5 18 PLANTS FROM NEW CALEDONIA. 



cvi\^s\iificnVd ; J/onhus e trinico ortis })tHlunculis axilluribiis !'?-floris ; calyds 

 tuho SLiLcyliiulrioo 4— 1\) cin, longo. iiirun<]il)ulit'ornH ooriacco basi utteiiiiato 

 supra ovarium longo jiroJucto linibi seginentis sa^pissime 3 apice rotuiulatis 

 + 5 mm. lon^is; pelalis albis caducissimis ; staminihus immerosis ore calycis 

 insortis libcris filamcniis filiformibiis antheris oblonms loculis parallelis ; 

 ovarlo infero 2-loculari, stjlo elongate, stigmate cafiitato ; frudu ignoto. 

 Tonine ; 1943. Stem erect, rougli bark. Flowers on main trunk especially 



at base. Thick cream-coloured receptacle* Petals ^vliite, caducous. Fila- 

 ments white, scentless. 



Closely allied to J'J, neoraledonuxi ]^>ak. fil. 



Eugenia (§ r^ipheanthus) taniexsis Bak. fib, sp. nov. Arbor alta ; foJ'iis 

 amplis Goriaceis oblongo-obovatis 23-23 cm. x 12-13'r) cm. apice loviter emar- 

 giuatis, costa subtus conspicua, supra impressa, ncrvis lateralibus numerosis 

 juxta marginem Inter so conjungentibiiSj petiolo C-IO mm, longo suffuUis ; 

 jlorihus cymosis e frunco vel o ramis adultioribus ortis ; cymis 4-8-floris ; 

 calyce turbinato modioci'i 25-30 mm. longo suj^ra ovarium producto liml)o 

 iiudulato vix partito pcdunculis pcdicoUisqiie glabris ; /^^fa/i^Muox delapsis; 

 staminibus numerosis albis exsertls ; onirio 2-locularij stylo erecto. 



Mt. Panic ; forest ; 1200 £t. 17G7. Flowers in cymes on main trunk and 

 old branches. Receptacle white-rod towards the top. Perianth forms a 

 conical plug. Stamens infolded in bud. Scentless. Calyx 8-10 mm. broad 

 near tlie apex. This species is a large tree with large leathery oblong- 

 oboviite leavesj and 4-8-flowered cymes. Tlie calyx is 25-30 nnn. long. 



PsiDiTM kuakuense Bak, fib, sp. nov, Friitex 8-pcdalis ramis teretibus 

 glabris; foliis orbicularibus ovatis 3-7*5 cm. longis 1*5-6 cm. latis, ses.-ili!)us 

 vel subscssllibus chartaceis apice obtusis basi rotundatis vol subcordatis, nervis 

 lateralibus tenuissimls, costa subtus conspicua ; florilus inter mcdiocres 

 generis in cymis axillaribus ct terminalibus cymis paucifloris foliis longioribus 

 podlcoUis striatis floribus longioribus ; eahjcls tubo glabro 3 mm. long., 

 turbinato lobis 5 porsistentibus obtusis l*5-2'0 mm. longis ; slaminlhns 

 numerosis ; ovario 2-locularb 



Kuakuc ; overhanging rocky stream In forest, serpentine ; 50 ft. 930. 

 Flowers wln^te, petals fleshy, sweet-scented. Petals 6 mm. long. 



Allied to rsidknn foriimndnm Vicilb, l)ut receptacle is shorter, and leaves 

 are sessile or nearly so. A shrub with orbicular-ovate leaves, and flowers 

 in axillary and terminal few-flowered cymes. The calyx is glabrous and 

 eampanulate, the lobes persistent. 



Cauyophyllus ELEGANS Bronon. k Gris. Mont Fanie ; amono- stones 



by river ; 1500 ft. 17G4* Small much-branched shrub, 3 ft. Fruits fleshy, 

 scarlet. 



