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linear, falcate, | in. long. Outer calyx-segments leafy, lanceo- 

 late, I in. long ; inner sliorter, narrower, firmer, Corolla-tube 

 1| in. long, ^ in. in diam. at the throat; segments subequal, 1 in. 

 long, I in. broad. Stamens inserted low down in tbe tube; 

 larger anthers oblong, ^ in. long ; shorter stamens | in. long, 

 with ovate anthers and a small staminode between them. — Baron 

 4555! 



Htpoestes phyllostachta, n. sp. 



Herbacea, ramulis gracilibus pubescentlbus, foliis longe petiolatis ovatis 

 integris membranaceis glabrisj spicis elongatis floribus singulis folio 

 sa3pissime reducto bracteatis, involuero unifloro bracteis exterioribus 

 laneeolatis obtusis, interloribus foliaceis, calyce parvo, corollae rubellse 

 tubo involuero paulo iongiore, limbo parvo. 



An erect herbaceous perennial, with slender pubescent stems. 

 Leaves l|-2 in. long, deltoid at the base, acute or obtuse, thin, 

 green and glabrous on both surfaces ; petiole 1-1 1 in. long. Spikes 

 lono", lax, simple or forked at the base. Involucre cylindrical, 

 pubescent, |-f in. long. Calyx much shorter than the involucre. 

 Corolla-tube | in. long; lower lip | in, long, cuneate, shortly 3- 

 lobed. Stamens reaching to the tip o£ the corolla-limb. — Baron 

 4907 ! Also TUldehrctndt 3444 ! Near H. lasiosteaia, Nees. 



Hy^OESTES MICEOPHTLLA, U. Sp. 



Fruticosa, ramulis dense pilosis, foliis parvis brevissime petiolatis lan- 

 eeolatis integris pilosis rigidulis, capitulis dense spicato-paniculatis, involu- 

 cre unifloro bracteis laneeolatis rigidulis acuminatis, calyce involuero 

 hreviore, corollse tubo pubescente involuero duplo Iongiore, limbo involuero 

 ficquilongo labio inferiore trilobate. 



An erect sbrub, with slender virgate densely pubescent 

 branchlets. Leaves |-1 in. long, subcoriaceous, entire, green and 

 clotbed with adpressed hairs on both surfaces. Flowers in ter- 

 minal panicles, with dense ascending spicate branches. Involucre 

 i in. long ; inner segments shorter. Corolla-tube ^ in. long ; limb 

 half as long as the tube ; lower lip cuneate, -^ in. broad. Stamens 

 X in. longer- than the tube. Capsule lanceolate, acute, glabrous. 

 — Baron 4382 ! Near H. sajcicola, Nees. 



Htpoestes coi^gestifloiia, n. sp. 



Frutieosa, ramulis gracilibus pubescentibus, foliis linearibus subsessili- 

 bus rio-itlulis uninerviis glabris, spicis axillaribua secundis dense congestis, 

 involuero unifloro piloso bracteis elongatis exterioribus foliaceis interiori- 



