380 CI. vERBENACEiE (baker). . [Vitex. 



4 in. long and 2 in. broad at the middle; main petiole ?>— 4 in. long. 

 Cymes axillary, shortly peduncled ; branches very pubescent. Calyx 

 campanulate, yV in. long, densely clothed with pale drab pubescence ; 

 teeth obscure. Corolla small, very hairy outside. Fruit not seen. 

 :Lo\irer Guinea. Angola : province of Pungo Andongo, Welioitsch, 5696 ! 



53. V. laevigata, Baker. A tree, with white bark; branchlets 

 finely pubescent. Leaves 5-foliolate, subcoriaceous, green and glabrous 

 above when mature, pale green and finely pubescent all over beneath ; 

 leaflets oblong-cuneate, entire, subacute, all distinctly stalked, end one 

 3-4 in. long by half as broad ; main petiole 3-4 in. long. Cymes 

 axillary, shortly peduncled. Flowers not seen. Fruit the size of a 

 small plum, with a shortly-toothed calyx J in. diam. 



Mozamb. JDist. German East Africa : Usaramo ; Dar-es-Salaam, Kirk ! 



54. V. pubenila, Baker. A tree ; branchlets clothed with short 

 drab pubescence. Leaves coriaceous, 5-foliolate, green and glabrous 

 above when mature, pubescent beneath ; leaflets obovate-cuneate, entire, 

 obtuse, distinctly stalked, end one 3 in. long and half as broad ; main 

 petiole 2-3 in. long. Cymes dense, axillary, shortly peduncled ; branches 

 finely pubescent. Calyx campanulate, pubescent, -^ in. long ; teeth 

 deltoid, distinct. Corolla small. Fruit not seen. 



IiO-wer Guinea. Angola : province of Pungo Andongo, WelwitscTi, 5668 ! 



55. V. golungensis. Baker. A shrub 8-12 ft. high ; branchlets 

 clothed with short pubescence. Leaves moderately firm, 5-foliolate, 

 green and obscurely pubescent on both sides when mature ; leaflets 

 obovate-cuneate, entire, obtuse or cuspidate, all distinctly stalked, end 

 one 5-6 in. long by half as broad ; main petiole 5-C in. long. Cymes 

 dense, axillary, long-peduncled ; branches clothed with adpressed 

 pubescence. Calyx campanulate, pubescent, yV in. long ; teeth deltoid, 

 distinct. Corolla small. Fruit not seen. 



]Lower Guinea. Angola : province of Golungo Alto, Welwitsch, 5635 1 



56. V. milanjiensis, Britten in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. iv. 

 36. A shrub ; branchlets finely pubescent. Leaves long-petioled, 5- 

 foliolate ; leaflets shortly-stalked, obovate-oblong, 3-6 in. long, obtuse, 

 emarginate, cuneate at the base, entire, moderately firm, green and 

 pubescent on both surfaces. Cymes long-peduncled, dense, axillary; 

 branches pubescent ; bracts linear. Calyx campanulate, pubescent, ^ in. 

 long ; teeth deltoid. Corolla pilose ; tube scarcely longer than the 

 calyx. Stamens included. 



Mozamb. Dlst. British Central Africa : Xyasaland ; Stevenson Road, 5000- 

 6000 it., Scott-Elliot, 8282! Shire Highlands, Scott-Elliot, m22.\ ^lonnt Zomba, 

 Whyte ! Mount Mlanji, Whyte ! and without precise locality, Buchanan, 79 ! 194 I 



57. V. Fischeriy GUrke in Engl. Jahrb. xviii. 171. A shrub; 

 branchlets clothed with yellow tomentum. Leaves long-petioled, 



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