C. Mez. — Mvrsinaceae. 
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84. E. kilimandscharica Gilg! in Engler’s Bot. Jahrb. XX. (1 894, Beibl. n. 44, 
43. — Ramuli validiusculi, glaberrimi. Folia petiolis 5 — I 0 nun longis stipitata, optime 
vel obovato-elliptica, utrinque subrotundata vel apice obtusa vel acutiuscula, zb 75 min 
Icnga, 35 mm lata, submembranaeea, glabra, adulta tenuiter costnlata et zb manifeste 
reticulata. Inflorescentiae subpaueiflorae, dense racemosae, breviter ferrugineo-pubes- 
centes, foliis permulto breviores, pedicellis gracilibus, fructiferis usipie ad 4 mm longis; 
tlores non nisi juveniles cogniti 4-meri; sepala margine ciliolata, bene punctata; petala 
late elliptica, dorso subglabrä, margine optime papillosa, multipunctata ; anlherae (juveniles 
subsessiles) apice haud emarginatae, dorso haud punctatae; ovarium glabrum floris rf 
valde reductum. Drupa 5 — 7 mm diam. metiens, brunnea, optime atro-punctulata, paullo 
rugulosa. 
Ostafrika: im Gürtelwald des Kilimandscharo häufig (Volkens n. 1497, 2081 
— • Blüht März, April (Herb. Berlin). 
85. E. Gilgii Mez n. sp. — Ramuli validi, novelli minute puberuli. Folia (non 
nisi imperfecta cognita) petiolis zb 0 mm longis stipitata, obovata, apice late rotundata, 
in statu praesente dz 40 mm longa, 23 mm lata, glaberrima, submembranaeea, laevia, 
punctulis atris oo partim bene lineolatim elongatis aueta. Inflorescentiae pauci- vel sub- 
pauciflorae, tenerae, densiuscule racemosae, breviter ferrugineo-tomentellae, zb 30 mm 
longae, pedicellis gracilibus, vix ultra 2 mm longis, bracteas obovato-ellipticas superanti- 
bus; flores tlavo-virides, 3 mm longi, 4-meri, non nisi cogniti; sepala margine bene 
breviter ciliata, multipunctata; petala late elliptica vel subobovata, apice latissime rotun- 
data, margine minute ciliolata, intus basin versus paullo papilloso-pilosa ceterum glabra, 
punctata; stamina petalis longiora antheris rotundatis vel emarginatis; ovarium floris rf 
glabrum, valde reductum. 
Westafrika: Togo bei Misahöhe, im Wald bei Tongbe an feuchten Stellen als 
Kletterstrauch (Baumann n. 107); Sierra Leone (Scott Elliot n. 5229). — Blüht im 
März (Herb. Berlin). 
86. E. retusa Gilg! in Engler’s Bot. Jahrb. XXX. ( I 9 0 1 ) 75. — Ramuli validius- 
culi, apicem versus brevissime glanduloso-puberuli. Folia petiolis zb 1 3 mm longis 
stipitata, obovata, basin versus late acuta dernum breviter contracta subrotundata, apice 
Optime rotundata brevissimeque late emarginata, zb 100 mm longa, 65 mm lata, praeter 
nervum medium subtus minute obscureque glanduloso-puberulum glabra, tenuissime 
costulata et subtus perlaxe tenuissime prominulo-retata, margine basin versus quasi { 
dentatim crispula, punctulis oo atris partim breviter lineolatis conspersa. Inflorescentiae j 
brevissime subspicatae, glanduloso-puberulae, petiolis breviores, pedicellis fructiferis crassius- 
c.ulis vix ultra 0,5 mm longis. Drupa subglobosa, umbrino-atra, costata rugulosai|ue, ‘ 
imnctata, glabra. apice stylo valde acuminata, zb 7 mm diam. metiens, sepalis 4 — 5 ex 
ovato acuminatis, margine ciliolatis, punctatis insidens. 
Central- Afrika: Ghasalquellengebiet im Land der Monbuttu am Kibali (Sclnvein- 
furth n. 3550). — Fruchtet im April (Herb. Berlin). 
87. E. mujenja Gilg! in Engler’s Bot. Jahrb. XXVIII. (1 900) 446. — Ranmii 
validi, glaberrimi. Folia petiolis zb 6 mm longis stipitata, elliptica vel obovato-elliptica, 
utrinque rotundata, zb 50 mm longa, 28 mm lata, subtus minute costulata reticulataque 
vel fere laevia, pernitida, coriacea, punctis multis in parenchvmate absconditis nec rnani- 
festis aucta. Inflorescentiae pauci- (5 — 1 0-) florae, densiuscule racemosae, non nisi 
minute puberulae, pedicellis validis 3 mm longis; flores flavovirides, 5 mm longi, i- 
(et intennixte 5-) meri; sepala ovata, rotundata, punctata; petala late elliptica, rotun- 
data, dorso glabra valde punctata, intus densissime papillosa; stamina petalis paullo 
longiora antheris rotundatis, dorso punctulatis; ovarium floribus valde reductum, 
glabrum. 
Ostafrika: Uhehe in den Utshungwe-Bergen bei Muhanga, 1800 mü.M. (Goetze 
n. 629). — Blüht im Januar, Februar Herb. Berlin . 
Einh. Name: Mujenja. 
