8G2 cxxii. EUPHORBiAf'E/E (prain). [Er^jthrococca. 



didymous; cocci rather closely strigose, \ in. across. Heeds witli a red 

 aril, and a deeply foveolate-reticulate testa. — Claoxylon lusiococcum, Pax 

 in Engl. Jahrb. xix. 87, and in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. *C. 288. 



Nile Iiand. Uganda: without i)recise locality, <S7?fA^?Ha«w, 1484 ! 



Mozamb. Blstr. fTennan Enst Africa: east shore of Lake Tanganyika, 

 Scott-Elliof, 8231 ! 



A very distinct species, readily recognised by its lumsually small leaves. 



18. E. ledermanniana, Prain in Kew /Julletln, 1011, 92. Shrub 

 or small tree, 7-18 ft. high ; twigs sparingly pubescent; bud-scales per- 

 sistent. ]jeaves short-petioled, membranous, ovate, acute, base wide- 

 ciineate, margin sparingly toothed, }^'2 in. long, |-1 in. wide, rather 

 pale f^reen, glabrous except for some scattered hairs on the nerves, 

 finely verrucose : petiole sparingly hairy, J in. long; stipules accres- 

 cent mammillate. Flowers minute, in peduncled racemes ; peduncles 

 .slender, males, 1 in. long, and rhachis sparsely hispidulous ; pedicels 

 <«-labrous, J-,\ in. long. Male calyx green, glabrous or with a few hairs 

 nearthetips,globoseinbnd; lobes ;», membranous. Stamens 27; outer 10, 

 the rest central ; filaments thrice as long as the anthers ; glands minute, 

 hirsute, rhomboid, all inter-staminal. Female flowers and fruit unknown. 

 — Prain in Ann. Bot. xxv. 017. 



Upper Guinea. Canieroons: Ksole ; on Mount Basso, 6100 ft., Zer/prwown, 

 2032 ! MiV.ngu ; slopes of Muti Mountain, 6600-6300 ft., Ledennanu, b%ll ! 



Very closely allied to E. Mildbrcedii, but with differently shaped leaves, shorter 

 petioles and more numerous stamens with considerably longer Hlaments. 



19. E. Mildbraedii, Prain in Ann. Hot. xxv. 017. Shrub 5-7 ft. 

 hi<di ; twigs sparingly pubescent ; bud-scales persistent. Jjeaves petioled, 

 membranous, lanceolate, obtusely acuminate, base cuneate, margin 

 sparingly toothed, 2-:» in. long, \-\ in. wide, medium green, paler 

 beneath, sparingly pubescent on both sides, especially on the nerves 

 beneath; petiole pube.^cent, \ in. long; stipules accrescent, umbonate 

 or spinulose. Flowers minute, in peduncled racemes ; peduncles slender 

 and rhachis sparsely pubescent, males up to \ in., females | in. long ; 

 pedicels with a few scattered hairs, \-\ in. long. Male calyx green, 

 sparingly hirsute, globose in bud ; lobes o, occasionally 4, membranous. 

 Stamens 9-12 ; filaments twice as long as the anthers; glands minute, 

 hirsute, all inter-staminal. Female calyx smaller than the male, spar- 

 ingly pubescent, 2-lobed. Ovary hirsute, 8-celled ; stigmas free, linear, 

 patulous, timbriate-laciniate throughout. Disk of 2 large fleshy dis- 

 crete unequally emarginate scales. Capsule 2-coccous, didymous ; cocci 

 sparingly strigose, \ in. across. Seeds with a yellowish (^) aril and a 

 slightly foveolate-reticulate testa. — Claoxylon Mildbrcedi., Pax in Engl. 

 Jahrb. xliii. ^«U. 



Xlle Z.and. Uganda : Kuwenzori ; Kivata, 7000-9000 \t., ^cott-Elliot,l&Zl ! 

 Mozamb. Dlstr. (lernian Kast Africa: Kuanda ; Kissenge, 7600 ft., 3Jild- 

 Iraed, 1452 ! 



A very distinct species. 



