FLORA OF MADAGASCAR. 483 



bright dark I'eJ segments of firm texture, the largest ^ in, long, 

 ^ in. broad. Corolla-tub^ cylindrical, above i in. long, densely 

 pilose at the throat. — Haron 42S0 ! 



DlKICiriiETIA TRICHOPllLEBIA, n. Sp. 



Arborea, ramuhs pubescentibus, stipulis deltoideis pilosis, foliis oppo- 

 sitis sessihbiis oblongis acutis basi attenuatis facie glabris dorso ad venas 

 dense pilosis, floribus tetrameris in cymas densas terminales dispositis, 

 calycis segmentis oblongis rubris valdeiuaequalibus, corollae tubo cylindrico 

 pilose^ segraentis parvis ovntis. 



A tree, with slender pubescent branehlets. Leaves 1^-2 in. 

 long, f-1 j iu. broad at the middle, narrowed to both ends, green 

 and glabrous above when mature, dull green beneath, very hairy 

 oh the raised veins. Flowers aggregated in dense terminal 

 cymes 2-3 in. broad; branches pubescent ; pedicels short. Calyx 

 with 4 bright red oblong very unequal segments, connate at the 

 base, the largest 1-f in. long. Corolla-tube |- in. long, dilated 

 at the apex, the throat inside very hairy. Stamens not exsei'ted 

 from the corolla-tube. Style exaerted beyond the corolla-seg- 

 ments.— i^r^ro;^ 110 ! 3999 : 4512 ! 4554 ! Collected also by Bojer, 

 Wykeham Perry, and Ilildebrandt 3059 j and may j^erhaps be 

 conspecific with Carphalea Pervilleana^ Bail! in Bull. Linn. Soc. 

 Par. p. 188. 



GrARUENTA SUCCOSA, U. Sp. 



Glabra, copiose gummifera, ramulis gracilibus, stipulis ciliatis, foliis 

 breviter petiolatis oblongis obtusis basi deltoideis venis primaviis 7-8- 

 jugis erecto-patentibus i)arallelis, flovibus solitariis axillaribus breviter 

 pedicellatis, calycis tubo brevi segmentis magnis oblanceolatis foliaceis, 

 coroUifi segmentis &rbicularil)us tubo infundibular! 2-3[)lo brevioribus, 

 fructu globoso coriaceo glabro. 



A much-branched erect shrub 8-12 feet high, glabrous iu all 

 its parts. Leaves 1^2 in. long, rigid in texture, lucent, quite 

 glabrous, with 7-8 pairs of distinct parallel raised veins. Plowers 

 solitary^, on short ascending pedicels from the axils of the leaves, 

 pentamerous. Calyx-tube ^ in. long ; segnients tAvice as long as 

 the tube. Corolla ^ in. long. Pruit rigid in texture, brown, 

 glabrous, \ in. long and broad, containing a deuse mass of flattened 

 seeds aggregated in a pulpy mass in each of the two cells 

 Baron 4G20 ! 4710 ! Al^o ililJebrandt 34U5 ! 



PXECTHO^IA MICRA>'TUA, n. sp. 



luermis, glabra, stipulis lanceolatis deeiduis, foliis petiolatis oblongis 



