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PoOGONANTHERA HEXAMERA Bak. f., sp. nov. 
Frutex, ramis obscure tetragonis sparse rufo-pubescentibus. Folia oblonga, apice 
basique acuta, supra demumi glabra, subtus nervis rufo-pubescentibus, trinervia, petiolo 
rufo-pubescente instructa. Panicule terminales, pluri- vel multiflore, bracteate. 
Bractee \ineares vel lineari-oblonge. Pedicelli rufo-pubescentes. Flores hexameri. 
Calycis tubus campanulatus, dentibus acutis. Petala alba, acuta, carnosula. Stamina 
12 vequalia, antheris lineari-lanceolatis apice 1-porosis, connectivo basi breviter postice 
auriculato antice inappendiculato. Fructus ignotus. 
Hab. Arfak Mts., Koebré Mt., Angi lakes, edge - forest patches, 9000’. 
Fl., Fr. Dee. 5649. 
beaves 6-8 cm. long, 20-23 mm. broad ; petiole 6-7 mm. long. Calyx- 
tube +5 mm. long. Petals 6-7 mm. long. 
Noticeable on account of the rusty pubescence in the many-flowered 
panicles of hexamerous flowers, and the narrow, oblong, reddish bracts in 
pairs, and the white flowers. 
MEDINILLA ARFAKENSIS Bak. f., sp. nov. 
Frutex ad M. speciosam Blume et M. myriantham Merv. accedens, ramis 4-gonis 
vel brevissime 4-alatis ad nodos leviter incrassatis et barbatis. Folia opposita, 
sessilia, oblongo-lanceolata vel ovato- lanceolata, apice acuta basi late cuneata 
7-9-plinervia, costa subtus conspicua. Flores minusculi, seepius 5-meri in paniculas 
dispositi, quam in JZ, speciosa Blume minores. Pedicelli graciles, minute verru- 
cosi. Calycis tubus campanulatus, verrucosus, limbo vix lobato. Petala alba, 
earnosula. Stamina 10 qualia, connectivo postice calcarato, filamentis antheris 
paullo longioribus. Ovarium Slogans, stylo filiformi, stigmate punctiformi. 
Fructus ignotus. 
Hab. Koebré Mt. , Angi lakes, 8000-9000’. FI. (white). Dec. 5597. 
Leaves 16-18 cm. long, 6-6°5 em. broad. Calyx +3 mm. long. Petals 
white, +6 mm. long. Anthers + 2 mm. long. 
The distinguishing characteristics are the opposite, sessile, 7-9- plinerved, 
ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate leaves, and the small white flowers in 
panicles, the calyx being ‘axtoroalle somewhat warted and only +3 mm. long. 
No. 6133, from lower ridge in high forest, must also probably be referred 
to the above. 
Meprnitta Forsesu Bak. f. in Trans. Linn. Soe. ser. 2, Bot. ix. (1916) 55. 
Arfak Mts., Angi lakes, common on edge of forest by ? lake, 7000’. 
KL, Fe. tee See. 
Distrib. New Guinea (D.S.W., Utakwa Rivet to Mt. Carstensz, Kloss ; 
8.E., Mt. Wariwari, Forbes). 
“Shrub, inflorescence cauline at nodes all up the stem. Flowers white, 
petals pink, fruit red.” 
