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ultra 3 poll. longa, 2 poll. lata, hispidula. Corolle aurantiace 
tubus 10-11 lin. longus, infundibuliformi-tubulosus, superne 
dilatatus, ad 1} lin. latus, patule flavo-setulosus; lobi latissime 
ovati, apieulati, 3 lin. longi, ore aureo-tomentosi. 
Sinoe Basin, Whyte. 
Mussaenda macrosepala, Stapf (sp. nov.); affinis M. tristig- 
matice, Cummins, differt sepalis et corollis multo majoribus. 
Ramuli subgraciles patule hirsuti. Folia elliptica vel elliptico- 
oblonga vel sublauceolata, breviter acute acuminata, basi obtusa 
vel aeuta, ad 4 poll. longa, 2 poll. lata, supra adpresse setulosa, 
subtus in costa setulosa in nervis minute adpresse pilosa, margine 
hirsutiuscula, nervis lateralibus utrinque circiter 17, prorsus 
curvatis, nervis transversis tenuibus; petiolus dense hirsutus, 
21 lin. longus; stipulew bipartite segmentis subulatis, appresse 
hirsute, 4-6 lin longe. Cyme densiflorz, ad ramulorum apices 
2-3, dense undique flavo-hirsute ; pedunculi 3 ad ultra 1 poll. 
longi; bractes lineari-lanceolate, acuminate, ad 4 lin. longe ; 
pedicelli brevissimi. Receptaculum densissime flavo-hispidum, 
vix 3 lin. longum. Sepala lanceolata, acute acuminata, 10-13 
lin. longa, 3 lin. lata, utrinque hirsuto-tomentosa. Corolle 
aurantiace tubus subcylindricus, supra medium ampliatus, ultra 
1 poll. longus, dense aureo-tomentosus; limbus lobis ovatis 
apiculatis extus sericeo-tomentosis, 1 poll. diametro, ore aureo- 
velutino. 
Sinoe Basin, WAyte. 
Sabicea discolor, Stapf (sp. nov.) ; affinis S. venose, Benth., 
differt foliis subtus albidis dense araneoso-tomentosis, calycis 
segmentis quam receptaculo, preecipue in fructu, brevioribus. 
Ramuli fusco-cinerei adpresse hirsuti. Folia ovata vel elliptica, 
acuminata, basi rotundata, ad 4 poll. longa, ad 1? poll. lata, 
chartacea, supra sparse hirsuta, subtus albida, araneoso-tomentosa 
et in nervis adpresse hirsuta, nervis lateralibus utrinque 12-15, 
sub margine prorsus curvatis venis trausversis obscuris; petioli 
ad 7 lin. longi, adpresse hirsuti; stipule late ovate, acuminate, 
3 lin. long, utrinque minus magisve adpresse hirsute. Cyme 
multiflora, axillares, laxe, 1-1} poll. diametro, pedunculo 4-6 
lin. longo suffulte, undique albo-hirsute ; bracteæ oblonge, ad 
11 lin. long: ; pedicelli brevissimi vel ad 3 lin. longi. Recepta- 
culum dense albo-strigillosum, 2 liu. longum. | Calycis segmenta 
