300 MR. J. G. BAKER ON THE 
cent towards the tip. Petiole short; blade 14-2 in. long, very 
euspidate, subeordate at the base, moderately firm in texture, 
green and glabrous above, obseurely ferrugineo-pubescent be- 
neath. Cymes copious, axillary, under an inch long; pedicels 
shorter than the calyx. Sepals ligulate, 4 in. long, thinly drab- 
canescent outside. Petals oblanceolate, obtuse, yellow. Style 
overtopping the stamens. Fruit not seen — Province of Befan- 
driana, Baron 5692! 
GREWIA DISCOLOR, n. Sp. 
G. ramulis gracilibus lignosis sursum albo-incanis, foliis breviter petiolatis 
oblongis acuminatis serratis facie viridibus glabris dorso albo-incanis, 
cymis 2—4-floris, pedicellis elongatis basi bracteatis, sepalis oblanceolatis 
incanis, petalis calyce sequilongis, staminibus petalis paulo brevioribus, 
ovario dense piloso. 
A shrub or small tree, with very slender canescent branchlets. 
Leaves 2-3 in. long, finely dentate, subcordate at the base, with 
a pair of long veins from the base of the midrib, thin in texture, 
green above, whitish beneath. Cymes few, axillary, 14 in. long; 
pedicels 3 in. long; bracts persistent, lanceolate, acuminate, 
shorter than the pedicels. Sepals and petals 3 in. long, the latter 
yellow, oblanceolate, obtuse. Fruit not seen.—Province of 
Androna, Baron 5443 ! 
GREWIA CERNUA, n. sp. 
G. ramulis lignosis dense pilosis, foliis petiolatis oblongis cuspidatis tri- 
plinerviis irregulariter erenatis utrinque pubescentibus, cymis axillaribus 
2-3-floris cernuis, pedunculis pedicellisque dense pubescentibus, sepalis 
ligulatis dense pilosis, petalis calyce brevioribus, staminibus petalis zequi- 
longis, ovario oblongo dense hirsuto. 
A shrub or small tree, with densely pilose terete woody 
branchlets. Petiole 4-3 in. long; blade 3-44 in. long, 14 in. 
broad, rounded at the base, irregularly erenate, green and slightly 
pubescent above, paler and densely shortly pubescent beneath. 
Cymes produced from the axils of most of the leaves, 11-2 in. 
long; pedicels about 3 in. long. Bud 2 in. long, constricted in 
the middle. Stamens j in. long. Fruit not seen.— Province of 
Androna, Baron 5446! Allied to G. Hildebrandtii, Baill. 
GREWIA BRACTEATA, n. sp. 
Glabra, ramulis gracillimis lignosis, folis breviter petiolatis cordato- 
ovatis acutis serratis penninerviis utrinque viridibus glabris, cymis axil- 
laribus pedunculatis trifloris, pedicellis brevissimis basi bracteis ovatis 
foliaceis suffultis, flore haud expanso globoso, sepalis parvis oblongis. 
