30 SOUTH NIGERIAN PLANTS 



clusters of 5-30. In Napoleona parviflora sp. nov., the leaves 

 are small, glaucous and very acuminate, and the flowers are 

 small. I have included the description of Napoleona Gossweileri 

 sp. nov., which is strikingly different from the other species of 

 the genus. It comes from Angola, and was collected by 

 Mr. John Gossweiler. 



Eugenia obanensis Bak. fil. sp. nov. Frutex sec. cl. detec- 

 torem ramulis tenuibus plus minus ajiplanatis glabrescentibus ; 

 foliis subcoriaceis ellipticis glauco-viridibus acuminatis apice ipso 

 obtusis utrinque glabris nervis lateralibus tenuibus utrinque 8-12 

 juxta marginem arcu intramarginali conjunctis nervis secundariis 

 tenuibus costa superne impressa foliorum petiolo brevi superne 

 canaliculato ; floribus in axillis foliorum glomerulatis glomerulis 

 paucifloris subsessilibus ; sepalis 4 ovatis concavis margine ciliatis 

 quam petalis brevioribus extrinsecus pubescentibus ; pietaUs ovatis 

 vel oblongo-ovatis calyce subduplo longioribus ; staminihus numero- 

 .sissimis filamentis filiformibus petalis brevioribus antheris parvi- 

 usculis ; stijlo filiformi. 



Oban ; n. 1651. 



Leaves opposite, 7 "5-10 cm. long, 2 '8-3 '5 cm. broad; petioles 

 2-3 mm. long. Sejyals + 2 mm. long. Petals ± 6 mm. long. 



This plant is probably conspecifie with Mann, n. 263, from 

 Fernando Po, which has been wrongly referred to E. calopliylloides DC. 



It is also allied to E. ZenJccri Engler, but has narrower leaves. 



Napoleona parviflora Bak. fil. sp. nov. Arbor ramis 

 insigniter angulatis argenteo-albidis ; foliis parviusculis oblongis 

 apice longe et insigniter acuminatis basi late cuneatis nervis 

 lateralibus utrinque 5-7 foliorum petiolo brevissimo superne 

 canaliculato ; fiorihus axillaribus parviusculis ; cah/cis tuho ex- 

 trinsecus plus minus verrucoso limbo valvatim 5 fido ; verticiUo 

 primo in membranam orbiculatam petaloideam in ligulas circ. 

 26 plus minus connato, verticiUo tertio in cupulam petaloideam 

 connato apice in ligulas fisso ; verticiUo interiore centrum versus 

 inflexo ; fructu depresso-globoso calycis limbo coronato. 



Oban ; n. 193. 



Leaves 9-10 '5 cm. long, including the acumen, 2-3 cm. broad; 

 acumen ± 15 mm. long. Flowers small, diameter 22-25 mm. Calyx 

 lacini£E triangular acute ; first vei-ticil more or less cut up into 

 laciniae ; third verticil a membranous cup cut up into lacinise ; 

 staminiferous verticil with inflexed filaments. 



Allied to N. Vogclii Hook. & Planchon, but the leaves are 

 narrower and the flowers smaller. 



The distinguishing features of this species are the small, oblong, 

 very acuminate leaves with a subspatlnflate apex, tlie small flowers 

 (the total diameter being 22-25 mm.), the third verticil stands up 

 instead of bending over. 



