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calycis tubo campanulato, segmentis oblanceolatis magnis foliaceis, corollse 

 tubo cylindrico apice dilatato intus dense piloso, segmentis parvis ovatis, 

 fructu clavato pseue ad basin fisso. 



A much-branched tree, glabrous in all its parts. Leaves 2-3 

 in. long, ^-| in. hroad above the middle, moderately firm in 

 texture, green and glabrous on both surfaces, with fine slightly 

 raised veins. Cymes 1-1^ in. broad. Calyx J in. long ; teeth 

 3-4 times as long as tbe tube. Corolla ^ in. long ; segments ^ in. 



Capsule ^ in. long. — Baron 3632 ! Near S. psycliotrioides^ 



Balcer. 



DaNAIS LXALLIT, n. sp. 



T>, ramulis pubeseentibus, stipulis deltoideis, foliis breviter petiolatis obo- 

 vatis subcoriaceis glabris, floribus in paniculas sparsas axillares folio multo 

 breviores dispositis, pedicellis brevibus, bracteis parvis deltoideis, calycis 

 tubo campanulato segmentis deltoideis, corollae tubo brevi infundibular! 

 segmentis oblongis tubo duplo brevioribus, fructu globoso glabro psene ad 

 basin fisso. 



An erect shrub, with rather stout terete branchlcts. Leaves 2-3 

 in. long, If-ll in. broad, firm in texture, with 6-8 pairs of raised 

 arcuate main veins ; petiole 4— Jin, Panicles erecto-patent, 1-1^ 

 in. long. Calyx ^ in. long. Corolla \ in. long; throat of the 

 tube very hairy. Anthers half as long as the segments. Capsule 

 black, I in. long and ^)vo^L— Baron 1479! 389il 3895! 39S1 I 

 Also Lijall 122 ! Ilildebrandt 3004 1 Closely allied to the Mau- 

 ritian D.fragrans^ Comm. 



Dai^ais nummulakifolia, n. sp. 



Fruticosa, ramulis pubeseentibus, stipulis parvis deciduis, foliis breviter 

 petiolatis parvis orbicularibus subcoriaceis utriuque viridibus glabris, flo- 

 ribus in j)aniculas sparsas terrainales ramis corymbosis dispositis^ pedi- 

 cellis brevissimis, bracteis parvis deltoideis, calycis tubo campanulato 

 dentibus parvis deltoideis, corollae tubo cylindrico segmentis oblongis, 

 staminibus segmentis a^quilongis. 



A much-branched shrub, with slender terete, densely shortly 

 pubescent branchlets. Leaves about ^ in. long and broad, firm 

 in texture, green and glabrous on both surfaces. Cymes lax, 

 terminal, and from the axils of the upper leaves. Calyx -^^ in. 

 long ; teeth shorter than the tube. Corolla-tube | in. long ; 

 sef^ments ^-\ as long as the tube. Pilaments filiform, inserted 

 at the throat of the corolla-tube, as long' as the lanceolate 

 anthers. Fruit not seen. — Baron 3657! 38U ! Near -D. pw 

 hescens^ Baker. 



