Ochna.'] xxxv. ocHNACE.'t: (oliver). 317 



slioots or collected in a paniculate manner towards the extrerailiea of the 

 branches ; ^ in. or less in diam. Petals sessile, narrowed to the bns<?. An- 

 thers dehiscing by terminal pores, equalling or exceeding the filaments. Car- 

 pels about 5 ; styles united throughout. Fruit-calyx " Hesh-coloured," 

 the sepals \ in. long or rather less. 



Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone and Niger, Barter ! 



2. O. mtdtiflora, DC. Prod. i. 735. Glabrous shrub. Leaves oblong- 

 elliptical to oblanceolate-oblong, acute or slightly acuminate ; base usually 

 more or less obtuse and rounded occasionally broadly, or even subcordate, 

 sometimes cuneate, serrulate or undulate-serrate or serratures obsolete, at 

 length rather coriaceous, 3^-5 in. long, 1|-2| in. broad ; petioles ^-^'in. 

 Flowers in simple, rather short, 10-15-flowered racemes, 2-3 in. long, ter- 

 minating, short, lateral branches ; pedicels articulated near the base, ascend- 

 ing or patent, |-|- in. Petals sessile. Anthers equalling the filaments, de- 

 hiscing longitudinally. Carpels 6-7. Styles connate throughout, with a 

 subcapitate stigma or minutely divided at the apex. Fruit-sepals spreading 

 or reflexed, about \ in. long. — DC. Mem. Ochnac. t. 3. 0. dubia, Guill.et 

 Perr. Fl. Seneg. i. 137. t. 35. 



Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone, Afzelius ! Gambia, Perrottet ! Nun nscVyMann ! 

 In the Nun specimens the styles are very shortly free at the apei, but I cannot accept this 

 as a specific diflference. 



3. O. pulchra, Hook. Ic. Platit. 588. A shrub oflO ft. or so. Leaves 

 coriaceous, oblanceolate-oblong, acute or rather obtuse, rounded or cuneate at 

 the base, obscurely veined, with a few minute appressed, probably deciduous 

 spinulose-serrulate teeth above or nearly entire; 2-3 in. long, |-1 in. broad ; 

 petioles yV^i ^"- Flowers in simple, lateral racemes as long as or longer 

 than the leaves. Pedicels \-\ in., articulated at the base. Sepals elliptical, 

 obtuse. Anthers rather short, dehiscing by pore-like slits. Carpels (5) 

 6-7 ; style divided at the apex. Fruit not seen. 



South Central. Lake Ngami, M'Cabe ! a few racemes only. 

 Also from Macalisberg. 



4. O. mossambicensiSy KlolzscJi in Peters' Mossamb. Bat. 88. /. 16. 

 Leaves rather large, coriaceous, obovate-oblong, apex broadly rounded with a 

 short broad or obsolete apiculus, nan-owed to the more or less acute base, ser- 

 rulate, veiny above, 5-7 in. long, 2-3 in. broad ; jietiole 1-2 lines. Flowers 

 in lateral, pedunculate, corymbose racemes. Sepals oblong or ovate, acute. 

 Anthers dehiscing by pores. Carpels 6-8. Styles connate throughout, 

 with a thickened stigma. 



Mozamb. Distr. Mozambique, Peters! 



I have not seen either flower or fruit. The description of the former I have taken from 

 Klotzsch. The species seems distinct enough in its large obovatc leaves. 



5. O. Kirkii, Oliv. A glabrous shrub. Leaves coriaceous, obovate- 

 elliptical to oblanceolate-oblong or broadly oblong, obtuse retuse or broadly 

 pointed, base cordate with a narrow sinus, occasionally entire obtuse, spinu- 



