Mcesohotrf/a.] cxxii. euphorbiace^ (hutchinson). 6G7 



Eala, Fi/naert, 41, 562, 1304, 1453, Laurent, 74; Sandn, GUIet, 3618; liikou, 

 Pynaert, 321; Lulonrra, Pynaert, 743; Bokakatn, Dewevre, 763; Coquilhiitvillej 

 Dewevre, 632; Kiisai Kiver region, SapinI 



I liave not seen a good example of this species, but from the description it appears 

 to be very near M. sparsijiora. Pax describes the disk-glands of the male Howers as 

 filiform, but as they are always rounded in the other species I am very doubtful if 

 this is correct. 



G. M. pauciflora, Pax in Engl. Jahrb. xxxiii. 281. A shrub; 

 branchlets terete, glabrous. Leaves obovate or elliptic, more or less 

 caudate-acuminate, acute or subacute at the base, 2J-7 in. long, lJ-3 in. 

 broad, margin entire, papery, glabrous on both surfaces ; lateral nerves 

 a-6 on each side, distinctly looped near the margin, often slightly 

 impressed above, prominent below ; tertiary nerves reticulate, lax, 

 distinct ; petiole J-1 in. long, subterete, glabrous ; stipules not seen. 

 Male racemes f«olitary, about 1 in. long ; axis somewhat flattened, 

 glabrous ; bracts minute. Flowers pedicellate, usually in distant 

 <;lusters on the axis. Calyx 5-partite ; lobes rounded, minutely ciliolate. 

 Stamens 5. Disk-glands large and fleshy, subglabrous. Rudimentary 

 ovary fleshy. Female flowers : Calyx-lobes oblong, submembranous, 

 glabrous. Disk pubescent. Ovary 2-celled, glabrous. Fruit (immature) 

 €llipsoid, 4 lin. long, 2 J lin. in diam., glabrous. 



Upper Guinea. Cauioroons: Bipiiide, ZenJcer, 1771! 2746! 2952! 3321! 

 3709 ! 



Jio-wer Guinea. Spanish Guinea: Mount John, on the Kongui Kiver, Mann, 

 1786! 



South Central. Lunda: Mukengc, Por/^e, 1418 ! 



Schmidelia ohlongifolia, liaker in Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. i. 424, described from a 

 specimen collected by Mann (1703) on the Sierra del Crystal, Gaboon, is probably a 

 species of Maesohotrya and closely allied to the above. As the specimen is too 

 incomplete, however, only leaves jind male flowers being present, it does not seem 

 advisable to include it. 



7. M. bipindensis, Hutchinson. A large shrub, 12-15 ft. high; 

 branchlets terete, glabrous. Leaves elliptic or obovate-elliptic, abruptly 

 acuminate, cuneate at the base, 3-8 in. long, 1 J-3J in. broad, papery or 

 very thinly coriaceous, glabrous on both surfaces ; lateral nerves 4-5 on 

 each side, looped and branched towards the margin, slightly impressed 

 on the upper surface, prominent on the lower ; tertiary nerves and veins 

 forming a very lax network; petiole slender, |-1J in. long, glabrous; 

 stipules small, tiiangular, very soon falling off. Male racemes in axillary 

 clusters, 3-6 in each cluster, up to 3 in. long ; axis slender, somewhat 

 flattened, very minutely puberulous ; bracts very minute, puberulous ; 

 pedicels slender, up to IJ- lin. long, glabrous. Calyx 5-partite; lobes 

 ovate-rounded, minutely ciliolate in the upper half, otherwise .i2:labrous. 

 Stamens 5; filaments glabrous. Disk-glands fleshy, pilose. Rudimentary 

 ovary oblong, pilose. Female racemes solitary or subsolitary, somewhat 

 shorter than the males ; pedicels shorter and stouter than in the male. 

 Calyx-lobes broadly ovate, rounded at the apex, sparingly puberulous on 

 the back. Disk annular, short, puberulous in the upper part. Ovary 



