218 MR. J. d. BAKER ON THE 
ovatis obtusis integris facie scabris dorso glabris, floribus solitariis axil- 
laribus longe pedunculatis, bracteis magnis ovatis foliaceis, calycis minuti 
tubo campanulato dentibus linearibus circiter 10, corolla magna purpurea 
tubo late infundibulari segmentis patulis orbicularibus. 
A perennial herb, with slender erect simple stems about a foot 
long. Leaves in five or six distant pairs, sessile, cordate-ovate, 
13-2 in. long, 14-14 in. broad, moderately firm in texture, green 
and glabrous on both surfaces. Flowers solitary from the axils 
of the upper leaves, on ascending peduucles 1-3 in. long. 
Braeteoles ovate, an inch long, foliaceous in texture, pilose on 
the edge. Calyx } in. long. Corolla 1} in. long, with a tube 
cylindrical at the base, broadly funnel-shaped above it; expanded 
limb 11-14 in. in diam. Stamens inserted low down in the corolla- 
tube. Stigma with two divaricating flattened forks.— Central 
Madagascar, Baron 2001! 
EcHINACANTHUS MADAGASCARIENSIS, n. Sp. 
Perennis, ramulis glabris tetragonis, foliis petiolatis oblongis acutis 
glabris membranaceis serratis, floribus paucis laxe cymosis, pedicellis 
pilosis, bracteis parvis lanceolatis, calycis segmentis longissimis anguste 
linearibus, corolle lutese quam calyx vix longioris tubo late infundibulari 
segmentis parvis orbicularibus. 
A perennial herb, with slender square green glabrous tetra- 
gonous stems distinctly constricted above the nodes.  Leaf-pairs 
1-1} in. apart; petiole 4-3 in. long; blade about 2 in. long, 
rounded at the base, serrulate, membranous, dark green aud 
glabrous on both sides. Flowers in lax eymes; pedicels slender, 
pilose, about 3 in. long, with a pair of small lanceolate bracts a 
space from the calyx. Calyx 2-3 in. long, with a very short tube 
and 5 linear setaceous pilose segments. Corolla yellow, with a 
funnel-shaped tube 4 in. in diam. at the throat and 5 orbicular 
spreading segments } in. broad. Stamens inserted low down in 
the tube, reaching nearly or quite to its throat ; filaments slender, 
i-j in. long; anthers 4, oblong, } in. long, each with a double 
spur at the base.— Between Tankay and the east coast, Baron 
1531! This has entirely the habit of MWimulopsis, from which it 
differs only by the four bicalearate anthers. 
Forsyturopsis, genus novum Acanthacearum tribus 
Ruelliearum. (Tab. XX VII.) 
Bractez et bracteole nulla vel minutissime. Calyx parvus, campanu- 
latus, fere ad basin 5-partitus, segmentis lanceolatis, Corolla tubo 
