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CRYPTOCARYA MYRISTICOIDES, n. sp. 
C. ramulis flexuosis apice parce pubescentibus, foliis petiolatis oblongo- 
lanceolatis acutis utrinque viridibus glabris, floribus in paniculas copiosas 
ramis ferrugineo-tomentosis quam folium multo breviores dispositis, 
pedicellis brevissimis, perianthii ferrugineo-tomentosi segmentis oblongis 
quam tubus globosus duplo longioribus. 
A tree, with remarkably flexuose terete purplish-brown bloomy 
copiously lenticellate branchlets, slightly ferrugineo-pubescent 
towards the top. Leaves alternate; petiole 4 in. long; blade 4-5 
in. long, 1-11 in. broad, acute, entire, deltoid or rather rounded 
at the base, rigidly coriaceous in texture, green and glabrous on 
both surfaces, the 9-10-jugate main veins fine and little raised. 
Flowers in copious decompound axillary and terminal panicles 
not more than 1-2 in. long, including the short peduncle, with 
corymbose branchlets, both branches and perianth thinly coated 
with ferruginous tomentum. Perianth j in. long, the six imbri- 
cated oblong segments twice as long as the tube. Fruit not 
seen.— Central Madagascar, Baron 1926!  Perville’s No. 233 is 
apparently a fourth undescribed species of this genus, differing 
from the present plant by its longer, more rigid and more glossy 
leaves and very dense deltoid panicles, of which both the branch- 
lets and flowers are thickly coated with ferruginous tomentum. 
CRYPTOCARYA DEALBATA, n. sp. 
C. ramulis glabris, foliis parvis petiolatis oblongis obtusis rigide coriaceis 
facie viridibus glabris dorso glaucescentibus, floribus in paniculas parvas 
folio zequilongas ramulis ferrugineo-pilosis dispositis pedicellis brevissimis, 
perianthii ferrugineo-tomentosi segmentis oblongis quam tubus globosus 
longioribus. 
An erect tree, with slender terete glabrous branchlets. Leaves 
alternate, shortly petioled, 1-13 in. long, rounded at both ends, 
entire, green and rather glossy above, glaucous and glabrous 
beneath, with 5-6 pairs of moderately distinct parallel erecto- 
patent main veins. Panicles small, about as long as the leaves, 
distinctly peduncled, with a few short corymbose branches, both 
branchlets and flowers densely ferrugineo-tomentose. Perianth 
zs in. long, the six oblong segments twice as long as the globose 
tube. Fruit not seen.— Woods at Ampasimpotsy, Baron 1370! 
CRYPTOCARYA CRASSIFOLIA, n. 8p. 
C. ramulis crassis lenticellatis apice solum ferrugineo-pubescentibus, foliis 
petiolatis oblongis obtusis crassis rigide coriaceis facie viridibus nitidulis 
dorso ferrugineo-tomentosis, floribus in pauieulas latas decompositas 
