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• .^lciiv«y|)0|)elaliiiii pa^aûBiim Backer. 



A rare shrub which had not been found toi a long time. 

 Spécimens were collected in Bantam and in the liilly district 

 west of Buitenzorg. 



• .^lecopu^ iliflllZiiiiH Benn. 



A rare species which had not been found for upwards of 

 60 years. Many spécimens were collected by Dr. Bremekamp, 

 Dr. Jeswiet and me in a teak-forest at Kepuh. 



NielhiiÊÙa iuvana Heyne. 



New for .Java. This xerophyte is very common in the arid 

 district east of Asera Bagus. 



• illelio^iiia rriiticoNiim Bl. 



A spécimen of this very rare shrub was collected in a wood 

 near Nanggerang. 



Melissa parviMora Bth. 



This species is rather common hi many mountaiu-forests. 

 It was collected on Mount Slamat, Tjerimai, Papandajan^ 

 M a 1 a b a r and T j i k u r a i. 



Jieiovhia ptji'aiÊiidafa L. 



New for Java. Many spécimens were collected in the south 

 of the Residency P a s u r u a n. 



Me/.o»eiiriiiii eiioiiiSatiiaii W. et A. 



Apparently a rare climber. It was collected at T a s i k m a- 

 laja. 



.IliZIetlîa tla«à.y|>liylla Prain. 



This liana proves to be by no meaas so rare as was sup- 

 posed. Tt was collected in many localities. 



• .Miiiio^iia lia mata Willd. 



This shrub was mentioned by Miquel for Java but was 

 not found for upwards of 50 years. This species which is some- 

 times confounded with the entirely différent Schrankia ha- 

 mata is very common at Modjosragen in the centre of Java 

 from where it was recently intr(3duced into the Botanic Gardens 

 of B u i t e n z o r g. 



