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places by thickets near Barra de Dande and thence extending over 

 nearly ,the whole coast districts as far as the mouth of the river 

 Cuanza, not uncommon ; fl. from Jan. to the beginning of June ; 

 fr. Nov. 1863. No. 5423. In hilly bushy places in the coast region : 

 fr. June and July 1858. Coll. Cakp. 755. 



GoLUNGo Alto. — No notes. In fl. and fr. No. 5431. 



Bumbo. — A small tree of 8 to 12 ft., spreading widely at the head ; 

 flowers whitish ; fruit sulphur in colour, edible, rather viscid. In 

 thickets near Bumbo ; fl. and fr. Oct. 1859. No. 4783. 



C. ruhra Hochst. has been referred, perhaps correctly, to C. ovalis 

 Hochst. in PI. Schimp. Abyss, ii. n. 1218 and ex Alph. DC. in DC. 

 Prodr. ix. p. 479 (1845), non R. Br. ; but the latter has longer and 

 slenderer petioles ; both have been reduced by A. Richard, I.e., to 

 C Myxa L. Sp. PI., edit. 1, p. 190. A plant collected by Hildebrandt, 

 n. 624, in July 1872 at Habdb, in Abyssinia, reaching 13 ft. in height, 

 with edible fruit, which was identified with C. subopposita DO. by 

 Vatke in Linnsea xliii. p. 315 (1882), belongs to C. ruhra. 



2. C. subopposita DC. Prodr. ix. p. 480 (1845). 



C. ovalis E,. Br. in Salt Abyss. App. iv. p. Ixiv. (1814), name 

 only ; non Hochst. neo Alph. DC. in DC, I.e., p. 479. G. myxa 

 Forsk. Fl. ^gypt.-Arab. p. Ixiii. n. 136 (1775); non L. Gornus 

 sanguinea Forsk., I.e., p. 33, non L. 



Baeea de Bengo. — A small tree, 7 to 10 ft. high ; trunk erect, 

 divaricately branched towards the apex ; leaves subopposite, scabrous ; 

 flowers from whitish to slightly yellowish ; drupes orange-yellow, very 

 viscid. In dry hilly places amongst shrubs, in company with 

 Capparidese and Agialid mgypiiaoa 0. Kuntze, var. angolemis, between 

 Teba and Cacuaco ; fl. and fr. April and May 1854. Also plentiful 

 near Loanda. No. 5421. 



LoANDA. — A branched tree, 6 to 15 ft. high, with the habit re- 

 markably like that of some arborescent species of Solanum ; branches 

 erect-spreading. In maritime thickets near Maianga d'El Rei, plenti- 

 ful ; fl. and young fr. beginning of April 1854. No. 5422. No notes. 

 In fl. No. 5468. 



The following Nos. should be compared with this species : — 



Ambriz.— In fr. Nov. 1853. No. 5453. 



Bengdella. — sticks used for obtaining fire, June 1859. Coll. 

 Carp. 756. This perhaps belongs to the Cordia mentioned in 

 Welwitsch's diary, 18 June 1859, S.E. Benguella, as an arborescent 

 shrub with lanceolate leaves, occurring also at Loanda. 



Mossamedes. — A small tree ; taking root as pitchers by fences in 

 gardens at Mossamedes ; fl.-bud and fr. July 1859. No. 4781. 



3. C. pilosissima Baker in Kew Bull. 1894, p. 28. 



BuMBO. — A small tree of 8 to 15 ft., very elegant, with a quite lax 

 head and flowers whitish-violet in colour. In open forests at the foot 

 of the mountains of Serra da Xella, near Bruco ; scarcely in full fl. 

 Oct. 1859. No. 4784. 



4. C. chrysocarpa Baker in Kew Bull. 1894, p. 27. 

 GrOLUXGO Alto. — A tree, 20 to 30 ft. high ; fruit drupaceous, 



grape-shaped, shining, yellow ; fruiting calyx hardened, ashy-green. 

 At the outskirts of the forest in the ascent to Capopa ; fr. March 

 1856. No. 5461. A lovely tree. At Undelle ; fr. June 1856. 

 Probably this species. Coll. Caep. 763. 



