Laccodiscus. 1133 



Kew. et ex hoc comm. c. Hb. Paris, et Berol.), n. 1748! (banks on the Muni river, 

 1° lat. sept. ad Guineae hispanicae et Gongo gallici confines, a. 1862, fr. juv. ; Hb. 

 Kew.); Buchholz n. 81! (Kamerun, in fluminis Mungo lectu exsiccato, m. Apr. 1874; 

 Hb. BeroL). 



2. L. Klaineanus Pierre msc; Engl. Pflanzenwelt Afr. III. 2. (1921) 280. — Frutex 

 vel arbor; rami teretes striati ut et foliorum rhachis paniculaeque sufferrugineo-setosi 

 pilisque articulatis glanduligeris adspersi; folia abrupte pinnata, perbreviter petiolata; 

 foliola 14 — 16, subopposita, ex oblongo superiora cuneata, intermedia sublinearia, 

 infima ovata parva stipulas aemulantia, omnia longiuscule acute acuminata, basi ob- 

 tusa subsessilia, a medio serrulato-dentata, chartacea, nervis lateralibus approximatis 

 obliquis in dentes excurrentibus subtus venisque clathratis prominentibus, supra 

 praeter nervum medianum setosum glabra, subtus in nervis setosa, cellulis secretoriis 

 instructa; paniculae sat amplae, folia aequantes brevioresve, pauciramosae, laxiuscule 

 cymulas paucifloras breviter stipitatas vel sessiles gereutes, suf f errugineo-setosae ; flores 

 majusculi, subsessiles; sepala late ovata, praesertim interiora carinata, sufferrugineo- 

 tomentosa; reliquae floris partes generis; fructus setosus. 



Frutex 2 — 6 m altus vel arbor 7 — 8 m alta, ramis 5 mm crassis. Folia petiolo 

 5 — 10 mm tantum longo adjecto 40 — 60 cm longa; foliola 20 — 25 cm longa, 4 — 7 cm 

 lata, infima 3 — 8 cm longa, 1,5 — 4 cm lata. Flores 8 mm longi, 5 mm lati. Capsula 

 15 cm longa et lata. Semina 12 mm longa, 6 mm crassa. 



In Gabonia et Kamerun: R. P. Klaine n. 567! 3123! (Gabonia, Libreville, m. 

 Sept. 1896 — Oct. 1902, fr.; a Pierre c. Hb. Berol. mecumque comm.); Zenker n. 2399b! 

 (Kamerun, Lokundje-Tal, a. 1901, fr.; Hb. Berol. ut et seqq.), n. 2984a! (Bipindi, 

 a. 1904, fl.), n. 3476! (Bipindihof, Nkuambi, in silva primaeva, m. Oct. 1907, fr.); 

 Mildbraed n. 5851 (Kribi, m. Sept. 1911); cf. Mildbraed, Wissensch. Ergebn. zweit. 

 Deutsch. Zentral-Afrika-Exped. 1910-1911. II. (1922) 97. 



3. L. spinulosodentatus Radlk.; Engl. Pflanzenwelt Afr. III. 2. (1921) 280. -Vulgo: 

 Atullum Guineensium. — Arbor?; rami teretiusculi sulcati ut et paniculae fusco- 

 tomentelli; folia abrupte pinnata, sessilia; foliola circ. 14, opposita, elongate oblonga, 

 in acumen acutissimum sensim angustata, infima parva omnino basalia stipulas 

 mentientia suborbicularia, omnia basi obtusa petiolulis perbrevibus insidentia, remote 

 spinuloso-dentata, chartaceo-coriacea, nervis lateralibus approximatis obliquis partim 

 in dentes excurrentibus subtus venisque clathratis prominentibus, utrinque glabra, 

 cellulis secretoriis instructa; paniculae amplae, folia subaequantes, pauciramosae, 

 rhachi ramisque strictis crassiusculis sulcatis fusco-tomentellis dense cymulas sessiles 

 plurifloras glomeruliformes post florum delapsum bractearum divergentium fasciculum 

 stellatum relinquentes gerentibus; flores majusculi, sat pedicellati, pedicellis basi 

 articulatis; sepala late ovata, obtuse carinata, sufferrugineo-tomentella; reliquae floris 

 partes generis; fructus juvenilis (germen auctum) dense fusco-tomentosus. 



Rami 8 mm crassi. Folia circ. 40 cm longa (petiolo omnino nullo); foliola cum 

 petiolulis vix 2 mm longis ad 20 cm longa, 4 — 5 cm lata, infima diametro 3 cm. Flores 

 albi, 8 mm longi, 6 mm lati. 



In terra Guineae hispanicae vicina orientem versus: G. Tessmann B115! 

 (Nkolentangan, Makonanam, alt. 450 m, m. Jan. 1908, fl.; Hb. Berol.). 



4. L.pseudostipularis Radlk. ; Engl. Pflanzenwelt Afr. III. 2. (1921) 280. -Arbor medio- 

 cris; rami teretiusculi sulcati ut et paniculae ochraceo-tomentelli; folia abrupte pinnata, 

 sessilia; foliola 8 — 12, subopposita, superiora obovata, intermedia ovalia, infima ovata 

 vel orbicularia perparva stipulas mentientia, omnia obtusa, grosse argute dentata, rigide 

 coriacea, nervis lateralibus approximatis obliquis in dentes excurrentibus subtus valde 

 prominentibus, venis clathratis subtus parum prominulis, utrinque praeter nervös 

 subtus pulverulento-puberulos glabra nee nisi juniora pilis microscopicis prope basin 

 geniculatis adpressis subtus adspersa, supra laevigata nitida, subtus nitidula, cellulis 

 secretoriis crebris instructa ; paniculae amplae, folia superantes, rhachi ramisque iterum 



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