66 ME. H. X. EIDLET ON PLANTS 



GAMOPETAL^. 



EUBIACE^. 

 (By H. F. Wekxham.) 



Argostemma brtophiluji,Iv. Sebum, in Nacbtr. Fl. Deutscb.Scbutzg.Sudsee,393 (1905). 

 Camps III to XI, 2500 to 8300 ft. 

 Distrib. Nortb-east Kevv Guinea. 



/ Argostemma carstensense, Werubam, sp. nov. 



Merbu minima, + 10 cm. alta, subrepens ; caulis glaber, foliosua. Folia OTalia, ad 

 ca. 19 X 11 mm., nee ralde ingequalia, brevissime acuminata, obtusiuscula, basi 

 ssepius obliqua, supra nigricantia, sparse jmberula, subtus albide-discoloria, in 

 costa central!, ut petiolus 35 mm. longus, pubei'ula, aliter glabra ; stipuloe sub- 

 orbiculares, subglabroe. Flores solitarii, pseudo-axillares, in pedicellis di 3 mm. 

 longis. Calycis lobi lanceolati, subacuti, subglabri, 2-2*5 mm. longi. 



Camps I to III, 500 to 2500 ft. 



Distinct in tlie leaf-sbape and colour, and in tbe very sbort pedicels. 



V Argostemma lingua-felis, Wernham, sp. nov. 



Herba simplex, ad ca. 15 cm. alta ; caulis gracilis, glaber, foliosus. Folia lanceolata> 

 acuminata, obtusa, quemque ad nodum duo, ingequalia, alteram ca. 14xl<'5 mm., 

 alterum 6x2 mm., basi ssepius rotundata, utriuque pilis densis minute crys- 

 tallinis rigidulis articulatis asperula, venis secuudariis omnino occlusis, petiolo 

 tenui sparse piloso 2-2'5 mm. longo ; stipulas lataj. rotundatse, reflexre, i^ersistentes, 

 dorso qua folia indutae, intus glabrae. Flores solitarii, terminales, pedicello 5-6 mm. 

 longo ut ovarium bemispbsericum 4 mm. longum densissime albido-birsuto sutfulti ; 

 bracteolse 2, minutse, oblongte, obtusae, infra pedicelli medium affixEe. Calycis 

 lobi triangulari-ovati, subacuti, dorso pilosi, intus glabri, 3 mm. longi. 



Camp VI a, 3100 ft. 



Recognisable by tbe peculiar indumentum of tbe leaves, and the broad stipules. Of 

 tbe pair at a node, one is about half the size of the other. 



V Argostemma gesnerella, "Wernham, sp. nov. 



Herba parva, debilis, glabra. Folia pauca, membranacea, valde insequalia, majora 

 lanceolata, longe acuminata, basi rotundata, ca. 5-5 X 1"5 cm., venis secuudariis 

 utrinque ca. 6-8, petiolo 3-4 mm. longo ; minora linearia v. anguste lanceolata, 

 ca. 8x2 mm. ; stipulae a basi triangulari longe setaceo-acuminatae, 3 mm. longse. 

 Flores glabri, in cymas subcapitatas ca. 1 cm. diam. dispositi, pedunculo fiaccido 

 complanato l-l'S cm. longo ; bractere lineari-lanceolatse, 8-10 mm. longas, ajiico 

 subacutEB, ssepe deutibus 1-2 marginalibus. Calyx 5-dentatus. Corollce tubus 

 cylindricus, ca. 4 mm. longus, lobis oblongis obtusis 3 mm. longis. 



Camps III to VIII, 2500 to 000 ft. 



Eecognisable by the complete glabrousuess, minute flowers, and toothed bracts. 



