584 xcvi. bignoniace^ (sprague). [Kigelia. 



erect, shortly 2-lobed, lower deflexecl, deeply 3-lobed. Stamens 4. 

 didynarnous, subexserted ; anther-lobes free for the greater part of 

 their length, slightly divergent. Disc large, annular. Ovary 1-celled, 

 with 2 parietal, much intruded placentas ; ovules numerous, multiseriate. 

 Fruit roughly cylindric, indehiscent ; pericarp thick, enclosing a fibrous 

 pulp in which the seeds are imbedded. Seeds thick, wingless, with a 

 coriaceous much-intruded testa ; cotyledons folded. — Trees with simply 

 imparipinnate leaves and pendulous, long-peduncled, lax panicles of 

 large orange or red flowers. 



Species 10, 9 endemic, one extending into South Africa. 

 Leaflets lanceolate . . . . . . 1. K. lanceolata. 



Leaflets oblong, elliptic or obovate. 



Lower portion of corolla-tube constricted. 



Anthers 4-4J- lin. long . . . . . 2. K. elliptica. 



Anthers 2^-3 lin. long. 



Leaflets 7-13 ; lateral veins 8-9 on each side, 

 rather irregular, 4-14 lin. apart. 

 Corolla brownish-red ; stigma- lobes elliptic . 3. K. aeutifolia. 

 Corolla yellow-ochre ; stigma-lobes ovate- 

 lanceolate . . . . . . 4-. K. impressa. 



Leaflets 9-23 ; lateral veins 10-12 on each side, 



regular, 4-8 lin. apart . . . 5. K. angolensis. 



Lower portion of corolla-tube cylindric. 

 Leaves opposite. 



Cylindric portion of corolla-tube 10-13 lin. long ; 

 stigma-lobes dentate or serrulate. 

 Leaflets glabrous; stigma-lobes obovate . 6. K. Elliot ii. 



Midrib of leaflets pilose above ; stigma-lobes 



ovate, acuminate . . . . 7. K. Moosa. 



Cylindric portion of corolla-tube 7 lin. long ; 



stigma-lobes entire . . . . . 8. K. africana. 



Leaves ternate. 



Cylindric portion of corolla-tube shorter than 



the calyx . . . . . . 9. K. pinnata. 



Cylindric portion of corolla-tube much longer 



than the calyx ..... 10. K. athiopica. 



1. K. lanceolata, Sprague. Young branches purplish-brown. 

 Leaves opposite; rhachis blackish; leaflets 11-15, lanceolate, acute, 

 4-7 in. long, 1^-2 in. broad, entire, coriaceous, glabrous, finely reticu- 

 late on both surfaces ; midrib and lateral veins prominent below ; 

 petioles of lateral leaflets 2-4 lin. long. Buds pointed, cuspidate at 

 their apex. Calyx 13-17 lin. long, distinctly two-lipped, glandular 

 above; tube 9-11 lin. long; lobes irregular, unequal, 3-5 Tin. long. 

 Corolla-tube 2-2J in. long, very slightly constricted 6 lin. above the 

 base ; lobes orbicular. Stamens inserted 7-8J lin. above the base of the 

 corolla-tube ; anthers 3-8 J lin. long. Disc not lobed. Ovary 3 J lin. 

 long, glabrous ; stigma-lobes ovate, acute. 



Wile land, Uganda : Ruwenzori, Scott-Elliot, 7905 ! 



2. K. elliptica, Sprague. A tree, 20-30 ft. high. Leaves opposite ; 

 leaflets 9, elliptic, acute or acutely acuminate, 4J-7 in. long, 2-3J in. 



