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long. Capsula acuta, 7 miii. l*)ng. Seiuiua fusca, cliam. 1 mm. 

 pauUulum exeedentia. 



The dense spikes with broad, closely imbricated bracts coupled 

 with the ver}^ small leaves are the distinctive marks of the species. 



Hemigraphis ciliata, sp. nov. Caule interne repente necnon 

 ad nodos radicante superne ascendente paucifoliato puberulo ; foliis 

 brevipetiolatis lanceolatis interdum acuminatis apice basique obtusis 

 marg'ine undulatis vel luidulato-dentatis sujjra glabris subtus in nervis 

 pubescentibas ; spicis terminalibus abbreviatis breviter pedunculatis 

 pauciHoris ; hracteis foliaceis calyce longioribus lanceolatis obtusis 

 marginibus longe piloso-ciliatis alibi fere glabris ; bracteolis 0; calycis 

 ultra medium soluti' segmentis inter se subsimilibus anguste linearibus 

 (inferne paullo latioribus) piloso-ciliatis ; corollce tubo calyci circiter 

 ajquilongo basin versus angustato lobis ovatis obtusis tubo brevi- 

 oribus ; capsula calyci a?quilonga apice puberula 6-sperma seminibus 

 ovatis duobus (capsulie unicie scrutata?) imminutis verisimiliter 

 sterilibus. 



Mekeo district ; White, 79iS. 



Folia 3'5-Gx 1-2-3 cm., in sicco griseo-viridia ; petioli circa 5 mm. 

 long. Pedunculi 2 mm. long. ; spic?e 1-1*5 cm. long. Bracteae 

 longit. 1 cm. paullo excedentes. Calycis tubus 2 mm., segmenta 

 4 mm. long. Corolla3 tubus G-5 mm. long., basi 1 mm., cito usque 

 2 mm. dilatatus sub limbo 2 5 mm. lat. ; lobi circa 2 mm. long. 

 Capsula 7*5 mm. long. Semina majora fere 2 mm., minora modo 

 1 mm. long. • 



The species is best recognized by the strongly pilose-ciliate 

 bracts. 



Acanthus ilicifolius Linn. 



Milne Bay ; Le Runte. The leaves of the specimen are all entire. 



Acanthus voluhilis Wall. 



Karavara Island, Bismarck Archipelago ; W. Bradtke, No. 349. 



Pseuderanthemum confertum, sp. nov. Frutex semiorgyalis ; 

 ramis saltern superne bene foliatis ad nodos aliquanto tumidis pubes- 

 centibus dein glabris ; foliis breviter petiolatis ovatis vel ovato- 

 oblongis acuminatis apice obtusis basi in petiolum cuneatim coartatis 

 supra glabris vel fere glabris subtus in nervis puberulis ; Jlorihus in 

 paniculam spiciformem terminalem abbreviatam paucifloram pubes- 

 centem aggregatis ; hracfeolis parvulis subulatis calyce multo brevi- 

 oribus; calycis fere usque basin divisi segmentis linearibus sursum 

 ano"ustatis apice acutis pubescentibus ; corolla calyce 4-plo longiori 

 tubo ima basi necnon ipso sub limbo leviter dilatato extus pubescente 

 lobis tubum semisequantibus inter se subsequalibus anguste ovato- 

 oblono"is obtusissimis ; Jila mentis complanatis antheris breviter ex- 

 sertis ; capsula anguste ovoidea acuta parte seminifera stipiti circiter 

 aiquilonga. 



Very common on Yule Island; G. T. White, No. 722.^ 



Folia 9-12 x 3-6 cm., in sicco supra griseo-subtus pallide viridia ; 

 petioli pubescentes, 4-5 mm. long. Inflorescentia (corollis exemptis) 

 1-1*5 cm. long. Bractese foliacese, dorso pubescentes, +7 mm. long. 

 Bracteoh^ 1-5-2 mm. long. Calycis tubus 1*5 mm., segmenta 3-5 mm. 

 lon^i". Corolla ex schedis cl. repertoris alba ; tubus 22 mm. long., 



