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equilonga, 2— lin. lata, 1-nervia. Stamina perianthii segmentis 
equilonga. Ovarium trilobum ; ovula solitaria. 
Sinoe Basin, Whyte. 
This species, at first sight, much resembles the widely-spread 
H. multiflorus, Martyn, which is distinguished by its perianth 
not exceeding half an inch in length. 
Dracena prolata, C. H. Wright (sp. nov.); a D. bicolore, 
Hook., foliis basi non longe attenuatis, vaginis parvis, petiolisque 
brevioribus crassioribus differt. 
Caules leves, siccando straminei, nitidi. Folia elliptica, basi 
apiceque breviter acuminata, obtusa, coriacea, circa 7 poll. longa, 
3 poll.lata; petioli superiores ad 1 poll. longi. Panieula brevis, 
congesta; bracteæ late triangulares, acute; pedicelli 2 lin. 
longi. — Perianthii tubus cylindricus, 3 lin. longus, 3 lin. diam. ; 
segmenta oblonga, apice cucullata, mucronata, 4 lin. longa, 1 lin. 
lata. Anthere oblongz, 1l lin. longg. Ovarium ovoideum ; 
stylus antheras paullo superans. 
Sinoe Basin, Whyte; within 6 miles of Monrovia, Whyte. 
Culcasia liberica, V. E. Brown (sp. nov.) ; affinis C. scandenti, 
Beauv., differt caule crassiore, foliis majoribus, floribus numerosi- 
oribus. 
Caulis X poll. crassus. Folia lanceolata vel elliptico-lanceo- 
lata, acuta vel subeuspidata, basi cuneata; petiolus 44-5 poll. 
longus ; lamina 8-9 poll. longa, 3-32 poll. lata. ^ Pedunculi 7-8 
in fasciculos terminales dispositi, 13-22 poll. longi, 1-14 lin. 
crassi. Spatha li poll. longa; tubus ovoideus ; lamina eymbi- 
formis, subaeuta. Spadix e spatha exserta, 2 poll. longa, parte 
feminea 2-23 lin. longa, subglobosa, parte mascula a feminea 
longe distante, cylindrico-clavata. Ovarium subglobosum ; stigma 
sessile. 
Sinoe Basin, Whyte. 
P.S.—The specimens mentioned on pp. 89 and 94 as collected 
by H. Reynolds form part of a small collection received at Kew 
since this paper was read. 
12th May, 1905. O. STAPF. 
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