Corchorns.'] xxvit. TiLiACE.fi (masters). 263 



valved ; valves smooth outside, pitted on the inner surfiice. acuminate. 

 Seeds numerous. 



Mozamb. Distr. Zambesi, opposite Senna, and lat. 14-19° S., T)r. Kirk! 

 The very long slender peduncles and the pods tapering below, suffice to diutiDguish this 

 species. 



4. C. muricatus, HocJnt. in Rich. Fl. Abyss, i. 81 {nee Schum. et 

 Thonn.). An annual, with erect branchinj]^ stem, marked on one side by a 

 line of white hairs. Leaves on short pilose stalks, 1-2 in. long, :J -^ in. wide, 

 lanceolate, obtuse at the base and apex, 3-nerved, slightly pilose, serrate at 

 the margins. Stipules linear, very acute. I'lowers very small, single or 

 in pairs on short extra-axillary stalks. Capsules short, 1 in. long, slender, 

 curved or erect, 3-sided ; angles muricate, 3-celled, 3-valved ; valves obtuse 

 or scarcely beaked. 



Nile Ijand. Abyssinia, Schimper ! 



5. C. urticifolius, Wight et Am. Prod. FL Pen. Ind. i. 73. An 

 erect, slightly branched annual, about a foot in height, more or less pilose. 

 Leaves submembranous, stalked, cordate, oval or elliptic, acute, st^rate, smooth 

 or slightly pilose. Stipules linear, setaceous. Peduncles 2-3-tl()werfd, extra- 

 axillary. Capsules terete or slightly 3-sidec!, pilose, beaked, 1 in. or more in 

 length, 3-celled, 3-valved ; valves slightly pilose, acuminate, transversely sep- 

 tate in the interior. Seeds numerous. — C. quinquenervis, Hochst. in Kich. 

 Fl. Abyss, i. 8L 



Nile Land. Abyssinia, Schimper ! 



This plant is also a native of India, and is closely allied to C. trilocularis, from which it 

 differs principally in the pod, which is much shorter than in that species. 



6. C. fasciculariSy DC. Prod. i. 505. Annual or sometimes perennial, 

 with procumbent or ascending subglabrous branches, about 1 ft. in length. 

 Leaves on short stalks, oblong or lanceolate, 1-2 in. long, ^-^ in. wide, 3- 

 costate, subglabrous, serrated. Peduncles extra-axillary, 2-5-flowered. Se- 

 pals 1 line long. Stamens 5-10. Capsules nearly cylindrical, shortly 

 beaked, i-| in. long, straight or curved, subpubescent, 3-celled, 3-valved ; 

 valves acuminate, smooth or slightly pilose outside, scarcely septate within. 

 — C. brachycarpos, Guill. et Perr. Fl. Seneg. i. 89. 



Upper Guinea. Senegambia, Heudelot I Perrotlet ! 



Nile Liand. Sennar, Kotschy ! 



Lower Guinea. Angola, Dr. Welwitsch ! 



Mozamb. Distr.^ Dr. Kirk ! 



Occurs also in Bengal and Australia. 



7. C. Antichorus, Ro'uschel, Nomen. But. ed. iii. 158. A woody per- 

 ennial with a thick woodv stork, from whose summit radiate thick, tortuous, 

 intricately divided, prostrate branches, 6-7 in. long. Leaves small, ii in. 

 long, shortlv petiolate, roundish, plicate-crenate, serrate, palmately 3-nerved, 

 sliohtly'tom'entose. Flowers solitary or in pairs, on short stout pedicels. 

 Capsules long (1-H in.), slender, siJiquiforra, straight or deflexed, luakcd at 

 the apex, ^-y^X^^^.— Antichorus depressus, Linn. Mant. ex DC. Prod. i. 504. 

 Corchorus microphylliis, Fresen. in Mus. Scnck. ii. 156. 



