BeHiem.] Lxx. RUBiACEJE (hiern). 83 



LeaA'es much acuminate, subsessile . . . . 2. B. subsessilis. 



Fruit quite glabrous 3. £. montana. 



Leaves mostly subcordate at the base. 



Pilose-hispid 4. 5. africana. 



Nearly glabrous 5. B. macrocarpa. 



Bracteoles filiform, nearly equalling the fruit . . . 6. 5. hracteolata. 



Branches of the ample cyme of moderate length . . . T. B. laxa. 

 Cymes with elongate divaricate branches. Corolla-tube 



campanulate, short. Calyx deeply lobcd S. B. brcvijlora. 



1. S. 8Dtliiopica, Hiern. A pubescent shrub, with terete rather 

 slender branchlets. Leaves elliptical or elliptic- oblong, subacuminate, 

 subobtusely narrowed at the base, appressedly puberulous or glabrate 

 above, shortly and appressedly pubescent especially on the veins be- 

 neath, ciliolate, 3-6 by 1^— If in. ; petiole ^— ^ in. ; lateral veins 7-8 

 on each side of the midrib ; stipules lanceolate, acute, appressedly and 

 shortly pubescent, scarcely connate at the base, about f in. long. 

 Flowers .... Bracteoles filiform, -^ in. Berry subglobose, 

 ^^ in. diameter, shortly pubescent, crowned by the short 6-toothed 

 calyx-limb, bluish grey, sessile, in clusters along the drooping pubes- 

 cent spicate shortly pedunculate cymes which measure 4-6 in. Seeds 

 angular. 



irile Xiand. Niamniam-land, Schwein/urth ! 



2. 8. subsessilis, Hiern. A shrub with appressedly pubescent 

 branchlets. Leaves elliptic-oblong, much acuminate, wedge-shaped at 

 the base, glabrate above, shortly pubescent at least on the veins 

 beneath, 3-5^ by 1-1^ in., subsessile ; lateral veins about 8 on each 

 side of the midrib; stipules shortly tubular,^— J in. long, erect, gla- 

 brate, free portions lanceolate. Flowers white, pale- silky, about ^ in. 

 long in bud, sessile, in clusters along the terminal spikes. Bracteoles 

 subulate or ovate, caducous, small. Calyx ^ in, long ; limb 5-dentate. 

 Corolla tubular ; limb 5-cleft, hairy inside below ; lobes ovate-lanceo- 

 late, dextrorsely contorted in the bud (as seen inside). Anthers 

 linear, apiculate, subsessile, inserted at the throat of the corolla. Style 

 filiform-clavate ; branches linear, obtuse, compressed, sulcate. Berry 

 more or less hairy, subglobose, -^—^ in. diameter, tipped by the persis- 

 tent calyx-limb. Seeds (immature ?) compressed, angular. 



17pper Calnea. Niger Expedition, at Brass, Barter/ 



3. S. montana, Hiern. A smooth glabrescent slirub, 20 feet 

 high. Shoots appressedly pubescent. Leaves oval-oblong shortly 

 acuminate, obtusely narrowed at the base, 5-9 by 1^3J in. ; margins 

 obsoletely ciliate ; lateral veins 6-8 on each side of the midrib ; pe- 

 tiole J-| in. ; stipules half sheathing, | in. long, puberulous outside ; 

 free portion ovate-lanceolate. Flowers |— f in. long, subsessile, pendu- 

 lous, in clusters on the oblong crowded pedunculate (erect) cymes. 

 Bracteoles minute. .Calyx green, glabrate; limb hemispherical, 

 broader than the lower part, very shortly 5-toothed, ^ in. diameter. 

 Corolla white, appressedly hairy outside ; tube slender ; limb 5-lobed, 

 hairy inside ; lobes lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous. 



Vpper Guinea. Fernando Po Island, Mann .', altitude 7000 feet. 



