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filamentis brevibus. Discus planus. Styli 2 distincti, elongati. Ovarium biloculare. 
Fructus ignotus. 
Hab. Island of Sorong, under strand trees. Fl. Feb. 6287, 
A small shrub +2m. high. The petioles of the leaves are 1:2 dm. in 
length, with adnate stipules 1°7 cm. long. The dried leaves are light green 
in colour, the largest being 4°8 dm. by 3°1 dm. ; the largest foliole is 1:7 dm. 
by 5 cm. ; the margins can hardly be described as serrate, but show subulate 
teeth, +1 mm. long and 1°2 cm, apart; petiolules +1°3 em. long. The 
inflorescence is umbellate-racemose, + 5°1 dm. by 4 dm., including peduncle 
2°5 dm. long, which is subtended by 2 bracts; the secondary peduncles arise 
in the axils of 2 bracts, and bear pairs of bracts up the axis, which bear single 
flowers or small lateral umbels, or may dichotomise, bearing 2-4 umbels; 
the umbels show an involucre of minute bracts and are +1 em. across. The 
flowers are green, on pedicels 2 mm. long; petals broad at the base and 
thickened at the apex, 2°5 mm. long ; anthers oblong, almost sessile, 2 mm. 
long ; styles 1:2 mm. long ; ovary 15 mm. long. 
MYRSINACES. 
Masa racemosa (K. Sch.) ; Mez in Pflanzenreich, iv. 236, Myrsin. (1902) 
43; Schum. & Laut. 492. 
Island of Wakdé, on beach. FI., Fr. Jan. 6243. 
Distrib. N.E. New Guinea. 
Shrub or epiphyte, with white flowers and berries. 
AMgicERAS FLORIDUM Roem. et Schult. Syst. iv. (1819) 512; A. Rich. Voy. 
Astrol. ii. 57, t. 21; Scheffer in Ann. Jard. Buit. i. (1876) 33. 
Manokoeari, Langgén, mangrove association, on sea-edge. F., Fr. 
Jan. 6228. 
Distrib. New Guinea (D.N.W., Jobi Island, Barclay ; Gedé Island, Doré 
Bay, Teysmann). Kei Islands, Amboina, Sumbawa, Philippines. 
Small compact shrub with white flowers. . 
ASCLEPIADACES. 
Sarcotosus rETusus K. Sch. Fi. Kais. Wilhelmsl. 109 3; Schum. & Laut. 
509; Valeton in Bull. Dép. Agric. Indes Néerl. no. x. (1907) 49. 
Manokoeari, Langgén, twiner in mangrove association. Fl. Jan. 
6220. 
Distrib. New Guinea (D.N.W., Humboldt Bay, Wichmann; N.E.). 
Ternate, Timor. é at 
Creeper on trees and on ground. Yellow-green flowers with ciliate 
petals. Schumann notes that this plant is very poisonous. 
