FLORA OF MADAGASCAR. 333 



El^odendron nitidulttm, n. sp. 



E. ramulis pubescentibus, foliis alternis breviter petiolatis obovatis vel 

 oblongis parvis rigidis nitidulis viridibus integris glabris, cj mis ad ramos 

 supra folios dispositis, floribus parvis pentameris, pedicellis brevibus, calycis 

 segmentis deltoideis, petalis orbicularibus, staminibus inclusis. 



A much-branched erect shrub, with slender pubescent terete 

 branchlets. Leaves about an inch long, obtuse, truncate or 

 emarginate, firm in texture, deltoid at the base, bright green, the 

 veins fine and immersed. Cymes crowded on the branchlets above 

 the leaves ; pedicels -jL in. Calyx campanulate, \ lin. diam. ; 

 segments deltoid. Expanded corolla ^j in. diam. Stamens half 

 as long as the petals. Fruit unknown. — Baron 3084 ! 



ELiEODENDRON VACCINIOIDES, n. Sp. 



E. ramulis pubescentibus, foliis parvis alternis breviter petiolatis oblon- 

 gis crenatis rigidis lucidulis glabris, eyuiis paucifloris axillaribus, floribus 

 minutis pentameris, pedicellis brevibus, calycis segmentis deltoideis, petalis 

 orbicularibus, staminibus brevibus, fructu globoso parvo magnitudine pisi, 

 semine solitario. 



A much-branched erect shrub, with slender terete pubescent 

 branchlets. Leaves rigid in texture, bright green, about an 

 inch long, obtuse, deltoid at the base, crenulate, with fine slightly 

 raised erecto-patent main veins. Cymes copious, axillary ; pedi- 

 cels ^ in. long. Calyx campanulate, \ lin. in diam. ; segments 

 deltoid. Expanded corolla yj in. diam. Stamens shorter than 

 the petals. Eruit brown, glabrous, the size of a pea, 1-seeded. — 

 Baron 3147 ! 



El^odendron trachycladum, n. sp. 



E. ramulis gracilibus dense pilosis, foliis alternis breviter petiolatis orbi- 

 cularibus vel ovatis crenulatis rigidulis obscuris dorso obscure pubescenti- 

 bus, cymis paucifloris axillaribus, floribus minutis pentameris, calycis 

 segmentis deltoideis, petalis orbicularibus patulis, staminibus brevibus. 



A shrub, with slender terete densely pubescent branchlets. 

 Leaves about an inch long, nearly as broad as long, rounded at 

 both ends, dull grey-green, moderately firm in texture, glabrous 

 above, hairy principally on the midrib beneath, the fine erecto- 

 patent main veins slightly raised. Cymes few-flowered, axillary ; 

 peduncle and pedicels both very short. Calyx campanulate, 

 \ lin. in diam., pubescent. Expanded corolla 1 lin. in diam. Sta- 

 mens half as long as the petals. Fruit unknown.— Baron 2878 ! 



