200 MR. J. G. BAKER ON THE 
1771! and a variety with longer but not broader leaves (1-11 in. 
long), Baron 1879 ! 2018! 
ARDISIA FUSCO-PILOSA, n. sp. 
Arbuseula ramulis dense breviter fusco-pilosis, foliis parvis petiolatis 
oblongis aeutis glabris, umbellis axillaribus 3-4-floris, pedicellis brevibus 
dense pilosis, calycis pilosi segmentis ovatis, corolla segmentis orbicu- 
laribus tubo zequilongis, antheris parvis ovatis filamento brevi plano, fructu 
depresso-globoso glabro magnitudine pisi. 
A much-branched small tree, with slender woody terete some- 
times flexuose branchlets clothed with dense short brown 
pubescence. Petiole 1-1 in.; blade 1-2 in. long, acute, deltoid 
at the base, 1-1 in. broad at the middle, moderately firm in 
texture, green and glabrous on both surfaces, or hairy on the 
midrib beneath; the veins fine and inconspicuous. Umbels from 
the axils of many of the upper leaves; peduncle and pedicels 
densely pilose, the former 1—3 in. long, the latter as long as ora 
little longer than the calyx. Calyx campanulate, j in. in diam. ; 
tube very short; segments ovate, obtuse. Corolla 4 in. long; 
segments orbicular, obtuse, longer than the tube. Anthers not 
more than j line long. Fruit glabrous, depresso-globose, } in. 
in diam., with a very short style and peltate stigma.—Central 
Madagascar, Baron 1159! 1160! 1843! 
ARDISTA NITIDULA, 0. sp. 
Arborea, glabra, foliis breviter petiolatis oblanceolato-oblongis obtusis 
subcoriaceis nitidulis copiose nigro-punctatis, floribus in racemos laxos 
simpliees terminales vel axillares breviter pedunculatos dispositis, pedi- 
cellis patulis quam flos 2-3plo longioribus, calycis segmentis ovatis, corollze 
segmentis ovatis tubo zquilongis, antheris minutis ovatis, fructu nigro 
glabro depresso-globoso. 
An erect tree, glabrous in all its parts, with slender terete 
final branchlets. — Petiole 1 in. long; blade 2-8 in. long, 1-1 in. 
broad, obtuse or subacute, narrowed gradually from the middle 
to the base, bright green, quite glabrous, with copious conspicuous 
black dots beneath and fire rather raised numerous erecto-patent 
main veins. Flowers in simple shortly peduncled terminal or 
axillary racemes an inch long; pedicels spreading cr cernuous, 
ł in. long, sometimes 4 in. in the fruiting stage; bracts minute, 
deciduous. Calyx 74, in. in diam. in flower, 4 lin. long ; segments 
broad ovate, subobtuse. Corolla 4 in. long, greenish, copiously 
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dotted with black. Aùħthers not more than 3 lin. long. Drupe 
