FLORA OF MADAGASCAB. 44:7 



GaRCIN^IA rOLYPHLEBIA, n. sp. 



Arborea, glabra, foliis breviter petiolatis oblongis obtusis basi deltoideis 

 rigide coriaceis venis primariis multijugis venulisque pulchre exseulptis, 

 floribus fceraineis terminalibus pedicellatis, ovario subgloboso, stigmate 

 crasso umbilicato lobis 4 rotundatis recurvatis. 



A tree, glabrous in all its parts. Leaves 2-3 in. long, 1-1^ in. 

 broad, very rigid in texture, bright green, deltoid at the base, 

 both the nearly spreading main veins and the intermediate vein- 



lets raised on the under surface. 



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long. Calyx, stamens, and petals not seen. Ovary ^ in. long and 

 broad after the petals and sepals fall ; stigma ^ in. diam., thick, 

 brown, umbilicate in the middle, with 4 recurved semiorbicular 

 lohes.— Baron 3064 ! 310L ! 



Rhodoljsjs'a Bakebiana, BailL in Bull. Linn, Soc. Pa7\ (188G) 

 pp. 566, 571, = R. altivola, Baker in Journ. Linn, Soc, \x, p. 95. 



Dr. Baillon tells me that the plaut which I described in detail 

 {Baron 1980 ! 2173 !) is distinct specifically from the original type 

 of Thenars, which has lately beeu regathered by Humblot (24). 

 Mr. Barou says that B. BaJceriana is a tall erect tree, with an 

 edible fruit, and that its native name is Fotona. B. altivola, Thou., 

 is a climber. 



Hibiscus xiphocuspis, n. sp. 



Herbaceus, caulibus elongatis erectis sursum parce pilosis, foliis petio- 

 latis glabris margine ciliatis inferioribus serratis ovatis simplicibus vel 

 trilobatis, superioribus lanceolatis integris, floribus iuferioribus solitariis 

 axillaribus superioribus corymbosis longe pedunculatis, bracteolis pluribuR 

 linearibus hispidis, calycis segmentis deltoideis acuminatis, petalis viola- 

 ceis glabris, capsulae valvis ovatis acurainatis. 



A herb, with very slender elongated stems. Leaves distant, 

 alternate; lower broad ovate, entire, or palmately 3-lobed, l|-3 

 io. long; upper lanceolate, entire, shortly petioled, rounded at 

 the base. Flowers in a corymb at the end of the stem and 

 solitary from the axils of the upper leaves ; peduncles slender, 

 -1^ in- long. Calyx | in. long ; tube campauulate. Epicalyx 

 of about 10 adpressed hispid linear bracteoles. Petals oblong, 

 i-| in. long. Valves of the hairy capsule rather longer than the 

 ^QXyjx.— Baron 4533 ! 4581 ! 4G75 ! 4679 ! 4797 ! 



Hibiscus cytisifolius, n. sp. 



AnnuuSy caulibus gracilibus elongatis scabris, foliis parvis petiolatis 

 simplicibus vel digitatim trifoliolatis foliolis linearibus velliaeari-oblongis, 



