582 Pteridophyten. — Floristik, Geographie, Systematik etc. 



and Equisetum. As in these its growth is bipolar and it perforates 

 the gametophyte in much the same way. 



12. The nearest affinity of the Ophioglossums is probably with 

 the Marattiaceae, but it is probable, that there is also a remote af- 

 finity with the Equtsetineae. 



13. The presence of an endophytic fungus is universal in the 

 Ophioglossaceae , and there is no difference between the form occur- 

 ring in the gametophyte and in the sporophyte. In the two species 

 under consideration there is evidence that the infection of the spo- 

 rophyte is mainly due to the endophyte within the prothallium. 



14. Under the name, O. moluccamitn Schlecht., it is evident, 

 that at least three distinct species have been included; O. interme- 

 dium Hooker must be considered as a good species. This has hi- 

 therto been known only from Borneo, and the original locality 

 has been lost. It was coUected near Buitenzorg by Dr. J. J. 

 Smith. It has been supposed to be a variety of O. penduliim but 

 there is no question that it represents a very distinct species, per- 

 haps nearer to the peculiar 0. Simplex Ridley than to O. pendulum. 

 At Tjibodas a terreslrial species was very abundant. This belongs 

 to the reticulatum group and closely resembles the species coUected 

 in Ceylon and may be the same. Raciborski does not seem to 

 have coUected this, 



It is evident that the terrestrial species of Ophioglossum of the 

 Indo-Malayan region are very much in need of a careful revision. 



Jongmans. 



Anonymus. Decades Kewenses, XLVII — XLVIII. (Bull. Mise. 

 Inform. Roy. Bot. Card. Kew. 1908. N«. 3. p. 105-116.) 



Eigtheen new species of Verbenaceae 2ive descrihedhy King and 

 Gamble, namely Geunsia Havüandii, Callicarpa Maingay ij C. an- 

 gustifolia, Premna Uttoralis, P. Devryana , P. perakensis , P. Wrayi, 

 P. sterculiifolia with var. cordata, P. Ridleyi, P. Kunstleri, Clero- 

 dendron tankawiense , C. umhratile , C. Ridleyi, Vitex peralata, V. lon- 

 gisepala, Petraeovitex scortechinü , P. bambusetornnt , and Congea 

 Forbesii. A new genus of Labiatae, Acrymia with a single species 

 A. ajugiflora is described by Prain, the plant comes from Perak 

 and is allied to Ajuga and Cymaria. A new species Pogostemon 

 nepetoides , Stapf is also described. A. W. Hill. 



Anonymus. Decades Kewenses, XLIX. (Bull. Mise, Inform. Roy. 

 Bot. Gard. Kew. 1908. No. 4, p. 179—183.) 



The foUowing new species are described: Sterculia Henryi, Hemsl.; 

 S. scandens , Hemsl.; Euonymus Balansae, Sprague; E. Wilsonii, 

 Sprague; Boca lanata, Hemsl.; Pogostemon Griffithii, Prain; Rheum 

 globidosum, Gage; R. laciniatiim, Prain; Aspleniuni bireme, C. H. 

 Wright and Cassebeera Woodfordii, C. H. Wright. A. W. Hill. 



Anonymus. Diagnoses Africanae, XXI. (Bull. Mise. Inf. Roy. 

 Gard. Kew. N^. 2. p. 52—59. 1908.) 



An emended description of Popowia Mannii, Baill., is given by 

 T. A. Sprague, and the foUowing Synonyms added to it: P. Bail- 

 lonii, Engl. & Diels, Clathrospermum Vogelii, Oliv, (so far as regards 

 Mann's N^. 809), and C. Baillonii, Scott '^XxoX. Popowia Mannii, ^ng\.^ 



