Liberia <- 



clusters of small whitish flowers in flexuous continuous or 

 interrupted often long spikes ; Cape Palmas, Ansell\ 

 Urera obovata, RcutJi. : a dioecious climbing shrub with stinging hairs 

 and much-divided rather dense and short panicles of small 

 green flowers and small fruits enclosed in the ultimately fleshy 

 orange-red perianth ; Sino Basin, Whyte \ 



ARTOCARPACE^: 



Artocarpus incisa, L, : the "bread-fruit " tree ; introduced by American 

 colonists; (from photographs by Str H, H. Johnston} ; throughout 

 the coast region. 



ORCHIDACE^: 



* Megaclinium endotrachys, Krdnzl. : an epiphyte with a much- flattened 

 rachis bearing small greenish yellow flowers ; Grand Basa, 

 Dinklage, 1852 ! 



Eulophia lurida, Lindl. : an epiphyte up to 2 ft. high with lanceolate 

 leaves, over I ft. by about I in., and large loose panicles of 

 dull purple flowers, J in. long, with a yellow lip ; Kakatown, 

 WhyU\ 



Lissochilus longifolius, Benth. : a terrestrial orchid with grass- like 

 leaves up to over I ft. long and racemes of distant nodding 

 middle-sized flowers ; in open meadow-like marshes, Grand 

 Basa, Vogel, 8 ! ; Ansell\ ; Grant's Farm on the Sino River 

 Wkyte\ 



L, roseus, Lindl. : a most magnificent terrestrial orchid, 5 7 ft. 

 high, with lanceolate leaves, 2 3 ft. by i 3 in., and long 

 racemes of large flowers (almost I in. long) with chocolate-brown 

 sepals and rose-coloured petals ; Kakatown, //7/r/v! 



Polystachya praealta, Kriinzl. : an epiphyte with 3 papery leaves (9 in. 

 by i in.) and short nodding panicled racemes of small yellowish 

 flowers ; Grand Basa, Dinklage, 2069! 



Listrostachys caudata, Rchb. : an epiphyte with thick fleshy leaves, 

 the greenish white flowers with spurs 7 8 in. long; Grand 

 Basil Sir II. //. Johnston, from drawing). 



Angraecum eichlerianum, Krtinzl. : epiphyte with short fleshy leaves, 

 flowers with green petals except lip, which is white ; short hooked 

 nectary ; Eastern Liberia (Sir H. //. Johnston, from drawing). 



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