125] Rubiaceae. 135 



and comparatively few and large globose seeds. The inflorescence is 



closely similar to that characteristic of Bertiera § Laxae from which 



T have derived my choice of a generic name. The new genus is. moreover, 



nearly allied to Bertiera also, bu1 is readily separable by its flower- 



buds, tetramerous flowers and peculiar seeds. 

 Neobertiera graeilis Wernh, 1. c. p. 169. British Guiana (Jenman n. 2388). 

 Neonauclea fagifolia Merr. in Journ. Wash. Acad. Sei. V (1915) p. 539. 



Amboina. 

 N. moluccana (Miq.) Merr. I. c. p. 541 ( Nauclea moluccana Miq. = = Laliarus 



Rumph.). Amboina (Robinson PI. Rumph. Amb. 148. KU. 162). 

 N. oligophlebia Merr. in Philipp. Jonin. Sei. ( *. Bot. XU (1917) p. 159. 



Leyte (Wenzel n. 1608). 

 Oldenlandia nutans Valeton apud L, S. Gibbs, Contrib. Fl. Art'ak M'ls. litlT. 



p. 180. N'iederl.-Neu-Guinea (Gibbs n. 5587. 5922. 5716). 



forma alpina Gibbs I. c. p. 180. N'iederl.-Neu-Guinea (Gibbs 

 n. 5607). 

 Optliorrhiza insularis Valeton apud Gibbs 1. c. p. 220. N'iederl.-Neu-Guinea 



(Gibbs n. 6284). 

 O. oblongilimba Merr. in Philipp. Journ. Sei. ('. Bot. XII (1917) p. 164, 



Luzon (Raums in Bur. Sei. n. 271-'}!). 27335). 

 Palicourea aeanthaeeoides Wernh. in Journ. of Bot. LV (1917) }>. 27!). Peru 



(Mathews n. 1946). 

 P. acetosoides Wernh. 1. c. p. 280. Colombia (Triana n. 126). 

 P. irrasiflora Wernh. i. c. p. 280. Peru (Ruiz et Pavon). 

 P. lincarifolia Wernh. 1. c. p. 280. Colombia (Triana n. 1639. 77). 

 P. ochreata Wernh. 1. c. p. 281. North Käst Ecuador (Lehmann n 669). 

 P. vagans Wernh. 1. <•. )>. 281. - Colombia (Triana n. 131 [1666]); Venezuela 



(Funck et Schlim n. 1206). 

 P. fragilior Wernh. 1. c. p. 282. Ecuador (Spruce n. 6010). 



P. quindiensis Wernh. 1. c. p. 282. - Colombia (Triana n. 78 [1663]). 

 P. Moritzii Wernh. 1. c. p. 283. Colombia (.Moritz n. 844). 



P. pasti Wernh. 1. c. p. 283. Colombia (Triana n. 1050. Ij558). 

 P. hcdyotoidc's Wernh. 1. c. p. 339. Ecuador (Jameson n. 330). 

 P. lyristipula Wernh. 1. c. p. 330. Colombia (Triana n. 130, Linden n. 1081). 

 P. caprijoliacea Wernh. 1. c. p. 340. Colombia (Linden n. 1080. Triana 



n. 127 O 1665]). 

 P. perquadrangularis Wernh. 1. c. p. 341. Venezuela (Funct ei Schlim 



n. 542. Moritz n. 84S, Linden n. 281. Pearce n. 12). 

 Pausinystalia angolensis Wernh. 1. <•. p. 78. Angola (Gossweiler n. 0220). 

 Pavetta Boonei De Wild, in Bull. Jard. Bot. Bruxellcs V (1915) p. 2<i. 



Envirous De Nala (Boone n. 12.) 

 P. Clacssensi De"\\'iid. I.e. p. 27. - Envirous de Katako-Kombe ( J. Ciaessens 



n. 333.) 

 P. esculenta De Wild. 1. c. p. 27. Envirous de Nala (Boone n. 07). 



P. Malchairi De Wild. 1. c. p. 28. Envirous de Likinii (L. Malchair n. 301). 

 Pledronia elliptica Merr. in Philipp. Journ. Sei. ('. Bot. XT1 M947) p. 105. 



Luzon (Ramos et Edano in Bur. Sei. n. 26327). 

 P. cordata Merr. J c. p. 166. Luzon (Ramos et Edano in Bur. Sei. n. 26549). 

 P. obovatifolia Merr. 1. c. p. 107. Luzon (Ramos et Edano in Bur. Sei. 



n. 26 526). 



