ADDENDA. 1053 



surfaces ; lateral nerves 7-1) on each side, prominent on both surfaces, the 

 lowermost pair extending to about the middle of the margin of tlie blade. ; 

 veins lax; petiole lJ-2 in. long, with a deep groove on the upper side,' 

 slightly puberulous; stipules linear, subobtuse, X>-3J lin. long, 1-nerved,* 

 glabrous. Flowers monoecious (always ?). Racemes terminal, about 8 in! 

 long, a few female flowers towards the base, the remainder male ; rhachis 

 sulcate, shortly stellate-puberulous ; bracts linear, subfoliaceous, about 

 4 lin. long, glabrous, brown; pedicels clustered, male up to 2 lin. long, 

 puberulous, female stouter, about 1 lin. long, tomentellous. Male 

 flowers : Sepals ovate, obtuse, IJ lin. long, J lin. broad, glabrous. 

 Petals similar to the sepals, glabrous outside, villous within. Disk- 

 glands large, fleshy, subulate, slightly hairy towards the base. Stamens 

 10-12 ; filaments slender, glabrous. Receptacle villous. Female 

 flowers : Sepals oblong-obovate, rounded at the apex, about :) lin. long 

 and 2 lin. broad, coriaceous, glabrous. Petals very rudimentary. Disk 

 saucer-shaped, slightly lobed, tomentose on the margin, otherwise 

 glabrous. Ovary tomentose with short stellate hairs ; styles spreading 

 from and bilobed to near the base, segments linear, 2i lin. long, 

 glabrous. 



Upper Guinea. Csinieroons : Buea, Lehmhachy 19 \ Deistel ! 



Allied to C. Pyncertii, De Wild., from which it differs chiefly in the much larger 

 female flowers and the almost free styl«\s. 



37. Croton sylvaticus, IJochst. Add: Mildbr. Wiss. Deutsch. 

 Zentr.-Afr. Exped. ii. 451. 



Soutb Central. Belgian Congo: Ituri district; Farinla, between Mawainbi 

 and Awalvubi, Mildbraed, 3235. 



?>8. Croton macrostachys, HochsL Add : Mildbr. Wiss. Deutsch. 

 Zentr.-Afr. Exped. ii. 451. 



South Central. Belgian Congo: Ituri district; Kifuku, 3/iW6ra<'rf, 2891. 



10. Jatropha prunifolia. Pax. Add : 

 Mozamb. Bistr. Zanzibar : Xyika, SacJeux, 2101 ! 



21. Jatropha lobata, iMiill. Arg. Add at the beginning of the 

 synonymy: Croton lohatum^ Forsk. Fl. ^^gypt.-Arab. 102. 



26. Jatropha pseudoglandulifera. Pax, var. zanguebarica^ 



Hutchinson. Leaves often 8-lobed, smaller and less deeply lol>ed and 

 with fewer teeth than in the type ; stipules about 1 Hn. long. 



Ifflle Ziand. Lamu Island, Sc^cleiix, 357 ! 



This may represent u distinct species, but the material at hiind is not sulticient 

 to decide the question. 



2. Mildbrsedia paniculata. Pax. Add : Mildbr. Wiss. Deutsch. 

 Zentr.-Afr. Exped. ii. 452, tL Iviii. and lix. 



o. Mildbrsedia fallax, Hutchinson. Add : 

 Mozamb. Dlstr. Zanzibar, Sacleux, 626 ! 1049 ! Boivin ! 



