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PLANTS FROM NEW CALKDONIA, 



BiKKTA FULGTDA S. Moore^ sp. nov. Fnite.x elattis fore irimetnilis ; ramidii 

 validis j»-lal)ris cortico purpnreo-bvunnoo nitiJo obdnctis ; foUis obovato- 

 oblanceolutis basi in petioluni crassinu gradatini e^tenuatis apico rotundatis 



media subtus optimo cminente costis 



Literulibus piuieis iKHjuaquam consjiicui^ usque 17 cm, long,, pet. 2 cm.; 



coriacois utrol»i(|UJ^ glabris costa 



sllpuVis bitis trtincuto-rotimdatis 4 mm. long, ; Jlorihus in cymas exfra-axillares 

 plurifioras foliis brcviorcs dispositis podunciilo ns(iue 2'5 cm. long, pcdicellis 

 2-3-nis 12-15 mm. long, fultis ; orario infimdibnliformi quam podicellus 

 brcvioro ; cahjcis segmontis oblongis vel obtusiusciilis carnosidis glabris 



'4-6 mm. long ; 



corona majuscubi o-mera c 



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lopcndonto tubo campanula to- 

 iiifundlbulari ir)tus ju'ope basin j)iloso fere 5'5 cm. long, lobis late triangu- 

 laribiis obtusis 8 mni, loiig, ; filantentis inia basi villosulis alibi glabris 

 com[)roysis 153 mm* long, antherls angn^te lin(^aribiis inclusis 12-14 mm. 

 long. ; d^lo corolla) tubo a^quilongo glal)i'o ; sllgmale clavellato. 



Baio Kuakuc ; abundant in serpentine scrub ; 300-1000 ft. 88C. 



C-an be told from JJ. fritillariouJes Schleclitcr by the larger leaves, tlio 

 pedunculate several-flowered inflorescences^ nnrrower calyx-lobes and differ- 

 ently shaped corolla. 



B. CAMPAXULATA Schlechter. ]{iver Dumljea; woods on steep slo})es above 



stream ; 200 ft. ; serpentine. 



SU. 



Taom ; serjicntine scrub ; 1000 ft. 



2302. Poiimc ; occasional in serpentine scrub ; 1000 ft. 2;i83. Small 

 shrub 2 ft. to tree of 25 ft. Flowers pendent, scarlet, scentless. 



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B. ALYXTOIDES S. ]\Ioore, sp. UOY. Frntea: fere bimetralis ; ramxdls ralidis 

 5 mm. diain. cimreis glabris foliorum nu)ifuorum cicatricibus rircte approxi- 

 malis signntis; yo///,v parvis 2"5-3"5 raro 4 cm. long. 8-]0nim. lat. nno-nste 

 obovnto-oblongis obtusissimis basi in petiolum brevem crassum anii'uslatis 

 margine cartilnginois revolutisque corinceis utrinque glabris costis laieralibus 

 obscurissimis ; stlpulh abbreviatis late trianguhiribus acutis ; florihtu<i in 

 axil lis superior ibus soHtariis vol pcrpaucis cyni:ini valdo abbreviatam 

 efficientibns ; pcdieellh pubcrulis 5 mm. long, ovario oblongo-turbinato 

 circit(M" rcquilongis ; caltjcis S(^gmentis bilateral iter compressis linearibus 

 obtusis latere interne ciliolatis 5'5-(Mnm. long.; corolln 5-mera pendente 

 campanulnta intus basin versus pilosa ceteroquin glabra fere 5 cm. lon<^ lobis 

 trianguhiribus acatis 8'5 muK long.; jilameidls corolhic tubo plane brevioribus 

 30 mm. long, inferno pilosis antberis angustissinic linearibus inclusis 11 mm, 

 lonf>'. ; sthjmtite clavellato incluso 2 nun. lou"'. 



(yoinboui Mts. ; serpt^nfine scrub; 2500 ft» 2188. 



To bo referred here is 2011) from Nekando Forest, 3500-4000 ft , a small 

 tree 25 ft. high with often broader and sometimes refuse leaves (up to 22 nun. 

 in breadth) and cream-yellow corollas mottled with scarlet, of which tlio 

 tube is a little shorter (4'5 cnu long). Distinguished from B. campantdata 



