330 C. Mez. — Myrsinaceae. 



84. E. kilimandscharica Gilg! in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XX. (1894 Beibl. n. 47, 

 43. — Ramuli validiusculi, glaberrimi. Folia petiolis 5 — 1 mm longis stipitata, optime 

 vel obovato-elliptica, utrinque subrotundata vel apice obtusa vel acutiuscula, de 75 mm 

 lcnga, 33 mm lata, submembranacea, glabra, adulta tenuiter costulata et dz manifeste 

 reticulata. Inflorescentiae subpauciflorae , dense racemosae, breviter ferrugineo-pubes- 

 centes, foliis permulto breviores, pedicellis gracilibus, fructiferis usque ad 4 mm longis; 

 flores non nisi juveniles cogniti 4-meri; sepala margine ciliolata, bene punctata; petala 

 late elliptica, dorso subglabra, margine optime papulosa, multipunctata; anthcrae (juveniles 

 subsessiles) apice haud emarginatae, dorso haud punctatae; ovarium glabrum floris tf 

 valde reductum. Drupa 5 — 7 mm diam. metiens, brunnea, optime atro-punctulata, paullo 

 rugulosa. 



Ostafrika: im Gürtelwald des Kilimandscharo häufig (Volkens n. 1497, 2081). 

 — Blüht März, April (Herb. Berlin). 



85. E. Gilgii Mez n. sp. — Ramuli validi, novelli minute puberuli. Folia (non 

 nisi imperfecta cognita) petiolis zh 6 mm longis stipitata, obovata, apice late rotundata, 

 in statu praesente =b 40 mm longa, 23 mm lata, glaberrima, submembranacea, laevia, 

 punctulis atris oo partim bene lineolatim elongatis aucta. Inflorescentiae pauci- vel sub- 

 pauciflorae, tenerae, densiuscule racemosae, breviter ferrugineo-tomentellae, ±30 mm 

 longae, pedicellis gracilibus, vix ultra 2 mm longis, bracteas obovato-ellipticas superanti- 

 bus; flores flavo-virides, 3 mm longi, 4-meri, non nisi q^ cogniti; sepala margine bene 

 breviter ciliata, multipunctata; petala late elliptica vel subobovata, apice latissime rotun- 

 data, margine minute ciliolata, intus basin versus paullo papilloso-pilosa ceterum glabra, 

 punctata; stamina petalis longiora antheris rotundatis vel emarginatis; ovarium floris rf 

 glabrum, valde reductum. 



Westafrika: Togo bei Misahöhe, im Wald bei Tongbe an feuchten Stellen als 

 Kletterstrauch (Baumann n. 107); Sierra Leone (Scott Elliot n. 5229). — Blühtim 

 März (Herb. Berlin). 



86. E. retusa Gilg! in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXX. (1901) 75. — Ramuli validius- 

 culi, apicem versus brevissime glanduloso-puberuli. Folia petiolis dz 1 3 mm longis 

 stipitata, obovata, basin versus late acuta demum breviter contracta subrotundata, apice 

 optime rotundata brevissimeque late emarginata, dz 100 mm longa, 65 mm lata, praeter 

 nervum medium subtus minute obscureque glanduloso-puberuhuii glabra, tenuissime 

 costulata et subtus perlaxe tenuissime prominulo-retata, margine basin versus quasi 

 dentatim crispula, punctulis oo atris partim breviter lineolatis conspersa. Inflorescentiae 

 brevissime subspicatae, glanduloso-puberulae, petiolis breviores, pedicellis fructiferis crassius- 

 culis vix ultra 0,5 mm longis. Drupa subglobosa, umbrino-atra, costata rugulosaque, 

 punctata, glabra, apice stylo valde acuminata, dz 7 mm diam. metiens, sepalis 4 — 5 ex 

 ovato acuminatis, margine ciliolatis, punctatis insidens. 



Central -Afrika: Ghasalquellengebiet im Land der Monbuttu am Kibali (Schwein- 

 furth n. 3550). — Fruchtet im April (Herb. Berlin). 



87. E. mujenja Gilg! in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXVIII. (1900) 446. — Ramuli 

 validi, glaberrimi. Folia petiolis dz 6 mm longis stipitata, elliptica vel obovato-elliptica, 

 utrinque rotundata, dz 50 mm longa, 28 mm lata, subtus minute costulata reticulataque 

 vel fere laevia, pernitida, coriacea, punctis multis in parenchvmate absconditis nee mani- 

 festis aucta. Inflorescentiae pauci- (5 — 10-) florae, densiuscule racemosae, non nisi 

 minute puberulae, pedicellis validis 3 mm longis; flores flavovirides, 5 mm longi, 4- 



et intermixte 5-) meri; sepala ovata, rotundata, punctata; petala late elliptica, rotun- 

 data, dorso glabra valde punctata, intus densissime papulosa; stamina petalis paullo 

 longiora antheris rotundatis, dorso punetulatis; ovarium floribus q* valde reductum, 

 glabrum. 



Ostafrika: Uhehe in den Utshungwe-Bergen bei Muhanga, 1800 m ü. M. (Goetze 

 n. G29). — Blüht im Januar, Februar (Herb. Berlin). 



Einh. Name: Mujenja. 



