Drypetes. 



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Einheim. Namen: Penawar beas, Ki-ladja. 



8. D. gracilis Pax et K. Hoffm. n. spec. — Frutex 2 — 3 m alius; ramuli graciles, 

 angulosi, breviter hirti. Petiolus % rata longus vel brevior, pilosus; limbus 4 1 / 2 — ' - rm 

 longus, 1V2 — 5V2 cm latus, lanceolatus vel oblongo-lanceolatus vel ovatus, caudato- 

 acuminatus, appendice curvata, basi breviter cunncatus et rb obliquus, semilalus vel 

 dentieulatus, chartaceus, supra nitidus, glaber, reticularis; costae secundariae utrinque 

 4 — 5, satis tenues; stipulae circ. 5 mm longae, ± ovato-lanceolatae, acuminatae, denti- 

 culatae, apice fere scariosae, concavae, mox caducae. Flores in axillis foliorum glomeru- 

 lato-fasciculati, pauci; pcdicelli dz 2 mm longi. Sepala tf 4, orbicularia, ciliata, glabra, 

 coriacea; stamina 9; discus plicatus, glaber. Flos Q 5 mm latus: sepala 4 maris; 

 discus glaber; ovarium 2-loculare, glabrum; Stigmata subsessilia, latissime semilunulala, 

 medio breviter producta. 



Westafrikanische Waldprovinz: Südkameruner Waldgebiet, Lomie, Asso- 

 bam am Bumba (Mildbraed n. 5042!, 5046!, 5070 !). 



9. D. usambarica (Pax) Hutchinson in Fl. Trop. Afr. VI. i. (1912) 686. — 

 Gyclostemon usambaricus Pax in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXXIII. (1903) 279. — Arbor 



Fi«\ 20. Drypetes usambarica (Pax) Hutchinson. A Ramulus foliiger. B Ramulus Höriger. 

 C Flos 3. D Flos Q. — Icon. origin. 



