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^^i Plants i-rom neaV Caledonia, 



identical nor arc the flowers in several respects. The leaves of the male 

 plant are narrower at tlie tip than are tlio^e of the femalCj but there seems no 

 reason to doubt the conspocificity. 



IIedycarya sPECTABiLis VcyV. Kuakue, Spermolepis forest; 100 ft.; 



serpentine. D09. lliver Ngoye; low forest by riverside; 500 ft.; serpentine. 

 971. tSmall tree 12-25 ft. Flowers green. 



H. Perkinsiana S. Moore, sp. nov. Arhor ; ramulis iiltimis sat tenuilms 

 ano-ulatis dabris ; foUis i)'5-7'5 X 2-27 cm. brevipetioLitis (pet. 4-5 mm. 



long.) oblongo-oblanccolatis sub apice angusUitis apice niucronatis basi 

 obtusis vel obtiisiusculis maro-ine intoi>Tis vel evidenter dentioulatis mem- 



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branaceis glabris ; paiiieulis 12-15x8 cm, ex caule enatis laxe plurifloris 

 pubcrulis ; pedirellis gracilibus circa 1 cm, long ; receptucido piano nicm- 

 branaceo extus puberulo ore crebro undulato 12 mm, diam. ; stamhuhus 

 immerosis antheris late oblongis 1*5 X '75 mm. connectivo apice expanso 

 subreniforini undulato coronatis, 



Mont Canala ; locally fref^nent in intermediate forest; 1500ft.; schists. 

 1265. Tree -40 ft. Flowers cream-coloured. 



To be inserted next //. dentlcidata A. Gray, "which has larger leaves on 

 lonocr petioles, shorter not cauliflorous inflorescences, and somewhat smaller 

 r? flowers. 



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By E. G. Bai^ei^ 



TiiiMENiA neocaledonica Bak. fih, sp. nov. (PL 21. figs. 8-1 L)" Arbusnila 

 circ. 30-iiedalis copiose raino.sa rnmis *>;labris ; foUis papyraceis elIi[)tico- 

 obovatis 7-10 cm.x3-;5'5 cm. apice acuminatis basi cuneatis supra lucidis 

 subtus pallidioribus nervis lateralibus furcatis petiolatis oppositis, petiolis 

 10-12 mnu lont^is ; florihus in cymas axillares dispositis ; sepalis nunierosis 

 10-12 arete imbricatis concavis exterioribus minoribus 1-2 mm, longis 

 interioril)US oradatim majoribus 4-5 mm. longis ; staminihus 12 filamentis 

 brevissimis liberis anlheris majusculis ai)iculatis 2"5 mm. longis longitudin- 

 aliter cxtrorsum dcliiscentibus ; ovario glabro 2-2'5 mm. longo 14ooulari, 



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ovulis pendulis Folitariis anatropis, stigmat(* sessili terminali coronato. 



Mt. Panie; forest; 1200ft. 1796. Ignambi ; forest; 3000ft. 1582. 

 Small tree 30 ft., branching freely. Loaves briglit green^ reddish midrib. 

 Perianth of scarious scales, caducous. Anthers ^vliite. Stigmas sessile. 



J am indebted to Miss Gibbs for indicating the affinity of this plant. 

 It is a most interesting extension of the geographical range of the genus, 

 the first kno^vn species being from Fiji, then two from New Guinea, 

 and the present one from New Caledonia. 



