Erythrococca. 99 



24. E. Paxii Rendle in Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. XXXVIL (1905) 212, t. 3: Train 

 in Ann. Bot. XXV. (1911) 611; in Fl. Trop. Afr. VI. 1. 1912 855. — Frutex parvus; 

 rami virgati, tantum juveniles parce pilosi, mox glabrati. Peliolus i--«i nun lontms 

 parce pilosus, mox glaber; limbus 3 — 6 cm longus, 10—17 mm latus, lanceolatus, 

 obtuse acuminatus, basi acutus, denticulatus. membranaceus, mox omnino glaber: sti- 

 pulae aculeolatae, 1 — 2 mm longae, lutescentes. Flores -J virides, in glomerulos. multi- 

 tloros, pedunculo I — 4 mm longo stipitatos dispositi; pedunculus cum pedicellis .. : : 3 nun 

 longis glaber. Calyx (jf in alabastro depresso-globosus, apiculatus, I l 2 nun latus, per 

 anthesin 3-lobus; lobi ovati, acuti, glabri; disci glandulae parce birsutae, extrastaminales 

 et juxtastaminales evolutae; stainina (ex Prain) 15 ad 22. Flores C a nobis non visi. 



Ost afrikani s che Steppenprovinz: Kilimandscharo, Marangu, lösOin, 

 in Hecken (Volkens n. 2354!). Uganda, Ankole. am Rufuaflusse (Bagshawe 

 n. 513). 



25. E. Fischeri Fax in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XIX. (1894) 88; in Engler, Pflanzen- 

 welt Ostafr. C. (1895) 238; Prain in Ann. Bot. XXV. (19 11] 6 12; in Fl. Trop. Afr. 

 VI. 1. (19 12) 856. — Frutex: rami virgati: ramuli juveniles parce pilosi, mox omnino 

 glabrati. Petiolus 5 — 10 mm longus, adpresse pilosus; limbus 4 — 9 cm longus, 17 — 

 30 mm latus, lanceolatus vel oblongo-lanceolatus, acuminatus. basi acutus, dentatus, 

 glaber, membranaceus, juvenilis rubescens; stipulae aculeolatae, 1 — I ' , inni longae, 

 lutescentes. Flores (^ in glomerulos multifloros, pedunculo i— 13 mm longo sufl'ulfos 

 dispositi; pedunculus glaber, saepe glomerulos 2, inter se approximatos gerens : pedi- 

 celli 4 mm longi, capillacei, glabri. Calvx rjj* in alabastro depresso-globosus, apiculatus, 

 I 1 , mm latus, glaber, per anthesin 3 mm latus, 3-lobus; lobi ovati, acuti; disci glan- 

 dulae parcissime pilosae, juxtastaminales et extrastaminales evolutae, extrastaminales 

 hinc inde inter se connatae; stamina 12, rarius 10 vel 14. Flores C ignoti. 



Ostafrikanische Steppenprovinz : Deutsch-Ostafrika, oline nähere Stand- 

 ortsangabe (Fischer n. 2l!). 



Nota. Species insignis, intermedia fere inter % Adenoclaoxylon et %Deflersiam. 



Species excludendae. 



Erythrococca a/ricana Prain in Ann. Bot. XXV. (191 Ij 620 = Athroandra 

 africana (Baill.) Fax et K. Hoffm. 



E, angolensis Prain 1. c. 625 = Athroandra angolensis Midi. Arg.) Fax et 

 K. Hoffm. 



E. atrovirens Prain 1. c. 623 = Athroandra atrovirens Fax et K. Hoffm. var. 

 Schivcinfurthii Pax et K. Hoffm. 



E. Chevalieri Prain 1 c. 62 1 — Athroandra Chevalier i Beule l'a\ et K. Hotl'iu. 



E. columnaris Prain 1. c. 622 = Athroandra coluninaris .Mull. A i*tr. Pax et 

 K. Hoffm. 



E. Davevrei Prain I. c. 626 = Athroandra Dcjrcrrci Pax et K. Hoffm. 



E. Dewevrei var. inopinata Prain 1. c. 626 = Athroandra innpinata .Prain 

 Pax et K. Hoffm. 



E. flaccida Prain 1. c. 625 Athroandra atrovirens Fax et K. Hoffm. var. 

 flaccida Pax et K. Hoffm. 



E. hispida Prain 1. c. 625 = Athroandra hispida Fax et K. Hoffm. 



E. macrophylla Prain 1. c. 62 5 = Athroandra marrophylla Fax et K. Hoffm. 



E. Mannii Prain 1. c. 620 = Athroandra Mannii (Hook, f.) Pax et K. Hoffm. 



E. membranacca Prain 1. c. 619 — Athroandra membranacca (Müll. Arg.) Pax 

 et K. Hoffm. 



E. Molleri Prain 1. c. 62 1 = Athroandra Molleri Pax et K. Hoffm. 



E. oleracea Prain 1. c. 62 4 = Athroandra atrovirens Fax et K. Hoffm. var. flac- 

 cida Pax et K. Hoffm. 



E. patula Prain 1. c. 619 — Athroandra patula (Prain) Pax et K. Hoffm. 



