RUBIACEAE. — MUSSAENDA 397 
Yunnan: Szemao, forests, alt. 1300 m., A. Henry (No. 12265; large climbing 
shrub; flowers yellow). AA MIT 
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4. Mussaenda sessilifolia Hutchinson, n. sp. 
Frutex scandens; ramuli elongati, subteretes, 3-4 mm. crassi, pilis rufis v. rube- 
scentibus dense villosi, internodiis 3—4.5 em. longis. Folia sessilia, oblonga v. 
oblongo-elliptiea, basi rotundata, apice subacuta, sensim acuminata, 6-10 cm. 
longa, 3-4.5 em. lata, chartacea, utrinque infra praecipue in nervis dense rubro- 
villosa; costa utrinque prominens; nervi laterales utrinsecus 9-10, a costa sub an- 
gulo 65° abeuntes, arcuati; stipulae profunde bilobatae, 0.8 cm. longae, lobis 
lineari-subulatis dense villosis. Inflorescentia terminalis, subdense cymosa, caly- 
cis lobis magnis petaloideis circiter 5 ornata; bracteae subulatae, dense villosae; 
receptaculum, calycis lobi et corolla dense rubro-villosa; calycis lobi normales 
subulati, 2 mm. longi; lobus petaloideus unguiculatus, late ovatus, obtusus, basi 
rotundatus, 5-6 cm. longus, 3-4.5 cm. latus, circiter 7-nervus, breviter pubescens; 
corolla flava; tubus 1.7 em. longus, superne sensim ampliatus et infra dense vil- 
losus; lobi ovati, prominenter appendiculati, appendieulis 0.75 mm. longis; an- 
therae inclusae, 0.6 cm. longae; filamenta fere ad basin corollae tubi adnata, glabra; 
stylus brevis, 6 mm. longus, glaber, lobis 2 mm. longis. 
Yunnan: Szemao, forests south, alt. 1300 m., A. Henry (No. 12774; climber; 
flowers yellow). 
Very similar to M. Rehderiana Hutchinson, but with more elliptic leaves, a 
denser and longer indumentum on the leaves and on the much stouter corolla tube. 
5. Mussaenda Rehderiana Hutchinson, n. sp. 
tex scandens; ramuli subteretes, 3—4 mm. crassi, pilis brevibus subreflexis 
brunneis hirsuti, internodiis 3.5-7 cm. longis. Folia brevissime petiolata, sub- 
elongato-oblonga, obliqua, basi subcordata v. rotundata, apice sensim acute acumi- 
nata, 8-14 cm. longa, 3-4.5 cm. lata, submembranacea, utrinque pilis brevibus 
rubro-cinereis molliter pubescentia; costa supra rigide tomentosa, infra patule 
pubescentia ; nervi laterales utrinsecus circiter 9, a costa sub angulo 75° abeuntes, 
arcuati, utrinque conspicui; petioli 3-6 mm. longi, dense brunneo-hirsuti; stipulae 
persistentes, profunde bilobatae, circiter 7 mm. longae, lobis subulatis acutis. 
dense pubescentibus. Inflorescentia laxe panieulato-cymosa, multiflora, calycis 
lobis magnis petaloideis 4-5 ornata; bracteae lineares, usque ad 7 mm. longae, 
tae; receptaculum breviter pubescens; calycis lobi normales subulati, 1.5-2 
mm. longi, pubescentes; lobus petaloideus ovato-orbicularis, brevissime obtuse 
&cuminatus, 5-7 cm. longus, 3-5 em. latus, 7-9-nervus, utrinque breviter pubescens; 
corolla flava, gracilis; tubus 2.5 cm. longus, apicem versus breviter ampliatus, 
extra parce et breviter cinereo-pubescens, superne intra villosus; lobi ovato- 
orbiculares, circiter 2 mm. lati, conspicue mucronati; antherae inclusae, 5-6 mm. 
longae; filamenta glabra; stylus brevis, 5 mm. longus, glaber, lobis 1 mm. longis. 
Yunnan: Szemao, mountains to south, forests, alt. 1600 m., A. Henry (No. 
11790; climbing shrub; flowers yellow). 
A very distinct species with subsessile elongate-oblong leaves, rounded or sub- 
cordate at the base. 
6. Mussaenda Henryi Hutchinson, n. sp. i - 
Arbor 6 m. alta; ramuli subteretes, subdense appresse pubescentes, internodiis 
cm. longis. Folia elliptica v. oblongo-elliptiea, basi rotundata, apice acute 
acuminata, 10-15 em. longa, 4-6 cm. lata, fere membranacea, utrinque appresse 
o-pub tia; costa utrinque prominens, pubescens; nervi laterales utrin- 
8ecus 9-11, suboppositi, a costa sub angulo 65? abeuntes, graciles, arcuati, utrinque 
Prominentes; venae inconspicuae; petioli 0.7-1 cm. longi, appresse pubescentes; 
