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45. DIOSPYROS BARTERI, sp. nov. 



D. fruticosa, foliis alternis, ovali-ovatis, apice apiculatis acuminatis, basi cordatis, firmiter 

 membranaceis, supra nervo excepto glabris, subtus pallidis hispido-sericeis prcesertim secus 

 nervos, breviter petiolatis; floribus femineis solitariis, subsessilibus, hispidis, calyce 4 5- 

 partito, lobis lineari-lanceolatis, corolla extus hispidd, o-fidd, lobis acutis, staminodiis 11, brevibus, 

 uniserialibus, pilosis, ovario glabro (apice excepto), 4i-loculari, loculis 1-ovulatis; /ructions 

 comet's, acuminatis, glabris sed apice hirsutis, seminibus oblongis, albumine non ruminato. 



A shrub with young shoots rufous-hispid or afterwards fuscous-hispid; older branches 

 dark, terete, glabrate, spreading at about 50. Leaves alternate, oval-ovate, acuminate, apiculate, 

 at base cordate, firmly membranous, dark green and glabrous except the depressed midrib 

 and with depressed veins above; paler with hispid-pilose ferruginous hairs, especially on 

 the veins beneath, 2 Sin. long by 1 1J in. wide; petioles hispid, ^ \ in. long. 



? . Flowers solitary, subsessile, axillary, with narrow rufous-hispid-pilose caducous 

 bracts. Calyx \ in. long, rufous-hispid-pilose, 4 5-partite with linear-lanceolate lobes 

 somewhat spreading in flower and sub-horizontal not accrescent in fruit; hispid inside. 

 Corolla conical in bud, as long as the calyx, ferruginous-hispid outside, glabrous inside, o-fid, 

 lobes acute, imbricated. Staminodes 11, short, in one row, distinct (except 1 pair), 

 pilose. Pistil conical; ovary glabrous except apex, 4-celled, cells 1-ovuled ; styles 2, bilobed 

 at apex, pilose below, as long as the young ovary. Fruit oblong-conical, 1J in. long, 

 glabrous (except apex), shining, with shortly ferruginous-pubescent remains of styles, 2-celled; 

 cells 1-seeded; seeds in. long; albumen not ruminated. 



W. Africa, Guinea, Lagos. Niger Expedition. Barter! 20194. 



46. DIOSPYROS MICKORHOMBUS, sp. nov. 



D. foliis distichis, rhomboideo-ovalibus, ad apicem emarginatum angustatis, basi cuneatis, 

 interdum sub-obliquis, subglabris, coriaceis, subsessilibus; jloribus femineis solitariis, graciliter 

 pedunculatis, glabris, calyce profunde 4<-lobo, lobis rotundatis, erecto-patentibus, corolld breviter 

 4-fidd, staminodiis 4, glabris, corollas basi insertis, ovario glabro, ovoideo-conico, 8-loculari. 



Of a dark colour when dry; branches covered with short patent pale pubescence, terete; 

 wood very good. Leaves subsessile, distichous, rhomboid-oval, narrowed to an emarginate apex, 

 cuneate at base and sometimes slightly oblique, glabrous or very nearly so, coriaceous, in. 

 long by J in. wide, dark slatish green above, brownish beneath ; veins indistinct. 



$. Flowers solitary, on long slender glabrous peduncles which measure J f in. long 

 and bear appressed oblong glabrous bracts about middle and near base; flowers ^ in. long, 

 glabrous; calyx in. long, deeply 4-lobed; lobe J-oval, ^ in. wide, rounded, erect-patent; 

 corolla erect, in. high, glabrous, 4-sided and shortly 4-fid ; staminodes 4, glabrous, alternate 

 with the lobes of the corolla and inserted at its base; ovary glabrous, 8-celled, ovoid-conical, 

 terminated at apex by a 4-lobed conical style; divisions of the style emarginate at apex. 



"Ebenier de Madagascar, son bois est superbe; lies de France et Bourbon," Hb. Mus. 

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