278 PLANTS FROM NEAV CALEDONIA. 



olitoctis cicatiicibns folionini (.lelapsonini noti^.tis ; follis coriaceis oLovatis vol 

 oLlongo-obovatis 8'5-H'5 cm.x5'5-G'5 cm. costa subtus conspicuaj iiervis 

 latcralibiis 8-9 marginem versus fnrcatis ot inter se conjungontlbiis apice 

 obtnsls basi ciineatis, petiolis 20-25 mm. longis ])\t(}d\ik ; Jlorihus pcndulis 

 ppcc^osis in racemos pancifloros dispcsitis; sepalis crapsiusciilis 22-2G nnn. 

 longis Hncari-bmceolatis ; jK'talis oblongo-cuneatis 23-27 mm. longis glabrls 

 apico in!X?<|ualiter et breviier lobulatis ; staminibu^ erectis antlieris linearibus 

 C nun. longis apicnlatis; ovarlo cauo-tomentoso bilocnlari, stylo gracili; 

 frurtu ignoto. 



Coulino(Nokete) ; 1271). Large tree. Calyx fleshy, \vliite. Corolla tbin, 

 carmine. Petal tips fringed* Flowers pendulous. Pedicels lG-20 mm. long. 

 Noticeable on account of tbe largo showy flowers in few-flowered racemes. 



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AcRiDOOAKPUS AUSTROCALKDONicus BailL Baic Ngo; streamside ; 70 m. 

 250. Tree 20 ft. Poumc ; abundant in scrub 500-1300 ft. 2381. Shrub 

 3 ft. Spreading leaves, medium green, grey downy below. Yellow^ corolla, 

 brown calyx. Scentless. II. Dumbca; flood plain. 418. Fruit a tlireo- 

 winmnl samara. 



Kyssoptkris TiMORKNiSls Blumo. Oucu Toro ; in Acacia s^nrorhis woods. 

 770. Slender woody climber forming lai'ge masses of trees. Fruit three- 

 winged. Malaya^ Australia, 



Var. NEO-CALEDONICA Bak. fil., var. nov. Folia elliptica vol suborbicularia, 

 subtus tomento brevi cincreo induta, floribus flavis. 



Port Despointes Wood^ Noumea. 134. Leaves 3-5'5 cm.longj 2^5-3 cm. 

 broad. Wood climber. FlowTrs buttercup-yellow. 



R. TAOMENSis Bak. fil.j sp. uov. Frntex scandens ad It timorensem BL 

 A-alde accedens ; folils oppositis ovatis vel ovato-oblongis acutis vel rarius 

 obtnsis 40-55 mm. x 21-25 mm, supra pallide viridibus sul)tus plus minus 

 griseo'viridibus, petiolis 8-11 mm. longis sufFultis ; rnjlorescodia terminali 

 vel axillari, pedunculis pedicellisque cano-tomentosis ; cahjns lolls apice 

 obtusis extus cano-tomentosis gland ulosis; petalis flavis breviter unguiculatis 

 1 cm. longis ; stammihiis 10 filamentis filiformibus glabris basi in urceolum 

 connatis ; ovario trilobo triloculari stylis 3 gracilibusstigmatibus capitellatis ; 

 samarls apice in alam expnnsis 20-23 mm. longis junioribus pilis plus minus 

 obtecLis latere tuberculatis. 



Mont Taom ; serpentine; 2000 ft. 2286. Liane, ultimate branches 

 drooping. Leaves thin, soft, light green above, greyisli below. Flowers 

 sweet-scented. Corolla bright yellow. Calyx +3 mm. long. The leaves 



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n^oro deeply crowded. 



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