70 | MR. H. N. RIDLEY ON PLANTS 
MUBUENDA CYLINDROCARPA, Burck, in Ann. Buitenz, iii. (1883), 118, t. 17. 
Canoe Camp, 150 ft. 
Distrib. Endemic in New Guinea. 
MussanDa BopENiI, Wernham, sp. nov. 
Frutex ramulis sparse ferrugineo-pubescentibus. Folia papyracea, elliptica, ca. 
65X3 cm., utrinque angustata, supra sparsim minute pilosa, subtus in venis 
puberula, venis secundariis utrinque ca. 6; petiolus sparsiuscule ferrugineo- 
pubescens, tenuis, ad 7 mm. longus; stipule triangulares, ad ca. 5 mm. longe, 
apice setaceo-bifidee. Inflorescentia trichotome corymbosa ; peduneuli primarii 
arcuati, 5-6 cm. longi, insuper complanati. Calycis lobi lineari-lanceolati, sparse 
appresse pilosi, 5 mm. longi, unus nonnunquam in laminam subglabram amplam 
breviter stipitatam dilatatus. Corolle tubus gracillimus, 5:5-6 cm. longus, extus 
insuper sericeus, aliter sparse minute pubescens; lobi ovati ca. 6x 4'5 mm. 
longi, acutissime apiculati. Ovariwm subcampanulatum, appresse pilosum. 
Camp I, 700 ft. ; 
Allied to M. macrantha, Val., but the corolla has a longer tube and shorter lobes, and 
the leaves are less acuminate. 
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Muss&NDA OREADUM, Wernham, sp. nov. 
Frutex ramulis dense breviter fusco-tomentosis. Folia crassiuscula, elliptica vel 
oblonga, ad ca. 7°5 x 9:4 cm., basi rotundata, apice subacuta, supra in costa 
media densiuscule aliter sparsiuscule pubescentia, rugosula, subtus prsesertim in 
venis conspicuis asperulo-pubescentia, venis secundariis utrinque ca. 8; petiolus 
tomentosus, ca. 6 mm. longus; stipulæ triangulares, apice bifide, 5 mm. longs. 
Inflorescentia pauciflora, corymbosa, foliosa; pedunculi inferiores 277 cm. longi. 
Calycis lobi decidui, subulati, 5—6 mm. longi, nisi unus in laminam foliaceam ovatam 
utrinque pubescentem 3:5 cm. longam 2:2 cm. latam stipite 5 mm. longo suffultam 
dilatatus. Corolle extus pubescentis tubus ca. 97 cm. longus, insuper parum 
ampliatus ; lobi ovales, ca. 8 mm. longi. Ovarium subcylindricum, pubescens, ca. 
1 em. longum. 
Camps X and XI, 6700 to 8300 ft. 
Distinct in the rugose leaves, the thick pubescence, and the small foliaceous calyx- 
lobes with short stalks. 
Muss#nDA RIDLEYANA, Wernham, sp. nov. 
Frutex subglaber; ramuli striati, lenticellosi. Folia chartacea, elliptica, utrinque - 
angustata, 6-9 x 2-9:6 cm., hine inde presertim subtus in venis pilis conspersis 
strigilloso-puberula, venis secundariis utrinque 6-8, supra leviter impressis subtus 
prominulis; petiolus tenuis, supra minute puberulus, subtus glabratus, 8 mm. 
longus; stipule subglabre, rigide, lanceolate, subulato-acuminate, integre, ad. 
7 mm. longe. Inflorescentia trichotome corymbosa, multiflora. Calycis lobi 
lanceolati, fortiter involuti, rigidi, ca. 3 mm. longi, unus nonnunquam in laminam 
