Catalogue of the plants collected by Mr. & Mrs. P.A. Talbot in the Oban district, South Nigeria / by A.B. Rendle [and others].

  • Alfred Barton Rendle
Date:
1913
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Credit: Catalogue of the plants collected by Mr. & Mrs. P.A. Talbot in the Oban district, South Nigeria / by A.B. Rendle [and others]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [Centre of flower dark red, stamens and anthers buff, filaments orange, sepals pale green.—P. A. T.] Gareinia (Tagmanthera) obanensis Bak. fil. sp. nov. Frutex ramulis glabris; foliis oppositis petiolatis ovatis vel oblongo-ovatis nervis lateralibus numerosis angulo circ. 60-80° patentibus longe aciuninatis basi cuneatis costa subtus valde prominente nervis secundariis tenuibus inter primaries paucis a costa abeuntibus aliisque inter primaries oblique transversis numerosis; floribus tetrameris axillaribus paucis iuterddm solitariis ; pedicellis strictis calyce pluries longioribus ■ sepalis ovatis vel suborbiculari-ovatis calyce brevioribus exterioribus quam interioribus brevioribus; staminihus tetradelpbis; ovario obconico 4-loculari; stigmafe late peltate. A G. Mannii Oliver facile cognita foliis latioribus. Oban; n. 1834. A shrub about 1-2 metres high {fide Mrs. Talbot); internodes 3-4 cm. long. Leaves without the acuminate apex 7-10 cm. long, 3'5-5 cm. broad, glabrous, costa impressed above; petioles 5-7 mm. long, acuminate apex 15-25 mm. long. Pedicels 5-8 mm. long. Sepals 4, 2 large, 2 small. Petals longer than the sepals, 7-8 mm. long. Anthers 10-12 semicircular. This plant belongs to the Sect. Tagmanthera Pierre; the lateral nerves of the leaves are numerous, the flowers solitary or few, the pedicels 6-8 mm. long, the petals 7-8 mm. long, phalanges of stamens 4. it is allied to G. punctata Oliver and G. Preiissii Engler, and especially to G. Mannii Oliver and to G. epunctata Stapf. [Fruit bright orange.—P. A. T.] MALVACEAE. Hibiscus grewioides Bak. fil. sp. nov. Arbuscula, ramis cinereo-corticatis, ramulis hispidis; foliorum petiolis brevibus hispidis, lamina oblongo-oblanceolata vel oblongo-obovata mem- branacea inaequilaterali basi cuneata vel cimeato-rotundal.a apice acuminata margine in parte inferiore integra in parte superiore remote dentata superne praeter costam glabra subtus costa bispida nervis latei'alibus tenuibus 5—7 arcuatis nervis secundariis reticulatis; sfipulis linearibus hispidis ; floribus paucis solitariis vel 2-3; bracieolis in cupulam connatis calyce 2-3- plo brevioribus ; cahjeis tuho quam dentibus longiori; petalis oblongo-obovatis basi maculatis extrinsecus cinereo-pubescentibus; columna staminea antheras numerosas gerente ; ovario 5-loculari ; styli ramis 5, stigmatibus capitatis ; fruciu ignoto. Oban, near Owum ; n. 1343. A small tree 4-5 metres high {fide Mrs. Talbot). Petioles 3-6 mm. long. Leaves 9-13 cm. long, 4-5 cm. broad, strongly 3-nerved at the base. Calyx cupuliform, + 7 mm. long, 5-dentate. Petals 20-23 mm. long. Staminal column 17-18 mm. long. Noticeable on account of the membranous, unequal-sided, oblong-