1486 L- Radlkofer. — Sapindaceae. 



>>A. melanocarpo Arn. affinis, fructibus autem majoribus (5 — 6 mm longis) et 

 rubris, petiolis etpartibus juvenilibus dense tomentosis differt.« — >>Dr. Szyszylowicz 

 (Plantae Rehmannianae) doubtfuUy refers Rehmann's n. 5566 to Schmidelia magica 

 Baker, but does not mention his n. 5567. << 



Species in Insulis Seychellanis obviae. 



AUophylus Gardineri Summerhayes in Kew Bull. (1928) 389. — >>Arbor fruticosa, 

 ramulis subflexuosis teretibus glabris longitudinaliter striatis cicatricibus prominentibus 

 foliorum delapsorum notatis. Folia petiolata, unifoliolata, elliptica vel obovato- 

 elliptica, apice breviter caudata, basi cuneata, in petiolulum sensim decurrentia, 

 6 — 15 cm longa, 3 — 6,5 cm lata, margine supra medium remote denticulata, chartacea, 

 utrinque glabra, subnitida, costa ut venis supra prominula subtus prominente, venis 

 secundariis utrinsecus 7 — 9 leviter curvatis subtus in axillis pilis albidis instructis; 

 petiolus subteres, 6—18 mm longus, glaber; petiolulus usque ad 4 mm longus. Thyrsi 

 solitarii, simplices, foliis breviores, breviter pedunculati, 6,5 — 9 cm longi, ramis brevibus 

 usque ad 5-floris. Flores (J subglobosi, 1,5 mm diametro. Sepala 4, exteriora valde 

 concava, elliptica, interiora orbicularia vel transverse elliptica, omnia 1,3 mm longa. 

 Petala anguste flabellata, ungue brevi lato, circiter 1 mm longa, intus supra unguem 

 squama latissima biloba longe barbata instructa, extra glabra. Stamina 8, breviter 

 exserta; filamenta lineari-filiformia; thecae antherarum oblongae, 0,5 mm longae. 

 Flores $ et fructus non visi.<< 



In Insulis Seychellanis: Gardiner n. 5 p. pte (Silhouette; shrubby tree; 1908). 



»Affinis A. chartaceo Radlk. et A. Pervillei Blume, ab illo foliis multo minoribus, 

 ab hoc foliis chartaceis subcaudatis satis distinguenda.<< 



AUophylus sechellensis Summerhayes in Kew Bull. (1928) 390. — >>Schmidelia 

 racemosa Baker, Fl. Maur. Seych. 57, quoad specimen Seychellarum. — Arbor fruticosa 

 vel frutex; ramuli teretes, vel rarius longitudinaliter lateque sulcati, juventute pilis 

 serieeis adpressis flavidis subdense vestiti, demum glabri, lenticellis pallide brunneis 

 notati. Folia satis longe petiolata, trif oliolata ; petiolus supra leviter compressus, 

 1,5 — 5,5 cm longus, juventute praesertim superne flavide pubescens, demum fere 

 glaber; fohola ovata vel rhomboideo-ovata, lateralia interdum obliqua, apice acuta, 

 basi cuneata usque ad rotundata, terminale longiuscule, lateralia breviter vel brevissime 

 petiolata, usque ad 15 cm longa et 8 cm lata, margine remote acute dentata, juventute 

 utrinque subdense flavido-pilosa, demum fere glabra, axillis nervorum barbata, costa 

 ut nervis supra prominula subtus prominente, nervis laterahbus utrinsecus 6 — 7 

 arcuatis, reticulatione subtih. Thyrsi solitarii, simpHces, breviter pedunculati, usque 

 ad 15 cm longi, ramis brevissimis usque ad 5-floris. Flores subglobosi, 1 — 2 mm longe 

 pedicellati. Sepala 4, exteriora valde concava, eUiptica, interiora orbicularia, latiora, 

 omnia 1,5 mm longa, ciliolata. Petala spathulata, 1 — 1,5 mm longa, supra unguem 

 squama bifida longe barbata instfucta, intus sparse longiuscule albido-hirsuta, extra 

 fere glabra. Discus unilateralis, biglandulosus. Flores ^i stamina 8, breviter exserta; 

 filamenta anguste linearia, 1,5 — 2 mm longa; thecae antherarum ellipticae, 0,5 mm 

 longae. Flores $: stamina inclusa, filamentis 0,5 — 0,75 mm longis; ovarium bilobum, 

 hirsutum; Stylus 0,8 mm longus, ut videtur indivisus, stigmatibus duobus divergentibus 

 0,5 mm longis. Fructus didymus, coccis eUipsoideis 6 — 7 mm longis glabris.« 



In Insulis Seychellanis: Wright (insul. non indic; typus); Gardiner n. 5 

 p. pte (Silhouette; shrubby tree; 1908); Gardiner (Mähe, BaieLazare; 1908); Tho- 

 masset n. 48 (Mähe; shrub growing in the bush). 



»A. africanae P. Beauv. simiUs sed thyrsis simplicibus facile distinguenda.« 



Species insulae Madagascar. 

 AUophylus arboreus Ghoux in Mem. Acad. Malgache IV. (1927) 20. — »Arbor 

 15 — 20 m alta. Fohis pertinacibus et coriaceis, trifoliolatis, petiolatis, petiolo puberulo 



