Pycnocoma.'] cxxii. euphorbiace^ (prain). 957 



clustered towards the ends of the twigs, very shortly petioled, coriaceous 

 oblanceohite-oblong, acute or obtuse, narrowed from the middle to the 

 acute base, margin shortly toothed in the upper half, ;}-7 in. long 

 J-2 in. wide, glabrous on both surfaces ; petiole |-J in. long. Racemes 

 spike-like, fioriferous almost to the base, from the axils of the upper 

 leaves ; rhachis puberulous ; bracts ovate, obtuse, concave, densely silky 

 externally ; pedicels shorter than the calyx, pubescent. Male : Sepals 'd 

 ovate-triangular, J in. long, yellowish-white. Stamens numerous ; fila- 

 ments slender, J in. long. Female : Sepals 5-6, indistinguishable from 

 the bracts under the male flowers, ovate, obtuse, densely silky externally 

 glabrous and purple within, 4 in. long. Ovary :5-ceIled, densely villous^ 

 each cell with two short dorsal ridges ; styles o, puberulous, free almost 

 to the base. Capsule not seen. 



Xiower Guinea. Angola : AniLriz ; between Aiubriz and Quizembo, Wel- 

 loitsch, 476! SocoIIa Nudui, Gossiveiler, 1623! Loanda; Umbella, near Funda, 

 Gossweilcr, 4910 ! 



2. P. littoralis. Pax in Engl. Jahrb. xix. 100. Shrub 10 ft. hi^ h, 

 or sometimes a tree ; branches slender, woody. Leaves both clustered 

 at the ends of the twigs and scattered or subverticillate lower down 

 shortly petioled, thinly coriaceous, obovate-oblong, obtuse or subacute, 

 narrowed from beyond the middle to the acute base, margin shortly 

 crenulate except in the lower fourth, 4-f) in. long, 1;^-:) in. wide 

 glabrous on both surfaces ; petiole J- J in. long, llacemes spike-like^ 

 fioriferous almost to the base, from the axils of the upper leaves ; rhachis 

 densely pubescent ; bracts ovate, obtuse, concave, densely ad pressed - 

 silky externally ; pedicels very short, pubescent. Male : Sepals o, ovate- 

 triangular, under \ in. long. Stamens numerous; filaments slender, 

 J in. long. Female : Sepals 5, silky externally, ovate, obtuse, not reflexed. 

 J in. long. Ovary 8-celled, densely velvety, each cell with two short 

 dorsal ridges ; styles 3, densely pubescent, short, connate in their lower 

 half. Capsule distinctly G-winged, thick-walled, woody, apparently 

 indehiscent, | in. across. Seeds spherical, J- in. across. — Pax in Engl. 

 Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. '2'd'd. 



ITile land. British East Africa: coast between Mombasa and Lamu, 7f7/^/e / 

 nCozamb. Distr. German East Africa : Tanga ; Kwamarimba-Ngonieni, 

 B)'aun,1^00\ Baginnoyo^ midebratidt, 1300 I Sttthlmann, 18 \ Sacleux, 14:92 I 

 Braun's specimens are said to be from a considerable tree. 



3. P. Thonneri, Pax in Be Wild. c6 Durand, Contrih. Fl. Congo^ 

 51. Shrub, 2-3 ft. high; branches rather slender, woody. Leaves 

 clustered at the ends of the twigs, long-petioled, thinly coriaceous, 

 rhomboid, trapeziform or ovate, acute or subacute, abruptly narrowed in 

 the lower third to an acute base which passes into a winged petiole, 

 margin undulate, sometimes slightly (rarely very distinctly) o-lol)ed and 

 minutely and obscurely toothed, 8-12 in. long, 4-H in. wide, glabrous 

 on both surfaces and minutely puncticulate beneath ; petiole below the 

 wing |-4 in. long. llacemes fioriferous almost to the base, from tlie 

 axils of the upper leaves; rhachis densely pubescent; bracts ovat. . 



