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terminalibus pedunculatis, pedicellis ferrugineo-pubescentibus flore sequi- 

 longis, sepalis ovato-oblongis, petalis calyce duplo longioribus, staminibus 

 pentadelphis, stylis brevibus, stigmatibus penicillatis. 



A shrub, with very slender reddish-brown branchlets, glabrous 

 and shining except at the very tip. Petiole |-| in. long ; blade 

 3-4 in. long, 1-J-li in. broad at the middle, acuminate, deltoid 

 at the base, thin in texture, entire, green on the upper surface, 

 -whitish beneath, the veins fine and inconspicuous. Cymes of 30- 

 40 flowers on a peduncle about an inch long. Calyx ^ in. long, 

 thinly clothed, like the peduncle and pedicels, with ferruginous 

 pubescence. Petals nearly | in. long. Phalanges of stamens 

 pilose, as long as the calyx, 3 in each bundle. Styles short ; 

 stigmas capitate, penicillate. Fruit not seen. — Baron 2857 ! 



PsOEOSPEBMTTM CEBASIFOLIUM, n. Sp. 



Glabrum, foliis petiolatis oblongis obtusis subintegris firmulis utrinque 

 viridibus, cymis 6-12-floris terminalibus pedunculatis, pedicellis flore 

 3-4pk> longioribus, sepalis oblongis, petalis oblongis acutis calyce sesqui- 

 longioribus, staminibus 20-25 pentadelphis, stylis elongatis falcatis. 



A shrub, with woody brown glabrous branchlets, flattened and 

 thickened below the nodes. Petiole \ in. long ; blade 2-3 in. 

 long, 1-1-j- in. broad at the middle, rather rounded at the base, 

 obscurely crenulate, moderately firm in texture, green and glossy 

 above, paler and duller beneath, with 6-8-jugate distinct main 

 veins. Peduncle flattened, 1-2 in. long; pedicels |-| in., erect, 

 glandulose. Calyx j in. long ; sepals glabrous, subobtuse, much 

 dotted with black. Petals \ in. long. Stamens sometimes 5 in a 

 bundle. Immature fruit black, globose, the size of a pea, tipped 

 with 5 curved styles \ in. long ; stigma capitate.— Baron 3033 ! 

 3034! 



Hibiscus palmatifidtjs, n. sp, 



Fruticosus, ramulis ferrugineo-pubescentibus, foliis longe petiolatis 

 orbicularibus subcoriaceis 5-nervatis facie calvatis dorso pubescentibus 

 apice leviter trilobatis, floribus solitaries breviter pedunculatis, bracteolis 

 5 deltoideis basi connatis, calycis segmentis deltoideis, petalis magnis 

 latis dorso pubescentibus, fructu duro globoso piloso. 



A shrub, with terete woody branchlets, densely coated with 

 stellate brown pubescence. Petiole 1^—3 in. long ; blade cordate- 

 orbicular, 3-6 in. broad, shallowly 3-lobed at the top, moderately 

 rigid in texture, with 5 strong ribs radiating from the base to the 



