GUTTIFERZ (E. G. Baker) 9 
[Centre of flower dark red, stamens and anthers buff, filaments 
orange, sepals pale green. —P. A. T.] 
Garcinia (Tagmanthera) obanensis Bak. fil. sp. nov. Frutex 
ramulis glabris; foliis oppositis petiolatis ovatis vel oblongo-ovatis 
nervis lateralibus numerosis angulo cire. 60—80^ patentibus longe 
acuminatis basi cuneatis costa subtus valde prominente nervis 
secundariis tenuibus inter primarios paucis a costa abeuntibus 
aliisque inter primarios oblique transversis numerosis; floribus 
tetrameris axillaribus paucis interdum solitariis ; pedicellis strictis 
calyce pluries longioribus ; sepalis ovatis vel suborbiculari-ovatis 
calyce brevioribus exterioribus quam interioribus brevioribus ; 
staminibus tetradelphis ; ovarío obconico 4-loculari; stigmate late 
peltato. A G. Mannii Oliver facile cognita foliis latioribus. 
Oban ; n. 1334. ; 
A shrub about 1-2 metres high (fide Mrs. Talbot); internodes 
3-4 em. long. Leaves without the acuminate apex 7-10 em. 
long, 8:5-5 em. broad, glabrous, costa impressed above; petioles 
5-7 mm. long, acuminate apex 15-25 mm. long. Pedicels 5-8 mm. 
long. Sepals 4, 2 large. 2 small. Petals longer than the sepals, 
7-8 mm. long. Anthers 10-12 semicircular. 
This plant belongs to the Sect. Tagmanthera Pierre; the lateral 
nerves of the leaves are numerous, the flowers solitary or few, the - 
pedieels 6-8 mm. long, the petals 7-8 mm. long, phalanges of stamens 4. 
It is allied to G. punctata Oliver and G. Preussi? Engler, and especially 
to G. Mannii Oliver and to G. epunctata Stapf. 
[Fruit bright orange.—P. A. T.] 
MALVACER. 
Hibiseus grewioides Bak. fil. sp. nov. Arbuscula, ramis 
cinereo-corticatis, ramulis hispidis ; foliorum petiolis brevibus 
hispidis, lamina oblongo-oblanceolata vel oblongo-obovata mem- 
branacea inaequilaterali basi cuneata vel cuneato-rotundata 
apice acuminata margine in parte inferiore integra in parte 
superiore remote dentata superne praeter costam glabra subtus 
costa hispida nervis lateralibus tenuibus 5-7 arcuatis nervis 
secundariis reticulatis; stipulis linearibus hispidis ; floribus paucis 
solitariis vel 2—3; bracteolis in: cupulam connatis calyce 2—3- 
plo brevioribus; calycis tubo quam dentibus longiori; petalis 
oblongo-obovatis basi maculatis extrinsecus cinereo-pubescentibus ; 
columna staminea antheras numerosas gerente ; ovario 5-loculari ; 
styli ramis 5, stigmatibus capitatis ; fructu ignoto. 
Oban, near Owum ; n. 1343. 
A small tree 4-5 metres high (fide Mrs. Talbot). Petioles 3-6 mm. 
long. Leaves 9-18 cm. long, 4-5 cm. broad, strongly 3-nerved at 
the base. Calyx cupuliform, + 7 mm. long, 5-dentate. Petals 
20-23 mm. long. Staminal column 17-18 mm. long. 
Noticeable on account of the membranous, unequal-sided, oblong- 
