PLOEA or MADAGASCAR. 469 



peduncles 2 in. long. Calyx -^ in, long. Corolla ^ in. long, 

 densely pilose. Stamens protruded | in. beyond the corolla. 

 Legume not seen. — Baron 464i ! Near the Cape A. Forhestiy 

 Benth. 



Pahtt^^aeium EMIB^'E^"SEJ n. sp. 



P. ramulis gracilihusapicepubescentibus,foliisbreviterpetiolatis obovato- 

 ohlongis obtusis subcoriaceis lucidis glabris, floribus laxe corymboso-pani- 

 culatis, ramulis pubcscentibus, pedicellis brevibus, sepalis ovatis tomen- 

 tosis, petalis oblongis uiiguiculatis, ovario globoso oblique tomentosc> 

 stylis 2 glabris ovario sequilongis. 



An erect shrub or tree, with slender brancblets. Petiole ^— ^ 

 in. long; blade 2-3 in. long, 1-1^ in. broad, green and glabrous 

 on both surfaces, with 5-6 pairs of arcuate raiised main veins 

 beneath. Panicles both axillary and terminal ; branchlets and 

 pedicels grey-tomentose. Calyx | in. long. Petals dark purple. 

 Ovary globose, densely pubescent, seated obliquely on the base of 

 the calyx. — Baron 3672 ! 



WeI^'MAXXIA LEPTOSTACnTA, U. Sp. 



Fruticosa, ranmlis graciUbus pubescentibus, foliis distincte petiolatis 

 imparipinnatis rigidulis glabris venis exsculptis, foliolis 7-9 oblongis ob- 

 tusis inciso-crenatis, floribus parvis pentamcris spicatis^ calycis tubo cara- 

 panulato segmcntis ovatis, petalis oblongis calyce duplo longioribus, sta- 

 minibus inclusis, ovario hispido. 



A shrub, with slender terete copiously lenticellate purplish 

 branchlets, pubescent towards the tip. Leaves 2-3 in. long in- 

 cluding the ^^in. petiole; rhachis winged between the leaflets, 

 which are |-1 in. long. Flowers arranged in copious slender 

 spikes 2-3 in. long, with a pubescent rhachis. Calyx slightly 

 hairy, ^ line long. Petals obtuse, twice as long as the calyx. 

 Stamens shorter than the petals. Fruit not seen. — Baron 

 4434! 



Cbassula fragilis, n. sp. 



Annua, fragilis, pubescens, caulibus gracillimis dichotomiter furcatis, 

 foliis sessilibus oblongo-spathulatis acutis, floribus pentamcris solitariis 

 pedicellis filiformibus elongatis, calyce cauipanulato pilosotubobrevissinio 

 segmentis lanceolatis, petalis rubris oblongis cal} ci paulo superautibus, 

 genitalibus calyci a?quilongis. 



A fragile annual, with erect dichotomously forked pubescent 

 sterna not more than an inch long. Leaves crowded, opposite, 

 fleshy, ^ in. long, narrowed from above the middle to the base. 

 Flowers solitary, on terminal hairy pedicels g in. long. Calyx 



