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26. B. ^THiopiCA Hiern in Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. iii. 83 

 (1877). 



Hab. Niamniam-land : Schweinfurth, 3274! 3108! Hb. 

 Kew. 



The type specimens in the Kew Herbarium are in the fruiting- 

 stage ; the berries are closely sessile upon the rachis, constituting 

 a true spike. 



27. B. tenuiflora, sp. nov. Foliis glabris venis lateralibus 

 paucis distantibus, stipulis inter parvos, inflorescentia stricte spi- 

 cata cymis distantibus paucifloris, bracteolis obsoletis. 



Hab. Bipinde, Kamerun : Zenker, 3528! Hbb. Mus. Brit. 

 and Kew. 



Frutex (?) ramulis gracilibus teretibus fulvo-sericeo-pubescen- 

 tibus, foliis ovato-lanceolatis utrinque glabris acuminatis acutis 

 basi brevissime angustatis ca. 14 cm. x 5-5 cm. brevissime petio- 

 latis, stipulis lanceolatis extus dense praecipue super venam 

 mediam prominentem pubescentibus, intus glabris, inflorescentia 

 cymorum pauciflorum sessilium distantium spica rachide dense 

 breviter pubescente bracteolis obsoletis, calyce subglobosa minuti- 

 uscula limbo patente brevissime dentata, corollae tubo pubescente 

 tenuissimo 1-5-2 cm. longo insuper in parte 5 mm. longa 

 campanulata extus densiuscule pubescente lobis brevissimis 

 dilatato. 



Distinguished from B. gracilis, its nearest ally, by the absence 

 of bracteoles and the pubescence of the corolla. 



28. B. GRACILIS de Wild. Miss. Laur. 290 (1906). 

 Congo, Kiri and Kapinga : Mission Laurent. 



13. var.? latifolia de Wild. Fl. Congo, ii. 170 (1908). 



Hab. Congo, Bangala : F. Demeuse, 315. Yambua : M. 

 Laurent, 1453, 1444. 



This variety must remain somewhat doubtful, as no flowering 

 specimen has been seen. 



29. B. cinereo-viridis K. Seh. MS. in Hb. Mus. Brit. FoHis 

 petiolatis superne hispiduhs venaque media dense pilosa, stipulis 

 inter minores, inflorescentia stricte spicata, floribus parvis in 

 fasciculis paucifloris plus minus distantibus, bracteolis apparen- 

 tibus. 



Kamerun : Zenker, 4037 I Zenker d Staudt, 640 ! Hbb. Mus. 

 Brit, and Kew. 



Frutex ramuHs strigoso-pubescentibus foliis elhpticis 10-13-5 m. 

 X 4*5-5-5 cm. acutis brevissime acuminatis basi angustatis vel 

 subrotundatis superne hispidulis subtus pubescentibus petiolo 

 5-6 mm. longo ramulis similiter induto, stipulis oblongis subacutis 

 extus pilosis intus glabratis vix 1 cm. longis, spica ad 20 cm. longa 

 rachide gracillima dense sericeo-pilosa, floribus cylindricis insuper 

 parum ampliatis ca. 8 mm. longis corollae ore dense villoso, 

 alabastris subulatis vix acuminatis. 



Near B. gracilis, but readily distinguished by the indumentum 

 of the leaves. 



30. B. oligosperma, sp. nov. Ramulis pilosis, inflorescentiis 



