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star £ in. in diam.— Baron 2747! Differs from the Mauritiau 

 G. cutispongia, Lam., by its almost obsolete calyx-limb. 



Panax (§ Spii.eropanax) confertifolitim, n. sp. 



Glabrum, foliis simpliciter pinnatis petiolatis, foliolis 5-7 oblongis obtusis 

 rigidis petiolulatis, umbellis paucifloris pedunculatis paniculatis supremis 

 verticillatis, pedicellis brevibus tetragonis, fructu globoso 5-loculari stig- 

 matibus brevibus stellatim patulis. 



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

 Leaves crowded, ascending ; petiole 1-2 in. long ; rhachis l|-3 in.; 

 leaflets rigid in texture, 1-2 in. long, green on both sides, with 

 faint erecto-patent secondary veins. Panicles shorter than the 

 leaves ; end umbels 5 in a whorl ; pedicels tV~<J in. long, articu- 

 lated at the base. Ovary globose, ^ in. long and broad ; calyx- 

 limb very narrow, subentire ; styles cylindrical, 3 lin. long, curved, 

 spreading. — Baron 1905 ! Near P. zanthoxyloides, Baker. 



Panax (§ Spii^ehopanax) multibracteatum, n. sp. 



Glabrum, foliis simpliciter pinnatis, foliis multijugis sessilibus subcoria- 

 ceis oblongis acutis crenato-serratis, umbellis 6-8-floris in paniculam elon- 

 gatam dispositis, pedunculis braeteis multis minutis persistentibus praeditis, 

 ovario globoso 5-loculari, stylis subulatis falcatis. 



A tree, glabrous in all its parts. Leaves simply pinnate, 

 breaking easily at the articulated nodes; leaflets sessile, multi- 

 jugate, 3-4 in. long, about an inch broad, acute, subcoriaceous, 

 distantly conspicuously inciso-crenate. Umbels in a long simple 

 panicle, with a whorl at the end ; peduncles under an inch long, 

 furnished with several minute deltoid green bracts ; pedicels £ in. 

 long. Ovary globose, 5-celled; disk conical beyond the rudi- 

 mentary calyx-iimb ; styles cylindrical, reflexed, \ line long. — 

 Baron 2469 ! 



Panax (§ SpiiiEROPANAx) amplifolhtm, n. sp. 



Glabrum, foliis magnis deltoideis bipinnatis, foliolis integris oblongis 

 acutis subcoriaceis, umbellis 6-8-floris copiose paniculatis superioribus 

 verticillatis, pedicellis floi-e longioribus, calycis tubo campanulato, limbo 

 angustissimo truncato, ovario 4-5-loculari. 



A tree, glabrous in all its parts. Fully-developed leaves 

 bipinnate, with a blade a foot long and broad and a petiole 

 £ ft. long ; leaflets paucijugate, distant, all distinctly petioled, 

 entire, subcoriaceous, 2-3 in. long, green and glossy above. 

 Umbels copiously panicled, those at the end of the axis several 



