, \-\ in. wide. Stipules subulate. Flowers very small. Sepals 

 downy. Petals roundish, emarginate, shorter than the sepals. Ovary vil- 

 lose. Fruit 4-lobed ; lobes small, smooth. 



Nile Ijand. Abyssinia, Fetit ! 

 Mozaiub. Distr. Shigogo, Dr. Kirk ! 



Au imperfect specimen from Dr. Kirk iu the Kew herbarium is referred with some doubt 

 to this species. 



27. G. ferruginea, Hoclist. in Rich. Fl. Abyss, i. 87. A shrub with 

 rugose, spreading, tortuous branches, the younger shoots, as well as the pe- 

 tioles, pedicels, and outer surface of the calyx, densely covered with stelli- 

 forra ferruginous tomentum. Leafstalks \ in long. Stipules minute, awl- 

 shaped. Leaves 1-4 or 5 in. long, 1^-3 in, wide, oblong or elliptic, blunt 

 at the base, acute at the apex, minutely toothed, rough on both surfaces, 

 sometimes subglabrous, 8-costate, secondary veins parallel or scarceJy curved. 

 Peduncles axillary and terminal, twice the length of the leafstalks, dividing 

 into 3-6 or even more short pedicels. F'lower-buds oblong-ovoid. Flowers 

 1|— 2 in. across. Sepals oblong-lanceolate. Petals lanceolate, shorter than 

 the calyx. Torus furrowed, vdlose above. Fruit fleshy, subglobose, gla- 

 brous, 4-lobed, each lobe the size of a large pea and containing a 1-cclled, 

 1-seeded nut, — ? G. scabrida, Wall, Cat, 1113. 



Upper Guinea. Cape Coast, Brads' 



Nile I«and. Abyssinia, Scfiimper ! Dr. Roth ! Dilloti and Pfiit ! 



The species also occurs m India, aud is very variable in foliage, hairiness, etc. 



28. G. angolensis, JFeJw. mss. A shrub or small tree with nume- 

 rous, intricate, purplish, slightly puberulous branches. Leafstalks { in, 

 long, pilose. Leaves rounded at the ba^^e, oblicpie, oblong, acuminate, finely 

 serrated, nearly smooth, 3-nerved, arcuate-venose, 2 3 in, long, 1-1^ in. 

 wide. Flowers numerous, axillary, arranged chielly at the ends of the 

 branches. Peduncles downy, F'lower-bucls subglobose, ultiuiately oblong, 



