Weihea.] liv. rhizophorace2E (oliver). 411 



of 2-3, J-J in. diameter. Calyx deeply 5-fid or at first sub-5-partite, 

 lobes lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate. Petals oblanceolate, narrowed 

 to the base, multifid-laciniate above. Stamens 20 or thereabout, sub- 

 hypogynous, free ; filaments filiform, anthers linear. Ovary depressed- 

 globose, glabrous, 3-celled ; style persistent, stigma subcapitate. Fruit 

 opening in 3 coriaceous valves exceeding the persistent calyx-lobes. — 

 Cassipourea africana, Benth. Fl. Nigrit. 341 ; Anstrutheria, Benth. in 

 Journ. Linn. Soc. iii. 78. 



Upper Guinea. Senegarabia, Bidjem 1 Quorra, Dr. T. Vogel ! Nupe, Barter I 

 (A form with smaller oblanceolate leaves.) 



Cassipourea congensis, R. Br., DC. Prod. iii. 34, may be the same plant, as suggested 

 in " Fl. Nigrit." 342, and the same or a very near ally grows at Natal (Oerrard, 1655). 



2. W. plumosa, Oliv. Tree of 30 ft. ; terete branches and foli- 

 age glabrous. Leaves thinly coriaceous, elliptical or oblong-ellip- 

 tical, narrowed into a distinct rather obtuse acumen J-f in. long, 

 base slightly rounded or cuneate, obsoletely undulate-crenate above ; 

 2-3 \ in. long without<$he acumen, 1 J to nearly 2 in. broad ; petiole 

 \ in. Flowers sessile orsubsessile in axillary fascicles of about 3-5 or 

 solitary. Bracteoles very minute. Calyx glabrous externally, 4-fid, 

 campanulate, lobes ovate, appressed setose-hirsute within. Petals 

 considerably exserted, elongate-spathulate with slender claw, lamina 

 closely fringed, laciniae^ plumose. Stamens 1-seriate, subhypogynous, 

 about 28-30; filaments filiform, anthers oblong-elliptical. Ovary 

 sheathed by free calyx-tube, densely setose-hirsute ; style appressed, 

 hispid, rather stout, much exceeding the ovary; stigma 2-lobulate. 

 Fruit .... 



Upper Guinea. River Kongui, Mann! 



3. W. Afzelii, Oliv. Terete extremities and foliage glabrous. Leaves 

 thinly coriaceous, elliptical or oblong-elliptical, shortly but distinctly 

 obtusely acuminate, rounded or cuneate at base, obscurely serrate to- 

 wards the apex ; with acumen 3-5 in. long, 1J— 2 in. broad ; petiole 

 \—\ in. Flowers sessile or subsessile in axillary fascicles of 2 or 3 or 

 solitary; bracteoles microscopic. Calyx glabrous outside, appressed- 

 hispid within, deeply 5-fid, lobes erect, ovate-lanceolate. Petals ex- 

 serted as in W. plumosa. Stamens 10, 5 being opposite to the petals, 

 subhypogynous. Ovary setose-hirsute, 3-celled, wholly free. 



Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone, Afzelius t 



Closely resembling W. plumosa, differing in the number of stamens, &c. 



5. DACTYLOPETALUM, Benth. ; Benth. et Hook. f. 

 Gen. Plant, i. 682. 



Calyx campanulate or suburceolate, shortly 4-5-toothed, tube ebrac- 

 teolate. Petals 4-6, inserted at base of calyx-tube outside a cupuliform 

 or sheathing disk, linear or spathulate, apex laciniate, exceeding the 

 calyx. Stamens 8-10 (-15), inserted on margin of the disk-tube ; fila- 

 ments filiform ; anthers oblong or linear. Ovary free, globose, pubes- 

 cent or glabrous, 2-3-celled or cells confluent above ; ovules geminate, 



