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the stamens extending over an inch of it. Immature capsule 
above an inch in diameter, woody in texture, densely pilose out- 
side and within.—Ambohimanga, gathered by the Rev. W. Ellis 
in 1864. A very fine species, allied to the Mauritian H. liliifforus 
and H. columnaris. 
DOMBEYA GLECHOMÆFOLIA, n. sp. 
Fruticosa, ramulis pilosis, foliis petiolatis cordato-orbicularibus crenatis 
pilosis, cymis paucifloris umbellatis, bracteolis 3 magnis deltoideis acutis 
pilosis persistentibus, sepalis membranaceis lanceolatis pilosis, petalis 
magnis rubellis obovato-cuneatis, columna staminea magna ampulleformi, 
staminodiis ligulatis, staminibus fertilibus 15, ovario piloso, stylo elongato, 
stigmatibus subulatis falcatis. 
Branchlets slender, woody, terete, densely pilose. Petiole 4-2 
in. densely pilose ; blade quite orbicular, with a deep basal sinus, 
i-1i in. long and broad, moderately firm in texture, green and 
thinly pilose on the upper surface, densely pilose beneath. 
Flowers 1-3 together; peduncle 1-12 in., pedicels about } in., 
both very slender and densely pubescent. Bracteoles cordate- 
deltoid, adpressed to the calyx, imbricated, pale green, 4-3 in. 
long. Sepals j-iin.long. Petals an inch long, reddish brown, 
2 in. broad at the truncate tip. Staminal column ampulleform, 
half as long as the petals, the 5 linear staminodes longer than the 
15 fertile stamens, which are in 2-3 irregular rows, with short 
free filaments and lanceolate anthers ;L in. long. Style pro- 
truding beyond the staminodia, divided at the tip into five 
stigmatose hooks.—Forests of Central Madagascar, gathered 
lately by Mr. Pool, and sent also in 1857 by M. Bouton. This 
is a well-marked and handsome plant. We have a closely allied 
new species from the Rev. W. Ellis with still larger flowers and 
more densely shaggy bracteoles, peduncles and pedicels, and a 
much shorter staminal corona, of which the leaves are unknown. 
SPARMANNIA SUBPALMATA, n. Sp. 
S. ramulis pilosis, foliis longe petiolatis cordato-ovatis acutis inciso- 
Crenatis integris vel apice palmatim trilobatis membranaceis utrinque 
viridibus obscure stellato-pilosis, umbellis simplicibus 6-12-floris longe 
pedunculatis, bracteis linearibus, calycis segmentis lanceolatis dense 
pilosis, petalis oblongis quam calyx vix longioribus, staminibus exterioribus 
paucis sterilibus parce papillosis, fructu globoso longe echinato. 
A shrub or small tree, with slender terete branchlets, clothed 
with whitish stellate pubescence.  Petiole 2-1] in. long; blade 
