FLORA or MADAGASCAE. 507 



paucifloris, bracteis parvis, calycis segmentis orbicularibus valde imbricatis, 

 corollse tubo calyci a3quilongo, segmentis 9-10 oblongis, fructu ovoideo. 



Branchlets woodj, terete, marked with the rings left by the 

 fallen leaves. Leaves opposite, erecto-patent ; petiole | in. long; 

 blade 3-4 in. long, 1-1^ in. broad above the middle, cuneate at the 

 base, green and glabrous on both surfaces, the side-veins fine and 

 immersed. Cymes lax, terminal. Calyx ^ in. long; inner ae^y- 

 ments | in. broad. Corolla an inch long ; segments as long as the 

 tube. Fruit ^ in. in diam. — Baron 1952 ! 3S14 ! 



BeLMOIS'TIA EMIEIS^EIS^SIS, U. sp. 



Glabra, foliis sessilibus oblongis acutis, floribus copiose corymboso-pani- 

 culatis, calyce late quinquealato segmentis acuminatis^ corolla; segmentis 

 ovatis tubo urceolato longioribus^ staminibus ex coroUae tubo longe ex- 

 sertis, filamentis brevissimis. 



A glabrous perennial herb, with simple erect stems 3 ft. long. 

 Leaves opposite, decussate, triplinerved, the central ones about 

 2 in. long, the upper shorter and remote. Flowers numerous, 

 bright yellow, arranged in a terminal panicle with erect corym- 

 bose branches ; bracts ovate-lanceolate, foliaceous ; pedicels | in. 

 long. Calyx campanulate, -Jr in, in diam., all the lobes acuminate 

 and broadly winged. Corolla ^-| in. long. Anthers -i- in. long. 

 Ovary ovoid; style ^ in. long, reaching nearly to the tip of the 

 corolla-segments. — Baron 4187 ! Adds another characteristic 



Madagas 



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Herbacea, volubihs, glabra, caulibus gracilHmis, fohis remotis sessiUbus 

 linearibus integris uninerviis, floribus magnis axillaribus solitarils breviter 

 pedunculatis, calycis segmentis exterioribus oblongis, corolla infundibulari 

 intus rubella extus viriduia, fructu parvo globoso. 



An herbaceous climber, glabrous in all its parts, wdth very- 

 slender stems. Leaves 2-3 in. long, -^.j-^ in. broad, narrowed to 

 an indistinct petiole, moderately firm in texture, green, glabrous. 

 Peduncle |-^ in. long, erect, thickened upwards. Calyx | in. 

 long ; three inner segments longer, narrower, and more acute than 

 the two outer. Corolla 1|-1| in. long, about | in. in diam. at the 

 throat. Capsule 3 in. in diam., tipped with the persistent style. 

 — Baron 4728 ! 4832 ! Near the Australian J. graminea, E. Br. 



Ipomcea (§ Oethipoakea) syeing^folia, n. sp. 



Fruticosa, erecta, ramulis sursum dense pubescentibus, foliis longe 

 petiolatis ovatis integris acutis utrinque breviter pubescentibus, floribus 



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