62 SOUTH NIGERIAN PLANTS 



broad), 5 '5-6 '5 cm. broad; petiole 6-15 mm. long, curved, swollen at 

 the base; secondary nerves 8-11 pairs. Flower-buds up to 3 "5 cm. 

 long or more. Calyx-segments 3 mm. long, 1 "5 mm. broad. Corolla- 

 tube 2 cm. ; lobes about the same length and little more than 1 mm. 

 broad. 



Related to C. violacea K. Schum. and C. glabra Pierre, from which 

 it differs in the venation and shape of the leaves and the larger flowers. 



Pleioearpa Talbotii Wernham sp. no v. Arbor glabra ramulis 

 nodosis teretiusculis cortice rugose vel striate ; fol'tis majusculis 

 supra olivaceo- infra luteo-viridibus petielatis anguste eiliptico- 

 oblongis basi angustatis brevissime caudato-acuminatis apice 

 obtuse, cesta et nervis secvmdariis subtus preminentibus 

 supra valde impressis ; floribus in cymulis alaribus paucifloris 

 sessilibus ; sejialis oblengis obtusis ; corollae tube gracili lobis 

 obovatis vel eblengis latiusculis ; ovarii carpella quinque 4-5- 

 ovulatis. 



Oban ; n. 1037. 



Leaves 15-20 cm. long with acumen 2-2*5 cm. long, and 4*5-6 cm. 

 broad ; petiole rarely much more than 1 cm. long ; secondary veins 

 distant, about 10 on each side of the midrib. Scjmls 3 mm. long. 

 Corolla-tuhe 2 "2 cm. long ; lobes 1*3 cm. long x 4-5 mm. broad. 



The affinity is with P. mutica Benth., but thei*e are many and 

 clear points of difference. 



Voaeanga magnifolia Wernham sp. nev. Frutex glaberrimus 

 ramulis valde cempressis ; foliis ebevatis ^el late oblanceolatis 

 basin versus angustatis apice subito angustato sessilibus vel 

 brevissime petielatis basi nennunquam cordatis plerumque tamen 

 acutis, venis secundariis infra preminentibus appreximatis ; 

 cymis ad apicem pedunculi dicbetomis a feliis multe excessis ; 

 bracteis caducis ; jHoribiis longiuscule pedicellatis ; calyce inter 

 brevieres in lobes oblenges apice retundates fere ad medium 

 diviso ; corollae tube centerte ad medium et infra lobes constricto 

 in calyce incluso lebis ovalibus apice obtuse tubum lengitudiue 

 excedentibus. 



Oban ; n. 1053. 



Adult leaves 22*5 cm. long, 11*5 cm. broad; petioles rarely aa 

 much as 3 mm. long ; secondary veins 16-20 pairs. Peduncles about 

 10 cm. long. Cymes 6-7 cm. long, 7-8 cm. wide. Pedicels to nearly 

 2 • 5 cm. long. Calyx nearly 8 mm. long ; lobes 3 ■ 5 mm. broad. 

 Corolla-tube 8 mm. ; lobes 1*3 cm. long, 7-8 mm. broad, 



Voaeanga obanensis Wernham sp. nov. Frutex glaber 

 ramulis teretibus nevellis cempressis cortice dilute cinereo indutis ; 

 foliis glaber rimis majusculis plerumque oblanceolatis acumiuatis 

 basi cuneatis petielatis, venis distantibus ; jiorihns pedicellatis 

 majusculis in cymis glabris paucifloris longiuscule pedunculatis 

 folia tamen vix excedentibus dispesitis ; bracteis late ovatis 



