368 xlviii. rosacea (oliver). [Parinarium. 



lanceolate, acute. Petals elliptical or oblanceolate, nearly equalling 

 the calyx. Antheriferous stamens about 7. Drupe (dry) oblong-, 

 2-celled, 2-seeded, with a thick bony endocarp. 



Upper Guinea. Nupe, Niger, Barter ! 

 Lower Guinea. Congo, Smith! 



3. P. curatellafefolium, Planch. Fl. Nigrit. 333. A small or me- 

 dium-sized tree; extremities tawny-tomentose, branches terete lenti- 

 cellate. Leaves elliptic- oblong, obtuse at each end; upper surface with 

 a deciduous tomentum on expansion, at length glabrescent, more or less 

 scabrid, tomentose and reticulate beneath, lateral nerves 14-20 ; 2J-4^ 

 in. long*, 1J-2| in. broad ; petiole \-\ in., eglandular or glands minute 

 near the middle. Panicles tomentose, terminal or from the upper axils 

 and confluent, 3-6 in. long, branches spreading*. Bracts as in allied 

 species, ovate-lanceolate acute, caducous. Calyx-tube campanulate, 

 hollow; teeth ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acute.- Petals oblong or ob- 

 lanceolate, nearly equalling the calyx. Antheriferous staniens about 7, 

 scarcely so long. Drupe " about the size of an ordinary plum, of a 

 mealy taste, not unpleasant." Endocarp thick and bony. 



Upper Guinea. Senegambia, Heudelot! On the Quorra, T. Vogel! Nupe, 

 Niger, Barter! 



Mozamb. Distr. Zanzibar, Dr. Kirk ! 



One of the best native fruits, according to Mr. Barter. 



4. P. Mobola, Oliv. Tree of considerable size or dwarfed on the 

 sea-coast; leafy extremities rusty-tomentose. Leaves coriaceous, 

 oblong or elliptic-oblong, very obtuse, rounded and obscurely or more 

 distinctly narrowly cordate or subentire at base, glabrescent and usually 

 subscabrid or rugulose above, closely hoary-tomentose beneath, lateral 

 nerves 17-25, 2J-5£ in. long, 1J-2J in. broad. Petiole stout, \-\ in. 

 with or without glands near the middle. Panicles terminal and from 

 the upper axils, the cymes rather compact, silky-tomentose, in fruit lax 

 or divaricate. Bracts as in allied species. Calyx-tube turbinate or 

 campanulate, lobes triangular or ovate-lanceolate acute. Petals oblan- 

 ceolate or oblong, shorter than calyx. Antheriferous stamens 7-8, 

 scarcely so long as calyx, filaments slender, anthers ovoid, submucro- 

 nate. Drupe subglobose or plum-like, with a thick bony 2-- or 1-celled 

 putamen ; pulp strawberry-like in flavour (Dr. Kirk). 



Lower Guinea. Pungo Andongo and Huilla, Angola, Dr. Welwitsch ! 

 South Central. Batoka Highlands, Dr. Kirk! 

 Mozamb. Distr. Zambesi land, Dr. Kirk! 



The Mola or Mobola (Sechuana) plum of Dr. Kirk's notes. Nearly allied to P. obtu- 

 sifolium, Hook, f., of Brazil. 



5. P. capense, Harv. Fl. Cap. ii. 597. A low shrub 2 or 3 in. to a 

 foot or 18 in. in height, throwing up leafy tomentose caespitose shoots 

 from a stout woody stock. Leaves from narrowly oval-oblong many 

 times as long as broad to oblong-elliptical twice as long as broad, apex 

 obtuse, narrowed to the base in the stenophyllous forms, coriaceous, 

 glabrate above, tomentose and reticulate beneath, lateral nerves 15-25, 



