Erythrococca. Ql 



32. — Erythrococca aculeata Benth. in Hook. Niger Fl. (1849 ">06; Baill. Etud. <*en. 

 Euphorb. (1858 437. t. 21, f. 10; Mull. Arg. in DC. Prodi-. XV. 2. 1866 791; Pas 

 in Engler u. Prantl, Pflzfam. III. 5. (1890; 48, f. 29 A: Prain in II Trop/ Afr. VI. I 

 (1912) 858. — E. aculeata var. acutissima N. E. Br. ex Stapf in Journ. I.inn. Soc. 

 Bot. XXXVII. ^ i 905 114. — Mercurialis aculeata Baill. Adansonia 111. ( s 62 173. 

 Frutex 3 4 — 1' 2 m altus; ramuli mox glabrati. Petiolus 3—6 mm longus, pilosus. 

 demum glabratus; limbus 3 — 8 cm longus, l' 2 — 4 cm latus, uvato-lancenlalus acunii- 

 natus, basi acutus, distanter crenatus vel subinteger, membranaceus. opaous mu\ 

 glabratus: spinae stipulares lutescentes, 3 — 5 mm longae, basi dilatatae, acutae. Bacem 

 utriusque sexus valde abbreviati, vix dz 5 mm lungi : flores j r fasciculati, j * o cl i < - c U <. ■ 

 capillaceo. ± 5 mm longo suffulti, Ü brevius et robustius pedicellati: rbacbis sub- 

 flexuosa, pilosa; bracteae ovatae, acuminatae, exiguae. Calyx J 1 in alabastro 1 ' 4 mm 

 latus, globosus, sub antbesi ad 1 /., 3 — 4-lobus; medio constrictus; lobi reflexi: disci 

 glandulae extrastaminales et juxtastaminales virides, rhombeae, crassae, birsutae, tila- 

 mentis longiores; stamina 6 — 10. Sepala Q 3, triangularia, acuta: glandulae bvpo- 

 gynae 2, complanatae; ovarium dicoccum, adpresse pilosum. Capsula dieocca, 7 mm 

 lata, 3Y2 mm longa, parce pilosa, coccinea. 



Westafrikanische Waldprovinz: Senegambien, Umgebung von Boquet 

 (Heudelot n. 8 56). Sierra Leone (Smeatbman, Afzelius, Vogel n. 162, 

 Bagröo-Fluß Mann n. 879, Wallia (Scott Elliot n. i 7 9 ! , Liniba, Makende Scott 

 Elliot n. 5694!', Liberia, Monrovia (Whyte!). Elfenbeinküste, Burukru (Cheva- 

 lier n. 16579), Agnichytal, Copie Krou -'Chevalier n. 17103), Sassandra, Soubrc 

 Chevalier n. 17990). Lagos (Rowland!). Vorubaland, Ibadan Schlechter 

 n. 13012!,, Olokemeji (Foster n. 285). Kamerun, Johann Albrechtshöhe Staudt 

 n. 166!), Victoria (Winkler n. Ho!. 35l!). Fernando Po (Mildbraed n. 688l!, 

 6998!).' 



6. E. usambarica Prain in Kevv Bull. (1911) 90; in Ann. Bot. XXV. (1911) 613: 

 in Fl. Trop. Afr. VI. 1. (1912) 857. — Arbor parva vel frutex 2 — 3 m altus: ramuli 

 juveniles puberuli, mox glabrati, demum cortice cinereo-albido tecti. Petiolus 2 — ;> mm 

 longus, pilosus; limbus 3 — 5 cm longus, 12 — 23 mm latus, ovato-lanceolatus, aeumi- 

 natus, basi acutus, repando-crenatus, membranaceus, opacus, mox glabrescens; Spinae 

 stipulares minutae, lutescentes. Racemi <~y 8 — 25 mm longi, graciles; rbacbis cum 

 bracteis pubescens; pedicelli glabri, I 1 2 llllil long~i ; racemi CJ abbreviati. paueiflori, 

 pubescentes; pedicelli 1 mm attingentes, quam rj* robustiores; bracteae j 1 lanceolatae, 

 O parvae, trianguläres. Calyx j 1 in alabastro ovato-globosus, glaber. apiculatus. 

 e 1 2 mm latus, sub antbesi i-lobus; lobi ovati, acuti; disci glandulae extrastaminales 

 It juxtastaminales glabrae, clavatae; stamina 6 — 7. Sepala L 3, triangulari-ovata. 

 acuta, basi incrassata, glabra, margine limbriata: disci glandulae 3. trianguläres, apice 

 incrassalae, glabrae, sepalis breviores vel ea aequantes; ovarium pilosum. 3-roeeum. 

 Capsula viridis. Semina globosa, rubra, longitudinaliler S-carinata et irregulariter 

 foveolata. 



Ostafrikanische Steppenprovinz: Deutsch-Ost n frik a, l'sandiara. Derema 

 (Scheffler n. 160!); Amani (Engler n. 708!, Zimmermann n. 320*!. 334:;': 

 Handeigebirge, Nguelo (Heinsen n. 74! . — Schattiger, feuchter l'rwald. 



Nota. Ab E. abyssinica, quacum cl. Prain speeieni comparavil, imbis judicantilni< \ aide 

 distat. 



Subsect. I. Ib. Subspicatae Prain. 



Erythrococca § Subspicatae Prain in Ann. Bot. XXV. (19 11) 608, 614. l'oggro- 

 phyton Pax in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XIX. (189 1 88. 



Inftorescentiae spiciformes, angustae, folia aequantes. 



Nota. Poggeophyton prioritate gaudet, sed genus hoc forte ad slatum anoinalum con- 

 dituin est. 



