Schmidelia.], xliv. sapindace^ (baker). 423 



about 4 in. long by half as Ijroad, the point l)luntisl), the edge vcrv nearly 

 entire, texture subcoriaceous, upper surface dark green nnd «;l.il)rous, lower 

 finely grey-downy all over with the main veins rather proiniuent. Flowers 

 in a copious terminal panicle and in smaller axillary ones on firm, woodv, 

 finely grey-downy peduncles, 1-2 in. long. Branches racemose, the flowi-rs 

 crowded, about | line long. Sepals boat-shaped and ciliated ; the petals 

 shorter than the sepals, villose on the inner face. Stamens exserted. Ovaries 

 ovoid, villose. Mature fruit not seen. 



Upper Guinea. Scncgainbia, Fenotlet! Niger country, ravine near Nupe.'fijr/rt- /• 

 General habit of S. africana^ from which it differs by its shorter spikes aud entire leaflets 

 finely downy beneath. 



6. S. rubifolia, Ilochst. in Rich. Fl. Abyss, i, 103. A low tree, with 

 finely grey-downy, slender, terete, ultimate branches. Petioles \ \\ in. long, 

 slender, downy. Leaflets 3, obovate-euneate, the central one slightly stalked, 

 3-3|- in. long by half as broad, broadest more than halfway up, the point 

 subacute, the edge irregularly inciso-repand, the lower third entire and nar- 

 rowly cuneate, texture membranous, upper surface deep green, nearly glabrous, 

 lower pale green and finely grey-downy all over, the veins not prominent. 

 Flowers in simple or slightly branched racemes, 2-3 in. long, on short downy 

 peduncles from the axils of the leaves. Pedicels equalling or exceeding the 

 calyx, which is i line long, the sepals boat-shaped, much imbricated. Petals 

 oblong, glabrous, equalling the sepals, with a small villose scale. Cocci 1 2, 

 turbinate, black, coriaceous, \ in. long, glabrous when mature. 



Nile Iiand. Abyssinia, Schimper ! 



Mozazub. Distr. Senna, Shiramba and Shnpanga, Zambesi-land, Dr. Kirk ! 



The southern species may be distinct. The flowers are nearly sessile, but they are only 

 in a young state, whilst in the Abyssinian the pedicels are, in some of the specimens, twice 

 as long as the flower. In the latter the racemes are all sim[iU', but in the other, consi- 

 derably branched. 



7. S. magica^ Baker. A shrub, 10 ft. high, with slender, terete ulti- 

 mate branches, thinly clothed with line, spreading, ferruginous, silky hairs. 

 Petioles slender, l|-2 in. long, downy like the branches. Leaflets 3, oblong 

 cuneate, the central one short-stalked, 3-4 in. long by about half ns broad, 

 broadest more than halfway up, the point acute, the upper half toothed, the 

 lower entire and narrowly cuneate, texture thinly membranous ; ujiper surface 

 full green and glabrous, lower paler and finely loosely downy. Klowt-rs in 

 very lax simple racemes, 3-4 in. long, on pedicels 1-2 in. long, from the 

 axils of the leaves. Pedicels equalling the globose flowers, downy like the 

 main rachis and broadly imbricated boat-shaped sepals. Calyx not more than 

 i line long. Petals equJiHiug the sepals. Stamens exserted. Cocci 1-2, 

 globose, i in. each way, sessile, scarlet, ultimately glabrous.— 6>r«<7ro;)Atf 

 magica, Schum. et Thonn. Guin. PI. ISO. 



Upper Guinea. Guinea, Thonning ! banks of the Niger nt Nupe nnd near the con- 

 fluence. Barter ! 



8. S. thyrsoides, Baker. A much-branched shrub, with scabrous- 

 punctate branches. Leaves short-stalked, the leaflets 1 -jugate, rarely tir- 



