38 SOUTH NIGERIAN PLANTS 



Oban ; n. 486. 



Shrub 3-4 metres (fide Mrs. Talbot). Leaves with lateral nerves 

 not conspicuous above, intranaarginal nerve not conspicuous, curving 

 to meet each of the lateral nerves, 10-17 cm. long, 4-6 cm. broad ; 

 petiole 5-7 mm. long. Flowers paniculate. Cymes 4' 0-6 5 cm. 

 long, reaching \-^ the length of the leaves, laxly many-flowered. 

 Calyx hardly dentate at the margin. Petals rather broader than long, 

 + 2'5 mm. long, 3'5-4'0 mm. broad. 



Allied to M. calophyllum Gilg, but differs in the much larger 

 inflorescence, &c. 



The distinguishing features of this plant are the rather thick, 

 oblong or elliptical leaves, 10-17 cm. long, the lateral nerves not 

 being very conspicuous above ; the marginal nerve is about 1-2 mm. 

 from the margin, and curves to meet each of the lateral nerves ; the 

 paniculate cymes in the axils of the leaves are 4 • 0-6 ■ 5 cm. long. 



Memeeylon Zenker! Gilg var. nov. parvifolium Bak. fil. 

 Frutex ; foliis breviter petiolatis subcoriaceis vel rigide chartaceis 

 ovatis apice acuminatis basi acutiusculis jugo lateral! in nervulos 

 utrinque 8-10 valde curvato et illis manifeste conspicuis aequi- 

 valido ; florihus pedicellatis pedicellis in foliorum axillis dispositis 

 cymis 2-6-floris ; hracieis ad pedicellorum basin parvis ; petalis 

 ovatis. 



Oban ; n. 1739. 



Leaves 5-10 cm. long, 2* 5-8 '8 cm. broad: petiole 2-3 mm. long. 

 Differs from the type principally in the ovate-acuminate smaller leaves. 

 Allied to M. Wilwerthii Be Wild. 



COMBRETACEiE. 



Combretum paueinepvium Engler & Diels var. nov. obanense 

 Bak. fil. Frutex vel arbuscula ; foliis coriaceis ovato-oblongis 

 apice acuminatis basi late cuneatis nervis lateralibus utrinque 

 circ. 6 ; florihus minutis patentibus ; receptacido superiore sub- 

 patelliformi extus lepidotulo ; petalis quam in typo angustioribus 

 apice saepissime glabris. 



Oban, Obutong Road ; n. 1676. 



Leaves 7-5-11 cm. long, 4 -4-5 -5 cm. broad; petioles 9-10 mm. 

 long. Petals narrow. 



Differs from the type in the leaves being broadly cuneate at the 

 base, and the petals being narrow and generally glabrous at the apex. 



