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glabris, subtus in venis sparsim appresse pilosis, petiolo saepius 

 breviusculo similiter induto, stipidis basi brevi lato oblongo insuper 

 bifidis subulate- v. subsetaceo-linearibus sparsim appresse pilosis ; 

 injiorescantia trichotome corymbosa ca. 9-flora, bracteis setaceis, 

 ramulis subglabris complanatis ; calycis lobis rigidiusculis a basi 

 anguste triangulari linearibus subglabris ; corollcB tubo longo 

 gracili insuper parum ampliato extus breviter sericeo, lobis lanceo- 

 latis acuminatis acutis ; ovario anguste infundibulari basi attenuate 

 sparsim strigilloso. 



Madagascar : Ankafana, Deans Coivan ! Tanala, Ambobimi- 

 tombo forest, 4390-4680 ft., Forsyth Major, 274! Hbb. Mus. 

 Brit., Kew, 



Allied to M. trichophlebia Baker, but differs especially in the 

 shape and indumentum of the leaves and calyx-lobes ; and more 

 nearly, perhaps, to M. Pervillei Wernham, from which it differs 

 in the size of the corolla and the shape of the lobes. 



Leaves 6-5-8*5 cm. x2-3-3-5 cm., petiole to 1 cm., secondary 

 veins 8 pairs ; stipule entire, basal part 3-4 mm., with two 

 distant prongs 8 mm. long. Primary peduncle 2 cm., secondary 

 yeduncles 1'3 cm. long, each commonly bearing 3 flowers with 

 pedicels about 8 mm. long. Caly x-lohe^ 1-1-5 cm. long. Corolla- 

 tube 6'5-7 cm. long, lobes 1-6 cm. x 4-5 mm. Ovary 7 mm. long. 



Var. 13 scABHELLA Wernham, var. nov. Foliis amplioribus 

 supra scabridulis subtus in venis strigillosis ; corolla minus valida. 



Madagascar : Fort Dauphin, Scott Elliot, 2607 ! Chisel, 97 ! 

 Hbb. Mus. Brit., Kew. Cloisel writes on his label : " Tatome, 

 grand arbre a fleur rouge et blanc." 



9. M. PUNCTATA Drake, Hist. PL Madag. t. 447 (1897). Frutex 

 nisi floribus subglaber ; foliis plerumque oblanceolatis brevissime 

 acuminatis acutis, supra trichomis minutis basi inflatis hie inde 

 conspersis punctatis, subtus in venis sparsiuscule brevissime 

 appresse strigillosis, alitor glabratis, petiolatis, stipidis triangu- 

 laribus bipartitis acutis ; floribus per 1-3 in axillis imis et caulis 

 furcis dispositis ; calycis lobis linearibus nonnunquam inaequalibus 

 extus qua ovarj2i7;i subcampanulatum ferrugineo-sericeis; corollce 

 breviusculiE tubo extus rufo-sericeo insuper sensim ampliato, lobis 

 oblongo-ovatis submucronatis. 



Madagascar: Mahalougouloue ('?), Thovipsonl Hb. Mus. Brit. 



Remarkable for the almost glabrous, punctate leaves, and the 

 rather short flowers considerably widened above. As in the case 

 of other Rubiaceae figured so excellently by d'Apreval for Drake's 

 unfinished work, no description, unfortunately, is extant; but 

 I have no doubt whatever that Thompson's plant is specifically 

 identical with M. punctata as figured. Leaves not exceeding 

 8-5-9 cm. X 3-3-3 cm., petiole 1-1-5 cm., 8-11 pairs of secondary 

 veins. Peduncle 0-10 mm. Pedicel 1 cm. or more. 6'a/^a;-lobes 

 usually 1 cm. or slightly longer. Gorolla-twhe 4 cm. long, widen- 

 ing, from a distance of about 2-5 cm. above the base to nearly 

 1 cm. broad at the mouth ; lobes 8-5 mm. x 5 mm. 



10. M. HYMENOPOGONOiDES Baker in Journ. Bot. xx. 138 

 (1882). 



