Orotonogyne.] cxxii. EUPHORBiACEiK (peain). 823 



longer than the petiole proper, 9-13 in. long, 3 J in. wide ; petiole 6r-8 

 lin. long; stipules ovate, acuminate, 3-4 lin. long. Racemes up to 

 IJ ft. long, males simple, females simple or sparingly branched ; bracts 

 2-glandular ; male flowers in few-flowered glomerules J-lJ in. apart, 

 females few, solitary towards the apex of the main rhachis and branches, 

 pedicel J—J in. long. Male : calyx globose, closely lepidote, 1 lin. wide, 

 usually 2-lobed. Corolla wide-campanulate ; tube hairy within, longer 

 than the 5 wide-ovate lobes. Stamens about 10, 5 outer; extra- 

 staminal glands slightly connate. Female: Calyx oblong, closely 

 lepidote, J in. long ; lobes 4, wide-ovate, obtuse, eglandular. Petals 

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

 or twice 2-partite. Capsule closely lepidote, 3-coccous, J-J in. long. 

 Seeds oblong, J-J in. long, brown overlaid with pale yellow glistening 

 blotches. 



]Lower Guinea. Gaboon: Munda; Sibaiige Farm, Soyaux, 257! French 

 Congo ; Mayumba forests, Thollon, 4006 ! 



6. C. angustifolia. Pax in Engl. Jahrb. xix. 83. Shrub, 9-11 ft. 

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

 acute, base narrow-cuneate, 10-13 in. long, IJ-IJ in. wide; petiole 

 2J-7 lin. long; stipules ovate-acuminate, 3-3J lin. long. Eacemes up 

 to 12 in. long ; male flowers in simple few-flowered glomerules 2-10 lin. 

 apart ; females few, solitaiy or rarely in pairs towards the apex of the 

 raceme, J-2 J in. apart; bracts 2-glandular; male pedicel J lin. long, 

 female pedicel 5-6 lin. long. Male : Calyx globose, closely lepidote, 



1 lin. wide, 2-3-lobed. Corolla narrow-campanulate; tube slightly 

 hairy within, considerably longer than the 5 ovate lobes. Stamens 

 10-11, 5-6 outer; extra-staminal glands 5-6, free. Female: Calyx 

 oblong, closely lepidote ; lobes 5, lanceolate, acute, eglandular. Petals 5, 

 free. Disk urceolate, shortly lobed. Ovary closely lepidote ; styles 3, 

 each 2-partite, the arms again 2-fid, Capsule closely lepidote, 3-coccous, 

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

 blotches. — C. Soyauxii^ Prain in Kew Bulletin, 1912, 108. 



lower Guinea. Gaboon: Munda; Sibange Farm, iSoyatwr, 256 ! 



7. C. impedita, Prain in Kevj Bulletin, 1911, 264. Shrub, 6-8 ft. 

 high, stellate-pubescent and sparingly lepidote. Leaves scattered, short- 

 petioled, firm, narrow-oblong, acutely acuminate, base abruptly narrowed 

 to a long pseudo- petiole much longer than the petiole proper, 10-12 in. 

 long, 2J-3J in. wide ; petiole 3-4 lin. long ; stipules ovate, acuminate, 



2 lin. long, stellate- pubescent and setose with simple hairs. Racemes 

 6-20 in. long, simple ; bracts 2-glandular ; male flowers in few-flowered 

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

 racemes, pedicel stellate-pubescent, J-§ in. long. Male : Calyx globose, 

 glabrous or with a few scattered stellate hairs, 1 lin. wide, usually 

 2-lobed. Corolla campanulate, margin entire or slightly undulate; 

 tube hairy within. Stamens about 10, 6 outer ; extra-staminal glands 

 connate in a crenulate cup. Female : Calyx oblong, sparingly lepidote 

 and densely stellate-pubescent, J in. long; lobes 5, narrow-oblong, 



