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bracts 5-6, lanceolate, green, } in. long. Flowers 8-10 in a dense 
globose umbel like that of a Bupleurum, } in. diam. ; bracteoles 
5-6, green, oblong-lanceolate, +; in. long, exceeding the very 
short pedieels.—North Antsihanaka, Baron 5255! The fruit is 
too young to show its proper character. 
CARUM ? ANGELICEFOLIUM, n. sp. 
Herbaceum, perenne, foliis radicalibus deltoideis bipinnatis longe petio- 
latis, foliolis oblongis argute serratis facie viridibus dorso albidis, caule 
robusto erecto copiose ramoso, bracteis bracteolisque nullis, pedicellis 
ovario longioribus, calycis dentibus obsoletis. 
A robust perennial, with copiously branched erect stems 2 ft. 
long. Radical leaves in a dense rosette; petiole 6-8 in. long, 
much dilated downwards; blade as long as the petiole; leaflets 
sessile, unequal-sided, 13-2 in. long. Compound umbels very 
numerous, with many rays; pedicels } in. long. Flower-ovary 
oblong, +; in. long, slightly compressed laterally; stylopodia 
conie; style as long as the stylopodia. Petals and mature fruit 
not seen.— Baron 2020! Votovorona and Ankaratra mountains, 
5247! We have had this for many years, but the material is 
still too incomplete to definitely settle its generie position. 
Native name, Zsileondroaholahy. 
PEUCEDANUM (BunoN) BOJERIANUM, n. sp. 
Perenne, glabrum, foliis parvis cuneatis decompositis, segmentis elon- 
gatis anguste linearibus, caulibus gracilibus teretibus, umbellis compositis 
paucis, bracteis bracteolisque paucis brevibus lanceolatis, pedicellis bre- 
vissimis, calycis dentibus deltoideis. 
A glabrous perennial, with flowering-stems about 2 feet long, 
bearing 2-4 multiradiate compound umbels. Leaves spaced out 
on the stem; petiole of the lower 2-3 in. long ; blade 12-2 in. 
long and broad; ultimate leaflets about an inch long. Bracts 
about 5, lanceolate, 4 in. long; bracteoles similar in shape and 
number, but smaller. Ultimate pedicels about as long as the 
bracteoles. Immature fruit oblong, with subequal ribs and 
distinct calyx-teeth.—Ankaratra, Baron 5185!; and also col- 
lected long ago by Bojer. 
NAUCLEA CUSPIDATA, n. 8p. | 
Glabra, foliis petiolatis oblanceolato-oblongis cuspidatis rigide coriaceis, 
capitulis parvis globosis pedunculatis, calycis segmentis parvis oblongis 
obtusis, corolle tubo cylindrico segmentis parvis lineari-oblongis, antheris 
oblongis ad faucem subsessilibus, stigmate clavato longe exserto. 
