082 c'XXiT. EurHORBiACE^ ( HUTCHINSON). [Drypetefi. 



\?K D. leonensis, Pax in /Cmjl. Jahrh. xliii. 211). Branches 

 toiote ; youn"' flowering brjinchlets slender, pubescent. Leaves elliptic 

 or elliptic-lanceolate, gradually and shortly acuminate, acutely cuneate 

 at the base, 2-o.\ in. long, |-1 J in. broad, subcoriaceous, entire, glabrous 

 and shining on both surfaces, closely reticulate; lateral nerves 5-0, 

 looped and anastomising well within the margin, slightly raised on both 

 surfaces; stipules small and caducous; petiole 1-2 lin. long, pubescent. 

 ISTale flowers fasciculate in the axils of the leaves of the young branch- 

 lets ; pedicel nearly 2 lin. long, puberulous. Sepals 4, obovate, obtuse, 

 pilose out.side. Stamens 4 ; filaments glabrous ; anthers ellipsoid. Disk 

 cupular, undulate, glabrous. Female flowers not known. 



Upper Guinea. SicriJi I, cone: iitar Dmmiii, TjiIIu, Scott-Elliot, 4981 ! 



14. D. reticulata, Pax in Engl. Jahrh. xliii. 219. A tree 

 25-P*0 ft. high ; bark grey ; young branchlets somewhat angular, 

 pubescent. Leaves elliptic or lanceolate-elliptic, obtusely pointed or 

 shortly acuminate, obtuse and very unequal-sided at the base, 2- 

 oj in. long, 1-2 in. broad, coriaceous, closely reticulate, shining and 

 glabrous on both surfaces ; lateral nerves about 5 on each side, looped 

 well within the margin, slightly prominent on both surfaces ; petiole 

 2i-3 lin. long, pubescent; stipules small, deciduous. Male flowers few, 

 ir" axillary f:iscicles on the young branchlets ; pedicel 2-2J lin. long, 

 sparingly pubesct-nt. Se{)als 4, obovate, ciliate, pubescent on both sides. 

 Stamens 4; filaments glabrous; anthers rounded, glabrous. Disk 

 cupular, undulately lobed, lobes protruding between the filaments. 

 Female flowers not known. 



Moxamb. Blstr. CJeiiniiii Kast Afn< a : Lofio River, Qoetze, 441 ! 



15. D. aframensis, Ifutchinson. A tree 40 ft. high; branch- 

 lets slightly sulcate, glabrous. Leaves elliptic or oblong-elliptic, very 

 shortly and rather abruptly acuminate, cuneate and slightly unequal at 

 the base, 2-1 in. long, 1-1 j in. broad, rigidly chartaceous, glabrous and 

 (lull or slightly shining on both surfaces; lateral nerves about 7 on 

 each side, anastomo.-ing freely well within the margin, di>tinct on both 

 surfaces, slightly raised below ; veins rather lax ; petiole 1^-2 lin. long, 

 slightly wrinkled, glabrous; stipules small, coriaceous, caducous. Male 

 flowers in axillary fascicles on the young branchlets; pedicel lJ-2 lin. 

 long, glabrous. Sepals 4, obovate or oblong-obovate, obtuse, IJ lin. 

 long, J lin. broad, tips pubescent, otherwise glabrous, membranous. 

 Stamens 8 ; filaments slender, glabrous ; anthers small, glabrous. Disk 

 large, cupular, glabrous, margin irregularly toothed. Female flowers 

 not known. 



Upper Guinea. Gold Coast: Afram Plains, Johnson, 714! 



IG. D. glabra, Hutchinson, A tree about 20 ft. high ; branchlets 

 slightly tiexuous, terete, glabrous. Leaves oblong or oblong-elliptic, 

 shortly acuminate, obtuse and oblique at the base, 5J-8 in. long, 

 2-8J in. broad, chartaceous, entire, glabrous; lateral nerves 8-9 on 

 eacli s'de, aicuate, looped and branched \ ear the margin, indistinct 



