82 F. Pax. — Euphorbiaceae-Acalypheae-Mercurialinae. 



5. ser. II. (1908) 279 ex parte; Th. et H. Durand, Syll. Fl. Congol. (1909) 491 ex 

 parte. — Chloropatam Batesii Wright in Fl. Trop. Afr. VI. 1. (1909) 169. — 

 Erythrococca Welwitschiana Prain in Ann. Bot. XXV. (1911) 622; in Fl. Trop. Afr. 

 VI. 1. (1912) 868. — Autrandora racemosa Pierre in Sched. — Frutex 2 — 5 m altus; 

 rami patentes; ramuli adpresse pubescentes, mox glabrati. Petiolus 5 — 15 mm longus, 

 glabratus; limbus 8 — 16 cm longus, 4 — 7Y 2 cm latus, ovatus vel oblongus, acuminatus, 

 basi acutus, integer vel denticulatus, tenuiter membranaceus, evolutus glaber. Racemi 

 utriusque sexus basi longe nudi, superne laxiflori; rhacbis tenuis, pubescens; racemi q 1 

 2 — 4Y2 cnl longi, Q 6 — 7 cm longi, fructigeri ad 11 cm attingentes; pedicelli tf 5 — 1 1 mm, 

 Q 1 — 4 mm longi. Calyx qj* in alabastro depresso-globosus, minute apiculatus, glaber, sub 

 anthesi 4-fidus; disci glandulae juxtastaminales hirsutae; stamina 30 — 40. Sepala Q 2 

 vel 3, ovata, acuta; discus hypogynus bilobus; ovarium glabrum; styli in columnam cylin- 

 dricam, apice subbilobulatam connati, laeves; Stigmata minima. Capsula 7 — 9 mm lata, 

 4 — 5 mm longa, didyma. Semina grosse scrobiculato-aspera, globosa, 4 mm diame- 

 tientia. — Fig. 1 2. 



Westafrikanische Waldprovinz, Unterholz im Urwald. 



Kamerun: Kribi, Bipindi (Zenker n. 1908!, 2049!, 264 Ol, 2910!, 2925!, 3773!, 

 3912!, 4195!, 4237!); Ebolowa, Efulen (Bates n. 409). — Spanisch Guinea, 

 Nkolentangan (Tessmann n. 296!). — Gabun, ohne Standortsangabe (Klaine 

 n. 2976!). — Angola, Golungo Alto, Zenza Biver (Welwitsch n. 397!, Gossweiler 

 n. 4412!), Serra de Alto Queta (Welwitsch n. 398!). — Kongostaat, Kasai, San- 

 kuru (Sapin). 



Verwendung: Die Blätter liefern ein vorzügliches Gemüse. 



9. A. columnaris (Müll. Arg.) Pax et K. Hoffm. — Claoxylon columnare Müll. 

 Arg. in Flora XL VII (1864) 437; in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 776. — Erythrococca 

 columnaris Prain in Ann. Bot. XXV. (1911) 622; in Fl. Trop. Afr. VI. (1912) 868. — 

 Arbor 4 — 5 m alta; ramuli adpresse pubescentes. Petiolus 3—5 mm longus, pubescens; 

 limbus 5 — 7 cm longus, 16 — 27 mm latus, rhombeo-lanceolatus, acuminatus, basi acutus, 

 denticulatus, membranaceus, secus nervös adpresse pubescens. Racemi graciles, 1 — 

 2Y2 cm longi, basi longe nudi, rf superne fere in umbellam contracti, Q fasciculi- 

 flori; rhachis adpresse pubescens; pedicelli q? capillacei, 3 — 6 mm attingentes, Q 1 U t — 

 2 mm longi. Calyx (^ in alabastro conico-pyramidalis, minute apiculatus, 2 — 4 mm 

 latus, glaber, per anthesin 4-partitus; glandulae juxtastaminales exiguae, hirsutae; 

 stamina ±50; filamenta brevissima. Sepala Q 2, late ovata, acuta; discus hypogynus 

 bilobus; ovarium glabrum; styli in columnam obovoideam, ovarium aequantem connati; 

 Stigmata minima, laevia. 



Westafrikanische Waldprovinz: Princes Island (Mann n. 1139!). 



10. A. Poggei (Prain) Pax et K. Hoffm. — Claoxylon columnare Engl, in Sitzb. 

 Akad. Berlin XXXVIII. (1908) 829; Th. et H. Durand, Syll. Fl. Congol. (1909) 656. — 

 C. Poggei Prain in Kew Bull. (1911) 93. — Erythrococca Poggei Prain in Ann. Bot. 

 XXV. (1911) 623; in Fl. Trop. Afr. {. (1942) 869. — Frutex; ramuli graciles, pilis 

 patentibus pubescentes. Petiolus 3 — 6 mm longus, pubescens; limbus 5 — 7 cm longus, 

 2 — 2V2 cm latus, ovato-lanceolatus, acuminatus, basi acutus, irregulariter crenato- 

 dentatus, membranaceus, utraque facie, sed praesertim subtus et secus nervös pilis 

 patentibus hispidulus. Bacemi tf pedunculo 2 1 / 2 — 3 cm longo, hispidulo, gracili suf- 

 fulti; pedicelli glabri, capillares, 6 j — 1 mm longi; bracteae subulatae, 2 mm longae, 

 pluriflorae. Calyx q? in alabastro conico-pyramidalis, 3 mm latus, glaber, per anthesin 

 4-fidus; stamina ultra 60; glandulae juxtastaminales rhomboideae, hirsutae. Flores Q 

 et fructus ignoti. 



Westafrikanische Waldprovinz: Kongostaat, Lazaret (Vanderyst); Kasai, 

 Mukenge (Pogge n. 1373!); Kwango, ohne nähere Standortsangabe (Butaye). 



11. A. atrovirens Pax et K. Hoffm. — Frutex 1 — 3 m altus; ramuli patentes, 

 adpresse pubescentes, demum glabrescentes. Petiolus 4 — 20 mm longus, pubescens; 

 limbus 4 — 17 cm longus, 2 — 9 cm latus, oblongus vel ovatus vel ovato-lanceolatus, 



