Hip2)ocratea] xxxviii. celastrace^. 149 



months with unopened flower-buds ; fl. middle of Jan. 1856. No. 1328. 

 A shrub climbing to a great height ; flowers greenish. In woods near 

 Capopa ; fl. and on the same branch very sparingly with fr. May 1856. 

 No. 1328^. An evergreen shrub ; traihng shoots ferruginous-tomentose ; 

 flowers greenish in bud. Not uncommon in the primitive woods of 

 Capopa near the banks of the stream Delamboa ; in flower-bud Dec, 

 1855. No. 1328c. 



CAZP:Nao. — Climbing on trees ; leaves coriaceous, glossy ; flowers 

 greenish. In the primitive woods of Cambondo, frequent ; fl. June 

 1855. No. 1329. 



6. H. apiculata Welw. ex Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. i. p. 369. 

 GoLUNGO Alto.— A high-climbing shrub ; leaves dry-coriaceous, 



rather glossy ; flowers greenish. In the more elevated primitive 

 woods of Serra de Alto Queta, sporadic ; fl. and young fr. June 1856 ; 

 Zengas de Queta, fi\, July and August 1856. No. 1323. 



7. H. obtusifolia Roxb. Hort. Bang. p. 5 (1814); Oliv., I.e., p. 369. 

 Loan DA. — A shrub, climbing to a great height ; twigs twining ; 



leaves coriaceous, shining ; flowers greenish. Frequent in bushy places 

 around the city of Loanda, usually climbing on Adansonia digitata L., 

 near Quicuxe and Praia de Zamba graude ; fl. July and August 1858, 

 sparingly in fr. Jan. 1854. No. 1327. 



Bumbo. — In mixed woods near Chao da Xella, in Serra da Xella, 

 sporadic, at an elevation of 3500 ft., fl. Oct. 1859. No. 1326. 



8. H. graciUflora Welw. ex Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. i. p. 371. 

 GOLUNGo Alto. — Leaves thinly coriaceous, shining ; flowers 



greenish, without fragrance. In the more elevated primitive woods 

 near Sange, at Fonte de Capopa, and along the banks of the river 

 Delamboa ; fl. middle of Dec. 1855. No. 1332. 



9. H. andongensis Welw. ex Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. i. p. 371. 

 PuNGo AxDOXGO. — An evergreen scandent shrub, or by force of 



circumstances erect ; flowers yellow ; stamens 3 or very rarely 4. In 

 bushy places at the base of elevated rocks between Catete and Luxillo ; 

 fl. beginning of Nov. 1856. No. 1330. 



The following No., with the habit of the ti'ibe Hippocratese, 

 .should be compared with this genus : — 



GoLUNGO Alto. — A stout shrub, climbing to a great height ; in the 

 dense forests of Alto Queta, fr. (?) Oct. 1855. No. 3025. 



6. SALACIA L. ; Benth. & Hook. f. Gen. PI. i. p. 370. 



1. S. elegans Welw. ex Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. i. p. 373. 



PuxG(^ AxDOXGo. — A widely scandent shrub, 4 to 8 ft. high or 

 more ; bark sanguineous-purple ; branches and branchlets subalate- 

 angular, thinly verrucose ; leaves very thinly coriaceous, nearly 

 membranous, remarkably shining ; flowers small, green-yellowish. 

 The flowers which are produced in the rainy season appear to be 

 barren, as this plant was met with growing upon various trees and 

 shrubs which flower twice in each year but only in the colder season 

 perfect their fruit. In thickets near Luxillo and also in Barranco de 

 Pedra Songue within the lines of fortification ; fl. June 1857. No. 1342. 



2. S. macrocarpa Welw. ex Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. i. p. 373. 

 PuNGO Andongo. — A widely scandent shrub ; flowers yellowish 



