Shrub. Leaves elliptic, acuminate, chartaceous, at first hirsute- pubescent, 3-9 in. long. Fl. ⅔ in. long, in dense, globose panicles, 2-4 in. diam.; calyx-lobes obovate-oblong, foliaceous, ½ in. long; cor. tube slender. Fr. globose, ⅓ in. diam., crowned by persistent calyx, shining, with scattered hairs. Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: by the Nabambisso River). =P. gardeniæfolia= _Hochst._ Glabrous shrub, 10 ft. high. Leaves narrowly elliptical or obovate, often marked with immersed glands, 1-3 in. long; stip. ovate, apiculate, covering caducous hairs. Fl. 4-merous, white, ½ in. long, in drooping corymbs, up to 1½ in. long. Berry fleshy, ¼ in. in diam. Darfur Prov. (J. Marra 6,800 ft.). =P. Oliveriana= _Hiern._ Velvety-hairy shrub. Leaves oval, subacuminate, up to 4 in. long. Fl. white, 4-merous, 1½ in. long, in dense terminal corymbs, 5 in. in diam. Berry fleshy. Mongalla Prov. (Yei River); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land). =P. Baconia= _Hiern._ Large shrub or small tree. Leaves elliptical, acuminate, 3-8 in. long. Fl. white, 4-merous, ab. ¼ in. long, in dense terminal corymbs 2-3 in. across, with 2 foliaceous bracts at the base; cor. throat bearded. Berry 2-channelled. Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas & Bongo-land). =P. ruwenzoriensis= _S. Moore._ Shrub. Leaves elliptic, acuminate, thinly pubescent on both sides, 5 in. long. Flowers in dense terminal corymbs. Calyx lobes linear. Corolla nearly 1 in. long, pure white. Anthers dark. Mongalla Prov. (Yei River); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land). =P. near P. ruwenzoriensis= _S. Moore._ Like the preceding, but corymbs axillary and terminal and leaves narrowly obovate, glabrous. Mongalla Prov. (Yei River). 499 =Coffea sp.= (= =C. liberica= _Hiern?_). Shrub. Leaves broadly elliptic, acute at the base, about 10 in. long and 5 in. broad, papery, glabrous. Flowers large. Corolla about 1¼ in. long. Anthers exserted, ⅓ in. long. Mongalla Prov. (Yei River). 500 =Rutidea olenotricha= _Hiern._ Climbing shrub with opposite, shortly tomentose branches. Leaves opp., obovate-oval, with hairy tufts beneath in axils of lateral nerves, up to 5½ in. long. Flowers 5-merous, in little heads collected in terminal pyramidal panicles; cor. whitish, hairy outside, with unpleasant smell. Fruit pea-shaped, fleshy. Mongalla Prov. (Yei River); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land). =R. sp.= Climbing shrub. Leaves oblong-elliptic, rounded at the base, 4 in. long, 1¾ in. broad. Fruits globose, ¼ in. diam., glabrous. Belgian Congo (Niamniam-land, Schwfth. 3113). 501 =Morinda lucida= _Benth._ Small tree; branchlets rounded. Leaves elliptic, 6 in. long, 3 in. broad, shining. Peduncles in pairs, slender. Fruit a deeply lobed syncarpium. Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (between Meshra El Rek & Tonj). =M. longiflora= _G. Don._