104 Lxx. KVBiACEM (hiern). [Gardenia. 



3-5 by f-lj in., lateral veins abont 5 pairs, with small tufts of short 

 hairs in the axils ; petiole ^-| in. ; stipules deltoid, acuminate, ^ in. 

 Flowers solitary, subsessile, terminating obsolete lateral branches, with 

 strong jasmine-like fragrance, about 3 in. long. Calyx J in. long, 

 oblong, glabrous outside, shaggy inside ; limb | in. ^ng, 5-toothed at 

 apex, slit partly down one side ; teeth obtuse, mucronate. Corolla 

 funnel-shaped, glabrous, except obsoletely ciliolate lobes ; tube exceed- 

 ing the calyx, hairy inside ; limb about 2 in. diameter, 5-cleft ; lobes 

 oval, about 1 in. long, | in. wide, dextrorsely contorted in bud. 

 Anthers sessile, inserted by the middle at the mouth of the corolla, 

 linear, J in. long. Stigma club-shaped, glabrous, bilobed at apex, 

 exserted. Placentas 2. 



Mozaxnb. Blstr. Zambesi, Moramballa, Waller/ 



Differs from tlie type of G. Anna, P. Wr., which occurs in the Seychelles Islands, 

 by larger flowers, obtuse mucronate not acutely apiculate calyx-teeth, and by oblong 

 not obconicai ovary. — Perhaps a distinct species. 



9. €r. Abbeokutee, Hiern. A glabrous shining shrub, with 

 spreading opposite leafy branches. Leaves oval, more or less acu- 

 minate, rather obtuse at the base, firmly chartaceous, 1^-4 by |-lf in., 

 margins re volute, lateral veins about 4-5 pairs, often glandular in the 

 axils beneath; petiole ^— ^ in.; stipules deltoid-apiculate, J in. long. 

 Flowers solitary, l|-2^ in. long, on peduncles of ^1 in., in the axils 

 of the uppermost leaves, without bracteoles. Calyx-limb short, 

 glabrous on both sides, campanulate, rather Avider than the ovary, 

 5-cleft ; lobes deltoid, acuminate. Corolla funnel-shaped, glabrous on 

 both sides ; narrow part of the tube much exceeding the calyx ; limb 

 1-2 in. diameter, 5-lobed ; lobes ovate, ^1 in, long, mucronate. 

 Anthers and style included. Placentas 2. 



Upper Guinea. Abbeokuta, Irving .' Bagroo River, Mann ! 



10. G-. kongruensis, Hiern. A glabrous shrub, 10 ft. high. 

 Leaves opposite, elliptic-oblong, acutely acuminate, wedge-shaped at 

 the base, glossy, 3-8 by 1^2 in., margins re volute ; lateral veins about 

 8-10 pairs ; petiole ^-^ in. ; stipules deltoid, acute, about ^ in. long. 

 Flowers solitary, about 3 in. long, spreading, on peduncles of §-f in., 

 in the axils of the uppermost leaves, without bracteoles. Calyx-limb 

 ^-| in. long, glabrous on both sides, 5-cleft, campanulate, wider than 

 the ovary; lobes ovate, acuminate, erect. Corolla funnel-shaped, 

 glabrous on both sides ; narrow portion of tube equalling the calyx ; 

 limb 1^-2 in. diameter, 5-cleft ; lobes broadly ovate, obtuse, sinis- 

 trorsely ? contorted in bud (as seen from inside). Anthers 5, included, 

 h in. long, inserted at middle of corolla-tube, stigma club-shaped, 

 included, bilobed at apex. Placentas 2. Ovary fleshy. 



Upper Guinea. Mount John Kiver, Kongui, 1° N, Lat,» Mann! 



11. G-. urcelliformis, Schweinf. mss. in Herb, sub Itandid. 

 Shrubby. Branches snbterete, shortly pubescent when young. Leaves 

 opposite or verticillate in threes, elliptical, much acuminate, wedge- 

 .shaped at the base, membranous, glabrous except the veins, 3-^-4J by 



