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branous. Cymes numerous, arranged in panicles with a long 
peduncle; pedicels }-din. Calyx jlin.diam. Petals yz in. long, 
reflexing in the expanded flower. Fruit not seen.—North-west 
Madagascar, Baron 5408! The leaves closely resemble those of 
the deeply-lobed form of Morus alba. 
Vitis (Cissus) IMERINENSIS, n. Sp. 
Sarmentosa, cirrhifera, ramis tetragonis gracilibus parce pubescentibus, 
folis longe petiolatis pedatim quinquefoliolatis, foliolis oblongis argute 
serratis, cymis latis laxifloris ramis ramulisque glabris divaricatis, baccis 
globosis glabris magnitudine pisi. 
A elimber, with slender fragile 4-angled branchlets, soon 
calvate. Petiole 1-14 in. long; petiolules 2 in. long, the side 
ones forked at the middle; leaflets rather fleshy, glabrous or 
obscurely pubescent, green on both surfaces, the end one about 
2 in. long, the others smaller and oblique at the base. Fruiting- 
cymes 4-6 in. diam. Calyx minute, patelleform, obseurely 4- 
lobed. Berry globose, } in. diam. Seeds 4, large, bony.— 
Imerina, Baron 5157! Allied to Hildebrandt’s 2962, from the 
island of Nossi-bé. 
CUPANIA DISSITIFLORA, n. sp. 
C. ramulis glabris, foliis abrupte pinnatis, foliolis trijugis oblongo-lanceo- 
latis, floribus pedicellatis in panieulas laxas axillares foliis breviores dispo- 
sitis, sepalis ovatis, petalis orbieularibus calyce vix longioribus, staminibus 
pilosis. 
A large tree, with glabrous branchlets and leaves. Rhachis of 
leaves 4-5 in. long, including the 14-in. petiole ; leaflets erecto- 
patent, shortly petiolulate, the upper 5-6 in. long, 1-14 in. broad, 
moderately firm in texture, narrowed gradually to the base and 
point. Panicles about as long as the leaf-rhachis, very lax; 
branchlets glabrous; pedieels about as long as the flowers. 
Petals 75 in. long. Stamens about as long as the petals ; both 
filament and anther pilose. Fruit not seen. — Province of Befan- 
driana, Baron 5694! 
CUPANIA ANDRONENSIS, n. sp. 
C. ramulis glabris, foliis quinquefoliolatis, foliolis oblongis obtusis rigide 
coriaceis, floribus parvis sessilibus vel brevissime pedicellatis in paniculam 
amplam ramulis puberulis dispositis, sepalis ovatis puberulis, petalis obo- 
vatis calyce paulo longioribus, staminibus inclusis. 
A tree, with glabrous branchlets and leaves. Leaves 6-8 in. 
long, including the 1-13-in. petiole; leaflets rigid in texture and 
