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APOCYNACE A, 
Auctore O, STAPF. 
Carpodinus calabaricus, Stapf; frutex alte scandens, ramulis no- 
välis dense fulvo-hirsutis, foliis ellipticis vel oblongis breviter abrupteque 
acuminatis supra fulvo-hirsutis mox glabratis " Subtus subtomentosis, 
nervis lateralibus 5-7 eximie camptodromis, cymis desee fulvo- 
tomentosis, floribus paucis vel ad 10 bracteis pleru blo 
acuminatis suffultis, calycis lobis subliberis bracteis consi corollz 
tubo gracili extus pubescente intus pilis paucis obsito lobis lineari- 
lanceolatis tubum sequantibus, filamentis medio tubo insertis perdiseeri 
antheris lanceolatis, ovario et styli basi fulvo-tomentosis, baccis oblongis, 
seminibus 8-12 ovoideis compressis. 
Old Calabar River, Mann, 2242. 
Folia 24-8} poll. longa, 1-13 l. lata. Calyx 2 lin. longus. 
Corolle tubus 8 lin. longus. Haaa TE -1ł} poll. longa. 
2. Carpo dius Barteri, Stapf; scandens cirris fert cei vel 
pseudoaxillaribus gracilibus parce ramosis, ramulis novellis et inflores- 
gens breviter rufo-hirsutis exceptis jamia foliis late ellipticis 
HB 
basi cordatis rarius rotundatis obtusis vel subacutis coriaceis, nervis 
lateribus 5-6 remotis eximie camptodromis, e mis axillaribus sessilibus 
contractis, floribus paucis vel ad 10, bracteis solitariis minutis vel nullis, 
is 
quilongis 
filamentis paulo infra faucem insertis brevissimis, antheris D 
ovario hirsuto, bacca breviter stipitata obovoidea glabrescen 
Lagos, Barter, 20,138, Moloney, Roland ; Old Calabar m Mann, 
2261. 
Tara 21-34 poll. longa, 13—2 poll. lata, petiolus 2 lin. longus. Cal: alyx 
id lin. longus. — Corol le tubus 4l lin. longus. Bacca (an matura ?) 
34 in. ena 
The plant yields india-rubber according to Moloney. 
s uniflorus, Stapf’; scandens, floribus exceptis glaber, 
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foliis oblongo- Tam mmus basi longe cuneatis abrupte acuminatis pallide 
diss Wa nervis lateralibus 6-8 eximie camptodromis sub ipso margine 
arcu oribus solitariis axillaribus subsessilibus, bracteis 4 late ovatis 
obt ioi * ealy cis lobis subliberis bracteis cousimillimis, corolle tubo 
l xtus tenuiter pagema ntus parc bescente lobis lineari- 
en 
esa antheris poal, ovario atque styli basi fulvo — 
Biase Farm, Munda, Gaboon, Soyaux, 269. 
Folia 6-51 poll. longa, 13-2 poll. lata, petiolus 34-5 lin. longus. 
` ` Calyx 1} lin. longus. Corolle P ses 6 lin. longus. 
Tt yields a very fine india-rubber according to Soyauz. 
4. Carpodinus parviflorus, Stapf ; scandens subglaber, — elliptieis 
vel obovatis basi leviter cordatis acu coriaceis supra pallide- 
viridibus subtus fuscescentibus, nervis (rapere 5-7 eximie ig 
dromis arcubus a margine remotis, floribus solitariis (semper ?) 
axillaribus, bracteis paucis minutis, calycis lobis basi in tubum 
: brevissimum connatis acuminatis patule pilosis, corolie tubo gracili extu. — — 
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