128 i-xx. RUBiACE^ (hiebn). [Pohjspho'ria. 



base, thinly coriaceous, 1^-4 by 1-1^ in. ; lateral veins about 6-7 pairs ; 

 petiole J-| in. Flowers ^ in. long, sessile, many together, in dense 

 sessile axillary clusters. Calyx truncate, glabrous outside. Corolla- 

 lobes obtuse ; tbroat densely bearded. 



Mozamb. X>l8tr. About 26 miles up River Rovuma, Kirk and Meller! Monfia, 

 Zanguebar Coast, Sir B. Frere ! 



2. P. lanceolata, Hiern. A small glabrous shrub, with subterete 

 branches. Leaves lanceolate or narrowly elliptical, acute, apicrulate, 

 mostly wedge-shaped at the base, thinly coriaceous, glossy, 1 j-3J by 

 3_i 1. in, . lateral veins about 8 pairs ; petiole ^^ in. ; stipules short, 

 very caducous, from a broad base. Flowers l—^ in. long, sessile or 

 subsessile, crowded, about 6 together on shortly pedunculate axillary 

 clusters ; peduncles ■Yt~k ^"* Calyx with 4 short teeth, puberulous. 

 Corolla glabrate outside ; throat densely bearded ; lobes rounded, 

 shorter than the tube. Berries 1-2 together, globose, glabrous, ^-J in. 

 diam. Albumen much ruminated. 



Mozamb. Blstr. Shupanga, Kirk ! 



Var. ? ohtufdor. Leaves ranging up to 4 by 1^ in., rather obtuse at both ends, 

 not or scarcely apiculate. Peduncles ranging up to :|- in. Differs from P. Schwein- 

 furthii by the presence of common peduncles. 



Mozamb. Bistr. Right bank of Luabo, Dr. Kirk ! 



3. P. parvifoUa, Hiern. A shrub, about 6 or 7 feet high, with 

 glabrescent obscurely 4-8ided branches and puberulous supra- axillary 

 branchlets. Leaves oval or ovate, obtuse or acute, sometimes subacu- 

 minate, rounded or subcordate at the base, or those below the branch- 

 lets suborbicular and cordate, thinly coriaceous, glabrate above, 

 pubescent or glabrescent on the midrib beneath, |-2J by J-1 in. ; 

 lateral veins 4-6 pairs ; petiole iV~6 ^^-j P^il^scent ; stipules apiculate 

 from a depresso-deltoid base, short, pubescent outside. Flowers^— ^ in. 

 long, subsessile, 3-5 together, in sessile axillary clusters. Calyx 

 pubescent outside ; limb shortly 4-dentate. Corolla pubescent out- 

 side; lobes 4, obtuse, short; throat densely bearded. Berry Jin. diam. 



Mozazub. Dlstr. Zanzibar, Kirk ! Hildehrandt ! in barren places. 

 Var. ? glabra. Glabrous. Leaves narrowly elliptical or ovats-oblong. Berry 

 glabrous, ^ in. diam. 



Xttozaxnb. Bistr. Bagamoyo, Zanguebar, iTzVA.' 



4. P. Schweinfurthii, Hiern. A shrub, 20 feet high, much 

 branched, glabrous in most parts. Branchlets subterete. Leaves 

 oblong-ovate, narrowed to the usually obtuse apex, rounded or subcor- 

 date at the base, thinly coriaceous, glossy, 2-|-4 by |-1| in. ; lateral 

 veins about 7-9 pairs, patent ; petiole glabrous, tV~6 i^- 5 stipules 

 fugacious. Berries 1-2 together, glabrous, \ in. diam., sessile or subses- 

 sile, 2-celled ; endocarp thin papery, whitish ; seeds hemispherical ; 

 albumen of the genus. Fruiting calyx persistent, puberulous, 4- toothed. 



Xrile Xiand; Bongo-land, Schweinfurth ! 



A specimen from l^ozaxnb. Bistr., Zanzibar, glabrous, with a fruit f in. diam. 

 and leaves obtuse-based ranging up to 5 by 2 in., somewhat resembles this species, 

 but is not sufficient for determination. 



