RUBIACE& (H. F. Wernham) 5I 
long; pedicels 4 mm. Mature umbels 2-3 cm. in diameter. Calyx- 
lobes 6 mm. long, 5 mm. wide; corolla-tube 3 mm., lobes 5-6 mm. 
long. Berry over 3 cm. in diameter. 
Distinguishable at once from the previous species by the quite 
glabrous and smaller flowers, and the very short petioles. 
Craterispermum aristatum Wernham sp. nov. Frutex 
glaberrimus ramulis flavicantibus ; foliis elliptico-oblongis vel 
obovatis brevissime acuminatis apice acuto basi cuneatis, petiolo 
validiusculo, rigide coriaceis, vena media infra valde prominente 
supra impressa, nervis secundariis paucis reticulo interveniente 
supra conspicuo ; stipulis connatis coriaceis mox deciduis deltoideis ; 
floribus in cymis capitatis breviter pedicellatis conspicue aristato- 
bracteatis sessilibus ; bracteis subconnatis, lineari-subulatis a basi 
ovata carinata cymas excedentibus ; calycis dentibus subulatis 
tubo multo brevioribus denticulis interjectis ; corolla extus glabra 
intus fauce lobisque ovato-lanceolatis subacutis tubo minoribus 
villosa; staminum filamentis antheras excedentibus exsertas ; 
stylo incluso apice vix incrassato, stigmate bilobato. 
Oban ; n. 251. 
Leaves 15-23 cm. long, 6-8 em. broad or more; secondary veins 
about 5 on each side of the midrib; petiole reaching nearly 2 cm. 
Stipules 4-5 mm. long. Peduncles 3 mm. long. Cymes less than 
1 cm. broad. Bracís 8 mm. to over 1 em. long. Calyz-tube 1:5 mm., 
teeth less than 1 mm. long. Corolla-tube 6 mm. long; lobes 4 mm. 
long and 2 mm. broad at the base. Anthers little more than 1 mm. 
long; filaments nearly twice that length. Style 2 mm. long. 
Conspicuous for the capitate inflorescences with aristate braets. 
Ixora obanensis Wernham sp. nov. Frutex glaberrimus 
ramulis nodosis; foliis obovato-lanceolatis breviter acuminatis 
apice obtusiusculo venis secundariis distantibus petiolo brevi 
validiusculo ; inflorescentia laxa trichotoma pauciflora nec ampla 
breviter pedunculata, bracteis minutiusculis ; floribus tetrameris 
inter breviores; calycis limbo brevissime dentato ; corollae lobis 
obtusis quam tubi gracilis dimidium manifeste brevioribus. 
Oban ; n. 230. ' 
Leaves 18 cm. x 6'5 cm., with 7-8 pairs of manifest lateral nerves, 
and petiole 5-8 mm. long. Inflorescence not more than 5 cm. long, 
including peduncle barely 1 cm., and about the same width. Calyz 
2 mm. Corolla-tube 13-14 mm; lobes 6 mm. long. Anthers 5 mm. 
long; style exserted 5 mm. : i =. 
Related to I. riparia Hiern and I. guineensis Benth., differing 
from the former in the laxer inflorescence and relatively wider corolla- 
limb, and from the latter in the shorter flowers, leaves more narrowed 
at the base, etc. 
Ixora Talbotii Wernham sp. nov. Frutex ramosus glaber- 
rimus ramulis rectis nodosis ; foliis oblongo-lanceolatis subcoriaceis 
utrinque angustatis acutis infra discoloribus venis ar 
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