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CXVI. LAURINE.E (sTAPF). 



[Tylostemon. 



^Enneaehhena. — Stamens of the third whorl perfect, 

 with extrose anthers. 

 fStaminal glands not fused with the receptacle. 

 ^Leaves 6-15 in. by 2-5 in. 



Leaves sessile, cordate at base .... 



Leaves petioled. 



Flowers very small, f-1 lin. long; inflorescences 

 pubescent all over. 

 Leaves elliptic-oblong, 2-3 times as long as 



broad ; perianth finely pubescent 

 Leaves lanceolate to oblong, 3-4 times as long 

 as broad. 

 Perianth densely pubescent without and 

 within ; ovary hairy .... 



Perianth glabrous or nearly so ; ovary 

 glabrous ...... 



Flowers 1 to over 1^ lin. long. 



Inflorescences and flowers fulvo-tomentellous; 

 perianth up to more than 1^ lin. long ; 

 receptacle rather narrow .... 



Inflorescences sparingly and very finely pubes- 

 cent or glabrous ; perianth hemispheric 

 to wide-campanuli\te or turbinate. 

 Perianth sparingly bur, evenly i)ubescent 

 all over ; segments oblong, § the length 

 of the perianth ..... 



Perianth glabrous or nearly so; segments 

 broad-ovate or rotundate, ^— ^ the length 

 of the perianth ..... 



+JLeaves 2-6 in. by 1-2^ in. 



Pedicels 1-3^ lin. long ; inflorescences and flowers 

 glabrous, or the latter nearly so . . . 



Pedicels ^-1 lin. long j inflorescences finely pubes- 

 cent all over. 

 Leaves 4^6 in. by 1^-2 in. ; panicles up to 1 in. 



long, dense, many-flowered . . . i 



Leaves 2-4 in. by 1-1 1^ in. ; panicles not dense 

 and many-flowered. 

 Leaves drying copper-red, particularly below 10 

 Leaves drying brown. 



Le:ives lanceolate, coriaceous, drying chest- 

 nut-brown ; staminodes triangular 

 Leaves elliptic to lanceolate-oblong, thinly 

 coriaceous, drying dark brown ; stami- 

 nodes filiform ..... 



IfStaminal glands fused with the perianth, drying deep 

 black 



1. T. sessilifolius. 



2. T.fruticosus. 



3. 



4. 



T. Preussii. 



T. minutijlorus. 



5. T. grandifolius. 



6. 



7. 



11, 



12. 



T. Staudiii. 

 T. Mannii. 



8. T. longipes 



13. 



T. cinnamometis. 



T. latangensis. 



T. Tiitidus. 



T, DinTclagei. 

 T. ugandensis. 



**Hexaeehena. — Stamens of the third whorl barren, 

 usually conical or cylindric (see 19, T. papyraceus). 

 Panicles 4 to over 8 in. long, more or less drooping, 

 very many-flowered. 

 Perianth densely greyish or fulvous-tomentellous. 

 Perianth up to 2 lin. long ; style enclosed . 

 Perianth up to 1 lin. long ; style early exserted . 



T. caudatuft. 

 T. euryneurus. 



