64 E. Jablonszky. — Euphorbiaceae-Phyllanthoideae-Bridelieae. 



rugoso suffulta. Flores in axillis foliorum glomerulati, glaberrimi, 2 mm diametientes, 

 pedunculo 2 — 3 mm longo suffulti. — Ex G ehr mann 1. c. 

 Assam, Khasia (Clarke n. 40112, 44066, 42604). 



16. B. tenuifolia Müll. Arg. in Journ. Bot. II. (1864) 328; in DC. Prodr. XV. 

 2. (1866) 495; Hiern, Cat. Afr. PI. Welw. I. (1900) 953; Gehrm. in Engler's Bot. 

 Jahrb. XLI. (1908) Beibl. 95, 32; Hutchins. in Fl. Trop. Afr. VI. 2. (1912) 615. — 

 B. stipularis Müll. Arg. 1. c. p. 499 ex parte (non Blume) — B. scandens Hiern, 

 1. c. 955 (non Willd.). — Frutex vel arbuscula; rami divaricati; ramuli tenues, pubes- 

 centes vel glabrati, laeves, griseo-corticati. Stipulae lineari-subulatae, pubescentes, 

 5 — 7 mm longae; petioli 4 — 5 mm longi; limbus membranaceus, 4 — 12 cm longus, 

 2 — 6 cm latus, obovatus vel obovato-lanceolatus, basi cuneatus vel raro zb rotundatus, 

 apice obtusus vel breviter acutatus, supra nitidulus, etiam junior glaber, subtus opacus, 

 ad nervös ± villosus; costae secundariae paulo tantum elevatae, marginem versus saepe 

 ramulosae et demum in nervum marginalem abeuntes, angulos ± acutos formantes, 

 utroque latere 9 — 11, nervi tertiarii reticulati, vix elevati. Glomeruli pauciflori, 

 axillares; bracteae triangulato-ovatae , carinatae, ad carinam pubescentes. Flores q^ 

 sessiles, circ. 4 — 4,5 mm diametientes; sepala ovata, obtusa, glabra; petala suborbiculata, 

 margine saepe dentata; discus cupuliformis, margine paulo elevatus; ovarii rudimentum 

 cylindricum. Flores § non v ^i; petala ovato-lanceolata, integra; discus glaber. Fructus 

 globosus, coeruleo-nigricans, pruinosus, viscoso-succosus, 6 — 7 mm diametiens. 



Bezirk des unteren Kongolandes: Zenza de Golungo, trockene Hügel (Wel witsch 

 n. 374!), Golungo Alto (Welwitsch n. 373!), Loango, Tschintschocho an der Lagune 

 (Soyaux n. 30!). 



Var. elegans (Müll. Arg.) Hutchins. in Fl. Trop. Afr. VI. 2. (1912) 615. — B. 

 elegans Müll. Arg. in Journ. Bot. II. (1864) 327; in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 496. — 

 Folia anguste oblanceolata, basi cuneata, circ. 5 — 10 cm longa, 2 — 3 cm lata. 



Bezirk des unteren Kongolandes: Huilla, Humpata (Welwitsch n. 36, nach 

 Hutchinson). 



Nota. Varietatem non vidi. In herb. Berol. adest specimen fructigerum a cl. J. Gossweiler 

 in Angola lectum, foliis firme chartaceis, oblanceolatis fortasse ad hanc varietatem pertinens. 



17. B. taitensis Vatke et Pax in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XV. (1893) 531; Pax in 

 Engler, Pflzwelt. Ost-Afr. C. (1895) 237; Gehrm. in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XLI. (1908) 

 Beibl. 95, 32; Hutchins. in Fl. Trop. Afr. VI. 2. (1912) 613. — B. nigricans Gehrm. 

 1. c. 35. — Arbor fruticosa vel frutex dense ramosus; rami =t penduli, longitudinaliter 

 sulcati, griseo-corticati, Ultimi ± fulvo-villosi. Stipulae ensiformes, circ. 5 mm longi, 

 dense cano-pubescentes ; petioli breves, 3 — 5 mm longi, tumiduli; limbus firme mem- 

 branaceus, 3,5 — 7cm longus, 2 — 4 cm latus, orbiculari-obovatus, basi subacutus, apice 

 rotundatus vel raro obtuse et brevissime apiculatus, supra nitidulus, olivaceus, nigricans, 

 opacus, junior puberulus, adultus glaber, subtus luridus vel opaco-viridis breviter 

 villosus; costae secundariae utroque latere 9 — 12, in nervum marginalem abeuntes, sub 

 margine zh ramosae, nervi tertiarii ± paralleli; nervatura subtus tantum paulo pro- 

 minens. Flores dioici (?); bracteae ovatae, subacutae, carinatae, carina pubescente. 

 Flores q* circ. 5 mm diametientes, extus zh puberuli, subsessiles ; sepala ovato-triangula ; 

 petala late-rhomboidea , rotundata vel eroso-denticulata; discus patelliformis; ovarii ru- 

 dimentum profunde bipartitum. Flores Q circ. 3,5 mm longi; extus dense puberuli, 

 receptaculum profunde-cupuliforme; sepala 1,5 mm longa, triangula, circ. 1,5 mm longa; 

 petala obovata, unguiculata, dorso carinata, carina pubescente, circ. 1 mm longa; discus 

 conicus, glaber, margine crenatus. Fructus niger, drupaceus, ellipsoideo-globosus, 7 — 8 mm 

 diametiens; putamen plano-convexum, dorso rugosum, paulo carinatum; cxocarpium 

 invaginatum; embryo leviter curvatus. 



Unterprovinz des Massaihochlandes: Kibwezi-Ukambani (Scheffler n. 100!, 

 131!, 493!); im Buschwald ungefähr 1000 m ü. M. 



Unterprovinz des Kilimandscharo: Taita Gebiet, Ndara-Ndi in der Ebene und 

 auf dem Berge (Hildebrandt n. 2415!). 



