12 MR. G. F. SCOTT ELLIOT OS 



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AMPELIDE^E. 



Yitis lesticellata, Baker, var. nov. hirsuta ; ramis haud 

 lenticellatis ubique hirsutis, foliis hirsutis longe petiolatis, cymis 

 subumbellatis. 



Alluvial plains, Vaingaindrano, 2190 



Vitis (§ Cissus) LEucopnLEA, sp. n. 



Volubilis, ramis tetragonis albidis, junioribus sparse pilosis, 

 eirrhis simplicibus oppositifoliis, foliis ovatis vel subcordatis 

 (etiam subsagittatis) acutis remote dentatis margin e revoluto, 

 stipulis triangularibus basi rotundatis brunneis, cymis subum- 

 bellatis paucifloris, bracteis ovatis ciliatis basi saccatis, pedicellis 

 pilosis, floribus 4-meris, calyce cupulare, stamiuibus quam petala 

 brevioribus. 



Bark leathery, rather glaucous ; younger branches, petioles, 

 and peduncles bearing a few scattered golden-brown hairs. 

 Leaf somewhat fleshy, with 3-4 pairs of distant linear thickened 

 teeth ; leaf (excluding petiole, which is about 1 cm.) about 2*5- 

 4 cm. long and from 1*5-2*5 cm. broad. Tendrils 8-10 cm. long. 

 Racemes 2-3 cm. long, consisting of four or five subumbellate 

 4-10-flowered cymules ; bracts about 2 mm. Flowers 2-3 mm. 

 long. Anthers large, oblong. 



Woods, Fort Dauphin, 2536 ! 



Allied to V. repens, Wight & Arn. (Cissus repens, Lam.). 



LEGUMINOS^E. 



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Herba volubilis, ramis glabris (vel junioribus sparse pilosis), 

 foliis 3-foliolatis, stipulis supra basin affixis 5-nerviis sagittatis, 

 foliolis lanceolatis basi rotundatis ssepius obtusis mucronulatis r 

 stipellis linearibus petiolulos hirsutos aequantibus, pedunculis 

 elongatis 2-3-floris, bracteolis linearibus calvcem superantibus, 

 ovario villoso, stylo complete spirali, legumine lineari villoso. 



A climber with glabrous stems. Leaflets 3-4*5 cm. long and 

 1-2 cm. broad, when mature quite glabrous, densely reticulate- 

 veined ; petiolule 4-winged, very hairy ; petiole 1-2 cm. long, 

 channelled above, sparsely bairy. Flowers about 1*5 cm. long, 

 yellow ; calyx 4 mm. long. Vexillum with 2 callosities in front 

 and 2 small lateral basal spurs on the claw. Pod (immature) 

 1*5 cm. loner. 





