164 MR. J. G. BAKER ON THE 
globose, not more than +} in. in diam., crowned by the minute per- 
sistent calyx-teethForests of the province of Betani-nema, 
Boer! Forest of Andrangaloaka, Dr. Parker! Baron 1140! 
1340! 
DANAIS RHAMNIFOLIA, n. sp. 
D. ramulis subteretibus ultimis puberulis, foliis oppositis petiolatis glabris 
magnis obovato-oblongis, floribus in paniculas copiosas terminales et axil- 
lares ramis corymbosis dispositis, pedicellis quam calyx longioribus, calycis 
dentibus lanceolatis tubo squilongis, corollae tubo quam calyx 4-6plo 
longiore, dentibus lanceolatis acutis quam tubus 2-3plo brevioribus, sta- 
minibus exsertis. 
An erect shrub, with the ultimate branchlets minutely pube- 
rulous. Leaves opposite, distinctly petioled, bright green and 
glabrous on both surfaces, moderately firm in texture, 3-4 in. 
long, 13-2 in. broad, deltoid at the base and apex, with distinct 
parallel arcuate ascending main veins. Flowers in copious 
ample axillary and terminal panicles with corymbose branches ; 
pedicels slender, pubescent, 1-3 times as long as the calyx. 
Flower-calyx under 4; in. long, the 5 lanceolate teeth equalling 
the campanulate tube. Corolla-tube cylindrical, 4 in. long ; teeth 
lanceolate, acute. Stamens longer than the corolla-segments. 
Fruit not seen.—Central Madagascar, Baron 919! 
DANAIS VERTICILLATA, n. sp. 
Glabra, ramulis acute tetragonis, foliis verticillatis 4natis sessilibus ob- 
longis acuminatis, floribus in paniculam terminalem ramulis corymbosis 
dispositis, pedicellis brevibus, calycis dentibus lanceolatis tubo campanulato 
subequilongis, fructu pro genere magno depresse globoso. 
A forest shrub, 6 or 8 feet high, glabrous in all its parts, with 
acutely quadrangular branchlets. Leaves in whorls of four, 
sessile, 2-3 in. long, about an inch broad above the middle, bright 
green, moderately firm in texture, rounded at the base. Flowers 
in terminal panicles with corymbose branches; pedicels finally 
about as long as the fruit. Flower-calyx about a line long. 
Fruit depresso-globose, 4 in. in diam.—Forest of Andrangaloaka, 
Dr. Parker! Baron 1307! 
DANAIS PUBESCENS, n. sp. 
D. ramulis dense pubescentibus, foliis oppositis petiolatis parvis ovatis 
acutis subcoriaceis, floribusin paniculas terminales ramulis paucifloris cory m- 
bosis dispositis, pedicellis brevissimis vel nullis, calycis dentibus lanceolatis 
tubo campanulato æquilongis, fructu nigro globoso calvato, 
