FLORA OF MADAGASCAR. 457 



oblongis crebre nigro-punctatis, staminibus exsertis, pistillo in flore 

 masculo rudimentario. 



A tree, with brauclilets pubescent and flattened at the tip. 

 Leaves subcoriaceous, subobtuse, sometimes half a foot long, an 

 inch broad at the middle, narrowed to the base, greenish white 

 beneath, with raised main veins and copious minute immersed 

 dots. Panicles on pubescent peduncles from the axils of the 

 large uppermost leaves. Cal} x ^^ in. in diam., brown, pubescent. 

 Corolla -xV i^- l^^^g- Female flower and fruit not seen. — Baron 



3751 ! 



Eyodta floribunda, n. sp. 



Arborea, ramosissima, glabra, foliis longe petiolatis trifoliolatis, foUoIis 

 oblongis cuspidatis basi attenuatis, floribus tetrameris in paniculas densas 

 terminales corymbosas dispositis, pedicellis pubescentibus flori seqnilongis, 

 calycis pilosi segmentis orbicularibus, petalis oblongis pallidis dense 

 glanduloso-punctatis, staminibus exsertis, pistillo in flore masculo rudi- 

 mentario. 



A much-branched erect tree, with slender terete brown 

 glabrous branchlets. Petiole 1-2 in. long ; leaflets 2-4 in. long, 

 moderately firm in texture, green and glabrous on both surfaces, 

 dotted with copious minute immersed black glands, cuneatelj 



narrowed at the base into a short winged petiolule. Flowers in 



copious ample dense terminal panicL^s, about as long as the 



upper leaves ; branches erecto-patent ; final branchlets densely 



corymbose. Calyx I line in diam., brown, densely pubescent. 



Petals g in. long. Filaments finally as long as the petals ; anthers 



oblong, versatile. — Baron 2221 ! 



Ocms-A MACUA>'TnA, n. sp. 



Glabra, ramulis graciUbus, foliis breviter petiolatis oblongo-lanceolatis 

 subobtusis denticulatis, cyniis axillaribus paucifloris, pedicellis elongatis, 

 sepalis oblongis magnis ina^qualibus, petalis magnis lutcis orbiculari- 

 unguiculatis; staminibus permultis antheris linearibus, carpellls maturis 

 turbinatis. 



A tree, glabrous in all its parts, with slender terete branchlets. 

 Leaves moderately firm in texture, 3-4 in. long, an Inch broad 

 at the middle, rather glossy above, green on both sides, finely 

 veined, ciliato-denticulate ; petiole not more than |-^ in. long. 



in. long. 



Sepals |-| i^- long, green, glabrous, firm in teiture. Petals 

 bright yellow, an inch long, with a blade \ in. broad, cuneate at 

 the base, and a distinct claw. Stamens half as long as the petals. 



LINN. JOrKN. — BOTANY, TOL. XXII. 2 P 



3^ 



