30 LXix. ARALiACEiE (hiern). [HeptapleuruTii . 



2. H. elataxu, Hiem. Tree 50-60 ft. high ; quite glabrous except 

 the bracts and bracteoles. Branches J-^ in. thick close to the extre- 

 mities. Leaves with 6 leaflets ; petioles sulcate, lOf in. long ; leaflets 

 ovate or ovate-oblong, serrulate, nearly cordate at base, acuminate at 

 apex, shining, 6-8 in. long, thinly coriaceous, on stalks 2-3 in. long. 

 Inflorescence terminal, 6-8 in. long ; primary pedicels |-f in. long, 

 secondary 5-7 together, J—^ in. long ; bracteoles lanceolate, fulvo- 

 pubescent. Calyx campanulate or turbinate. Petals and stamens 5. 

 Style conical, 4— 5-lobed at the apex. — Paratropia elata, Hook. f. in 

 Journ. Linn. Soc. vii. 196. Astropancur elatum. Seem, in Journ. Bot. 

 1865, 177. Sciodaphyllum elatum^ Seem, in Rev. Heder. 51. 



Upper Qoinea. Camaroons mountains, 7500 ft. alt., fl. in February, Mann ! 



3. H. Barter!, Hiern, A small glabrous tree. Branches about 

 \ in. thick near the extremities. Leaves with 5 leaflets ; petioles 

 faintly sulcate, 5J-5} in. long ; leaflets 4-6 in. long, oblong, sharply 

 acuminate, coriaceous, rounded at the base, on stalks J-IJ in. long, 

 entire, shining. Bracteoles ovate-lanceolate, glabrescent; inflores- 

 cence 7|-8 in. long j umbellules 8-10-flowered ; primary pedicels 

 J-f in. long, secondary ^-J in. long. Styles radiating in fruit and 

 raised on a column about as long as themselves. Fruit subglobose, 

 ^ in. long, about 8-ribbed, rather flat at the apex, with persistent re- 

 mains of styles. — Astropafuix Barteri^ Seem, in Journ. Bot. 1865, 177. 

 Sciodaphyllum Barteri^ Seem, in Rev. Heder. 51. 



Vpper Guinea. Niger ; Sugar Loaf Mountain, SieiTa Leone, fr. in May, Barter ! 

 Prince's Island, Barter I 



4. H. Baikiei, Hiem. A glabrous tree, 20 ft. high. Leaves of 3 

 or more leaflets; petioles somewhat sulcate, 11 in. long; leaflets oval- 

 oblong, shortly acuminate at apex, cuneate at base, very thinly coria- 

 ceous, entire, 8 J in. long, on stalks nearly 2 in. long. Inflorescence 

 terminal, 4J-5| in. long ; umbellules 4 or 5-flowered ; primary pedicels 

 4-y\ in. long ; secondary ^-\ in. long ; bracteoles lanceolate. Styles 

 radiating in fruit, raised on a column about as long as themselves; 

 fruit J in. long, subglobose, acutely 5-7-ribbed, white when ripe. — 

 Astropanax Baikiei, Seem, in Journ. Bot. 1865, 177. Sciodaphyllum 

 BaiKieiy Seem, in Rev. Heder. 51. 



Upper Guinea. Niger, Barter 1 



5. H. scandens, Hiem. A climbing shrub, 20-30 feet high. Leaves 

 5-7-foliate ; petioles 4|— 6 in. long, striate, terete ; leaflets 3J-7J in. 

 long, oval-oblong, acuminate or subcaudate at apex, rounded or sub- 

 cordate at base, shining especially above, thinly coriaceous, entire, on 

 stalks 1-lJ in. long. Inflorescence terminal, about 5 in. long, witli 

 ovate brown-farinose bracteoles arranged in a spiral of ^ in. in bud ; 

 umbellules about lO-flowered; primary pedicels J to ^ in. long, about 

 twice as long as the secondary. Styles 5 or 6, diverging or radiating 



