FLORA OF MADAGASCAR. 208 
glandular-pubescent, with minute lanceolate bracts at the base. 
Calyx under a line long, with a short tube and 5 deltoid segments. 
Corolla $ in. long, greenish white, copiously dotted with black. 
Tube of the stamens about as long as the calyx, with 5 deltoid 
teeth, an anther just protruding beyond each. Style short, with 
a peltate stigma.— Forest of Alamazaotra, Baron 1470! Mbato- 
manga, forming a dense bush on hill-sides at 4000 feet, Dr. Meller! 
We have it also from the herbarium of Justice Blackburn under 
the name (probably given by Bojer) of Ardisia pedunculata. 
ONCOSTEMUM PILYLLANTHOIDES, N. sp. 
O. ramulis gracillimis dense breviter brunneo-pilosis, foliis confertis 
distichis breviter petiolatis oblongo-lanceolatis acutis glabris subcoriaceis, 
umbellis axillaribus paucifloris, pedicellis gracillimis glanduloso-puberulis, 
calycis segmentis orbicularibus, corolla segmentis ovatis, tubo stamineo 
urceolato apice dentato. 
A much-branched shrub or small tree, with slender w oody 
branchlets, clothed with dense short brown pubescence. Leaves 
close, alternate, pees in one plane; petiole very short; blade 
13-2 in. long, i-i in. broad, moderately firm in texture, dum green 
and glabrous on both surfaces, the side veins fine and immersed. 
Umbels axillary, 1—4-flowered, not longer than the leaves; pedicels 
very slender, 1-j in. long, conspicuously glandular-pubescent, 
furnished with minute persistent bracts at the base. Calyx 2 lin. 
long. cups not seen well-developed. Stamens forming an 
urceolate cup à in. long, with 5 deltoid teeth at the throat.— 
Central MUR Baron 1963 ! 
JASMINUM PUBERULUM, N. sp. 
J. ramulis obscure puberulis, foliis oppositis unifoliolatis breviter petio- 
latis ovatis acutis glabris, floribus in umbellas 2-4-floras dispositis, pedicellis 
calyci subzequilongis, calycis dentibus 5-6 linearibus quam tubus campa- 
nulatus duplo brevioribus, corolle segmentis lineari-oblongis 6-8 tubo 
cylindrico subeequilongis. 
A shrub, with slender terete obscurely pubescent branchlets. 
Leaves opposite, shortly petioled, 13-2 in. long, rounded at the 
base, subcoriaceous, green and glabrous on both surfaces, with 
fine obscure immersed veins. Flowers 2-4, in terminal and 
axillary umbels; pedicels 1 in. long ; bracts linear. Calyx 4 
long, glabrous, the 5-6 linear teeth not more than half as bn d as 
the campanulate a Corolla apparently white, with a glabrous 
cylindrical tube 4-8 in. long and 6-8 obtuse linear-oblong segments 
