F. N. WILLIAMS. FLORULA (iAMBICA. 379 



Syn. — Moriuda palmetorum Cand. (1830). This name is not rediiced 

 in Ind. Kew. 



260. Morinda chrysorrhiza Cand. (1830). — South bank of 

 River Gambia. Yernaciilar name « Boj-legi-tjo ». 



Syn. — Psychotria chryzorhiza Schum. et Thonn. Beskr. Guineisk. 

 Plant. 111 (1827). 



261. Morinda citrifolia L. — Woods of the Gambia (Leprieur, 

 Perrottet). Tiiis is a very variable species. The Gambian spécimens are 

 briefiy described by De Gandolle under the name of AI. geminata, bul do 

 not differ in specific characters from Indian spécimens. It is a puberuloiis 

 form of the type, with geminate peduncles. In West Africa it is a shnib, 

 whereas the Indian plant, especially when cullivated, is more arboreal in 

 appearance. 



262. Spermacoce globosa Schum. et Thonn. (1827). — This is 

 tlie first plant from the colony to have been put on record. It was raised 

 from seed by Dillen, and described and figured in his Hort. Eltham. p. 369, 

 t. 277, f. 358 (1732); not f. 348 as stated by DeCandolle. who also writes 

 « ad fluvium Gambier » (which is a localily in South Auslralia). Under the 

 name oi Spermacoce verticülis globosis, Dillen says of it, «Haec species 

 « nala ex seminibus prope Ouvium Gambiam in Africa collectis«. FTA. 

 III. 240. Yery common weed in the fields, as at Gunjour in South Komm- 

 bo district (Lesler, n. 6 N, n. 5 S). 



Syn. — Spermacoce verliciUata var. africaua L. Sp. Plant. 102 (1753); 

 Borreria Kohautiana Cham, et Schlechtl. (1828), Cand. Prodr. lY. 541 

 (1830). In De Candolle's Prodromus and also by Engler and Pranll, 

 Spermacoce and Borreria are kepl up as separate gênera, Others. 

 including Bentham and Hooker, have, I Ihink, with betler reason, united 

 Ihem. 



263. Spermacoce palmetorum Cand. — At the roots of palms 

 in damp woods everywhere in Gambia (Leprieur, Perrotlet). Quile a 

 différent plant fi"om the preceding, which is a glabrous undershrub wilh 

 angular branches. 



264. Mitrocarpus scaber Zucc. {<^ Mitracarpum scabrum A- — 

 Karngour in Lower Baddibu district (Lester, n. 42 N); and found as a 

 weed in ail the fields. The leaves are dried and placed over old ulcers, 

 which are said lo heal rapidly. The leaves of both the preceding species 

 are also used for the same purpose. In Lester's spécimen the pair of 

 larger calyx-teeth are obtuse. 



Ord. Peponales 



Fam. 60. CUCUBBITACEJE 



265. Melothria Maderaspatana Cogn. — FTA. II. 561; (In- 

 gram, • Mukia scabrella »). Ballanghar, in Upper Baddibu district (Lester, 



