FLORA OF MADAGASCAR. 339 
pedicellis pedunculisque glanduloso-pubescentibus, sepalis lineari-subu- 
latis, corolla tubo infundibulari segmentis orbicularibus tubo brevioribus. 
A shrub, with very slender branchlets. Petiole 4-3 in. ; blade 
2-3 in. long. Panicle 6-9 in. long, with few-flowered ascending 
branches, long slender glandular-pubescent pedicels and lanceo- 
late bracts. Calyx 3 in. long, cleft nearly to the base. Corolla 
bright yellow, fin. long. Stamens shorter than the corolla-tube ; 
two larger anthers l-spurred at the base.—Forests of East Ime- 
rina, Baron 5307 ! 
BARLERIA VINCEFOLIA, n. sp. 
Fruticosa, inermis, ramulis apice strigosis, folis petiolatis oblongis 
acutis glabris subcoriaceis, floribus paucis ad ramorum apices confertis, 
calycis segmentis 2 magnis oblongis acutis 3 parvis linearibus, corolla tubo 
elongato anguste infuudibulari segmentis orbicularibus, staminibus per- 
fectis ad tubum productis. 
A shrub, with slender woody branchlets. Leaves shortly 
petioled, 14-2 in. long, turning blackish when dried. Flowers 
solitary or few together at the end of the branchlets. Larger 
calyx-segments an inch Jong. Corolla-tube 14 in. long, } in. diam. 
at the throat; segments 3 in. long. Perfect stamens inserted 
low down in the corolla-tube, reaching to its throat.—East An- 
drona, Baron 5552! 
JUSTICIA ($ ANIOSTACHYA) SPIGELIOIDES, D. sp. 
Fruticosa, glabra, foliis petiolatis oblongis acutis membranaceis, floribus 
parvis in cymas densas scorpioideas umbellatas breviter pedunculatas dis- 
positis, calycis tubo brevissimo, segmentis lanceolatis, fruetu parvo oblongo 
acuto. 
A shrub, with slender terete glabrous branchlets. Leaves 
about 3 in. long by an inch broad. Cymes about six in an umbel 
from the axils of the leaves. Calyx } in. long. Corolla unknown. 
Capsule scarcely protruded from the calyx.— Baron 2317! 5021! 
BRACHYSTEPHANUS CUSPIDATUS, n. Sp. | 
Fruticosus, foliis petiolatis ovatis acuminatis, floribus dense spicatis, 
bracteis magnis foliaceis ovatis cuspidatis, calycis segmentis lanceolatis, 
corollz tubo elongato cylindrico limbo bilabiato. 
A shrub, with glabrous terete woody branchlets. Petiole an 
inch long; blade 2-3 in. long, entire, very acuminate, moderately 
firm in texture, green and glabrous on both surfaces. Spikes li- 
2 in. long; bracts an inch long. Calyx sessile, & in. long, cleft 
nearly to the base. Corolla with a cylindrieal pubescent tube an 
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