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300 PLANTS FROM NEW CALEDONIA. 



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Tonine ; mountain top scruL ; 3500 It, 1938. Shrub 6 ft. Stems stiffj 

 rouoli Avith leaf-bases. Inflorescence brown in all parts. Inside of })etals 

 bright yellow. Scentless. Flowers in pedunculate many-flowored panicles. 

 Pedunclo 3'5"6'5 cm. lontj, 



Difl:ers from type in the shape of the leaves^ and differs from var. ohovafum 

 Guillaumin in the short tomentum on the under surface. 



AnGOriiYLLUM LAXfiM Schlechter, var. nov. subintegrifolium Bak, fib 



Fruicx circ. 8-pedalis ; foJiis ovatis vel elliptico-ovatis margino intcgris vol 

 subintegris superne bicidis subtus })allide tomentosis 8-11 cm.x4-G cm.; 

 florilms in paniculas laxissimas dispositis ; sepalis albo-tomentosis oblongo- 

 ovatis calyce in toto 3 mm. longo; jydalis luteis +4 mm, longis ovato- 

 trianguhu'ibus ; sfj/lo simplici stigmate capitato. 



Hivor Ngoye; lowland serpentine scrub by river; 400 ft, 2905. Inflores- 

 cence wliite. Corolla bright yellow. 



Differs from type by the entire or subentire margins of the leaves, 



Geissois TIACEMOSA Labilb Mt. Mou ; cretaceous forest; 800 ft. 484. 

 Tree 40 ft. Mont Dure; frequent in margins of stream valley woods; 

 serpentine. 677. Tree 30 ft. Flowers on old wood and trunk. Honey 

 disc, vcllow. Perianth and filaments bright red. 



G. MONTANA Vietll. Mont Humboldt; stroamsiJe in fofcst ; 1500 ft.; 

 serpentine. 1029. Smalt tree 30 ft. Inflorescence on old wood, rerianth 

 green tinged with red. Filaments long, bright red. Style bright red. 

 Tgnambi; fairly frequent in forest; 2000-2500 ft. ; gneiss. 1523. Shrub 

 or small tree. Leaves sparse. Perianth dark red, filaments scarlet. 

 Ovary disc yellow, lioueyedj scentless. Toniuo Forest; 2500 ft. 1912. 



Tree 25 ft. Flowers on old wood. Perianth cream-coloured, filaments and 

 stylo crimson. Scentless. Ignambi Forest ; 2000-3500 ft. ; gneiss. 1701. 

 Shrub or small tree. Ovary golden yellow. 



Q-. MAiiXiFiCA Bak. fib, sp. nov. Frutex vel arhuscula circ. 25-pedalis; 

 foli'is oppositis ternatis foliolis pallide viridibus utrinqno glaucis majusculis 

 20-21 cm. X 10-13 cm. obovatis, costa subtus j)romIn"u]a, nervis lateralibus 

 utriuquc 8-9 coriaceis petiolatis ; slipaUs magnis basi subcordatis; /or/Z/w* 

 speciosis rubris in racemos sinipliccs lateralos dispositis ; jyedicellis calyce 

 longloribus 10-13 mm. longis glabris infra medium articnlatis; calyeis lolls 

 4 intus hirsutis extus glabris 6-7 cm. longis valvatis apice acutis; petalis ; 

 stamhiibus numerosis basi discis tonui hypogyni et crenulato insertis; ovario 

 oblongo conico 2-mero stylis 2 elongatis basi connatis stigmatibus simplici- 

 bus ; capsulis ignotis. 



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Cap Bocage; scrub and scrubby forest; serpentine. 1378; Leaves 

 opposite^ light greon, glaucous on both sides. Infiorescence on old wood. 



