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oblongis obtusis rigide coriaceis, floribus in corymbos axillarea peduneu- 

 latos dispositis, pedicellis elongatis. calycis tubo brevi segmentis orbicu- 

 laribus, corollse tubo brevissimo segmentis orbicularibus, nlaraentis in 

 urceolum fauce breviter lobata connatis. 



An erect shrub or small tree, glabrous iu all its parts. Branch- 

 lets terete, straight, not very slender. Leaves 3-4 in. long, 

 f— 15 in. broad above the middle, narrowed gradually from the 

 middle to the base, very thick and rigid in texture, green and 

 glabrous on both surfaces, the veins fine, crowded, slightly raised. 

 Corymbs usually shorter than the leaves, 4-8-flowered ; pedicels 

 |-| in. long; bracts 0. Expanded calyx xV^ n - * n d-iam. Corolla 

 yW in. long. Filaments united in a globose urceolus half as long 

 as the corolla-segments, inside which the stamens, ovary, and 

 style are included. Fruit not seen. — Baron 3036 ! 



OlfCOSTEMtJM VENULOSUM, n. sp. 



Arbusculum, glabrum, ramulis gracilibus teretibus, foliis breviter petiolatis 

 oblanceolato-oblongis acutis subcoriaceis utrinque viridibus venulis ex- 

 sculptis, floribus in corymbos paucifloros peduneulatos axillares dispositis, 

 pedicellis elongatis, calycis tubo brevissimo segmentis orbicularibus imbri- 

 catis, corollse tubo brevissimo segmentis ovatis, filamentis in tubo brevi 

 lato segmentis rotundatis coaiitis. 



An erect shrub, glabrous in all parts, with slender branches 

 not at all flattened. Leaves 2-3 in. long, |-1 in. broad, narrowed 

 from the middle to base, firm in texture, bright green on both 

 surfaces, all the veins and veinlets distinctly raised ; petiole |-| 

 in. long. Flowers 2-4 in a corymb ; peduncle about an inch 

 long ; pedicels £-| in. ; bracts absent. Calyx £ in. in diam., very 

 much dotted with black ; segments orbicular, broader than long. 

 Corolla £ in. long, very much dotted with black. Staminal 

 urceolus less than half as long as the corolla-segments, with 

 rounded lobes, the acute tips of the anthers protruding from its 

 open throat. Ovary globose ; style short, cylindrical ; stigma 

 capitate. Fruit not seen.— Baron 298G ! 2997 ! Andrangaloaka, 

 Hildebrandt 4083 ! 



Diosptkos fcsco-veltttina, n. sp. 



Arborea, ramulis virgatis glabris, foliis brevissimd petiolatis oblongis 

 magnis rigide coriaceis lucidis, pedicellis brevissimis lateralibus solitariis, 

 calyce fructifero segmentis 5 ovatis crassis rigide coriaceis utrinque fusco- 

 velutinis, fructu globoso cuspidato dense persistenter fusco-velutiuo calyci 

 scquilongo. 



A tree, with wand-like glabrous dark rather shining chestnut- 



