318 MR. J. G. BAKER ON THE 
2 in. long, bearing 8 large glands; leaflets 2-3 in. long, shortly 
petioled, very thin, green and glabrous on both sides, minutely 
mucronate. Pedicels longer than the flowers. Sepals and petals 
1 in. long. Ovary reaching to the tip of the petals, with a 
gynophore as long as itself.— Baron, next 5866 ! 
RAPHIDOCYSTIS SAKALAVENSIS, N. Sp. 
Sarmentosa, caulibus gracilibus apice hispidulis, foliis breviter petiolatis 
cordato-ovatis scabris denticulatis, floribus axillaribus 1-2nis brevissime 
pedicellatis, ovario dense hispido, calycis dentibus perparvis, petalis 
oblongo-lanceolatis, pericarpio crustaceo, seminibus compressis albidis. 
An herbaceous climber, with very slender calvate stems and 
short simple tendrils, much twisted spirally. Leaves distant; 
petiole 1-1 in.long, densely hispid; blade 2-3 in. long, deeply 
cordate at the base, green and scabrous on both sides, with the 
main veins and veinlets beneath raised. Flowers solitary or in 
pairs from the axils of the leaves. Ovary oblong, 3 in. long, 
clothed with dense spreading brownish shining bristles; calyx 
With a short tube and very small deltoid teeth. Petals 4 in. long. 
Fruit very bristly, with a thin crustaceous pericarp, and abundant 
oblique oblong seeds 4-3 in. long.— North Antsihanaka, Baron 
5911! 5128, common in the forests of East Imerina, is a dis- 
tinct species, with trifurcate calyx-teeth, but is too incomplete to 
describe. 
ANISOPODA, genus novum Umbelliferarum (tribus Ammınee). 
Calycis dentes breves lati. Petala oblonga atropurpurea apice acuta 
inflexa. Styli brevissimi erecto-patentes. Fructus ovoideus a latere com- 
pressus ad commissuram vix constrictus; juga omnia inconspicua haud 
alata; vittee ad valleculas solitarie. Semina ignota. 
ANISOPODA BUPLEUROIDES, Baker. Species sola. (Pl. LII.) 
A perennial herb. Leaves all aggregated in a dense radical 
tuft; petiole slender, 2-3 in. long, not dilated at the base; blade 
pinnato-subternate, consisting of 3 leaflets from the end of the 
axis, and an opposite pair a space below them consisting of two 
leaflets each ; leaflets about 3 in. long, obovate, obtuse, entire or 
crenate, moderately firm in texture, green and glabrous on both 
surfaces. Stems stiffly erect, slender, leafless, about 2 feet long. 
Compound umbels 4-5, the lowest placed low down on the stem 
and very imperfect, the others consisting of 5-10 umbels, one 
usually subsessile and the others on peduncles 1-3 in. long; 
