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beneath ; nerves G-8 on each side, somewhat curved, raised, particularly 

 below; petiole stout, 10-12 in. long, channelled. Panicles dense, 2-3 

 in. long, densely fulvo-tomentose ; peduncle stout, slightly compressed. 

 Perianth wide-turbinate, when fresh yellowish-green, when dried brown 

 1|- lin. long, hairy within and outside ; segments ovate, as long as the 

 receptacle. Introrse stamens stout, subcylindric, hairy ; extrorse 

 stamens somewhat smaller, on each side of the base with a large 

 roundish gland ; staminodes ovate-triangular. Ovary ovoid, glabrous, 

 attenuated into a rather stout style of the same length. 

 Upper Guinea. Cameroons; Tibati, Ledermann, 2447. 



6a. Tylostemon crassipes, Engl, d- Krause in Engl. Jahrh. 

 xlvi. 14G. A small tree 12-1(5 ft. high; branchlets terete, stout, 

 glabrous, about 3 lin. thick ; bark dirty grey to })ale grey. Leaves 

 oblong or oblanceolate-oblong, shortly acuminate, nairowed towards the 

 base, about 10 in. long, up to 5 in. broad, when fresh shining green, 

 when dried turning brown, coriaceous, quite glabrous; midrib stout, 

 broad in its lower third ; nerves 8-10 on each side, curved, raised, 

 particularly below ; petiole stout, channelled, 5-9 lin. long. Panicles 

 short, many-flowered, lax, glabrous or very sparingly and minutely 

 hairy. Perianth wide-turbinate, when fresh whitish-brown, when dry 

 brown, 1 J-1 J lin. long, hairy wuthin and outside ; segments ovate, 

 equalling or exceeding the receptacle. Introrse stamens very broad, 

 ■densely hairy ; extrorse stamens narrower, with a large round gland on 

 «ach side of the base ; staminodes ovoid. Ovary ovoid, glabrous, 

 gradually passing into the style. 



upper Guinea. Cameroons: in open foi-est near Lom, Xeierwann, 6460. 



G6. Tylostemon barensis, Engl, dr Krause in Engl. Jahrh. 

 xlvi. 146. A small tree or a shrub 12-16 ft. high ; branchlets terete, 

 stout, glabrous, up to 3J lin. thick ; bark smooth, dirty grey. Leaves 

 oblong or oblanceolate-oblong, shortly acuminate, narrowed at the base, 

 6-9 in. long, 2 to almost 4 in. broad, coriaceous, quite glabrous, drying 

 brown ; nerves 7-10, curved towards the margin, raised on both side.<, 

 particularly below ; petiole stout, 2J-4J lin. long, channelled. Panicles 

 many-flowered, lax, 5-7 in. long, very finely pubescent ; bracts early 

 deciduous, ovate, acuminate, 3 J-4 lin. long, pubescent. Perianth wide- 

 turbinate, 1-1 1 lin. long, yellowish or yellowish-green, when dry brown, 

 sparingly pubescent ; segments ovate, shorter than the receptacle. 

 Introrse stamens, much dilated below, densely hairy ; extrorse stamens 

 slightly shorter, with a large gland on each side of the base ; staminodes 

 ovate-triangular. Ovary broad-ovoid, glabrous, attenuated into the 

 slender style which is of equal length. 



Upper Guinea. CHmeroons: Bare, Ledermann, 1231; near Seniukinc, in 

 virgin forest, Ledermann, 1217. 



6c. Tylostemon Ledermannii, Engl, d- Krause in Engl. Jahrh. 

 xlvi. 147. An erect tree 25-40 ft. high ; branchlets terete, stout, up to 

 3 lin. thick, glabrous; bark grey. Leaves oblong or oblanceolate, 



