450 MR. J. G. BAKER OX THE 



D. ramulis stellato-pilosis, foliis longe petiolatis cordato-ovatis acutis 

 ^nciso-crenatis subcoriaceis facie viridibus calvatis dorso dense pubes- 

 centibus, floribus tnaximis solitariis cernuis axillaribus, bracteis persis- 

 tentibus laceratis, calycis dense pilosi segmentis laaceolatis, petalis latis 

 scariosis cuneatis, staminodiis lougissirais, staminibus fertilibus 30 et ultra 

 tubo brevi cupulari. 



A shrub, with slender branches thinly tomentose upwards. 

 Leaves 3-4 in. long, dotted over when young with stellate tufts of 

 hairs above, densely matted beneath with pale brown pubescence ; 

 petiole 14-2 in. long, densely pubescent. Flowers solitary in 

 the axils of the leaves ; peduncle about an inch long. Bracts | 

 in. long. Calyx 1-1| in. long, densely roughly stellato-pilose- 

 Petals nearly 2 in. long, |-1 in. broad. Staminodia an inch 

 long. Anthers linear, | in. long, as long as the free part of the 

 filament. Style reaching the tip of the petals. — Baron 3388 ! 

 Nearly allied to B. macrantlta^ Baker (Baron 710 ! Bildehrandt 

 3895 !). Belongs to the section T rochet iantha of Baillon. 



DOMBETA BIITMBELLATA, U. 8p. 



D. ramulis dense brunneo-pilosis, foliis longe petiolatis cordato-orbicu- 

 laribus obscure palmatim trilobatis utrinque pilosis, umbeUis furcatis 

 axillaribus longe pedunculatis, pedicellis elongatis dense patentim pilosis, 

 calycis dense pilosi segmentis ovato-lanceolatis, petalis cuneatis scariosis 

 calyce sesquilongioribus, staminibus petalis brevioribus urceolo brevissimo, 

 fertilibus 10. 



A shrub, with branchlets, peduncles, and pedicels densely 

 clothed with short soft brown pubescence. Leaves 6-8 in- broad, 

 subcoriaceous, persistently pilose on both sides ; petiole about as 

 long as the lamina. Stipules deciduous. Umbels forked, about 

 2 in. in diam.; pedicels |-f in. long. Calyx \ in. long, densely 

 pilose. Petals much imbricated, truncate, i in. long. Anthers 

 and free filaments each j^^ in. long. Ovary densely pilose ; style 

 \ in. lon^.— Baron 3752 ! Allied to D. vihurn<£folia, Bojer. 



DoMBEYA (§ Hilsekbkrqia) Baroi^i, n. sp. 



D. ramulis pilosis, stipulis deciduis, foliis longe petiolatis cordato-orbicu- 

 laribus obscure palmatis utrinque persistenter pilosis, pedunculo elongate 

 cernuo, floribus in cymam densam dichotomam dispositis, calycis dense 

 pilosi tubo campanulato segmentis lanceolatis, petalis cuneatis rubellis 

 scariosis calyce aequilongis, filamentis in tubum cylindricura calyce duplo 

 longiorem coalitis, staminibus fertilibus circiter 15, staminodiis staminibus 

 aequilongis, stylo exserto. 



A shrub with pilose branches. Leaves U-S in. broad, deeply 

 cordate, obscurely palmately lobed in the upper half, clothed with 



