822 cxxii. EUPiiORBiACE^. (pRAix). [Crotonogyne. 



10-18 in. long, simple ; male flowers in spikelets J-^ in. long, in 

 glomerules ^^^ in. apart, rarely simply glomerulate and with a solitary 

 central female flower accompanying each glomerule ; females few, solitary, 

 rarely in pairs towards the apex of the raceme, J-IJ in. apart; bracts 

 always 2-glandular ; male pedicel J-1 lin. long ; female pedicel stout 

 J-| in. long ; casually male and fem.ale racemes on the same branch, 

 and casually a solitary female flower at base of male raceme ; occasion- 

 ally male spikelets also in sessile clusters. Male : Calyx globose, closely 

 lepidote, lJ-2 lin. wide, 3-41obed. Corolla wide-cam panulate ; tube 

 hairy within, much longer than the 6-8 rounded lobes. Stamens 

 11-19, 6-8 outer; extra-staminal glands 6-8, free. Female: Calyx 

 oblong or ovoid-oblong, closely lepidote, J in. long; lobes 5, oblong, 

 obtuse, eglandular or occasionally with 1-2 marginal glands. Petals 5, 

 free. Disk urceolate. Ovary closely lepidote ; styles 3, each 2-partite, 

 with the arms usually again 2-paTtite and occasionally the individual 

 segments 2-fid at the tips. Capsule closely lepidote, 3-coccous, ^ in. long. 

 Seeds oblong, J in. long, brown overlaid with silver-grey blotches. 



Upper Guinea. Cameroons: Ileiide; El&hi, Ledermann, 592 I Kribi ; by the 

 Kribi River, Lederniann, 1051 Nkolebmida ; Miibeiiaugii, 350 \t., Ledermann, 724! 

 Slopes of Nanga, 650-750 ft., Ledermann, 735 ! 813 ! 882 ! Mbonde, 650 ft., Leder- 

 mann, 1%Z\ near Batanga, ^Ba^ev, 118 ! Dinklage, 1055! 1179! Ebea, Dinldage, 

 202 ! 202a ! Bipindi, Zenker, 821 ! 822 ! Standi, 272 ! 



Ziower Guinea. Guboon : Libreville and neighbourhood, Klaine, 351 ! 747 ! 

 768 ! 936 ! 993 ! 1765 ! 2048 ! 3087 ! 



4. C. manniana. Mall. Arg. In Flora, 1864, 535. Shrub, 10-12 ft. 

 high, lepidote. Leaves scattered, short-petioled, firm, oblanceolate- 

 oblong, abruptly and shortly cuspidate, narrowed from beyond the 

 middle to an acute base, 6-11 in. long, 2-4 in. wide; petiole 3-9 lin. 

 long ; stipules ovate, acuminate, 2 J lin. long. Racemes up to 1 ft. long, 

 simple ; bracts 2glandular ; male flowers on very short spikelets in' 

 glomerules J-lJ in. apart, females few, solitary towards the apex of 

 the raceme, about | in. apart; pedicel stout, at first J in., at length 

 I in. long. Male : Calyx globose, closely lepidote, 1 lin. wide, usually 

 3-lobed. Corolla wide-campanulate ; tube hairy within, rather longer 

 than the 5 wide-oblong lobes. Stamens 12-13, 5 outer ;. extra-staminal 

 glands slightly connate. Female : Calyx oblong, closely lepidote, J in. 

 long ; lobes 5, lanceolate, subacute, sometimes with a gland at each 

 sinus and with usually 1-2 (occasionally 3) pairs of marginal glands. 

 Petals 5, free. Disk urceolate. Ovary clooely lepidote ; styles 3, each 

 3-partite. Capsule closely lepidote, 3-coccous. Seeds not seen ripe. — 

 DC. Prodr. xv. ii. 721 ; Pax in Engl. Jahrb. xix. 83. 



Upper Guinea. Fernando Po, 3f awn, 219! 220! 



5. C. gabunensis, Pax in Engl, Jahrh. xix. 82. Shrub 10-12 ft. 

 high, lepidote. Leaves scattered, short-petioled, firm, oblong-lanceolate, 

 acutely rarely abruptly acuminate, narrowed from beyond the middle 

 to an acute base, rarely abruptly narrowed to a distinct pseudo-petiole 



