y 



10G STIRPES EXOTIC.E NO\^E. 



29. Ropalocarpus triplinervius (BueUneria Iriplinervia 

 Bvn, mss.). 



Frutex 15-20— pedalis (teste Bernier); ramis Iaxis cernuis tere- 

 tibus, ad internodia nodosis ibique cicatricibus foliorum occasorum 

 stipularumque transverse nolatis; cortice ruguloso (pallide fuseato); 

 ligno molli; medulla arefacta copiosa. Folia alterna breviter 

 ovalia v. suborbiculata (ad 8 cent, longa, 7| cent, lata), basi cor- 

 data, apice rotundatà v. emarginata penninervia, basi 3-plinervia 

 venosa; nervis venisque reticulatis subtus prominulis pallidis, 

 supra minus conspicuis; intégra coriacea crassa, supra demum 

 glabrata v. minute puberula, subtus multo pallidiora velutina. 

 Petioli compressiusculi (ad 2, 3 cent, longi), juniores cum gemmis 

 stipulisque fulvido-velutini v. puberculi. Stipulae intrapetiolares, 

 in unam brevem ({-§ cent, long.) ovalam intus concavam, saepius 

 e cicatrice transverse lineari solum notam, connatse. Flores ignoti. 

 Fructus crasse stipitatus; pedunculo cylindrico erecto bractearum 

 occasarum cicatricibus hinc inde notato (ad 2, 3 cent, longo) ; 

 pericarpio plus minus compresso, csBterum quoad formam et 

 magnitudinem fere ut in/», lucido ; aculeis minus prominulis; 

 mesocarpio tenui, in sicco suberoso ; cndocarpio intus glabro pal- 

 lide fuseato; styli cicatrice terminali v. plus minus laterali 

 depresso. Semina 1 v. 2, hinc in loculo 1 gemina ; loculo altero 

 abortivo minimo, inde inloculis singulissolitariasuberecta; quoad 

 testam, albumen ruminatum embryonemque tenuiter membrana- 

 ceuin, iis II. lucidi omnino conformia; septo siccato integro 

 v. plus minus inœquali-perforato. — Orilur in Malacassia, ad 

 Diego-Suares, circa pa gum Anbanihala, ubilegit Dernier (env. 2, 

 n. 227) cumque Boivin (exs., n. 2596) anno !8/iv6 communicavit. 

 Yernacule audit Zambou. 



30. OXYMITRA GaRRIACIANA. 



Arborea ? Rami teretes cinerei striati. Ramuli novelli parce 

 puberuli. Folia late lanceolata (8-12 cent, longa, 3 cent, lata), basi 

 acuta ; apice acuto v. breviter acuminato ; intégra v. obscure 



