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membranous, bright green and distinctly hispid on the upper 
surface, pale green and obscurely hispid on the main veins beneath. 
Flowers in 2-3 lax secund ascending spikes 1-2 in. long from 
the axils of the upper leaves, with a very slender pilose axis. 
Involucre } in. long, of 4 lanceolate acute pilose subequal bracts. 
Calyx à line long; segments lanceolate, free down to the base. 
Corolla pink, with a cylindrical tube a little longer than the in- 
volucre and a limb 3 in. long, with 4 oblong segments. Stamens 
and style reaching nearly to the tip of the limb.—Forest of An- 
drangaloaka, near rivulets, Dr. Parker! 
HYPOESTES LONICEROIDES, n. sp. 
Suffruticosa, ramosissima, glabra, foliis petiolatis oblongis acutis, floribus 
laxe spicato-paniculatis, involucro unifloro bracteis 4 lanceolatis rigidulis 
glabris acuminatis, calyce quam involucrum duplo breviore, corolla albidze 
tubo quam involucrum triplo longiore, labio superiore lingulato, inferiore 
fauce pulchre rubro maculato lobo centrali deltoideo lateralibus lingulatis. 
A much-branched erect shrub, 5-6 feet high, with slender 
glabrous woody green tetragonous branchlets. Leaves distant, 
distinctly petioled, 2-3 in. long, narrowed to both ends, mode- 
rately firm in texture, green and glabrous on both surfaces. 
Flowers in lax equilateral spikes 1-2 in. long, with reduced leaves 
at the base of the spike, forming a very lax terminal panicle. 
Involuere sessile, not bracteated, 3 in. long, of 4 lanceolate acu- 
minate bracteoles of firm texture. Calyx } in. long; segments 
lanceolate. Corolla with a curved tube above an inch long, 3 in. 
in diam. at the throat ; upper lip lingulate, 1-3 in. long; lower 
as long, marked with red spots at the throat, with a central end 
and two small lingulate side segments. Filaments ? in. long, the 
anthers protruding from the tube.—Forest of Andrangaloaka, Dr. 
Parker! A fine species, allied to H. pulchra, Nees, and H. rodri- 
guesiana, Balf. fil. 
LriPPrA (§ ZAPANIA) OLIGOPHYLLA, n. sp. 
Annua, caule simplici erecto tetragono piloso, foliis paucijugis petiolatis 
oblongis crenatis hispidis, floribus in glomerulos globosos pedunculatos 
axillares aggregatis, bracteis paucis exterioribus foliaceis, reliquis late cu- 
neatis truncatis membranaceis, pedicellis brevissimis, calyce brevi hispido, 
corolle tubo infundibulari bractez zequilongo segmentis minutis orbicula- 
ribus patulis. 
An erect annual, with simple tetragonous slender erect pilose 
stems 3-1 ft. long. Leaves 5-6 distant pairs, distinctly petioled, 
