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3G4 PLANia FKOM NEW CALEDONIA, 



suLorbiculiiribus vel late ovatis obtusisque 1 niii). long.; coroUce ulbrc tubo 

 calyceni breviter cxcoJente (2'2;j mm. long.) modio panim dilatuto lobis 

 oblongis obtusis 4 mm. long,; sfaminibus prope medium tubum insertis 

 nntberis lanceolutis obtusis '75 mm. long. ; ovarlo 1 mm. long, ovoidco in 

 stylnm brcvem desincntc ; sligmate anguste pileiformi -25 mm. long. 



Kuakue ; scrub-forest ; 200 ft.; serpentine. D53. Small tree, '20 ft. 

 The lone narrow JiauwolfuiAiko leaves coupled Avitli the yery divarieate 

 branching of the cymes affords an easy means of recognising this plant. 



Alstonia saligna S. Moore, sp.noy. i^'?v;^(:\rglaber yel arbuscuhi; ramnlis 

 tenuibus fuscis superne foliosis ; folvs 8-9 cm.x ^-% mm. opposiiis i>otiolatis 

 (pet. 5-10 nun. long.) lineari-lanceolatis obtusis tenuifcer corlaceis costa 

 media jiag. sup, inscnlpta pag- inf. eminence costis lateralibus numerosis 

 parnin aspectabilibns; cijuns pseudotermiiialibus 5x7 cm. laxe paucifioris ; 

 jlorlbus parvis longipedicellatis pedicellis +6 mm. long.; calyce 1'25 mm. 

 long, fere bnsin usque partito segnientis bite oyatis obtusis ; corolhc albrctubo 

 2'25 mm. long, in medio aliquanto dilatato intus ore et prope staminum 

 inserhionem pubesccnte lobis dexfrorsum obtegentibus oblongis obtusis 4 mm. 

 long.; aniheris juxta medium tubum insertis lanceolatis obtusis '3 mm. long.; 

 ovario fere 1 mm. long, oyoideo-oblongo in stylum paullo breviorem 

 excurrente ; stigmate inferno tuinido superne cajutato bifidoque "3 mm. long. 



Itiv. Ngoye; SpermohpnS'Casuavina forest; 500 ft. ; serpentine. 1001). 

 In the flowers this much resembles A. Comptonii, but its small narrow 

 willow-like leaves are yery distinct. 



Tahehn/EMONTANA cejufeha ranclu & Scbcrt, Mt. Arago ; streamside 

 forest ; 1000 ft. ; schists. 1420. Tree, Flowers creamy white, twisted, 

 Willi strong sweet scent. Co})Ious white latex. 



There is no specimen of this species in the country, and the description is 



:vcry meagre, so that the determination must be regarded as provisional. 



Mr, Compton notes that the plant is "abundant in moist forests, sea-shore 



w^oods, etc.'' The old nomenclature has been used ; in the new it would be 

 an Ervatamia. 



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rAH?^<>NSiA CORYMBIFERA Buill. Mt. Mou ; uiolst parts of NiaouH zone ; 

 8000 ft. ; cretaceous. 508. Flowers yellowish tinged with pink. 



P. liRACiiiATA BailL Port Despointes ; woods. 227. I haye been unable 



to trace a description under this name. Mr. Compton's plant is similar to 



.Deplanche 72^ cited by Guillaumin under P. hrachiata. Flowers greenish 



hite. 

 V. Ualans.e Baill. Xekando ; among rocks of streams ; serpentine. 



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2018. Twining liane* Corolla spreading, white with a dull crimson blotch 

 on the upper side of each petal, throat rich yellow, slightly scented. This 



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