94. MR. J. G. BAKER ON THE 
pedunculatis, pedicellis flore longioribus, sepalis ovato-lanceolatis acutis 
ferrugineo-tomentosis, petalis breviter exsertis, staminibus 15 pentadelphis 
calyci zquilongis. 
An erect tree, with crowded slender terete branchlets, coated 
with short ferruginous hairs. Leaves not more than an inch 
long, distinctly petioled, subcoriaceous, green and subglabrous 
above when mature, densely coated beneath with persistent bright 
ferruginous tomentum. Cymes copious, shortly peduncled, 10- 
15-flowered. Calyx 4 in. long, densely ferrugineo-tomentose 
Petals oblong, little longer than the calyx, copiously black- 
dotted. Stamens 4 in. long, in five bundles of three each ; united 
filaments pilose; anthers minute, orbieular. Ovary pilose. 
Fruit not seen.— Central Madagascar, Baron! 
PsonosPERMUM FORBESII, n. sp. 
P. ramulis glabris, foliis oblongis subacutis integris sessilibus vel brevis- 
sime petiolatis utrinque glaberrimis, cymis multifloris breviter peduncu- 
latis, pedicellis elongatis ferrugineo-pilosis, sepalis ovatis acutis, staminibus 
circiter 15 pentadelphis, baccis ovoideis. 
A much-branched shrub, 4-5 feet high, with wcody slender 
bright brown branchlets, dilated and flattened below the nodes. 
Leaves reaching a length of 2-3 inches, 1-2 in. broad, rounded at 
the base, thin in texture, with copious black dots, the 6-8-jugate 
rather ascending main veins fine but distinct. Peduncles not 
above 3 in. long; pedicels finally as long, both ferrugineo-pilose. 
Sepals } in. long, pilose, with copious black lines and dots. Petals 
oblong, hairy on the face, half as long again as the calyx. Pha- 
langes of stamens as long as the sepals, the united filaments 
strap-shaped and pilose. Hypogynous scales lingulate, 3-4 a8 
long as the stamens. Ovary ovoid glabrous, the distinctly capi- 
tate styles not more than 4j line long.—Cape St. Mary, on 
the south coast, Forbes; and gathered twice by Gerrard, 13! 
and 148! 
PSOROSPERMUM PAUCIFLORUM, n. sp. 
P. ramulis glabris, foliis breviter petiolatis oblongo-lanceolatis acutis 
integris basi cuneatis utrinque glabris, cymis 6 8-floris breviter peduncu- 
latis, pedicellis brevibus, sepalis elliptieis obtusis dorso pilosis, staminibus 
circiter 15 pentadelphis, baccis globosis. 
A much-branched shrub, with slender glabrous woody brown 
ultimate branchlets, thickened and flattened below the nodes. 
Petioles 1-] in., blade 2-3 in. long, 3-1 in. broad at the middle, 
