NEW AND LITTLE-KNOWN MADAGASCAR PLANTS. 45 



enclosed in a persistent perianth, quite glabrous, ovoid, conical at 

 the tip. 



Usually open country on bushes, Fort Dauphin, 2635 ! 



LATTRINE.E. 



Mespilodaphne madagascariensis, Meissn. 



Ex descr. No specimens either at Paris or Kew. 2422 ! 



Rate n sara paryifolia, sp. n. 



Frutex, ramis rugosis, foliis oppositis ovato-lanceolatis vel 

 obovatis obtusis supra nitidis subtus pallidis coriaceis breviter 

 petiolatis, cymis axillaribus paucifloris, bracteis ovatis minutis 

 ciliatis, perianthii segmentis rotundatis, antheris magnis 

 carnosis. 



A shrub with brown, irregularly furrowed branches. Leaves 

 shining above, paler and prominently veined below, usually 3-5 

 cm. long, l*5-2 # 5 cm. broad ; petiole 2-3 mm. Flowers about 

 5 mm. in diameter, externally glabrous. Easily distinguished 

 from the other species by the small leaves. 



Woods, Fort Dauphin, 3081 ! 



Crtptocarta glaucosepala, sp. n. 



Arbor, foliis obovatis rarius oblongis obtusis vel emarginatis 

 supra glabris subtus glaucis prominente reticulato-venosis, pani- 

 culis quasi terminalibus quam folia brevioribus obsolete brac- 

 teatis, perianthii segmentis 6 inflexis, staminibus quarti ordinis 

 parvis crassis villosis, staminibus tertii ordinis glandulas conicas 

 brevissime pedunculatas ferentibus, ovario parvo globoso. 



A tree with red striate bark. Leaves variable, ovate or more 

 usually obovate or oblong ; blade 8-105 cm. long and 3-4 cm. 

 broad ; petiole rugose, rather flattened, 1-1*5 cm. Peduncles 

 1*5 cm ; pedicels 3-4 mm. Flowers 4-5 mm. in diameter. 

 Perianth (as well as peduncle and pedicels) externally bluish, 

 glaucous and villous. Stamens as long as perianth; those of 

 3rd order with pyramidal glands ; those of 4th order sessile, about 

 1 mm. long. 



Woods near Fort Dauphin, 2859 ! 



LOKANTIIACE.E. 



VlSCUOM D1CTHOMUM, D. Don. 



New to Madagascar. 

 Woods, Fort Dauphin, 2682 ! 



