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1536), and'two Chinese ones, G. ovalifolius, DC.,Benth. M. Hongk. 

 p. 13, from south China, and the following unpublished species. 



C. cuneatus, sp.n. Foliis cuneato-oblongis apice retusis emarginatis 

 v. obcordatis coriaceis nitidis venosis, cymis racemisve paucifloris 

 folio brevioribus. — Rami temies, pubescentes ; folia breviter petiolata, 

 1-2 poll, longa, prope apicem \-\ poll, lata, usque ad basin longe 

 angustata, basi trinervia, eseterum reticulato-pennivenia. Pedunculi 

 plerique tenues, pubescentes, 3-6 lin. longi, cymulam parvam ferentes, 

 nonnulli in racemos elongantur l-l£-pollicares, cymulas plures fe- 

 rentes brevissime pedicellatas. Sepala 6, biseriata, valde imbricata, a 

 bracteis exterioribus minimis 1-2, in sepala interiora late orbiculata, 

 gradatim aucta. Petala 6, sepabs breviora, staminibus longiora, basi 

 auriculata filamenta amplectentia, apice bifida. Stamina 6, libera; 

 antheris 4-locularibus. Flores foeminei adhuc ignoti. 



Hab. China, on the west coast of the island of Formosa, Wilford. 



Hypebbjena, Miers. 

 Of this genus our herbaria contain the three following species, 

 which appear to me to be distinct, although with so much gene- 

 ral resemblance to each other that Grisebach unites them all 

 under Gocculus domingensis. 



1. H. domingensis. Ramulis glabris, foliis ovalibus v. ovali-oblongis 

 glabris tenuiter coriaceis minute crebreque reticulatis a basi 3-5-nervis 

 (nervis lateralibus rarius cum costae basi concretis), drupis obovato- 

 rotundatis. — Cocculus domingensis, DC. ; Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 

 p. 10. — Anelasma jamaicensis, Miers. 



Hab. Jamaica, Dominica, Cuba (Wright, n. 23). 



2. H. reticulata. Ramulis glabris puberulisve, foliis, oblongis y. 

 elliptico-lanceolatis rigide coriaceis reticulato-penninerviis (nervis 

 lateralibus baseos ssepe evanidis), drupis obovato-rotundatis. — Coc- 

 culus reticulatus, Mart. Herb. Fl. Bras. p. 284. 



a. Racemis mascubs gracilibus elongatis glabris v. puberulis. — Hyperbana 



mexicana, et H. Moricandi, Miers. 

 Hab. Mexico, Jurgensen, n. 91 ; Jamaica, Purdie; on the Casiquiare in 



Venezuela, R. Spruce, n. 3167; at Ilheos in the province of Bahia, 



Brazil, Blanchet, n. 2346. 

 /3. Racemis confertioribus pubescentibus villosisve. — H. Hostmannt, 



Miers. — Anelasma ? minutijlora, Sagot, Fl. Gui. exs. 

 Hab. Surinam, Hostmann, n. 1050 ; Cayenne, Sagot, n. 833. 



3. H.Tweedii, Miers. Ramubs petiolisque fusco-ferrugineo-tomentosis, 

 fobis ovali-oblongis obtusis tenuiter coriaceis reticulato-penniveniis 

 obscure triplinerviis glabratis, floribus fcemineis cymosis glabris. 



Hab. South Brazil, in woods near Portoalegre and on the Rio Grande 

 do Sul, Tweedie. 



