Ochna.] xxxv. ochnace.k (olivek). 



319 



Matamma. Of this I have seen only a specimen ii. haf, which innv w.ll hvUyue to Hoch- 

 stctter s species, 



9. O. macrocalyx, Olw. A low ^rlabrous shrub of ^-2 ft., from n 

 thick woody stock. Leaves narrowly oblanccolatc-oval, acute or subacute, 

 base rather obtuse, serrulate, reticulation rather prominent on both surfaces,* 

 3-4 in. lon^, f-1 in. broad; petiole 1 line or obsolete. Flowers in very 

 short, axillary, 3-7-flowered racemes, sometimes, collected near the end o'f 

 the branches ; common peduncle ^-| in. or obsolete ; pedicels articulated a 

 little above the base,, 1 in. long. Sepals obtuse. Petals rotundate, unjfui- 

 culate. Anthers dehiscing: by subapical pores, equalling or exceeding the 

 filaments. Carpels 5. Styles connate very nearly to the apex ; stigmas 

 capitellate. Fruit sepals erect, f-1 in. long. 



Mozamb. Distr. Sotshi, Dr. Kirk! Manganya mountains, 1-3000 ft., Dr M,'ller ' 

 Waller! E. tropical Africa, lat. 6° 56' S,, 1700 ft., Speke and Grant I 



10. O, Afzelii, ii:. Br. mss. in Herb. Mus. Brit. Wholly piabrous. Extremities minutely 

 lentieellate. Leaves oblanceolate, rather obtuse or obtusely apiculate, narrowed to the bnsc 

 from above the middle, distinctly serrulate, finely reticulate especially above, 2i-3i in. long, 

 f-U in. broad ; petioles 1-2 lines. Flowers in lateral, few-flowered, subscssilc fascicles or 

 on peduncles of 1-2 lines. Pedicels 4 in. more or less. Fruit-sepals reflexed, about \ in. 

 long. Petals shortly clawed. Stamens . . ? 



Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone, Afzelius ! 



This may prove identical with one of the above. I have not had sufficient material for 

 examination. Nearly allied to it and chiefly differing in having somewhat glaucous leaves 

 are fruiting specimens in the Kew herbarium from the Niger {Barter!). 



2. GOMPHIA, Schreb. ; Bcnth. et Hook. f. Gen. PI. i. 318. 



Differs from Ochna in having only 10 stamens. The anthers are elongate 

 often rather abruptly produced, rugulose, and opening by terminal extrorse 

 pores. Lobes of the ovary usually 5. Style simple. — Trees or shrubs, per- 

 fectly glabrous. Leaves as in Ochnd, in a i^w species with closely parallel 

 veins ; stipules intra-axillary more or less connnatc, or lateral. Racemes or 

 panicles terminal or axillary, or the flowers rarely in axillary fascicles. 



A large genus, by far most numerous in tropical S. America. The following species ap- 

 pear to be endemic. It is very difficult to determine their probable limits, and the follo*»- 

 ing synopsis of our specimens can only be regarded as tentative. 



Venation closely parallel from the midrib to the margiu. 



Leaves thinly coriaceous, oval or elliptic-oblong, usually with a 

 narrow acumen ; 2-4 in. Flowers in short, often loosely panieled 



racemes. Fruit-sepals ^ in 1. ii. njHnis. 



Leaves coriaceous, 4-7 in., broadly oblanceolate. Flowers in lateral 



racemes of 2-4 in. Fruit-sepals i in 2. G. calophylln. 



Principal lateral veins curving forward, more or less distant, with in- 

 termediate veinlets. 

 Flowers in terminal paniculate simple or compound racemes. 

 Leaves 3-6 in., oblanceolate or oblong-oval, acute or acuminate. 

 Fruit-sepals patent or reflexed, 3-4 lines. Stipules intra-axil- 

 lary, triangular, 2-fid ^- f^ retictilatn. 



