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alternis raro oppositis vel oblongis, racemis elongatis angustis sursum 
densis deorsum laxis, pedicellis brevibus, bracteis lanceolatis persisten- 
tibus, calycis tubo subnullo segmentis lanceolatis, corolla albe tubo cam- 
panulato segmentis oblongis, staminibus liberis, fructu capsulari magni- 
tudine pisi. 
An erect perennial or biennial, glabrous in all its parts, with 
simple terete stems 2 ft. or more long. Leaves moderately firm 
in texture, green and glabrous on both surfaces, usually con- 
tiguous and alternate, 1-14 in. long, 1 in. broad at the middle, 
narrowed gradually to both ends, sometimes more distant and 
opposite or subopposite, sometimes oblong, 3 in. broad. Racemes 
single, terminal, at first dense at the top, finally lax throughout, 
6-9 in. long. Pedicels erecto-patent, ;4-§ in. long. Bracts 
lanceolate, persistent, longer than the pedicels. Calyx cam- 
panulate, 4 in. long and broad, cut down to the base into 5 
lanceolate segments. Corolla very little longer than the calyx, 
white, the 5 oblong obtuse segments twice as long as the tube. 
Stamens inserted at the throat of the tube, rather shorter than 
the segments. Capsule globose, 4 in. in diam.— Central Mada- 
gascar, Baron 654! 1816! A near ally of the Oriental L. dubia 
Ait. (L. orientalis, Lam.). 
Ms TRICHOPHLEBIA, n. sp. 
M. ramulis dense pilosis, foliis breviter petiolatis oblongis acutis serratis 
facie glabris dorso presertim. ad venas primarias brunneo-pilosis, racemis 
densis in panieulas parvas axillares aggregatis, rhachibus pilosis, pedicellis 
brevissimis, bracteis minutis deltoideis, fructu parvo globoso glabro apice 
libero dentibus 5 minutis deltoideo-cuspidatis coronato. 
A tree, with densely pilose terete woody brown branchlets. 
Petiole 3-3 in. long; blade 3-4 in. long, 12 in. broad, rounded 
atthe base, sharply serrated, moderately firm in texture, bright 
green and glabrous on the upper surface, pale green beneath and 
densely hairy on the areuate-ascending 6-8-jugate main veins. 
Flowers in dense shortly peduncled axillary panicles about an 
inch long, with densely hairy branchlets; pedicels very short; 
bracts deltoid, as long as the pedicels. Drupe globose, glabrous, 
green, l in. long, free at the apex, crowned with 5 minute 
deltoid-cuspidate calyx-teeth. Style a quarter as long as the fruit, 
cylindrical; stigma peltate.— Central Madagascar, Dr. Parker ! 
Native name “rafy.” A near ally of the Tropical-Afriean M. lan- 
ceolata, Forsk. 
