Liberia *- 



SAMYDACE^E 



Homalium molle, Sttitf: a shrub with softly downy leaves and more 

 or less drooping panicles of very numerous flowers, the small 

 persistent petals of which form, in the mature state, wings ( T V 

 in. long; to the fruits; Sino Basin, Whyte\ 



PASSIFLORACEJE 



Passiflora foetida, L. : a herbaceous climber with 3-lobed leaves and 

 white flowers, supported by a much-divided (" mossy ") in- 

 yolucre ; a native of America; Sino Basin, and Kakatown, 

 \Vliy tc\ 



*Androsiphonia adenostegia, StapJ (Plate 249): a glabrous shrub with 

 chartaccous leaves, rigid terminal panicles of greyish green 

 flowers supported by almost coriaceous bracts, having a large 

 gland (black when dry) on each side of the base ; Monrovia 

 and Kakatown, Whyte\ 



Smeathmannia laevigata, K. Br. : an erect almost glabrous shrub with 

 gloss}- serrate or slightly wavy leaves and white flowers, over 

 i in. across, mostly on the underside of the spreading branches, 

 and with red crustaceous ovoid or globose fruits, I in. long ; 

 Monrovia, ll'/iytc ! 



S. pubescens, A'. />/-. : similar to the preceding species, but much 

 more hairy and with larger flowers (2 in. across) and fruits, 

 not exceeding the calyx ; Kakatown, Wliyte \ ; Grand Basa, 

 /, 5S!; Cape Palmas, Schoenlein\ 



Barteria nigritiana. I look. /. : a very ornamental shrub or small tree 

 with large coriaceous leaves, 6 10 in. by 2 3 in., and sessile 

 clusters of white sweet-scented Camellia-like flowers, to over 

 3 in. across, on the underside of the spreading branches ; //. //. 

 Johnston (from a drawing). 



*Soyauxia grandifolia, (,'i/^- and Stapf: a shrub with coriaceous 

 linear-oblong leaves, almost I ft by i 3 in., and very dense 

 Ion- velvety spikes of small flowers with very numerous 

 ; (.rand Basa, /)ink/agc t 2051!; Sino Basin, Whyte\ 



*Modecca tenuispira, StnpJ a dio-cious glabrous climber with long 

 fine tendrils, oblong thin leaves and green tubular flowers Jin. 

 no Basin, \Vhytc \ 



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