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334 Mil. J. O. BAKEB ON THE 



ELiEODENDBON GBISEUM, 11. Sp. 



E. ramulis pubescentibus, foliis breviter petiolatis alternis ovatis vel 

 orbicularibus subintegris rigidulis obscuris obscure pilosis, cymis paucifloris 

 axillaribus, floribus minutis pentaraeris, pedicellis brevibus, calycis seg- 

 mentis deltoideis, petalis orbicularibus patulis, staminibus brevibus. 



A shrub, with slender terete pubescent branchlets. Leaves 

 about an inch long, suborbicular or ovate, obtuse, entire or 

 obscurely toothed, moderately firm in texture, dull grey-green, 

 hairy mainly on the midrib beneath, the veins fine and immersed. 

 Cymes copious, axillary, on short pubescent peduncles. Calyx 

 campanulate, pubescent, \ lin. diam. ; segments very small, broad, 

 deltoid. Expanded corolla -^ in. in diam. Immature fruit ovoid, 

 glabrous, tipped with the short style. — Baron 2650 ! 



Salacia oleoides, n. sp. 



Glabra, foliis crassis rigide coriaceis lucidis integris breviter petiolatis 

 ovatis vel oblongis, cymis axillaribus paucifloris corymbosis, pedicellis flore 

 2-3plo longioribus, sepalis petalisque orbicularibus, fructu globoso 

 coriaceo. 



A shrub, 8-16 ft. high, glabrous in all its parts, with slender 

 terete rugose branchlets. Leaves opposite, shortly petioled, very 

 thick and rigid in texture, quite entire, 2-3 in. long, f-l| in- 

 broad, obtuse, deltoid at the base, lucid, only the midrib dis- 

 tinctly visible. Cymes copious, axillary, corymbose ; pedicels 

 finally |-^ in. long. Calyx campanulate, y 1 ^ in. in diam. Petals 

 only seen immature. " Fruit dark brownish-green whilst on the 

 tree," in the dried specimens globose, under an inch in diameter, 

 very coriaceous in texture. — Baron 2837 ! Also gathered by Dr. 

 Parker in the forest of Andrangaloaka. 



Salacia dentata, n. sp. 



Glabra, ramulis rugosis, foliis brevissime petiolatis obovato-oblongis 

 vel oblongis rigidis lucidis inciso-crenatis, cymis axillaribus multifloris 

 umbellatis, pedicellis flore 2-3plo longioribus, sepalis petalisque orbicu- 

 laribus, disco magno pentagono, filamentorum tubo ampullaeformi, fructu 

 rnagno turbinate 



A shrub, glabrous in all its parts, with terete woody branchlets. 

 Leaves opposite, shortly petioled, 3-4 in. long, 1-1 ± in. broad at 

 the middle, acute, deltoid at the base, rigid in texture, glossy, 

 distinctly crenate or dentate, the fine main veins raised beneath. 

 Cymes copious, sessile, axillary, umbellate ; pedicels finally \-$ 



