FLOKA OP MADAGASCAR 353 



obovate, obtuse, 2-3 in. long, deltoid at the base, moderately firm 

 in texture, inciso-erenate towards the apex only, with a few fine 

 erecto-patent main veins. Eacemes l-2nate at the end of the 

 branches, shortly peduncled, 1^-2 in. long ; pedicels erecto- 

 patent, ^ in. long, with a small persistent deltoid bract at the 

 base, and a pair of small persistent deltoid bracteoles at the apes, 

 clasping the ovary. Ovary oblong, ^ in. long. Calyx-limb 

 minute, collar-like, with 5 distinct deltoid teeth. Petals oblong, 

 ^ in. long. Filaments as long as the oblong anthers. Stigmas 

 tongue-shaped.— Baron 3097 ! 3240 ! 



M. attcub^efolia, Baker, n. sp. ; foliis longe petiolatis oblongis 

 serratis, floribus copiose racemoso-paniculatis, calycis limbo seg- 

 mentis brevissimis. 



A shrub or tree, glabrous in all its parts. Branchlets stouter 

 than in the other species, with pale drab bark marked with close 

 fine transverse ridges. Leaves alternate, turning blackish when 

 dried ; petiole 2-3 in. long, much dilated, amplexicaul and arti- 

 culated at the base ; blade oblong, obtuse, 5-6 in. long, distinctly 

 serrated except towards the deltoid base, moderately firm in 

 texture, with fine distant erecto-patent main veins. Eacemes 

 erecto-patent, forming a deltoid peduncled end-panicle; pedi- 

 cels very short, with a persistent deltoid bract at the base. 

 Ovary oblong, not clasped at the base by a pair of bracteoles ; 

 limb short and collar-like, obscurely toothed. Eeflexing petals 

 £ in. long. Stamens shorter than the petals.— Between Tama- 

 tave and Antananarivo, L. Kitching ! 



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