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MANTS FUOM NE^\^ CALEDOldA, 



OxERA (§ Campanulata^) gmelixoides S< Moore, sp. nov. Ramis validis 

 subterctibus saltern siiperne crebro foliosis lenticellis optime prominentibus 

 onustis; foliis 9-11x3-4 cm. petiolatis (pet. 1-1*5 cm,) oblongo-oblunceo- 

 latis obtusisslmis interdum retusis basi cuiieatis coriaceis pag. in£, minutissimo 

 hiv^uvacels; JI or Urns iti paniculam racemifonnein termiiialem donsam circa 

 7 X G cm. digestis ; calyce parviilo campanulaio 5-dentato 3 mm. long, uti 

 pedicelli 5-7 mm. long, cxtus minute tomentoso ; coroHw lacteal extus 

 brevissime arctissimeque fulvo-tonientospe 3'2-3'5 cm. long, tubo incurvo 

 inferno cylindrlco super ne gradatini amplificato llmbi lobis tubo multo 

 brevioribus lobo postico bipartite antico ceteris majori 6'5 X 4 mm. ; 

 filam&ntis adusque 13—15 mm. ex corolla emlnentibus staminodiis 4'5 mm, 

 long. ; orario minute tomontoso ; &t(jlo crassiusculo brevlssime bifido circa 

 5 cm. lono;. 



River Coml)oui; Sj-^ermoIepls-Casnarina loveBi; by river; 100 ft.; serpen- 

 tine. 2232. A small woody plant. 



The affinity is with 0. sulpliurea Dubard, from which the coriaceous (not 

 chartaccous) leaves and much longer fulvous-tomentose corollas afford an 

 easy means of distinction. 0. Pancheri Uubard lias narrower ^'subacuminato" 

 leaves and larger (4 cm.) flowers forming short, axillary, few-flowTred 

 inflorescences. 



Clerodendron inerme L. He Oiicre ; abundant in littoral sand. 641. 

 East Indies and Archipelago^ Australia, Polynesia. 



AviCENNiA KESiNiFEUA Forst. Port Xgca , Noumea; mangrove swamps. 

 2, A seashore plant also in Australia and New Zealand, Dr. Stapf named 

 this for me. 



LABIATE. 



pLECTllANTHCJS T^RVIFLORUS Wllld. Mont Mou ; wced ou old cultivation; 

 800 ft. ; cretaceous. 599. Australin, Polynesia. 



CoLEUS SCUTELLAKIOIDES Ecnth, Ermitno'o stream : on strong' drifts : 

 serpentine, 203. Corolla throat white, lower lip and tips of upper petals 

 purple. 



No New Caledonian record for this Malayan and tropical Australian 

 species has been found. 



PLANTAGINACEiE. 



Plantago major L, Mont Canala ; weed in pasture area. 

 Cosmopolitan species. 



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