rrOH.V OF MADAGASCAR. 485 



8760! 3997! JOIG ! 4018! 4899! Near P. mesentericarpa, 

 Baker. 



PSYCHOTBTA (§ GuLAriLEA) RETIPHLEBIA, 11. sp. 



P. ramulis tetragonis sursuiu pubescentibus, stipulis ovatis, foliis vix pe- 

 tiolatis siibcoriaceis glabris oblanceolatis obtusis vel acutis venulis faciei 

 inferiorls anastomosantibus, floribus in paniculas tenniriales ramulis capitatis 

 disposltis, calycis tubo obconico piloso dcntibus deltoideis^ corollae tubo 

 infundibulari, segmentis ovatis, fructu globoso magnitudine pisi, albumine 

 corneo ruminato. 



A mucli-branched shraL or S!i"iall tree. Leaves l|-2^ in. long, 

 ■|— I" in. broad above the middle, firm in texture, green and glabrous 

 on both surfaces, with the veins beneath anastomosing in distinct 

 areolae. Panicles small, level-topped, terminal, with the flowers 

 in dense clusters. Calyx -^-^ in. long. Corolla ^ in. long. 

 Drupe \ in. in i\mm.— Baron 4285 ! 4908 ! 



PsYCiioTUTA (§ Gkumilea) Parkebt, n. sp. 



Arborea, glabra, stipulis dcltoideis, foliis j)etiolatis obovato-oblongis 

 acutis subcoriaceis utrinque viridibus glabris venis exsculi)tis, floribus in 

 cynias terminales pedunculatas dispositis, ovarlo obconico, calycis limbo 

 patella;formi vix dentato, corollas tubo infundibular), segmentis brevibus 

 ovatis, fructu globoso magnitudine pisi, albumine corneo ruminato. 



A tree 30-10 feet, glabrous in all its parts. Leaves 4-6 in. 

 long, 2-2^ in. bi'oad above the middle, firm in texture, green and 

 glabrous on both surfaces, with numerous parallel arcuate dis- 

 tinctly raised main veins. Cymes level-topped, terminal, dis- 

 tinctly peduncled; pedicels none. Calyx ^ in. long. Corolla 

 \ in. long; expanded limb ^ in. in diam. Drupe \ in. in diam. 

 Baron 1585! 3527 ! Also gathered in the forest of Andranga- 

 loaka by Dr, Parker. 



GcMVKOCALTX, gcnus novum Eubiacearum tribus ^ 



Spermacocea*. 



Floras hermaphroditi. Calycis tubus obconicus, vittis validis; linibi 

 dentes 7-8 deltoidei acuti j)atuli rigiduli. Corolla hypocrateriformis, 

 tubo cylindrico sursum infundibulari, segmentis 5 oblongis. Stamina 5 

 adtubifaucem inserta, filamentis filiformibus brevibus, antheris oblongis. 

 Ovarium 2-locuiare, ovulis in loculo solitariisj stylus filifonnis, pro- 

 funde bifidus, ramia falcatls. Fructus osseus indehlscens, limbo jiatulo 



coronatus. 



Allied to Ilydroplylax and Ernodea. 



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