A REVISION OF BERSAMA 17 



long, ± 4 cm. broad. Distal leaflets ± 11 cm. long, ± 4-2 cm. 

 broad. Calyx 8-9 mm. long. Petals ± 1-8-2*0 cm. long. Fila- 

 ments of stamens 1'8-1'S cm. long. 



This plant was distributed as B. paullinioides Baker. It differs 

 from this species in several important particulars. The leaflets are 

 an entirely different shape, not so markedly attenuate to the base ; 

 the raceme is more copiously flowered and the filaments of the 

 stamens longer. 



**** Leaves + 9-jugate. Leaflets papyraceous, base cuneate, 



ovate-oblong or obovate-oblong, glabrous, 15-18 cm. long, 

 5-0-5-8 cm. broad. 



9. B. Gossweileri, sp. nov. Arbor e basi ramosa, ex cl. de- 



tectori. Folia circ. 9-juga; rachios parte distali alata parte proxima 



exalata ; foliolis chartaceis glabris oblongo-obovatis margine inte- 



gris basi cuneatis apice breviter apiculatis subsessilibus nerviis 



lateralibus utrinque circ. 12-14 juxta marginem inter se anasto- 



mosantibus foliolis terminalibus basi magis cuneatis ; stipula intra- 



petiolari ; racemo multifloro ; bracteis angustissimis quam pedicello 



brevioribus; pedicellis inferioribus quam calyce longioribus ; sepalis 



4 externe tenuiter pubescentibus antico latiore apice bidentato ; 



petalis 5 petalorum lamina oblonga + carnosa ex cl. detectore pallide 



coccinea ; disco semilunari-angulato ; staminibus 4 vel 5 filameutis 



basi dilatatis, stylo subasquilongis ; stylo erecto glabriusculo, stig- 



mate capitato ; ovario externe hirto 4-loculari vel rarius 5-loculari ; 



capsula lignosa subsph*erica leviter 4 vel 5 angulata extus molliter 



brunneo-tomentosa apice mucronata, spermis coccineis basi arillo 

 flavo munitis. 



Species B. paullinioidi Baker admodum affinis differ t foliolis 

 majoribus subsessilibus margine integris nerviis lateralibus multi- 

 oribus, ovario nunc 4-locuiari nunc 5-loculari, bracteis longioribus, 

 &c, ab B. leiostegia Stapf foliolorum basi + cuneato. 



Hab. Lower Guinea. In the forests of Monte Bella, Angola, 

 Gossiveiler, no. 723 ! 723 b ! Coll. Carp., Herb. Mus. Brit. ; Herb. 

 Kew. 



Rachis reaching 50 cm. long. Terminal leaflet ± 16 cm. long, 

 5-5-6-0 cm. broad. Calyx + 6 mm. long. Petals 1*6-1 '7 cm. long. 

 Filaments ± 1-0 cm. long. 



The noticeable features of this plant are : 



a. The rather long rachis alate in the distal portion. 



fi. The papyraceous leaflets attenuate to both extremities, and 

 snbsessile with entire margins. 



y. The 4- or 5-celled ovary. The 4 or 5 stamens with filaments 

 about as long as the style. 



8. The subspherical capsule slightly 4- or 5-angled. 



" A palm-shaped tree stem branched from the base, branches 

 erect, branchlets spreading, leaves irregularly imparipinnate, com- 

 mon petiole grooved on the upper surface towards the end de- 

 current, leaflets almost sessile, glossy on both sides, lower surface 

 with reticulate venation in relief. Calyx 5-toothed deeply 2-lobed 

 except the anterior. Corolla of 5 imbricate petals four times as 



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