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Petals just longer than the sepals, + 1 cm. long. Staminodia 

 linear, about twice the length of the stamens, 5 mm. long. 

 Stamens about 2-5 mm. long. Stigmas triangular, flat, recurved ; 

 style somewhat hairy. Ovary globose, covered with white hairs. 

 Loculi about 6- seeded. The species is allied to M. Randil Bak. fil. 



M. (Eumelhania) apiculata, sp. nov. Frutex rarais lignescen- 

 tibus gracilibus teretibus superne subtomentosis et aliquantulum 

 lepidotis ; foliis modice petiolatis in speciminibus nostris parvis 

 anguste oblongis utrinque cinereo-tomentosis subtus pallidioribus 

 basi rotundatis vel subcordatis marginibus integris; bracteolis late 

 ovatis cordatis acutis extus subtomentosis et aliquantulum lepidotis 

 quam sepalis brevioribus ; sepalis lanceolatis apiculatis ; stami- 

 nodiis quam staminibus paulo brevioribus angustissime oblanceo- 

 latis ; ovario tomentoso ; stylo glabro ; stigmatibus recurvatis ; 

 capsulis externe tomentosis loculis polyspermis seminibus glabris 

 brunueis rugulosis. 



Hab. Fort Dauphin, Madagascar, J. Chisel, no. 3. ^* Akata 

 maimho ; arbuste a fleurs jaune et a fonds rouge." 



Shrub with terete, woody branches, the ends subtomentose and 

 somewhat lepidote. Leaves on specimen examined only reached a 

 length of 2 cm., cinereous-tomentose, paler below, petioles 4-5 mm. 

 long. Flowers axillary, peduncles short, 5-8 mm. long. Bracts 

 ovate-cordate, externally cinereous tomentose and somewhat lepi- 

 dote, in the flowering stage + 7 mm. long, and about the same 

 breadth. Sepals lanceolate, tomentose and somewhat lepidote ex- 

 ternally, with an apiculus which sometimes measures rather more 

 than 3 mm. long. Filament + 3 mm. long, anthers 1*5 mm. long. 

 Style 2-5-3 mm. long ; style-arms 5, recurved. Loculi 6- or perhaps 

 more seeded. Seeds brown, rugulose, glabrous. Allied in some 

 respects to M. Steudneri Schwf., but the bracts are acute, not 

 acuminate. 



I have not seen specimens of M. cor char i folia Baill., from between 

 Manoumbe and Mouroundava, the leaves of which are described as 

 10 cm. long and the fertile stamens as 10. 



DOMBEYA. 



In this genus Dr. Schumann enumerates and characterizes 

 thirty-nine species from Africa and the Comoro Islands. The 

 species are divided into two subgenera, Eudombeya (K. Schum.) 

 having a 5-locular ovary and 5 styles, and Xeropetalum (Planchon, 

 emend. K. Schum.) is diagnosed as having a 3-locular ovary and 

 3 styles. The character of the latter subgenus must undergo a 

 slight alteration, as in D, Kirkii Masters 2-styled flowers will be 

 found. In connection with this plant there appears to be some 

 confusion. Dr. Masters founded the species on two gatherings, one 

 collected in lat. 16° S. by Dr. Meller, and another at Lupata by 

 Sir John Kirk. In the former there are certainly for the most part 

 only 2 styles and a bilocular ovary, and an inflorescence in which 

 the flowers on the branches are racemosely arranged. The plant 

 from Lupata has 3 styles. Dr. Schumann places with these under 

 D. Kirkii a specimen from the Nyika Country, collected by Rev. T. 



