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to E. oleracea. Since the description of E. oleracea was published, an opportunity has 
occurred, through the kindness of Mr. Lecomte, of examining the specimen of 
Barter 2223 in the Paris herbarium. This specimen admits of its flowers being 
examined, and shows that its male flowers have 24 stamens only, and that it is identi¬ 
cal with the type of Trewia ? africana , and with Barter 3285 and Barter 3344. 
30 . E. Chevalieri. Stigmata laevia. Calyx maris in alabastro globosus 
minute apiculatus. Stamina 30; glandulae juxtastaminales hirsutae. Discus 
hypogynus 2-lobus. Folia persistenter pubescentia.— Claoxylon Chevalieri, 
Beille in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr., lv. Mem. 8, 75 (1908). 
[IV a.] West Africa : Upper Guinea. French Guinea: Fouta 
Djalon ; Labe plateau, 3,65o ft., Chevalier 12296! Diaguissa, 4,000 ft., 
Chevalier 12643! 12689! 
A very distinct species, most nearly allied to E. africana , but readily recognized 
by its pubescent mature leaves and its smooth stigmas. 
31 . E. Molleri. Stigmata laevia. Calyx maris in alabastro breve 
conico-pyramidalis. Stamina 40; glandulae juxtastaminales glabrae. Discus 
hypogynus nunc completus aut late 2-lobus aut planus margine sub anthesi 
integer demum breviter crenulato-laciniatus; nunc e glandulis majusculis 
circa basin ovarii contiguis compositus. Folia glabra, juvenilia rubescentia 
vel purpurascentia.— Claoxylon Molleri , Pax in Bob Broter., x. 160 (1892), 
et in Engl. Bot. Jahrb., xix. 84 (1894). C. purpurascens, Beille in Bull. Soc. 
Bot. Fr., lv. Mem. 8, 75 (1908). 
[IV b.] West Africa : Lower Guinea. St. Thomas’ Island : St. 
Nicholas, 3,000 ft., Moiler & Quintas 13 ! Moiler 136 ! Henriques 22 ! 24! 
St. Thomas’ Peak, 4,650 ft., Chevalier 13652 ! 13656 ! 14527 ! 14582 ! 
A very distinct species, and the only Athroandra so far known in which the re- 
ceptacular glands are glabrous. Beille has expressed the opinion that it may be an 
Euclaoxylon ; the character of the glands favour this view, but the fact that the buds 
are perulate shows that it cannot be sustained. The glabrous leaves suggest a com¬ 
parison with E. Ma 7 inii on the one hand and with E. rivularis on the other, but the 
nature of the stigmas indicates that its most natural position is near E. africana and 
E. Chevalieri. The variable nature of the hypogynous disc is unusual; the fact that 
sometimes the glands which alternate with the carpels are not connate in front and 
behind makes it serve to some extent as a link between Hemierythrococca and Chloro- 
patane . 
If 14. Rivulares. Stylus subnullus; stigmata laevia , ovato-lanceolata , 
basi connata, divaricata. Calyx maris in alabastro subtetragonoglobosus 
minute apiculatus. Glandulae juxtastaminales hirsutae. 
32 . E. rivularis. Stamina 40. Discus hypogynus breviter sed late 
2-lobus. Folia glabra, 8-10-nervia, 10-20 cm. longa.— Claoxylon rivulare , 
Muell. arg. in Flora, xlvii. 518 (1864), et in DC. Prodr., xv. 2, 777 (1866). 
Chloropatane africana, Engl, in Engl, Bot. Jahrb , xxvi. 383 (1899); Perkins 
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