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HYPERICINEiE. 



Hypericum gramineum Forst. fil. Mt. Canak ; frequent in dry Niaouli 

 ns^ociution ; 0-2000 ft. 1263. Herb 3-12 in. Annual, Leaves and stem 

 often going red, usually pale green. Flowers yellow. Australia. 



GUTTIFER^. 



Garcinia corymbosa Sebert & 



I^i SCO stigma). Paompai ; 



creekside ; 200 ft. 1882. Small tree 20 ft. Flowers ratlier fiesliy. Green 

 Ciilyx disc. Petals pinldsh white. White latex. The plant named G. 

 i'olllna Vieillard, collected by Schlechter, 15003, should be referred here. 



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close ally. 



G. COLLINA Vieill. lUvcr Comboui ; CalUtris forest ; 200 ft. 21G2. 

 Tree 25 ft. Flowers small, fleshy, sweet-scented. Calyx greenish. Corolla 

 white. Tonine Forest ; 1000 ft. 1927. Small tree 20 ft. Leaves scanty 

 on flowering branches, ("orolhi yellowish wliite. Native name " Itahim- 

 baombi.^' Port Bouquet; small creek in lowland serpentine scrub ; 100 ft. 

 2'2i[). Small tree. Calyx creamy yellow. Corolla white, rather fleshy. 

 Sti-o)ig sweet scent. 



G. (/OJirTOXii Bak. fil., sp. nov. Arbnscnla clrc. 15-pedalis ramulis validis 

 subteretibus rigidis ; folih crassiusculis ovutis 3-5-5'0 X 2'5-3-5 cm. rigidis 

 jipice obtiisis vel emarginatis basi acutis petiolo 3-5 mm. longo rubescentc 

 brevi suffultis costa crassiuscula nervis lateralibus tenuibus approxiniatis 

 erecto patentibus ; fiorihm S pju'vis 1-2-i aJ pnlviiios axillarcs insertis 

 pedicellis brevissiinis 1-2 mm. loiigis basi bracteatis ; sepalis concavis 

 subrx^qualibiis decussatis ; petalis crassiusculis ; stamimhits iiuinerosls ; 



floriiyiis $ ignotis. 



. Pounie ; 2365. Allied to G. sessilis Seem* and G. collina Vieill. Differs 

 l>v the rigid dark dull ovate leave?, obtuse at the apex, and creaniy-jellow 

 flowers from the old ^vood. It may be distinguished from its nearest allies 

 as folloAVS : 



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Folia longiuscule acuminata, petiolo circ. 12 mm. longo suffulta. 



G. sessilis Seem. 



b. Folia apice obtusa vel suboblusa. 



Folia 5-10 cm. longa, petiolo 5-10 mm. longo sutfiilta. 



(?, collina Vieill. 



Folia crassiora, 3"5-5'0 cm. longa, petiolo 3*5 mm. longo sufEulta, 



G. Comptonii Bak* fib 



Calophyllum caledomcum Vieill Plaiue des Lacs ; streamside in scrub 



rcffion. 



39 L Tree 25 ft. 



