12 SOUTH NIGEEIAN PLANTS 



Cola (Cheirocola) Buntingii Bak. fil. sp. nov. Arbor modice 

 alta ; foliis in specimine nostro 5-foliolatis foliolis coriaceis apice 

 acuminatis basi cuneatis oblanceolatis intermediis majoribus 

 nervis lateralibus arcuatis 13-15 subtus prominulis foliolis 

 exterioribus minoribus omnibus petiolulatis petiolo communi 

 tereti longiusculo ; Jioribus paniculatis e ligno vetere trunci ortis 

 pedunculatis ; cahjce pro genere mediocri extus ferrugineo- 

 tomentoso ; jiore masculo androecio uniseriato androgynophori 

 antheras lineares subaequante vel longiori, flore foemineo ovario 

 pentamero tomentoso antheris abortivis uniserialibus ad basin 

 cincto ; folliciilis majusculis plurispermis seminibus majusculis 

 testa alba edule (sec. cl. detectorem). 



Liberia, B. H. Bunting, Begwai Bush. In flower Sept. 1910. 



A tree about 20 ft. Leaves, middle leaflets + 30 cm. long, 6 • 5- 

 7'0 cm. broad ; petiolules + 3'5 cm. long, common petiole + "47 cm. 

 long. Flowers of medium size, pedunculate arising from the trunk. 

 Calyx + 12-13 mm. ; lobes oblong acute. Follicles + 14 cm. long, 

 pinkish-red on outside and glossy. Seed-coat white, glistening waxj-. 

 Exterior of cotyledons purplish -red, interior darkish crimson. Embryo 

 tomentose with brown scaly hairs. 



A member of the subgenus Cheirocola allied to C. pachycarpa 

 K. Schum., C. rostrata K. Schum. and C. Flamignii De "Wild. 



The distinguishing features of this species are the 5-foliolate 

 leaves with oblanceolate acuminate petiolulate leaflets, and long 

 common petiole ; flowers in short panicles arising from the trunk ; 

 calyx ferrugineous-tomentose externally ± 12-13 mm. ; androecium 

 uniseriate in the male flowers ; ovary pentamerous, surrounded by a 

 ring of abortive anthers in the female, flowers shorter than the calyx- 

 tube ; follicles pinkish-red, and glossy. 



CLAVIS OF SPECIES OF SUBGENUS CHEIEOCOLA. 



A. All leaflets entire. 



(a) Branches lepidote. 



* Leaflets 3. 



C. lepidotaK. Schum Cameroons, Nigeria. 



** Leaflets 5-9. 

 C. argentea Masters Cameroons. 



(b) Branches not lepidote. 



t Flowers small. Calyx 5-6 mm. 



G. crisinflora K. Schum Gaboon. 



tt Flowers larger. Calyx ± 10-15 mm. 

 ° Leaflets 5, sessile. 



C. Talhotii Bak. fil Nigeria. 



°° Leaflets 5, petiolulate. 



C. Buntingii Bak. fil Liberia. 



ttt Flowers larger. Calyx ± 17-30 mm. 

 Leaflets + 5 obovate-lanceolate, rostrate. Calyx + 17-20 mm. 



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