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at the ground, but immediately divides into many spreading glycol branches No eaves "T ' ' 4 me ‘ reS '’ igb Ki ‘ h * Stem 3060 dieter 
cordate, the flowers produced in sessile clusters of 3 to 5 each flower on a nedice! TZ ! Z ; Z y0Ung lMVeS "** “»* Serous, and more or less 
outs.de as well as toward the points of the purplish striated lobes inside- column . cm lont ,!^ cu P- sha ped, S-Iobed, r 5 c.m. wide, with white stellate pubescence 
y °u ng , ultm^idy firm, 3 c.m. long, 4-5 seeded, and with stellate pubescence outside and inside Vn ° U 15 crowded “ n J hers: car P els 2-4, densely tomcntose, rostrate when 
rjarjar must remain — - 
in general naturalised as » A likely to be so soon, which 
32 COLA -o^T:s^*^;; n ^^r- *25 ,r mn bearin i * $ir « ,e - ° f ■-* •» « 
C acuminata is an important factor in the commerce of ZZ U * Ve * ^ An A «“» of which t species 
an aerated water, &c. 1 species occurs in Natal. ’ dS * K tHe Kola ' nuts » used as a nutritive stimulant and in the preparation of 
C. cordifolia. (New species) =Sterculia cordifolia, Guill. & Perr. FI Senee I in 1 Te ir„., . . 4 , 
or sometimes 2-3 pointed, 5-7 nerved from the base finelv stellate nnh'cr 7 ?’ k k , I0 ’ Impeba ’ A Iar 6 e tree - Leaves alternate, cordate, acute, 
Flowers in small few-flowered panicles from the old wood- calyx ,-/ 2 c macros h°' 7 '!° C ' m ' lo " 8 and "' ide ' " ilh a Pubescent petiole 5-8 c.m. long, 
the column . cm. long, the anihers parallel n e close unde the hTi'rv us, i, T" ’ P Tu ° U ' Side ,nd imide ' CUt "'° re ,h “ half ™y 5 lobes, 
r or several, 5-7 c.m. long, obliquely pear-shaped cm acel dehten Seed ZZ Z ZZ Z* 3l ° bed a " d te ™ ina “* a s "bulate point. Carpel 
bella, Bajon, & c. (Sim 5655). Known a.soLm S ~bia "" d f °' “**«*■ F ° reSlS ° f da Costa a, Arenga, Maque- 
Plate VII. A. i, Flowering branch; 2, Carpel; 3, Staminal column with abortive ovary, x 3. 
C ' “^loSob^ o y r ™ tZZ°: , 7 lT d me d U ‘ iS ,f eSCrib , ed “ a *“ 0f COTsiderabk su b-coriace.us, glabrous, 
indehiscent fruits 3-4 c.m. long, with ydSI^b^j ^ g ’ 45 ' ^ “"** “ C,UStered " 2 c ' m ' P ad «' a bearing club-shaped .seeded 
C qUi Z:^ g ^, tl^,^“e^ ™ rC tr inqUe '° ba ' I' iS . Said l ° be a 70 *«.*" bai8bl " id ' — »»**.»*► 
branched, paniculate. Flowers small, villose Calyx c fid Camels \ es 20 2 5 c.m. ong lobes rounded or acuminate. Inflorescence terminal , much 
and Zambesi (Dr. Kirk). ’ Calyx S -fid. Carpels 3-5, rusty-tomentose, downy tnside. Ovules numerous. I, is recorded from Macanga (Peters) 
”■ ascrar : i - r t • * — — — « — » . «* 
leaves, and axillary panicles of smalTwLr fl otrs. P ' Sefds eJIalbun ” n ° us - A Mangrove, with valuable timber, simple coriaceous, stipulate 
H - “tKt IZ ZZZ ^ ^ «» 4 ^ c.m. diameter, frequent in 
wide, oblong-lanceolate from a ° S ‘ n ' a " d “ ^ ^ ^ Ki ' L LeaV ° S altCT " ale ’ ™ c.m. long, 4.5 c.m. 
set with peltate scales, caducous. Panicle ’rising from the old wood 8 , “ T ** Under surfaae ’ a " d also a < fi «t on the upper surface. Stipules 6 nun. long, 
4-5 fid, hairy outside and inside Fruits single or - 4 together wood’ h , t Z ha ' rS ’’ fl ° WerS numerous ' 4 m - m - wide; perianth bell-shaped, 
starting through a split. Sim 5544. 8 H dy ’ boa ‘- sha P ed ’ 5 c.m. long, 3-4 c.m. wide, with a decided keel, 1 -seeded, the radicle ultimately 
a .0, s Top view of k 201 F ' ui,: *• u °- *-*« ^ 
