VIOLACE-E (E. G. Baker) 7 



conjunctis nervis secundariis tenuibus ; flnrihus e nodis ortis 

 pedicellatis ; sepalis parvis ovato-triangularibus ; petalis lanceo- 

 latis per anthesin reflexis ; connectivo ultra thecas producto ; 

 antheris appeiidiculis 2 subulatis instructis staminum tubo fere 

 obsolete ; stylo filiformi ; capsula extrinsecus reticulata. 



Oban ; n. 606. 



A small tree about 6-7 metres high {fide Mrs. Talbot). Leaves 

 14-30 cm. long, 4 "5-10 cm. broad. Sepals about 1"5 mm. long. 

 Petals narrow, ± 5 mm. long. Anthers slightly connate, sessile, or 

 nearly so. 



Allied to A. cauliflora Oliver and a member of the subgenus 

 Petalandra, Sect. 2, Synandra of Engler. 



[Petals cream, centres bright yellow. — P. A. T.] 



Alsodeia Talbotii Bak. fil. sp. nov. Frutex ramulis teretibus 

 pubescentibus ; folioru.m petiolo brevi, lamina membranacea subtus 

 pallidiora oblonga apice acuminata margine leviter serrulata basi 

 cuneata nervis lateralibus utrinque 10-13 ante marginem arcu 

 intramarginali conjunctis nervis secundariis tenuibus ; floribus 

 paniculatis terminalibus ; bracteis lineari-lanceolatis ; sepalis ovatis 

 quam petalis brevioribus margine ciliatis ; petalis ovato-lanceolatis 

 margine ciliatis ; staminum tuho antheris fere aequilongo, con- 

 nectivo ultra thecas producto ; ovario subgloboso pubescente, 

 stylo claviformi quam ovario circ. 3-plo longiori. 



Oban; n. 478. 



Shrub about 2 metres high {fide Mrs. Talbot). Leaves 12-20 cm. 

 long, 3- 5-5-0 cm. broad; petiole 5-6 mm. long. Sejmls ± 6 mm. 

 long. Petals + 8 mm. long. Connective produced into a flat lanceo- 

 late appendage. Stijle ± 5 mm. long. Capsule not seen. 



Allied to A. Johnstonii Stapf from Liberia. 



GUTTIFER^. 



Pentadesma nigritana Bak. fil. sp. nov. Verisimiliter arbor 

 ramulis cortice nigrescente ; foliis quam iis P. bntyraceae Sabine 

 minoribus cuneato-oblanceolatis vel cuneato-obovatis apice breviter 

 acutis integerrimis petiolo brevi superne canaliculato suffultis 

 nervis lateralibus crebris parallelis ; floribus apicem versus ramvi- 

 lorum paucis pedunculatis ; sepalis 5 imbricatis crassis carnosis 

 ovatis 2 exterioribus quam interioribus minoribus ; petalis 3 

 crassis sepalis interioribus subsimilibus basin versus interne 

 carinatis ; staminibus numerosis brevissime pentadelphis adelphis 

 polyandris cum glandulis totidem prominulis disci alternantibus ; 

 antheris loculis 2 parallelis linearibus angustis rima longitudinali 

 dehiscentibus ; ovario pyriformi 5-loculari in stilum contracto 

 apice radiato 5-lobo ; fructu ignoto. 



Oban ; n. 1742. 



Leaves glabrous, coriaceous, 10-14 cm. long, 80-48 mm. broad ; 



