Tarenna.] Lxx.' kubiaceje (hiern). 89 



Chomelia, Linn. (1737) is the correct name for this genus, but Chonielia, Jacq. 

 (1763) is retained for an American genus of Kubiaceae. 

 Calyx-limb 5-6-partite. Corolla pubescent outside. 

 Leaves pubescent beneath. Corolla pubescent inside . . . 1. T. angolensis. 

 Leavespubescentonlyon the veins beneath. Corolla glabrous 



inside 2. T. mossavihicensis. 



Calyx cleft or toothed. Corolla glabrous outside. 

 Flowers 5-6-merous. 



Shortly pubescent. Flowers ^ in. long 3. 71 nihtica. 



Puberulous. Flowers \ in long 4. T. conferta. 



Glabrate, except the inflorescence. Flowers \ in. long . . 5. T. nitiduta. 

 Glabrous. 



Leaves glossy, 1-4 in. long, brown in the dry state. 



Flowers pentamerous 6. 71 covgensis. 



Leaves rather dull green in the dry state, 3^ -6^ in. long. 



Flowers 5-6-nierous 7. 71 pa/Udula. 



Flowers 4-merous • 8. T. tetramera. 



Calyx subtrur.cate, minutely dentate. Corolla glabrous outside. 



Flowers 1-^ in. long 9. 71 grandiflora. 



Flowers \-^ in. long 10. 7". nigrescens. 



1. T. angrolensis, Hiern. A small tree, with glabrescent terete 

 reddish branches and pubescent branchlets. Leaves oval, rounded 

 mucronalate or very shortly pointed at the apex, rounded emarginate 

 or obtuse at the base, shortly pubescent especially beneath where it is 

 rather paler, subchartaceous, 1-2 J l>y i^^i i°- 5 lateral veins about ^-^ 

 pairs ; petiole y^-i iii-- shortly pubescent ; stipules ovate-lanceolate, 

 acuminate, ^-\ in. Flowers yellowish-white, fragrant, pentamerous or 

 hexamerous, § in. long when expanded exclusive of the style, on very 

 short pubescent pedicels, nunierous, in dense terminal and sessile as 

 well as subterminal and pedunculate corymbs of 1-2 in.diam. ; bracteoles 

 filio'rm. Calyx ^^ in, long; limb 5-6-partite, pubescent outside, gla- 

 brous inside ; segments linear or filiform, unequal. Corolla salver- 

 shaped ; tube pubescent on both sides ; lobes 5-6, oval, obtuse, pubes- 

 cent outside, puberulous inside, ^ in. long. Anthers narrowly ellip- 

 tical, rather shorter than the corolla-lobes. Disk glabrous. Ovary 

 turbinate, small ; style exserted by ^ in., pubescent below, glabrous 

 above ; stigma clavate-capitate, bifid ; ovules about 4-6 together, sunk 

 iu the fleshy placenta. 



Zioiver Guinea. Angola, at Quiballa, Monteiro ! Congo, in bud, Burton ! 



2. T. mossaxnbicensis, Kiern. A tree with glabrate roundedly 

 4-sided elongated branches ; bark reddish-asby ; branchlets patent 

 hoary-pubescent at the extremities. Leaves broadly oval, obtuse at the 

 apex, rounded or slightly cordate at the base, thinly coriaceous, 

 rather glossy and glabrous or subglabrous above, rather paler and pu- 

 bescent on the midrib and on the six pairs of lateral veins beneath, 

 1^2 by 1^-1^ in. ; petiole pubescent, xV~8 ^^- ^^^E '■> stipules ovate, 

 apiculate, nearly glabrous except the margin, about equalling the pe- 

 tiole. Flowers pentamerous, | in. long (exclusive of the glabrous 

 style, which is exserted by ^ in.), on short pubescent pedicels, br.icteo- 

 late, several together in trichotomous cymes of 1-1^ diam. Bracteoles 

 filiform or subulate. Calyx-limb partite ; segments subiinear, obtur^e, 



