RUBIACEAE. — MUSSAENDA 393 
Yunnan: Mengtsze, mountains to southeast, forests, alt. 1640 m., A. Hen 
(No. 101765; tree 3 m. tall; flowers). b 
2 Wendlandia bouvardioides Hutchinson, n. sp. 
Frutex 2 m. altus; ramuli annotini pubescentes v. fere glabri, cortice cinereo 
obtecti, hornotini breves, appresse hirsuti. Folia elliptica v. lanceolata, utrinque 
attenuata, apice longe et subobtuse acuminata, 8-16 cm. longa, 2-5 cm. lata, 
tenuiter chartacea, utrinque infra costa et nervis puberulis exceptis glabra; nervi 
laterales utrinsecus 6-7, a costa sub angulo 65-75° abeuntes, supra distincti, infra 
prominuli, graciles, intra marginem conjuncti et crenato-undulati; venae gracil, 
limae, laxae; petioli 4-8 mm. longi, puberuli; stipulae suborbiculares, foliaceaei 
4-5 mm. latae, extra puberulae, intra glabrae. Inflorescentia thrysoidea, densi- 
flora, 4-5 cm. longa, circiter 3.5 cm. diametro; bracteae subulatae v. lineares, 
parvae; pedicelli brevissimi; receptaculum puberulum; calycis lobi subulato- 
lanceolati, subacuti, 1.25 mm. longi, purpurascentes, fere glabri; corolla rubra; 
tubus cylindricus, 1 cm. longus, glaber; lobi 5, oblongo-ovati, obtusi, 1 mm. longi, 
glabri; antherae semiexsertae, 1 mm. longae; stylus gracillimus, glaber, corollae 
tubo aequilongus. 
Yunnan: Mengtsze, mountains to southeast, forests, alt. 1640 m., A. Henry 
(No. 10956; shrub 2 m. tall; flowers red). um 
The corolla of this species is somewhat similar to that of W. longidens Hutchin- 
son, but in our plant the anthers are scarcely exserted, the style is shorter, and the 
leaves are much longer and long-acuminate. The species reminds one of certain 
eultivated Bouvardias. 
MUSSAENDA L. 
Mussaenda Wilsonii Hutchinson, n. sp. 
Frutex 1.3-2 m. altus ; ramuli teretes, circiter 4 mm. crassi, breviter 
et parce pubescentes, internodiis 5-8 cm. longis. Folia late elliptica 
V. elliptico-orbieularia, basi breviter acuminata, apice subabrupte 
acuminata, 10-20 em. longa, 5-12 em. lata, membranaceo-chartacea, 
Supra costa et nervis lateralibus parce puberulis exceptis glabra, infra 
m costis et nervis minute pubescentia; costa supra plana, infra pro- 
minens; nervi laterales utrinsecus circiter 9, a costa sub angulo 55° 
abeuntes, arcuati, intra marginem conjuncti et flexuosi; nervi terti- 
arii subparalleli, undulati; petioli 1.5-3.5 cm. longi, puberuli; stipulae 
ovato-lanceolatae, apice plerumque bifidae v. bilobatae, acutae, 0.8- 
1 em. longae, tenuiter chartaceae, extra parce appresse pubescentes, 
Subpersistentes, Flores in cymas laxas terminales dispositi; bracteae 
stipulis similes sed leviter minores; bracteolae lineari-lanceolatae, 
acute acuminatae, 0.5-1 cm. longae, extra breviter pubescentes; 
receptaculum breviter appresse pubescens; calycis lobi subfoliacei, 
lanceolati, longe acuminati, acuti, fere 1 em. longi, 2 mm. lati, extra 
breviter Pubescentes, interdum uno lobo petaloideo obovato breviter 
acuminato stipitato 3-4 cm. longo 1.5-2 cm. lato albo fere glabro; 
corolla flava; tubus 1.4 em. longus, inferne cylindricus, superne leviter 
