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the involucre.—Between Tamatave and Antananarivo, gathered 
by Dr. Meller in July 1862, a single specimen in immature fruit ; 
and lately rediscovered by Mr. Baron in forests of the provinee 
of Imerina (1390). Very different from the single known type 
species of Thouars, L. multiflora, by its few flowers and small 
obtuse leaves. L. multiflora has been gathered by Bojer, Forbes, 
and lately in the north-west of the island by Hildebrandt (3306) ; 
but none of our specimens show the mature fruit. 
LEPTOLENA TURBINATA, D. Sp. 
L. ramulis minute pilosis, foliis brevissime petiolatis parvis obovato- 
oblongis rigide coriaceis, floribus solitariis terminalibus brevissime pedicel- 
latis, involucro glabro turbinato dentibus minutis fructum pilosum invol- 
vente persistente. 
A much-branched shrub, with slender terete crowded woody 
branchlets. Leaves alternate, minutely petioled, 4 in. long, 
obtuse, sometimes distinctly emarginate at the apex, deltoid 
at the base, rigidly coriaceous, dark green and glabrous on both 
surfaces, with crecto-patent main veins anastomosing by arches 
just within the margin. Flowers terminal, on very short pilose 
peduncles. Involuere a glabrous bright brown turbinate per- 
sistent cup 1 in. long, closing in over the pilose capsule, which 
completely fills it; the teeth at throat minute and obscure.—East 
coast of Madagascar, Baron 1560! A near ally of the preceding 
species. 
SCHIZOLENA EXINVOLUCRATA, N. Sp. 
S. ramulis foliisque glaberrimis, foliis oblongis subcoriaceis obtuse cuspi- 
datis, floribus paucis axillaribus 1-2nis pedicellatis solitariis haud involu- 
cratis, calycis minuti stellato-pubescentis lobis 3 orbicularibus, petalis 
oblongis, staminibus brevibus permultis, ovario globoso dense piloso. 
A shrub, quite glabrous in all its parts except the calyx, with 
very slender terete woody grey ultimate branchlets. Petiole 
about 1 in. long; blade oblong, subcoriaceous, 1-2 in. long, 
entire, broadly rounded at the base, narrowed suddenly to an 
obtuse point, green on both surfaces, the fine main veins anasto- 
mosing in intramarginal arches. Flowers few, axillary, solitary 
on 1-2nate peduncles about 4 in. long. Involucre entirely sup- 
pressed. Calyx not more than half a line long, coriaceous, 
stellato-pilose, with 3 minute suborbicular lobes. Corolla of 5 
oblong obtuse petals about } in. long and } in. broad, much im- 
bricated before the flower opens. Stamens densely packed, 100 
