COLLECTED IjST DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 101 



Camps XI to XII, 8300 to 11,000 ft. 



Allied to S. Vannouhmjsii, J. J. Smith ; distinguished by the closer leaf -venation and 

 relative length of the corolla-lobes and their indumentum. 



Sttphelia ctjlminis, Wernham, sp. nov. 

 F/'uticulus dense foliosus ; ramuli prseter novellos hie inde irregulariter ac minute 

 puberulos glabri. Folia ovata, 5 mm. X 3"5 mm., basi rotuudata, apice subacuta, 

 utriuqiie glabra, supra nitentia venis celatis, subtus venis ssepius 5 prominulis. 

 Flores in fasciculis lateralibus ca. 6-12-floris sessilibus sessiles ; bracteolse 2-3 

 imbricatse. Sepala ovata, obtusa, parallele venosa, 23 mm. longa. Corolla 

 cylindrico-campanulata, estus glabra, intus ad loborum basin barbata, aliter glabra, 

 62 mm. longa, 3-3 mm. diam. ; lobi breves, lanceolati, obtusi, 1*5 mm. longi. 

 AnthercB parvge. Ovarium multiloeulare. 

 Camps XIII to XIV, 10,500 to 12,500 ft. 



Distinguished from S. Vannonhuysii, J. J. Smith, its nearest ally, by the differently 

 shaped leaves and longer flowers. 



Styphelia ncbicola, "Wernham, sp. nov. 



Fruticulus ramosus ; ramuli, praescrtim novelH, dense breviter pubescentes. Folia 

 coriacea, elliptico-lanceolata, acutissima, + 8'5 mm. X 3 mm., manifesto etsi breviter 

 petiolata, utrinque brevissime vel obscure ciliolata, glabra, subtus plus minus 

 diseoloria; venge obscu.rse, numerosse. Inflorescentice pauciflorae; bractese et 

 brncteolae ovato-rotundatse uti sepala conspicue parallele venosse prsesertim in 

 alabastris. Flores + 5'7 mm. longi. Corollas extus glabrae tubus 3'2 mm. longusj 

 lobi lanceolati, 2 mm. longi, intus loborum basin versus dense barbatse. Antherce 

 brevissimae. Ovarium globosum cum stylo truncato 23 mm. longum, a disci lobis 

 ad dimidium amplexum, multiloeulare. 



Camps XI to XIV, 8300 to 12,500 ft. 



Near S. carstensensis, Wernham {vide supra), but distinguished by the conspicuoiisly- 

 veined bracts, the relatively shorter corolla-lobes, and the rather larger leaves. 



Sttphelia Vandewateri, Wernham, sp. nov. 



Fruticulus ramosus; ramuli noveUi minute puberuli. Folia rigide coriacea, primo 

 adscendentia, demum patentia, oblongo-lanceolata, apice subacuta, 7-10 mm. longa, 

 rt 2 mm. lata, plurinervia, supra minute striata, subnitida, subtus lineatim minu- 

 tissime cano-pulverulenta, apicem versus minute ciliolata, demum convexissima, 

 pilis paucis hie inde conspersa; petiolus brevissimus, sine lente vix manifestus. 

 Inflorescentice + terminales nutantes; bractese rotundatae, concavae. i^Zor^s sessiles, 

 vix 3 mm. longi. Sepala ovata, rotundata, ciliolata. Corolla extus glabra, intus 

 plus minus uniformiter cano-hirsLita; tubus lobos lanceolatos subacutos excedens. 

 F?nictus 4-locularis, 2"7 mm. in diametro. 

 Camps XII to XIV, 11,000 to 12,500 ft. 



