;3G BOTANY OF SOCOTRA. 



foliolis 5-10-jugis subsequalibus ellipticis v. ovatis obtusis late revolutis bullosis ; floribus 

 praecocibus solitariis v. binis sessilibus minutis; staminibus 4 disci margini 4-lobati in- 

 sidentibus, antheris oblongo-cordatis ; frucfcu oblongo-acuto glaberrimo apiculato. 

 Arbuscula 3-pedalis ramis succosis aromaticis densis horizontaliter expansis, inermis ad folia 

 et partes novellas dense tomentosa. Hamuli brevissimi ad apices fasciculato-foliati. 

 Folia petiolata £-£ poll, longa 5-7 imbricato-pinnata sicca griseo-tomentosa dum viva laete 

 viridia, petiolo lamina quadruplobreviore ; foliola subsequalia ovata subsessilia late 

 revoluta bullosa. Flores ante folia ad ramulorum apices orti singuli v. bini hermaphroditi 

 (an semper ?) sessiles. Calyx glaberrimus ad medium 4-5-lobus, lobis triangularibus. 

 Petala 4 calyce duplolongiora obovata acuta acumine inflexo, carnea albo-marginata sub- 

 plicata. Stamina 4 petalis tertia parte breviora, disci margine 4-lobati insidentia ; antherae 

 oblongo-cordatee obtusoe. Stigma profunde 4-lobatum. Drupa glaberrima oblongo-acuta 

 apiculata, epicarpio bivalvi, mesocarpio tenuissimo, putaminibus 2 uno abortive 



Socotra. Near Tamarida, and above Kischen at 2400 feet altitude. 

 B.C.S. n. 709. Schweinf. n. 671. Hunter n. 3. 



Distrib. Endemic. 



A curious species, of which Schweinfurth remarks — " folia illis Boswellice 

 neglectw similia sed pinnse sequales et revoluta^. Flores B. opobalsami magni- 

 tudine sed petalis et staminibiis brevibribus. Fructifer 1 Mayo 1881. Drupa 

 omnino cum B. opobalsamo congruit nisi valvis tantum ternis sed mesocarpio 

 ut in illo tenuissimo." 



We only obtained small twigs of this species with no flower or fruit, and 

 our specimens, as well as Hunter's, show leaves very much smaller, much 

 less hairy, and more revolute than in Schweinfurth's plant. Schwein- 

 furth's specimens have both flowers and fruit, and he has kindly supplied the 

 description. 



5. Balsamodendron sp. ? 



Socotra. B.C.S. n. 418. 



"We have leafy specimens of another gum-resin producing tree. In respect 

 of general habit and form of leaf it resembles B. parvifolium, but the bark is 

 not dark in colour but a bright grey. Our specimens do not enable us to 

 determine its identity, and we only record its existence. It is probably a 

 Balsamodendron, and very near B. parvifolium. 



6. Balsamodendron sp. ? 



Socotra. B.C.S. n. 154. 



Two fragmentary specimens, hardly to be referred to any of the preceding, 

 are in our collection. One may be of B. opobalsamum, Kth. One specimen is 

 an oldish stem with tcrnate leaves, the leaflets somewhat dentate. The other- 

 is a young twig with pinnate (2 pairs of pinna?) leaves, having an odd leaflet and 

 ternate or even trifid segments. 



