206 Lxx. RUBiACE^ (hiern). [Psychotria. 



32. P. anetoclada, Hiern. A glabrous shnib, with smooth terete 

 lax slender branches, compressed only at the extremities. Leaves 

 elliptical, acuminate, wedge-shaped at the base, chartaceous, shining, 

 3-6 by 1-2 in., lateral veins about 8 pairs, slender, margins very nar- 

 rgwly revolute ; petiole -^1;^ in., stipules deltoid, undivided, apiculate, 

 about ^ in. long. Flowers short, on shorter pedicels, many together 

 in terminal umbellate ebracteolate heads of about §-^ in. diameter ; 

 common peduncles solitary, :^-| in. long, erect. Calyx-limb larger 

 than the ovary, hemispherical, subentire. Corolla-lobes 5 ; throat 

 bearded. Anthers apparently included. 



Vpper Guinea. Mount John Elver, Kongui, 1° N. Lat., Mann! 



33. P. Xilrkli, Hiern. A shortly pubescent shrub. Branches 

 glabrate, terete, turning a dull reddish colour, the branchlets shortly 

 pubescent, compressed towards the extremities. Leaves eUiptic-obovate, 

 obtuse, shortly pointed or mucronulate, membranous, scattered with 

 short bail's especially on the midrib and 5-6 pairs of lateral veins 

 beneath, 1-4 by ^IJ in., attenuate at the base into the short petiole, 

 margins nearly flat ; stipules ovate, bicuspidate, ^-^ in. long. Flowers 

 dimorphic, ^—^ in. long, glabrous, shortly pedicellate or subsessile, 

 many together, in dense capitate cymes of ^-| in. diameter ; bracteoles 

 minute or absent ; common peduncle solitary or two together, shortly 

 pubescent, ^1^ in. long, terminal, occasionally overtopped by the 

 lateral opposing branch. Calyx-tube about as long as the ovary, 

 broader, shortly and unequally toothed. Corolla- tube straight ; lobes 

 5. Anthers exserted in some plants, included in others, corresponding 

 with the included or exserted style. 



SSozamb. Blstr. Near Moramballa, at elevation of 1000 ft., Kirk! 



34. P. recurva, Hiern. A small glabrous shining leafy shrub, 

 4-5 ft. high. Branches subterete except the angular or compressed 

 subherbaceous extremities. Leaves lanceolate or narrowly elliptical, 

 attenuate at both ends, chartaceous, 2-5 by ^-1;^ in., lateral veins 

 about 6 pairs, very slender ; petiole |— J in. ; stipules bicuspidate from a 

 short broad base, about ^ in. long, cusps diverging, recurved. Flowers 

 about ^ in. long before expansion, shortly pedicellate, several (about 

 8-9) together in small pedunculate terminal subcapitate clusters ; 

 common peduncle ^-| in. long, erect, solitary. Calyx-limb shortly 

 hemispherical, broader than the ovary; teeth very small. Corolla thin; 

 lobes 5 ; throat bearded. Anthers 5, about double the length of the 

 filaments. Style bidentate. 



ITpper Guinea. Fernando Fo, Mann ! 



35. P. subobliqua, Hiern. A small nearly glabrous shrub, 3-4 

 feet high. Branches smooth, terete, at the extremities compressed. 

 Leaves eUiptic-obovate, acuminate, wedge-shaped at the base, glabrous, 

 chartaceous, 2^5^ by |-1| in., margins very narrowly revolute, lateral 

 veins about 7 pairs, slender ; petiole J-| in. long ; stipules ovate, 

 bidentate, puberulous outside near the base, ^-^ in. long. Flowers 



