316 xlvii. § c^salpinie^: (oliver). [Hardmchia. 



ovate-cuneate, compressed, 1 -seeded and dehiscent in 2 valves at the 

 apex ; seed exalbuminous (according- to Mr. Bentham, I.e. in an Indian 

 species). — Unarmed trees. Leaflets 1-3-jugate, coriaceous. Flowers 

 small in terminal and axillary panicled racemes or spikes. Bracts and 

 bracteoles minute. 



There are two Indian species besides the following, which is peculiar to W. Tropical 

 Africa. 



1. H ? Mannii, Ohv. A tree of 30-80 ft. (Mann) ; wholly glabrous, 

 extremities terete, moderately stout. Leaflets unijugate or occasionally 

 3-4-foliolate, coriaceous, oblong* or elliptic-oblong-, apex rounded or 

 obtusely pointed, slightly rounded at base, midrib rather prominent 

 beneath, often rather eccentric, reticulation not distinct ; petiolules 

 stout, 1-2 lines, petiole very short and thick, but 1 or 2 lines in uni- 

 jug-ate leaves. Stipules deciduous, not observed. Flowers white, 2-3 

 lines in diameter, very numerous, in panicled straight spiciform racemes 

 from the upper axils and extremities. Bracts and bracteoles minute, 

 squamiform. Pedicels J— 1 line or less. Calyx-lobes thin, rotundate. 

 Stamens 10, exserted. Ovary pilose, sessile, narrowed into the slender 

 tapering- style. Stigma minute, terminal. Ovule solitary (or g-eminate). 

 Leg-ume not seen. — Copaifei*a? Mannii, Baill. in Adans. vi. 2Q2. 



Upper Guinea. Camaroons and Kongui rivers, Mann ! 



30. CYNOMETRA, Linn. ; Ben'th. et Hook. f. Gen. Plant, i. 586. 



Calyx-tube obsolete or shortly turbinate, limb of 4 (or 5) segments, 

 imbricate in aestivation, usually reflexed at flowering. Petals 5, sub- 

 equal, or 2 anterior minute. Stamens 10 (or oo ), filaments filiform, free 

 or very shortly cohering at base ; anthers small, elliptical or rotundate, 

 versatile, dehiscing longitudinally. Ovary sessile or shortly stipitate, 

 style usually filiform, stigma terminal; ovules solitary or geminate. 

 Legume obliquely ovoid obovoid or reniform, turgid or more or less 

 compressed, usually rugose, 2-valved, 1- seeded. Seed exalbuminous ; 

 cotyledons large, fleshy, plano-convex. — Unarmed trees or shrubs. 

 Leaves abruptly pinnate, leaflets 1-6-jugate, more or less , coriaceous, 

 1-nerved. Stipules caducous. Flowers small, in axillary or rarely 

 terminal racemes, often very short. Bracts dry or scarious, small, de- 

 ciduous ; bracteoles small, in § Hynienostegia petaloid, persistent. 



A considerable Tropical genus, common to both hemispheres. None of the African 

 species have been identified with any other. 



Bracteoles caducous or not petaloid nor exceeding 1-2 lines. Calyx- 

 tube obsolete. Petals 5. 

 Leaflets 1- (rarely 2-) jugate. Bracteoles concave, enveloping the 



early bud 1. C. Vogelii. 



Leaflets 3-jngate, with a narrow emarginate acumen. Bracteoles 



narrow, not enveloping the early bud 2. C. Mannii. 



Bracteoles membranous petaloid persistent, ^-| in. long. Calyx- 

 tube turbinate. Two lower petals minute. 

 Leaflets 4-6-jugate, trapezoidal . 3. C. floribunda. 



