168 MB, J. G. BAKER ON THE 
PLECTRONIA UMBELLATA, n. sp.—Pyrostria umbellata, Bojer, 
Hort. Maur. 170 (nomen solum). 
Arborea, glabra, stipulis magnis oblongo-deltoideis, foliis magnis petio- 
latis oblongis, floribus in cymas densas axillares umbellatas pedunculatas 
conspicue bracteatas dispositis, pedicellis elongatis, calycis tubo campanu- 
lato, limbo minuto, coroll tubo campanulato, segmentis 4 oblongo-lanceo- 
latis, staminibus minutis ad corolla faucem pilosam sessilibus, fructu globoso 
compresso duro emarginato. 
An erect tree or large shrub, glabrous in allits parts. Stipules 
oblong or deltoid, coriaceous, persistent, 1-j in. long. Leaves 
distinctly petioled, oblong, subcoriaceous, 4-S in. long, 24-4 in. 
broad, with 6-8 pairs of conspicuously raised ascending parallel 
main veins. Flowers in dense umbellate peduncled axillary 
cymes, with a pair of large deltoid braets at the base; pedicels 
lin.long. Calyx-tube +4 in. long; limb very short, collar-like, 
subtruneate. Corolla + in. long, with a campanulate tube and 4 
oblong-lanceolate segments. Stamens 4, the minute anthers 
nearly sessile at the densely pilose throat of the corolla. Stigma 
with 2 orbieular lobes. Fruit hard, black, compressed, glabrous, 
two-lobed, 4 in. in diam., containing two bony pyrenes.—Central 
Madagascar, Dr. Meller! Baron 1626! Introduced long ago by 
Bojer into the gardens of Mauritius. 
VANGUERIA EMIRNENSIS, N. Sp. 
Arborea, inermis, ramulis pilosis, stipulis deltoideis laceratis, foliis petio- 
latis oblongis facie obscure dorso prasertim ad venas dense albido- pilosis, 
floribus in cymas densas terminales dispositis, pedicellis brevissimis, calycis 
tubo eampanulato dentibus 5 parvis inequalibus deltoideis vel lanceolatis, 
corolle pilosa tubo cylindrico segmentis lanceolatis, staminibus ad corollæ 
faucem dense pilosam insertam, filamentis brevibus. 
A much-branched erect tree, with pilose terete branchlets. 
Stipules deltoid, persistent, deeply fimbriated. Leaves distinctly 
petioled, subacute or subobtuse, cuneate at the base, 13-3 in. 
long, deltoid at the base, membranous, nearly glabrescent above, 
densely pilose on the 7-S-jugate ascending main veins beneath. 
Flowers in copious dense nearly sessile terminal cymes; bracts 
minute; pedicels 0 or very short. Calyx 7 in. long, with a 
campanulate tube and 5 (rarely 6) minute lanceolate or deltoid 
teeth. Corolla 3 in. long, densely pilose on the outside, with 5 
(rarely 6) small lanceolate teeth. Stamens inserted at the 
densely pilose throat of the corolla-tube ; filaments as long as 
