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neath, as well as by its cauline, racemose inflorescences and 
densely villous flowers, the perianth being 1-lipped and strongly 
refracted. The axis of the racemes is up to 3 cm long, the bracts 
small, densely pubescent, about 2 mm long. 
ANONACEAE 
FISSISTIGMA MACLUREI sp. nov. 
Frutex scandens, partibus junioribus et floribus et subtus 
foliis villosis; ramis teretibus, lenticellatis, glabris, atro-brun- 
neis, ramulis ferrugineo-villosis; foliis subcoriaceis, lanceolatis 
ad oblongo-lanceolatis, 7 ad 12 cm longis, 1.5 ad 4 em Jatis, 
basi obtusis ad subacutis, apice acutis vel acuminatis, supra 
olivaceis, glabris, subtus pallidioribus, molliter villosis, nervis 
utrinque 13 ad 17, perspicuis, subparallelis, adscendentibus; 
petiolo villoso, 5 ad 8 mm longo; floribus axillaribus, solitariis, 
breviter (ca. 5 mm) pedicellatis, ovoideis, 12 ad 15 mm longis: 
sepalis oblongis, 5 mm longis, cum petalis exterioribus extus 
dense atro-purpureo-villosis; petalis crasse coriaceis, exteriori- 
bus oblongo-ovatis, usque ad 1.4 cm longis et 8 mm latis, obtusis, 
interioribus utrinque glaberrimis, usque ad 11 mm longis et 5 
mm latis, obtusis ; antheris numerosis, oblanceolatis, 2 mm longis; 
carpellis numerosis, adpresse villosis, 2 mm longis, ovulis cir- 
citer 6; stylo oblongo-cylindrico, 1.2 mm longo. 
Ng Chi Leng, McClure 8420, 8460 (type), 8512, December, 
1921. In forested ravines, altitude 600 to 1,200 meters. 
In many characters this species resembles Fissistigma (Melo- 
dorum) oldhamii Merr. but is not closely allied to that species, 
differing notably in its acute leaves and entirely glabrous inner 
petals. The flowers are described by McClure as being black 
outside and maroon and yellow inside. 
LAURACEAE 
MACHILUS HAINANENSIS sp. nov. 
Frutex vel arbor parva (3 m alta fide McClure), ramulis et 
inflorescentiis et subtus foliis ferrugineo-villosis; ramis ferru- 
gineo-pubescentibus, glabrescentibus, teretibus, 4 ad 5 mm diam- 
etro, ramulis dense ferrugineo-villosis; foliis plus minusve 
confertis, obovatis ad oblongo-obovatis, coriaceis, 10 ad 15 cm 
longis, 4 ad 9 cm latis, breviter acuminatis, deorsum angustatis, 
basi acutis, supra subolivaceis, nitidis, glabris vel costa nervisque 
pubescentibus, subtus pallidioribus ad costa nervisque dense 
ferrugineo-pubescentibus, nervis utrinque 5 ad 6, adscendentibus, 
perspicuis; petiolo dense ferrugineo-pubescente, 1 ad 2.5 cm 
longo; paniculis axillaribus, usque ad 7 cm longis, dense ferru- 
