Triaspis.'] xxx. malpighiace.k (oliveu). 281 



XJpper Guinea, Tkonning. 



The above description is taken from Schumacher and Thonning's Bcsk. Guin. PI., and 

 Jussieu's figure. 



2. T. ? stipulata, Oliv. Branches terete, pilose, with closi-ly appressed 

 hairs, glabresceiit. Leaves opposite, membranous, elliptical or ovnte-«'llip. 

 tical, acute or acuminate, broadly rounded below, undulate-denticulate, f^la- 

 brate and opaque above, more or less silky-pilose with appressed hairs be- 

 neath, 3-4 in. long, H-2^ in. broad; petioles ^-\ in., with leafy semicir- 

 cular or reniform stipular appendages, glal)rescent above, silky* beneath. 

 Flowers very numerous, in large, terminal, leafy panicles. Pedicels umbel- 

 late or in umbellate corymbs, slender, f-1 in. ; bracteoles very mirmte. Cal\x- 

 lobes ovate-oblong. Lamina of petals fimbriate below. Stvles elongate, 

 compressed, with a prominent nerve or 3-gonou9. Fmit not seen. 



Upper Guiuea. Abbeokuta, Irving ! 



Referred to TViaspis, with a mark of doubt, by Dr. Hooker. The stipules arc remarkable, 

 but in the absence of fruit it may well be left in this genus, indeed, it may prove a form of 

 T. odor at a. 



3. T. mozaxnbica, A. Juss. Monog. Malpigh. 251. Extremities slender, 

 terete, glabrous, ashen-grey, about the thickness of a crow-quill, with long 

 internodes ; at first with a deciduous rusty pubescence. Leaves opposite, 

 elliptical, very shortly apiculate, rounded at the base, glabrous, rather firmly 

 membranous or slightly fleshy, with obscure venation, about 2 in. long by 1-1^- 

 in. broad in the only specimen seen. Flowers in terminal panicles ; pedicels 

 slender, in few-flowered umbels, with a pair of minute, subopposite, ovate- 

 lanceolate bracteoles below or near the middle, pilose as is also the base of 

 the calyx. Lamina of the petals fimbriate below. Dorsal wing of the nuts 

 deeply 2-fid above, f-1 in. long and broad, with radiating anastomosing 

 n€rvures. 



Mozaiub. Distr. Mozambique, Forbes ! 



4. T. macropteron, JVelw. mss. A scandent shrub. Extremities 

 rusty-pubescent at first, glabresceiit, sometimes early glabrous. Leaves sub- 

 coriaceous, ovate-elliptical, abruptly and acutely cuspidate or subacuminate, 

 broadly rounded or slightly cordate at the base, entire, sparsely pubescent to- 

 wards the base and about the nerves or nearly glabrous, 3-4 in. lonsf, 1^-3 

 in. broad; petiole \ in., more or less. Flowers lilac or violet, passing into 

 white {Jf^elwitsck), in axillary and terminal, pedunculate, corymbose racemes, 

 exceeding or equalling the leaves. Pedicels rusty-pubescent, about 1^ in., 

 with a pair of minute bracts below or near the middle. Sepals ovate-lanceo- 

 late obtuse. Petals clawed ; lamina carinate ; the inner ones deeply fim- 

 briate. Filaments pubescent. Ovary ru?ty-pilose. Fruit-wings U 2^ in. 

 long and broad, retuse or notched above, entire or broadly reluse below. 



laower Guinea. Pungo Andongo, Cazengo, and Golungo Alto, Angola, Dr. H'el- 

 toitsch ! 



5. T. lateriflora, Oliv. A scandent or subscandciit slmib. Extremi- 

 ties and petioles rusty-tomcntose. Leaves firmly membranous or thinly 



