334 FLORULA HONGKONGENSIS. 
broad at the base, and terminating in a long point like the stipules of a 
Faramea, or of some other Rubiacee. It would be interesting to procure 
this plant in its natural state, to compare it with this singular deformity. 
5. Alyxia Sinensis, Champ., sp. n. ; foliis oppositis ternisve parvis ova- 
WË libus obovatisve obtusis retusisque coriaceis margine crasso recurvo, 
panieulis folio multo brevioribus subsessilibus dense multifloris, co- 
rolle parve tubo calyce vix duplo longiore.—Habitus et folia fere 
- A. buaifolie. Flores minores et numerosiores quam in omnibus spe- 
ciebus mihi notis. Rami elongati, tortuosi, diffusi v. subscandentes. 
Folia breviter petiolata, raro pollice longiore, nitida, preter costam 
mediam avenia, in vivo (ex Champ.) subdiaphana, succo lacteo. Pa- 
nicule ovoideæ, vix semipollicares, ramulis oppositis cymosis. Brac- 
tee parvæ, late, squamæformes. Flores 2 lin. longi. Calycis lobi 
crassiusculi, obtusi, glabri v. vix minute ciliati, eglandulosi. Corolla 
alba, tubo medio inflato apice constricto intus subglabro, lobis parvis 
ovatis. Ovaria sessilia, basi pilosa. Bacce longiuscule stipitatæ, 
monospermæ v, in articulos duos monospermos divise, ellipsoideæ. 
Endocarpium albidum, reticulato-venosum. Seminis albumen osseum, 
ruminatum ; embryo curvatus, radicula longa. 
Exceedingly common on rocky hills and in woods, having a strag- 
gling or climbing habit. 
6. Cerbera Odollam, Gærtn.—A. DC. Prod. vol. viii. p. 353. 
Rather scarce in Hong-Kong, growing chiefly towards the sea-shore. 
7. Vinea rosea, Linn.—A. DC. Prod. vol. viii. p. 382. 
Apparently wild, but probably not really indigenous to Hong-Kong. 
8. Strophanthus divergens, Grah.— A. DC. Prod. vol. viii. p. 417. 
Abundant in Hong-Kong, in spots near the level of the sea, flower- 
ing in March and April. 
9. Rhynchospermum jasminoides, Lindl. in Journ. Hort. Soc. vol. i. p. 74. 
et in Paxt. Fl. Gard. vol. ii. p. 26. f. 147.—var. minor, glaberrima. 
Abundant on the top of Mount Gough. The anthers are inserted 
about the middle of the tube of the corolla. The style is expanded 
into a peltate disc immediately under the oblong stigmatic apex. The 
plant generally agrees with Lindley's figure and description, except that 
it is smaller, and perfectly smooth, and the peduncles are shorter. 
 Fortune’s specimens, A 53, on the other hand, are larger and more 
ue and have the peduncles rather longer than is represented by 
Jandley. Malouetia Asiatica, Sieb. et Zucc., from Japan, is a closely 
