36 SOUTH NIGEEIAN PLANTS 



C. TalbotU sp. unica. Arbor alta sec. cl. detectorem, ramulis 

 bilateraliter late alatis ; foliis alternis majusculis brevissime 

 petiolatis tenuiter coriaceis griseis utrinque glabris costa subtus 

 conspicua basi saepe inaequaliter subcordatis apice saepissime 

 acutis apice ipso obtusis nervis lateralibus utrinque 10-14 props 

 margin em arcu intramarginali conjunctis ; floribus axillaribus 

 solitariis ; calijce coriaceo superne membranaceo 3-partito aesti- 

 vatione valvato ; serie shnplici in membranam cupuliformem 

 petaloideam circ. 30-plicatam connata margine recur vata punicea ; 

 staminihiis numerosis epipetalis basin versus corollae insertis 

 pluriserialibus ; stylo lineari-filiformi, stigmate parvo ; ovario 

 semisupero ovulis in quoque loculo pluribus. (PI. 5.) 



Oban, Ndekke, Ekong Eoad ; n. 5. 



Tree ± 36 metres. Brandies dull grej'-gi-een or brown, winged 

 in parts. Leaves of form with crimson flowers 25-40 cm. long, 

 8-10 cm. broad ; leaves of form with rose-pink flowers smaller 

 oblong-obovatc, or oblong greyish; costa prominent below ; petioles 

 thick, 3-4 mm. long. Flowers sho-wy. Bracts pale green. Stamino- 

 dial corona cupuliform, about 30-ribbed, margin revolute, creamy- 

 white, ribs pink, between ribs bright cerise {fide Mrs. Talbot), 30-35 

 mm. high. Fruit shaded carmine {fide Mrs. Talbot). 



Var. parvifolia. Folia quam ea typi minora et apice 

 obtusiora ; floribus roseis. 



Oban ; n. 5a. 



This variety differs in having shorter blunter leaves and rose 

 pLak flowers. 



Leaves 15-16 cm. long, 7-9 cm. broad. 



Var. multibraeteata. Folia glauco-viridia iis typi sub- 

 similia; a typo differt bracteis numerosioribus in seriebus 4-5 

 dispositis. 



Oban ; no. 1643. 



Differs from the type in having the bracts in 4-5 rows instead of 

 generally 2. 



MELASTOMACEvE. 



Dissotis Talbotii Bak. fil. sp. nov. Suffrutex videtur, caule 

 erecto ramoso ± angulato plus minus scabro ; foliis ovato- 

 lanceolatis distantibus petiolatis apice basique acutis 5-nerviis 

 utrinque pilis conspersis petiole superne canaliculato ad | longi- 

 tudinis laminam subaequante ; floribus in capitulis disi:>ositis, 

 capitulis bracteis involucratis breviter pedunculatis saepe 5-7- 

 floris ; bracteis late ovatis apice mucronatis ; calycis tuho ovoideo- 

 globoso apicem versus annulis 2 ciliarum circumdato laciniis 

 lanceolatis glabris ; fetalis margine ciliatis ; ovario disco setoso 

 coronate 5-loculari. 



