F. N. WILLIAMS. FLORÜLA GAMBIGA. 377 



Schumann in Engl. & Pranll Nalürl. Pflanzenf. IV. abl. 4. 59 (1891), — 

 name only. 



The identily of Ihe plant can be Iraced from the lype-specimen in Ihe 

 university of Üpsala, wiiicii is the actual Sierra Leone spécimen reccived 

 by Afzelius from Winlerboltom in 1798, and labelled by Afzelius Sar- 

 cocephalns escidentus. though not described tili 1824. The generic name 

 alone (wilhoul any description) is given in Tuckey's «Congo», p. 467 

 (1818). Dr. Haviland gives a füll description, with distribution, in his 

 Revision in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXXfIl. 25, with figure of floral détails; but 

 misquotes the volume of Rees's Cydopaedia (like other authors) wliere 

 the plant is flrst described from Smeathman's spécimens (under Nauclea), 

 overiooks Bowdich's Gambia n record, omits the référence in the Prodro- 

 mus, and says nothing about the lype-specimens. 



248. Randia Gambica Hiern, in Fl. Trop. Afr. III. 96. — (sect. 

 Gynopachys Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Plant. II. 88). Glabrescens, sed apicem 

 versus pilosiuscula. Folia 772-11X3-6 cm., elliptica obscure viridia, apice 

 oblusa. basi cuneato-attenuata. breviter peliolala vel subsessilia. margine 

 leviter undulata ; venae laterales 7-8-jug8e. Stipulée brèves, distinctius 

 pubescentes. Flores 8-12 mm., pentameri glabri ; plures in corymbos 

 (circiter 5 cm. in diam.) pedunculatos subterminales opposilos appositi, 

 pediceliis paullo brevioribus suffulti ; pedunculo communi 5 cm. Bracleolae 

 brevissimse. Galyx 6 mm.; limbus quinquifldus ; segmenlis imbricatis 

 rotundalis. Corolla in alabastro horologice contorta, fauce glabra. Antherae 

 sossiles, tubo coroUae a dorso medio inserta. Ovarium biloculare; ovula 

 numerosa placentis 2 affixa. 



Described from the type-specimen in Herb. Mus. Brit. (with analytical 

 drawing), with the help of Mr. W.P. Hiern'sEnglish description. CoUected 

 by Whilfield, and labelled «ad ripas Gambias, 1847». Differs from other 

 W. African species in the subterminal pedunculate corymbs. 



249. Randia maculata Cand. — FTA. III. 97 (Boteler). De 

 Candolle gives no more précise localily than « Guinea ». See also Hooker, 

 Niger Fl. 383. The Gambian spécimen in Herb. Kew. is a leafy twig, with 

 section of fruit detached. The leaves in this spécimen are elliptical, and 

 the fruit globose and 32 mm. in diam. 



250. Gardénia medicinalis Yahl. — (ex Cand.). 



251. Gardénia ternifolia Schum. et. Thonn. — Banks of the 

 Gambia (Puérari in herb. Cand.). 



252. Gardénia triacantha Cand. — Frutex glaber vel superne 

 hispidulus, ramis ternatis spinigeris pallidis. Folia 372 cm., ternata obo- 

 vala oblusa, basi cuneala subsessilia, margine leviter undulata, nervis 

 lO-jiigis pellucidis approximatis tenuibus parellelis. Stipulas hispidulae 

 i'otundatte brèves, basi connatae breviter vaginantes. Flores solitarii ter- 

 minales sessiles, basi stipulis summis cincti. Calyx tubulosus laevis superne 

 pliisminus dilataiiis. teres (haud costatus), parte superiore purpurascens, 

 inlus pilosus, aequaliier dentatiis, dentibus angustis longe acutalis triner- 

 vlis, nervis lateralibus marginantibus, hinc margine quasi incrassato. 

 Corolla 5 cm. hypocraterimorpha ; ttibus tubtiloso-infundbuliformis ; lim- 

 bus albus demum luteus, partitus, fauce pilosus, lobis crassis obovatis 

 obtusis, in alabastro horologice conlortis. Discus annularis. Fruclus viri- 



