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structure of the capsules is more nearly related to Rutosma, which 
: figured by Gray (Sprague & Gray, Gen. ii. 148, t.155). Bentham 
& Hooker reduce it to Thamnosma. 
XIMENIA AMERICANA 
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: No. 
‘*A thickset woody bush. Fruit the so-called Kafir plum. 
The fruit is bright salmon-colour when ripe, pleasant to taste; 
stone mo somewhat like that of an olive. Ripe fruit about size 
of an olive. e stone contains a large fleshy kernel.” 
This Besos from the type in having ee flowers, with petals 
(+ 5 mm. long) not so much bearded. It will probably have to be 
vabiened' mm var. micr ete inthis aithotae the leaves in some 
cases reach an inch in len 
Turrea Randii, sp.nov. Frutex ramis sat ee iA glabris 
junioribus puberulis ; ” foliis breviter petiolatis, ovatis, basi cuneatis, 
apice obtusis, margine integris interdum undulatis aicionas breviter 
idiori i eralibus 12-14 sub- 
pubescente ; petalis 5 quam calyce multo longioribus subspathulatis 
vel oblanceolatis breviter mucronatis ; staminibus 10, antheris apice 
mu 
a 
libero, Seer So — glabro, 8-loculari. 7’. iistioa’ ie 
Peyritsch valde 
Hab. Balishany, No: 562; in flower, July. 
Differs from 7’. nilotica Kotschy & Peyritsch (Pl. Tinneane, 12, 
t. 6) in the Ste points :—(a) e flowers appear before the 
leaves. (b) Flowers and leaves are ters ; the staminal tube in 
ndit is f m. long; the leaves reach a le ngth of 16 cm. 
(c) The rai below the stigma is broader and shorter. (d) The 
Ovary is 8-locu 
A shrub, ae ‘older branches with a grey cortex, Parise: so 
younger branches Priptsige 3 Leaves ovate, base eate, a 
obtuse, lamina 12-16 long, 6°5~8 cm. broad, petiole about 
1 cm. long, anad on both sides covered with a fine tomentum, 
paler coloured . Flowers in axillary = often about 
8-10 flowers in a a appearing before the leaves. Pedicels 
sometimes nearly 1 cm. long, but generally shorter, span ae 
Calyx 2-8 mm. long. Petals + 1°4 cm. long, hairy e ly. 
Staminal tube about 1 em. lon ng, hairy internally below the i insertion 
of stamens. Style including stigma nearly 2°5 cm. long. ns 
10, included, or just the very tips of the anthers showing ober < 
stamina tube. Anthers mucronate at apex. Within the staminal 
tube two or three ants were generally found. Ovary glabrous 
externally, 8-locular 
Ekebergia proces: sp. el ~ rbor alt. 5- 7 met. (F. Rand 
in schedulis); foliis imparipinn 4-jugis, foliolis oppositis vel 
wiboonenitia: oblique ellipticis vel geet. vel late oblongo- Ae: 
