46 MB. G. F. SCOTT ELLIOT ON" 



Loranthus (§Dendrophthoe) gbiseus, sp. n. 



Glaber, ramis teretibus griseis, foliis ovatis vel obovatis 

 obtusissimis breviter petiolatis pallidis crassis coriaceis, floribus 

 5-meris subumbellatis 2-3nis brevissime pedunculatis, bractea 

 unilateraliter saccata, calycis parvi ore minute 5-dentieulato, 

 corolla) rubrsD tubo cylindraceo elongato, disco tumido nigro, 

 filamentis brevibus, stylo 10-sulcato, stigmate supra hemi- 

 sphaorico. 



Branches terete, grey, smooth and shining when old. Leaves 

 obscurely veined, unequal-sided, including petiole 6-9 cm* long 

 and 3*5-5 cm. broad. Peduncles and pedicels both about 5 mm. 

 long. Calyx glabrous, about 5 mm. Corolla red, about 4 cm. long, 

 externally minutely pubescent, within scabrously hairy. Anthers 

 7 mm. long. St vie with 10 distinct furrows ; capsule oblong. 



"Woods between Vaingaindrano and Tort Dauphin, 2260! 

 2261! 



Loranthus (§ Dendrophthoe) sordidus, sp. n. 



Glaber, ramulis teretibus transverse corrugatis minuteque 

 longitudinaliter striatic, foliis obovatis obtusissimis coriaceis 

 sordido-ferrugineis rigide coriaceis e basi obscure 3-nerviis, floribus 

 5-meris axillaribus solitariis, bracteola minuta unilaterali, calycis 

 segmentis oblongis obtusis, corollse tubo elongato rubello usque ad 

 medium fisso, supra basin leviter constricto, fructu cylindraceo. 



Branches red, always glabrous. Leaves sometimes ovate, dull 

 rust-coloured, unequal-sided, 2*5-4 cm. long (including petiole) 

 and 1*5 cm. broad. Calyx-tube 4 mm. long; teeth oblong, fully 

 3 mm. Corolla-tube 45 cm. long, glabrous. Disk small. Fruit 

 about 1 cm. long. 



Woods near Fort Dauphin, 2582 ! 



THYME LE-S. 



Stephaxodaphne cremostachya, Baill. 



Only in the Paris Herbarium. 

 Woods, Fort Dauphin, 2403 ! 



Lasiosipuon saxatilis, sp. n. 



Frutex, ramis striatis junioribus hirsutis, foliis obovatis vel 

 oblongis emarginatis vel obtusis subapiculatis supra tenuiter 

 pilosis subtus villosis subsessilibus, pedunculo brevi, bracteis 



