(9) T. A. SPBAGUE. PtANTARÜM NOVARUH. 1107 



STERCULIACE/E 



STERCULIA DÂWEI Sprague, sp. noy.; lypus in Herb. Kew. 

 Ab S. Tragacantha, Lindl., affini, calycis lobis apice haud connalis facile 

 dislinguilur. — Arbor 6 — 12 m. alla, ramulis florenlibus 5 — 7 mm. dia- 

 mètre-, glabrescentibus, purpureo-fuseis. Petiolus subteres, 2 — 4,5 cm. 

 longus, pilis stellatis tomentellus vel pubescens. Lamina elliptica (inter- 

 dum suborbicularis), apice abrupte breviter obtuseque acuminata, basi 

 insigniter cordata, 9 — 15 cm. longa, 7 — 13 cm. lata, basi septemnervia, 

 venis lateralibus céleris utrinque 8—9, supra venis sparse stellalo-pube- 

 rulis, subtus vena primaria secundariisque stellato-pubescentibus, lertia- 

 riis ultimisque stellato-puberulis, mesophyllo utrinque glabro. Stipulai 

 subulatse, 5—0 mm. longée, extra tomenlosae, intus lomentellœ. Paniculœ 

 axillares vel ex axillis foliorum delapsorum ortae, 6 — 11 cm. longa», 

 pluies pro ramulo, ut ramuli pars novella stellalo-tomenlosaî. Pedicelli 

 4—5 mm. longi, 0,75 mm. infra apicem articulati. 



FI. feern. — Calyx campanulatus, extra Stella to-lomentosus; tubus 

 3 — 3,75 mm. longus, intus infra medium glabriusculus; lobi oblongo- 

 lanceolali, 3,25 — 3,5 mm. longi, 1—1,75 supra basin reflexi, intus pilis 

 simplicibus hirsuti. Ovarium subglobosum, 2 mm. diametro, dense tomen- 

 tosum, slipite 0,25 — 0,5 mm. longo, glabro, stylo circa 1 mm. longo, 

 inferne lomenloso, stigmatibus crassis valde reflexis circa 0,8 mm. diame- 

 tro, loculis 4, ovulis pro loculo, antheris 9—10 infra ovarium adpressis. 



FI. masc. — Calycis tubus 2.5—4 mm. longus, intus basi pilosus, cete- 

 rum intus glaber; lobi 2,25—3 mm. longi, tandem reflexi. Androgyno- 

 phorum rectum. 1.25 — 1,75 mm. lougum, glabrum, antheris 10—11. 

 Ceterum ut in fl. fœm. Folliculus unicusexstans iis Slerculiœ Tragacantha 

 similis, sed major (8 cm. longus, 4,5—5 cm. latus). Semina ellipsoidea, 

 1,7 — 2 cm. longa, brunneo-nigra, nitidula. 



Uganda : Daive, 143; Busiro, D.awe, 206. 



LEGUMINOS/E 



ERYTHRINA ESCULENTA, Sprague sp. nov.; lypus in 

 Herb. Kew. Ab affini E. eduli, ïriana, foliolis basi angustalis. alabastris 

 vix cuspidatis, calyce cilius aperto, 2 mm. supra basin an lice inflexo, alis 

 corollae triangularibus (in alabastro subovalis) facile distinguilur. — 

 « Arbor ramosa haud palula 20 — 30-pedalis, aculeis brevibus sparsa. » 

 Kamuli aculeolati, novelli minute puberuli. Petioli 6— 12 cm. longi. pube- 



