Salucia.] xli. CELASTitACii^ (oliver). 373 



Leaves elliptical, shiuiii};, subentire. Pedicels few, rarely peduncu- 

 late. Anther-cells nearly confluent 7. 5. cornifulta. 



Leaves elliptical, obtusely serrulate, shining and reticulate above. 

 Flowers few, rather large, buds 2 lines long and broad. Petals 

 elliptical 8. 5. chloranUut. 



Leaves elliptical, subentire, obtuse. Pedicels 1-0. Filaments on 



thick disk. Anther-cells subconfluent, divergent below . . . . 9. <5. prinoides. 



Leaves elliptical, serrulate. Pedicels few-ao. Filaments narrow- 

 linear. Anthers rcuiform ; cells subconfluent 10. 5. cerasifera. 



Anthers roundish or transversely oblong. (Comj)are 10. S. cerasifera.) 



Pedicels very few. Filaments subulate, recurved over thick disk. 



Petals elliptical 11. S. pallescens. 



Pedicels 2-oo. Anthers nearly sessile. Petals orbicular, patent . 12. S. deti/is. 



Pedicels few, slightly thickened above. Filaments short, linear. 



Outer calyx-lobes thickened 13. .S'. Mannii. 



Imperfectly known species, see p. 377. 



1. S. lucida, Oliv. A climber, wholly glabrous. Extremities terete^ 

 smooth. Leaves rather coriaceous, elliptical, shortly obtusely and often 

 rather abruptly acuminate, narrowed into the petiole, subentire or obscurely 

 serrulate above, the margin narrowly revolute when dry, shinino: above, re- 

 ticulation scarcely prominent, 2^-3^ in. long, l^-ll in. broad; petiole \-\ 

 in. Flowers in very short, forking, bracteolate cymes not exceeding \-\ in. 

 in our specimen ; pedicels \ in. or less. Calyx-lobes broadly ovate, inner 

 rather larger. Petals narrow-oblong. Filaments subulate, nearly as long as 

 the style, inserted upon a thick slightly raised disk supporting the tapering 

 ovary. Fruit not seen. 



Upper Guinea. Old Calabar, Thomson ! 



2. S. eleganSy TFelw. mss. A glabrous climber. Extremities longitu- 

 dinally marked with 3-6 fine slightly raised or subulate lines ; punctate with 

 minute veiTucse. Leaves rather small, thinly coriaceous, elliptical, shortly 

 and obtusely acuminate, obtusely serrulate, shining above, Ij-S^ in. long, 

 f-li in. broad ; petiole channelled, ^ in. Flowers small, numerous, in 

 axillary, shortly pedunculate, cymose fascicles scarcely exceeding \-\ in. ; 

 pedicels slender, 2-3 Imes, umbellately fascicled or common peduncle shortly 

 divided. Buds 1 line or less. Calyx-lobes subequal, rotuudate. Petids 

 broadly oblong-elliptical, imbricate, at length recurved. Kilaments linear, 

 inserted within a small coiTugated disk ; anthers distinctly 2-celled, dehiscing 

 longitudinally. Fruit not seen. 



liower Quinea. Pungo Andongo, Angola, Dr. Welwitsch ! 



3. S. macrocarpa, fFelw. mss. A glabrous cliiuber with verruculose 

 extremities. Leaves subopposite, thinly coriaceous, elliptical to oblong- 

 elliptical, broadly and usually shortly pointed or acuminate, cuneate or slightly 

 rounded at the base, serrulate, reticulation subprominent, 3-6 in. long, 1-3 

 in. broad ; petiole \ in. more or less, channelled above. Flowers rather large 

 in many-flowered (2.5-50), axillary, radiating fascicles; -pedicels slender, -.J -J 

 in., from a short or obsolete common peduncle. Buds oblong, 2 lines long. 

 Calyx-lobes unequal, inner rotundate. Fetals oblong, imbricate, at length 



