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Begonia (§ Quadrilobaria)hetekopoda, n. sp. 



Acaulis, stipulis magnis ovatis scariosis persistentibus, petiolis elongatis 

 pilis reflexis brunneis persistentibus vestitis, limbo cordato-rotundato aem- 

 branaceo obscure palmatifido irregulariter deutato, scapo elongato glabro, 

 floribus masculis sepalis 2 cordato-orbicularibus rubellis petalis nullis 

 autheris 20-30 lineari-oblongis filamentis brevissimis liberis. 



Acaulescent. Stipules large, ovate, seariose, persistent ; 

 petiole 3-4 in. long, densely clothed with reflexed persistent 

 brown paleaceous hairs ; blade orbicular, membranous, broader 

 than long, 6-9 in. broad, with a deltoid basal sinus 1| in. deep, 

 obscurely palmatifid, the margin irregularly dentate, the upper 

 surface glabrous, the main veins beneath with a few hairs like 

 those of the petiole. Cyme in the only specimen of 10-12 

 exclusively male flowers ; peduncle naked, slender, fragile, 

 6-8 in. long ; bracts ovate, membranous, folded together. Male 

 flower- wrapper of two purplish-red cordate-orbicular sepals 5 in. 

 broad. Stamens 20-30, with linear-oblong anthers £ in. long 

 and very short filaments. — Baron 3295 ! Allied to B. nossibaa, 



A. DC. Mr. Baron (2443 !) has also rediscovered the very curious 



B. Lyallii, A. DC. 



Bhipsalis horbida, n. sp. 



Lignosa, copiose ramosa, ramulis ultimis clavatis vel cylindricis basi 

 attenuatis verticaliter multisulcatis, pilis dense ca:spitosis rigidulis in- 

 aequalibus fragilibus, floribus lateralibus sessilibus l-3nis, fructu carnoso 

 globoso glabro vel parce piloso magnitudine pisi. 



Stems woody, terete, copiously branched, calvate when very 

 old, pale green, | in. in diam., fleshy when young, with irregular 

 slender vertical ribs and densely scattered pulvilli of almost hya- 

 line, unequal, fragile rather bristly hairs ^-\ in. long. Berries 

 l-3nate, sessile, lateral, fleshy, globose, the size of a pea, gla- 

 brous except at the apex, or with a casual pulvillus of hairs like 

 those of the branches. Flowers not seen.— Baron 2750 ! 3269 ! 



Telephium madagascariense, n. sp. 



Perenne, glabrum, caulibus decumbentibus, foliis alternis sessilibus ob- 

 longis, stipulis scariosis deltoideis persistentibus, cymis decompositis laxis, 

 pedicellis brevibus, sepalis 5 oblongis valde imbricatis, petalis rix exsertis, 

 staminibus calyce sequilongis, ovario ovoideo, stylis 3 falcatis. 



A glabrous perennial herb, with decumbent stems half a foot 

 long. Leaves alternate, sessile, oblong, obtuse, |-| in. long, 

 deltoid at the base ; stipules minute, persist* nt, seariose. Cymes 



