68 ME. H. N. EIDLET ON PLANTS 



Ophioruhiza carstensrnsis, Wernham, sp. nov. 



Serba glabra, caulis debilis. Folia plerumque oblonga, longe acuminata, apice 

 obtusa, quemque ad nodum 2 insequalia, majora ca. 8-13"5 x 3-4-5 cm., basi in 

 petiolnm +1 cm. longum attenuata, minora 1-3x8-12 ram., omnia glabra; 

 stipulse in setas 2-3 divisse, 5-9 mm. vel ultra lougLe. Flores albi, inter miuimos, 

 in cymis parvis ; pedunculi 2-35 cm. longi, tenues; bractese plurimae, conspicuae, 

 oblongo-lineares, ad ca. 1 X i'5 mm. Calyx cum. ovario costato compress© sub- 

 glaber ; lobi minuti, ovati. Corollce extus minute glanduloso-pubescentis tubus 

 5 mm. longLis, basin versus ventricosus, insuper sub lobos breviter ampliatus ; lobi 

 ad 3 mm. longi, lanceolati, acuto-acuminati, intus minute puberuli. 



Camps I to III, VI a and VI 6, 500 to 3900 ft. 



Distinguisbable by the very tbin, unequal leaves, tlie long setaceous stipules, the 

 conspicuous persistent bracts, and the relatively long very acute corolla-lobes. 



Ophioerhiza rhododictton, Wernham, sp. nov. 



Caulis debilis, tenuis, novellus rvifo-pulverulentus. Folia lanceolata, acuminata, 

 basi in petiolum tenuem ad 25 cm. longum attenuata, utrinque glabra, ca. 

 8-12 X 2-4 cm. ; venae secundariae subtus prominulse, utrinque ca. 8-12, reticu- 

 latione interveniente valde conspicua dilute rosea ; stij^ulae persistentes, filamentose 

 producta?, 5-8 mm. longse. Injlorescentia pubescens, parva, multifiora; pedun- 

 culus obsoletus vel vix ad 5 mm. longus ; bractese obsoletie. Calycis dentes 

 lineari-triangulares, minuti. Corollce estus minutissime glanduloso-pubescentis 

 tubus 3'3 mm. longus, basin versus ventricosus, insuper parum ampliatus ; lobi 

 angusti, revoluti, ca. 12 mm. longi. Ovarium compressum, sulcatum, rufo- 

 pubesceus. 



Canoe Camp, 150 ft. 



Characterised by the rose-pink reticulation and the extremely small flowers, " pale 

 yellow, base white." 



V Ophiorrhiza Wollastonii, Wernham, sp. nov. 



Serba + 2 dm. alta ; caulis erectus, basi sublignosus, insuper ramosus ; ramuli 

 novelli cumfoliorumprsesertim novellorum pagina inferiore ssepe vivide sulphureo- 

 vel ferrugineo-pulverulenti. Folia ssepius elliptico-lanceolata, utrinque angustata, 

 ad ca. 7 X 27 cm., supra glabrata ; petiolus brevissimus, ad + 1"5 cm. longus ; 

 stipulse brevissirase, integrse, subsetacete. Injlorescentia multiflora; ramuli cum 

 pedicellis ovariisque sulcatis minute pubescentes ; pedunculi + 2-5 cm. longi, 

 tenues. Calycis lobi obtuse triangulares, brevissimi. Corollce extus glabrae, tubus 

 subcylindricus, 3-5-4 mm. longus, intus in ore flavo-barbatus ; lobi lanceolati, 3 mm. 

 longi. Antliercc exsertse, 1'3 mm. longae; filamenta 3'2 mm. longa. 



Camps I to III, 400 to 2538 ft. 



Allied, apparently, to the Malayan O. trichocarpa, Blume, but differing in habit, 

 calyx and ovary. 



