64 MR. H. N. RIDLEY ON PLANTS 
for species of Lecythis by Martius ; as it is neither spelt nor pronounced in the same way 
as Boerlage's Eschweileria, I see no reason why this latter now well- known generic name 
should be suppressed. 
SCHEFFLERA MONTICOLA, Ridl., sp. nov. 
Caulis pallidus. Foliorum petioli 3:5 em. longi; petioluli 1 em. longi, breviores; 
foliola 4-5 inzqualiter obovata, rotundata, basi angustata apice lata cum 
cuspidibus brevibus obtusis 4 cm. longa, adulta glabra, juvenilia dense hirta 
9:5 em. lata, coriacea, lateralibus minoribus nervis 5 paribus intra margines 
anastomosantibus. Stipule lanceolate, acuminatze, obtuse, basi hirte, 5 mm. 
longs. Panicula erecta, simplex, 8-17 cm. alta, rachi pedicellisque pilis stellatis 
tectis. Pedunculus 2 cm. longus.  Umbelle 16-flore, pedicellis 1-2 em. longis, 
floribus 4-5 mm. longis pilis furfuraceis tectis. Bractee lanceolate, acuminate, 
hirte. Calycis tubus obconieus, margine obscure 5-lobus. Petala 4, 2 mm. longa, 
oblonga, apicibus inflexis. Stamina 4, filamentis elongatis, antheris ellipticis 
latiusculis. Stylus elongatus, dimidio filamenti zequilongus, crassiusculus. Stigma 
capitatum, pubescens. Bacca obovoidea, quinquangulata, versus basin angustata, 
5-locularis. 
Camps X to XI, 6700 to 8300 ft. 
Var. LANCEOLATA, Ridl., var. nov. 
Foliola 4, oblanceolata, oblonga, versus basin angustata et obtusa, apice paullo 
angustata, 4-8 cm. longa, 1°5 cm. lata, sicca fusca, nervis crassioribus et cum 
retieulationibus elevatis, petiolis 2 cm. longis, petiolulis 1 cm. longis vel 
brevioribus. 
Camps XI to XIII, 8300 to 10,500 ft. 
There are but two specimens of this species, which differ very much in the form of 
the leaf, but otherwise are identical. 
The species seems most nearly allied to S. triste (King). 
SCHEFFLERA PORPHYRANTHERA, Ridl., sp. nov. 
Folia majuscula, 6-7-foliolata, glabra; foliola tenuiter coriacea, elliptica, breviter 
obtuse cuspidata, basi rotundata in petiolulis canaliculatis decurrentia, 12 cm. 
longa, 5 em. lata, in margine incrassata, nervis primariis tenuibus 5-7 paribus, 
secundariis paucis fere æque crassis; petioli 20 cm. longi; petioluli 4 em. longi. 
Stipule triangulares, lanceolate, obtuse, ad basin pilis pallidis paucis obsitze, basi 
l em. late. Panicule multiflore, elongate, 45 cm. longs, rachi 2 mm. crassa, 
pedunculis umbelle 5 mm. longis. Umbella 24-flora, pedicellis 4 mm. longis. 
Ovarium quinquangulatum, obconicum, 5-loculare. Calyx vix elevatus. Petala 5, 
oblonga, obtusa, apice acuto inflexo, 1:5 mm. longa. Stamina 5. Anthere elliptice, 
violacez ; filamenta flavescentia, petala superantia. Discus planus, marginibus. 
undulatis. Stylus brevissimus, stigmatibus parvis obscuris. 1 ; 
Exact locality not recorded. 
. Allied to S. Junghuhnii, Miq. 
