Rutidea.] Lxx. rubiacej; (hiern). 189 



3. R. olenotrlcha, Hiern. A climbing shrub. Branches terete, 

 shortly tomentose. Leaves obovate-oval, apiculate, rounded at the 

 base, thiDly coriaceous, glabrescent above except the puberulous de- 

 pressed midrib and the 6-8 pairs of lateral veins, pubescent beneath at 

 least on the prominent midrib and lateral veins and especially in their 

 axils where are conspicuous hairy tufts, ranging up to 5^ by 3 in. ; 

 petiole to J. in., patent ; stipules subulate, prolonged from a broad base, 

 quite entire, ^f in. long, shortly pubescent. Flowers pentamerous, 

 ^ in. long, sessile, in little heads, assembled in brachiate terminal pyra- 

 midal panicles which are leafy at the base ; bracteoles linear or lanceo- 

 late, the lower ones ovate, tridentate, pubescent, the upper ones at the 

 base of the calyx and about equalling- it. Calyx |- in. long, pubescent 

 all over outside ; lobes about equalling the deeply lobed limb ; lobes 

 ovate, glabrous inside. Corolla whitish, hirsute-pubescent outside ; 

 lobes oval, subapiculate, -^ in. long ; smell unpleasant. Style exserted 

 by ^ in. ; stigma clavate-fusiform. — R. parviflara, Benth. in Hook. 

 Niger Fl. p. 416, ex parte, non DC. 



Upper Guinea. Sierra Leone, G. Don ! Wilford ! 

 ITortli Central. Monbuttu-land, at Munsa, Schweinfurth ! 



4. R. ferrugrlnea, Hiern. A scandent shrub, 15 feet high. 

 Branches patent, terete, shortly tomentose, hairs ferruginous. Leaves 

 oval, narrowly acuminate or apiculate, obtuse or somewhat narrowed 

 at the base, chartaceous, glabrate except the veins above, shortly pubes- 

 cent on the midrib and on the 7-8 pairs of lateral veins beneath, 

 ranging up to 5J by 2| in. ; petiole to J in. ; stipules entire, lanceolate- 

 subulate, pubescent, exceeding the petiole, -^-1 in. long. Flowers pen- 

 tamerous, \ in. long, sessile, in heads assembled in terminal brachiate 

 pyramidal panicles which are somewhat leafy below ; bracteoles subu- 

 late or some tridentate, exceeding the calyx, pubescent. Calyx ^ in. 

 long, somewhat pubescent outside ; lobes ovate. Corolla thinly pubes- 

 cent outside, tube obsoletely so inside ; lobes oval, equalling the calyx. 

 Style thinly pubescent about the middle ; stigma clavate-fusiform. 



ITpper Guinea. Sierra del Crystal, Mann I 



5. R. hispida, Hiern. A climbing shrub with terete hispid 

 branches ; hairs tawny. Leaves elliptical, acutely acuminate, cordate 

 at the base, chartaceous, strigose-hispid on both sides, rather paler 

 beneath, 3^-5^ by l|-2 in.; lateral veins about 6-8 pairs; petiole 

 ^-^ in., hispid ; stipules entire, filiform-subulate, hispid, ^— | in. long. 

 Flowers pentamerous, nearly ^ in. long, sessile, pilose-pubescent, in 

 brachiate heads forming terminal panicles ; bracteoles filiform or 

 subulate, exceeding the small calyx, pilose-pubescent. Calyx-lobes 

 ovate. Corolla-lobes oval, ^ in. long. Ovary 2-celled. 



Upper Guinea. Kiver Gaboon, Mann ! 



6. R. Sxnithii, Hiern. Branches patent, smooth, terete, shortly 

 pubescent towards the extremities, glabrescent. Leaves elliptical, 

 acutely not abruptly subacuminate, narrowing towards an obtnse 

 rounded or somewhat wedge-shaped base, chartaceous, glabrate above, 



