Vanguerm.] lxx. rubiacej: (hiern). 151 



at the axils of the 4-5 pairs of lateral veins beneath, 1^-3 by|-l^ in.; 

 petiole |— ^ in., hispid or glabrate ; stipules apicnlate from a broad sub- 

 truncate base, ^-^ in. long, covering a ring of pilose hairs. Flowers 

 •^^ in. long, glabrous outside ; pedicels y^g— |- in. long, glabrous, 3-8 

 together, on a short common peduncle which is bibracteolate at the 

 top. Calyx-limb truncate. Corolla-tube barrel-shaped, glabrous except 

 the throat ; lobes 5, ovate, subapiculate. Anthers exserted, ragulose. 

 Ovary 5-celled ; style rather exceeding the corolla ; stigma capitate, 

 5.1obed. 



Upper Guinea. Prince's Island, Mann! Niger, Barter! 



The following specimens are doubtful : — 



Upper Guinea. Prince's Island, Bartei\' Leaves ranging up to 4i by 2 in. 

 Fruit ^ in. long diameter, 5-celled, 5-costate. 



XiO'wer Guinea. Annobon Island, Burton! a poor specimen, •with anthers 

 apparently included. 



9. V. mexnbranacea, Hiern. A small glabrous unarmed shining 

 tree. Branches terete, reddish brown, those of the year gi-een. 

 Leaves oval, obtusely acuminate or cuspidate, more or less ob- 

 liquely narrowed at the base, membranous, of the same light green 

 colour on both sides (when dry), 3-4 by 1^-2:|: in.; lateral veins G-8 

 pairs, slender ; petiole l-^ in. ; stipules apiculate from a broad trun- 

 cate base, glabrous, ^-1 in. long, deciduous, covering a ring of shaggy 

 caducous hairs. Flowers about I in. long (when expanded), glabrous 

 outside ; pedicels slender, glabrous, 8-12 together, ^-^ in. long, sub- 

 umbellately arranged on an abbreviated glabrous bracteolate common 

 peduncle. Calyx-limb truncate. Corolla-tube barrel- shaped, wider 

 than the calyx-limb, glabrous except the throat ; lobes 5, ovate, mu- 

 cronulate, whitish inside. Anthers exserted, brown. Ovary 3-4- 

 celled ; style glabrous ; stigma subcapitate, shortly exserted, green. 



XTpper Guinea. Old Calabar, Rev. W. C. Thomson ! 



10. V. velutina, Hiern. An unarmed bush with young parts 

 and leaves covered with a pale-tawny tomentum. Branches terete, 

 patent, mostly alternate. Leaves oval, mostly rounded at both ends, 

 subsessile, subcoriaceous, 1-3 by f-l^ in. ; lateral veins about 5-G pairs, 

 inconspicuous ; stipules ovate, apiculate, short. Flowers \ in. long, 

 pentamerous, in very condensed panicles, tomentOse outside, crowded 

 in lateral clusters, several together, below the new shoots. Calyx-lobes 

 lanceolate, silky inside, |- in. long, persistent. Corolla-lobes lanceolate, 

 caudate-acuminate, shining and glabrous or nearly so inside ; tube 

 shaggy inside. Anthers small, glabrous. Disk glabrous. Ovary 

 5-celled. Style glabrous, equalling the corolla ; stigma capitate, sub- 

 caljrptriform, 5-sulcate ; 5-lobuled at the tip. Fruit fleshy, globose. 



Soutb Central. Batoka country. Kirk ! 



Mozamb. Distr. Moramballa from the base to 1900 ft. alt. Kirk! 



11. V. pauciflora, Schweinf. mss. in herb. A spinous shrub, 

 15 feet high. Branches erect-patent, opposite or alternate, terete ; 

 spines supra-axillary, opposite, erect-patent, /..-tj in. long; l)ranchlets 

 pubescent. Leaves ovate or oval, obtusely acuminate, rounded or 



