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ramis ferrugineis dispositis pedicellis brevissimis, bracteis minutis deltoideis, 
perianthii dense ferrugineo-tomentosi segmentis oblongis, fructu nigro 
glabro depresso-globoso. 
A tree, with stout terete purplish-black branches, with copious 
large lenticels, pilose only towards the young tops. Leaves 
alternate, shortly petioled, 3—4 in. long, 12-2 in. broad, rounded 
at both ends, very thick and rigid in texture, glabrous and rather 
glossy above, ferruginous beneath when young, but only incon- 
spieuously pilose when mature, with 5-6 pairs of conspicuous 
parallel ascending main veins. Flowers in copious broad 
peduncled decompound lateral and terminal panicles about as 
long as the leaves, both branches and perianth densely ferrugineo- 
tomentose.  Perianth j in. long, the six oblong imbricated seg- 
ments twice as long as the globose tube. Fruit hard, black, 
depresso-globose, 3 in. in diam.— Central Madagascar, in the 
forests of the province of Imerina, Baron 1305! 
OcorzA ($ MESPILODAPHNE) ACUMINATA, n. Sp. 
O. ramulis dense pilosis, foliis petiolatis oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis 
facie viridibus demum calvatis dorso dense pilosis reticulato-venulosis, 
racemis paucifloris quam folium multo brevioribus pedicellis flori zequi- 
longis dense pilosis, bracteis parvis lanceolatis, perianthii dense pilosi 
segmentis oblongis quam tubus turbinatus duplo longioribus. 
An erect tree, with slender terete woody densely pilose 
branchlets. Leaves crowded, alternate ; petiole pilose, 3-3 in. 
long; blade 3-4 in. long, 1-1j in. broad at the middle, very 
acuminate, deltoid at the base, subcoriaceous, pilose when young 
on the upper surface, but almost or quite glabrous when mature, 
densely clothed with soft short drab hairs beneath, the 5-6-jugate 
very ascending main veins and all the veinlets prominently raised. 
Flowers in sparse simple or binate racemes about an inch long, 
peduncle included ; axis and erecto-patent pedicels densely pilose, 
the latter and the brown scariose lanceolate bracts about as long 
as the flowers. Perianth } in. long, densely pilose, the oblong 
spreading brownish segments twice as long as the turbinate tube. 
Fruit not seen.—Central Madagascar, Baron 1970! 
Ocorza4 ($ MzsPILODAPHNE) TRICHOPHLEPIA, n. sp. 
O. ramulis dense pilosis, foliis petiolatis magnis oblongis acutis facie 
primum parce pilosis demum calvatis dorso prsesertim ad venas dense 
pilosis venulis reticulatis, racemis laxis paucifloris longe pedunculatis basi 
