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longa, serrata, subtus papilloso-punctata; petiolus 2-3:3 mm. longus, glabratus, 
Racemi laxi, puberuli ; bractee concavo-lanceolate, obtuse, dense ciliate, ad 4-5 mm. 
longs. Pedicelli 5 mm. longi, sparse pubescentes. Bracteole late ovate, glabre 
nisi ciliate. Calycis lobi ovati, acuti, breviter acuminati, 2°5 mm. longi, ciliati. 
Corolla extus glabrata, 4 mm. longa; lobi brevissimi. Fructus 6-7 mm. in diam. 
Camps XI to XIII, 8300 to 10,500 ft. 
Recognisable by the glabrous shoots, small elliptic leaves, and calyculate flowers. 
RHODODENDRON RETUSUM, Benn. Pl. Jav. Rar. 88, t. 20. 
Camps VIb, VI o, IX and X, 3900 to 6700 ft. 
Distrib. Java, Sumatra, and Philippine Islands. 
RHODODENDRON ANAGALLIFLORUM, Wernham, sp. nov. 
Fruticulus ramulis sparsiuscule lepidotis gracillimis. Folia subcrassa, verticillatim 
conferta, obovata, ad 6 mm. x 3 mm., supra subnitentia, subtus sparse punctata, 
discoloria; vene omnino occluse. Flores ssepius solitarii; pedicelli lepidoti, tenues, 
ad 8 mm. longi. Corolla latiuscule campanulata, extus glabra, tota vix 1 cm. longa; 
lobi lati, rotundati, vix 5 mm. longi. 
Camp VIb, 3900 ft. 
Allied to R. Pulleanum, Koorders, and R. minimifolia, Wernham (vide infra), but 
clearly distinct in the form of the corolla. 
RHODODENDRON ASPARAGOIDES, Wernham, sp. nov. 
Frutex glaber; ramuli novelli obtuse angulati, subsulcati. Folia verticillata, crasse 
chartacea, margine vix revoluta, oblonga, breviter acuminata, subacuta, basi acuta, 
10-16 em. x 4°5-5°5 em. ; vene secundarie utrinque prominule, utrinque ca. 11-14, 
nec valde conspicus; petiolus ca. 1:5 cm. longus. Flores magni, coccinei (Kloss), 
in umbellam multifloram dispositi cujus receptaculum tandem ellipsoideo-inflatum 
basi perulas fert deciduas imbricatas obovatas oblongas cirea medium crassiusculas 
marginem versus membranaceas concavas intus glabras extus obscure asperulas; 
pedicelli minute et sparse pubescentes, 3:5 em. longi. Corolle campanulate tubus ~ 
extus basin lobatam versus sparsissime lepidotus, aliter glaber, ca. 3:5 cm. longus, in 
ore fere 2 em. latus; lobi glabri, obovati, fere 5 cm. longi, 3:5 cm. lati. Anthere 
7 mm. longe ; filamenta 47 cm. longa, basin versus cinereo-pubescentia. Ovarium 
dense breviter cinereo-pubescens, 11 em. longum. Stylus 4°1 cm. longus, insuper 
glabratus. 
Camps VII to VIII, 3600 to 4900 ft. 
Related to R. Devriesianum, Koorders, but distinct in the long pedicels and cam- 
panulate corolla ; also to R. Englerianum, Koorders, from which it differs in the shape 
and venation of the leaves. 
RHODODENDRON BopENII, Wernham, Sp. nov. 
Frutex ramulis glabratis cortice rugosulo striato indutis obtuse angulatis. Folia 
persistentia, crasse coriacea, verticillata, | obovato-elliptica, apice rotundata, basi 
