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circiter 6-paribus cum reticulationibus supra depressis, subtus paullo elevatis, 
petiolis 2 mm. longis pubescentibus. Racemi axillares hirti, 25 mm. longi. 
Bractee lanceolate, 2 mm. longse, hirte. Pedicelli 5-6 mm. longi, hirti. Sepala 
5, coriacea, oblonga, obtusa, marginibus ciliatis. Petala 5, linearia, oblonga, 6 mm. 
longa, 2 mm. lata, obtusa. Stamina 5, breviora, filamentis crassiusculis com- 
planatis versus apices attenuatis glabris, antheris aurantiacis dorsifixis, loculis ad 
basin divaricatis. Ovarium sessile, hirtum, ovulis pluribus. Stylus validus, 
cylindricus, glaber. Stigma latum, planum. Capsula globoso-oblonga, circiter 
1 cm. longa, seminibus pluribus atris irregulariter angulatis 4 mm. longis. 
Camp XIII, 10,500 ft. 
A very distinct species in its stiff, almost spathulate leaves and short yellowish 
racemes; the petals appear to have been dark pink. The young parts of the plants and 
the petioles of adult leaves are covered with dark coloured hairs. 
PrrrosPORUM SINUATUM, Blume, in Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat. i. 161. 
Camp ITI, 2500 ft. 
Distrib. Endemic in New Guinea. 
POLYGALACEX. 
SALOMONIA CYLINDRICA, Kurz, in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xliii. 11. (1874) 79. 
Canoe Camp, 150 ft.; Camp I, 700 ft.; Camp VI a, 3100 ft. 
Distrib. Burma and Malaya. 
CARYOPHYLLEZ. 
DRYMARIA CORDATA, Willd. in Roem. & Schult. Syst. v. 406. 
Camp VI c, 5500 ft., and Camps VIII to IX, 4900 to 5500 ft. 
Distrib. Southern India and Ceylon, Sumatra, China. 
The form represented by the specimens quoted has 2 stamens only, the style is bifid 
and the capsule 2-seeded. The species varies much in the number of stamens (2 to 5), 
style arms (2 to 3), and seeds (1 to 3 or more). 
HYPERICINEZ. 
HYPERICUM PAPUANUM, Ridl., sp. nov. Ed 
Herba erecta, ramosa, caule gracili glabro rufo 24 em. alto. Folia opposita, sessilia, - 
ovata, apice et basi rotundata, glanduloso-punctata, 12 mm. longa, 7 mm. lata, © 
subtus glaucescentia. Flores singuli in apice ramorum, pedicello gracili 8 mm. 
longo. Sepala lanceolata, obtusa, 3 mm. longa. Petala obovata, obtusa, flava, 
margine uno rubro, 8 mm. longa, 4 mm. lata. Stamina breviora, circiter 5 mm. 
longa. Styli 3. Capsula ovoidea, 5 mm. longa, — = mm. longis coronata. 
- Camps IX to XII, 5500 ft. to 11,000 ft. 
. Allied to H. pulogense, Merrill, of the Philippines, but with aueh narrower - sepals, 
larger petals, and shorter stamens. | 
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