318 XXXV. ocHNACEvE (oliver). [Ochna. 



lose-serrate, venation inconspicuous beneath, 2-3 in. long, 1-lf in. broad ; 

 petiole rather sho'rter or slightly exceeding the sinus. Flowers in terminal or 

 lateral pedunculate umbellate corymbs. Pedicels articulated below the middle, 

 i-f in. long. Petals unguiculate, with rotundate lamina. Anthers dehis- 

 cing by short slits. Carpels about 9. Styles connate with their apices free. 

 Not seen in fruit. 



Mozamb. Distr. Rovuraa river, Dr. Kirk ! 



Resembles 0. cordaia, Thw., of Ceylon. It may prove a variety of O. mossamlicensis. 



6. O. leptoclada, Oliv. A shrub of 3-4 ft., leafless at time of flower- 

 ing, with pale slender branches, giving off numerous, short, lateral ramuli. 

 Leaves not seen. Flowers rather small, " gamboge-yellow," in 2-4-flowered 

 axillary fascicles ; common peduncles very short or obsolete ; pedicels fili- 

 form, articulated near the base, |-f in. Sepals oblong or elliptical, obtuse. 

 Petals ovate-rotundate, narrowed into the short claw. Anthers considerably 

 shorter than the filament, dehiscing longitudinally throughout their length. 

 Carpels 5 or 4 ; styles wholly connate. Stigma subcapitate, lobulate. Fruit- 

 sepals i— J in. 



Mozamb. Distr. Manganya Hills, Dr. Meller ! Maravi country, lat. 12° S., long. 

 3-1° E., Dr. Kirk ! 



7. O. sp. nov. ? A glabrous shrub " of 6 ft.," leafless at time of flower- 

 ing. Young leaves apparently oblanceolate-oval, acute, narrowed to the base. 

 Pedicels 2-3 together, from very short or obsolete axillary peduncles, filiform, 

 I in. long or little more, articulated at or near the base. Flowers small, 

 " greenish-white." Sepals ovate to oblong, Anthers rather shorter tban the 

 filaments, dehiscing longitudinally. Ovary 6-7-lobed. Styles united through- 

 out with a subcapitate stigma. Fruit not seen. 



Upper Guinea. Niger, Barter! 

 Perhaps a form of 0. leptoclada. 



8. O. leucophloeos, Hochst. ; Rich. Fl. Abyss, i. 129. t. 29. A tortuous 

 ourub. Leaves rather coriaceous, oblanceolate-elliptical oval or oblong-ellip- 

 tical, broadly acute, somewhat cuneate at base, rather closely serrulate, 3-6 

 in. long ; petioles 2-3 lines. Flowers usually several together, 3-10 from 

 the axils of the leaves of the previous year ; the common peduncle very short 

 or obsolete ; pedicels f-1 in., articulated below the middle. Sepals obtuse. 

 Petals unguiculate. Anthers dehiscing by pore-like subapical slits. Carpels 

 5-6. Styles free at the apex. Stigmas capitellate. Fruit-sepals about ^ 

 in. long. 



Nile Iiand. Abyssinia, Schimper ! Sennar, Cienkowski. 

 I have had but imperfect material for description. 



O. ardisioides, Webb, Frag. Fl. jEthiop. 59, of which I have not seen an authentic 

 specimen, is nearly allied to the above, if indeed specifically distinct. The more important cha- 

 racters in which it differs from 0. leucophlceos, Mr. Webb states to be the narrower petals, 

 which are twice as' long as the sepals, fewer stamens, and longer style; which is 4-5-fid, and 

 not 5-C-fid as is usual in 0. lencopklceos. The specimens described by Webb were pro- 

 bably from Sennar. Dr. Schweinfurth collected what he regards as the same plant near 



