16. Trichoscypha pauciflora Van der Veken

Bull. Jard. Bot. État 19: 258 (1959); Fl. Congo Belge et Ruanda-Urundi 9: 73 (1960); Bull. Jard. Bot. État 35: 465 (1966).

— Type: Michelson 895, Congo (Kinshasa), Kamakobola-Kifuku, ♂ fl. Feb. 1949 (holo-, BR!) .

Shrub 2-8 m tall. Leaves 8-11-jugate, up to at least 1 m long, crowded at the top of the branches; leaflets ovate to oblong-lanceolate, (6-) 12-25(-30) × (3-) 5-7 cm, with obtuse to subcordate base and long-acuminate apex; lateral nerves c. (10-)14-20 pairs. Inflorescence on the basal part of the trunk. Flowers (Feb.) red. Fruits (July) ± ellipsoid, 2.5-2.8 × 1.5-1.7 cm, glabrous. — Figs 2E; 13.

HABITAT AND DISTRIBUTION. — Montane forest in eastern Congo (Kinshasa). Alt. 800- 1200 m.

SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — CONGO (Kinshasa): A. Léonard 5154, Tope-tope, fr. July (BR!); Michelson 895, Kamakobola-Kifuku, fl. Feb. (BR!).