344 MR. J. G. BAKER ON THE 



an inch broad, acuminate, thin in texture, tinged with purple 

 when young, distinctly 3-nerved. Cymes axillary, 3-5-flowered, 

 distinctly peduncled ; lateral pedicels \-\ in. long, very slender, 

 with a pair of minute bracteoles at the middle. Calyx green, 

 with a campanulate tube g in. in diam., and a broad truncate 

 limb. Petals oblong-spathulate, \ in. long. Stamens \ in. long ; 

 anthers linear-oblong, distinctly spurred at the base. — Baron 

 3221! 



Medtnilla lanceolata, n. sp. 



Glabra, ramulis gracilibus lenticellis rugosis, foliis breviter petiolatis 

 lanceolatis rigidulis acutis uninerviis, eymis axillaribus paucirloris, pedi- 

 cellis brevibus, calycis tubo campanulato limbo lato obscure dentato, 

 petalis pallide rubellis latis obtusis, stamiuibus inclusis antheris basi 

 obscure calcaratis. 



A shrub, glabrous in all its parts, with very slender woody 

 branchlets, rough with large lenticels. Leaves shortly petioled, 

 lanceolate, firm in texture, lg-2 in. long, \-\ in. broad, narrowed 

 gradually from the middle to a long point, with no veins visible 

 except the distinct midrib. Cymes sessile or shortly peduncled, 

 axillary ; pedicels \ in., with a pair of small bracteoles. Calyx 

 green, with a campanulate tube j^ in. in diam., and an obscurely 

 lobed broad collar-like limb. Petals pale red, \ in. long. Stamens 

 shorter than the petals ; anthers linear-oblong, obscurely spurred 

 at the base. Style as long as the petals. — Baron 2983 ! 



MEDINILLA LOPIIOCLADA, D. Sp. 



Glabra, ramis crassis acute tetragonis lenticellis rugosis, foliis magnis 

 oblongis coriaceis sessilibus 7-nervatis, cymis sessilibus axillaribus multi- 

 tloris, pedicellis flore brevioribus, calycis tubo campanulato, limbo lato 

 obscure lobato, petalis latis obtusis, staminibus 10 inclusis sequalibua 

 antheris basi calcaratis. 



A shrub, glabrous in all its parts, with acutely-angled tetra- 

 gonous woody branchlets \ in. in diam., rugose between the 

 raised ribs with copious lenticels. Leaves rigid in texture, green 

 on both sides, 5-6 in. long, 2-3 in. broad at the middle, obtuse 

 or subobtuse, narrowed to the base, with 7 thick ribs produced 

 from the base to the apex. Cymes many-flowered, axillary ; 

 pedicels \-\ in. Calyx bright red, glabrous, with a campanulate 

 tube g in. in diam., and a broad collar-like obscurely lobed limb. 

 Petals 5, red, oblong-spathulate, obtuse, \-\ in. long. Stamens 



