98 PROF. OUTER ON A COLLECTION 



The collection includes between 300 and 400 species ; 341 we 

 have noted in our MS. enumeration, the rest being too fragmentary. 

 Of these, 161 belong to polypetalous Natural Orders, but there are 

 only 3 Composite, 32 Rubiaceae, 20 Monocotyledons, and but 

 1 fern (Lyg odium diclwtomuni) . There are 6 Anonaceae, 1 Mag- 

 noliacea (Talauma), 1 Nepenthes (JV". celebica, Hk. f.), 1 Gnetum. 

 Dipterocarpeae are wholly wanting ; and there are no Australian 

 types in the collection. 



Sterculia comosa, Wall, (only known hitherto from the speci- 

 mens of Amboyna origin, distributed by Dr. Wallich from the 

 Botanic Garden, Calcutta), a pentamerous Callicarpa which may 

 be C. pentandra, Roxb. (known to us from Roxburgh's description 

 of Molucca specimens), also a species of the Loganiaceous genus 

 Couthovia (only described hitherto from Polynesia and New Cale- 

 donia) are included in Mr. Biedel's collection. We have no in- 

 formation as to particular localities or relative frequency of any 

 of the species. 



Saurauja longifolia, Oliv.y sp. nov. 



Ttamulis dense et longe setosis setis patentihus decurvisve, foliis angustis 

 elongatis ovali-oblongis tenuiter acuminatis basi angustatis integris 

 utrinque setoso-bispidis, floribus axillaribus fasciculatis cum pedicellis 

 dense setosis, sepalis ovatis acuminatis, petalis glabris sepala longiora 

 vix superantibus, ovario glabro, stylis 4-3 basi breviter coalitis. 



Folia 10-15 poll, longa, 1-J-lf poll, lata; petiolus f poll, longus. Pe- 

 dicelli 2-4 fasciculati, £-4 poll, longi, calycem sequantes. Flores | 

 poll. lati. 



Tarrietta Riedeliana, Oliv. f sp. nov. 



Foliis 3-foliolatis, foliolis ovali-oblongis utrinque acutatis petiolulatis 

 superne glabris subtus pallidis dense et minute lepidotis, paniculis in 

 axillis foliorum superiorum eisdem vix longioribus furfuraceo-lepidotis, 

 alabastris pedicellatis, calyce (fl. S ) profunda 5-fido crassiusculo lobis 

 ovato-deltoideis intus tomentellis, columna staminea brevissima an- 

 theris arete globoso-capitatis inclusis. 



Foliola 2^-4 poll, longa, 1-1 £ poll, lata; petiolus IJ-3 poll, longa. 

 Flores J-J poll. diam. Antherse, ut videtur, 15-20. 



Allied to T. argyrodendron, Bth., of Australia. 



Bauhinia (Phanera) Riedelii, Baker y n. sp. 



Cirrosum, ramis, pedicellis, calycibus et foliis infra dense ferrugineo- 

 pubescentibus, foliis rigide subcoriaceis 11-nervatis profunde emargi* 

 natis basi et apice cordatis, corymbis densis terminalibus, bracteis 

 parvis linearibus caducis, pedicellis ascendentibus tubo calycis aequi- 



