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Milll. Arg. ; from which it is readily separated by the much 

 smaller leaves, and smaller, more slender, inflorescence. 



Psychotria Everardii Wernham, sp. nov. Eamulis lignosis 

 nodosis glabris ; foliis crassiusculis, ellipticis, 4-7'5 cm. x 1"7- 

 3-5 cm., vix acuminatis obtusis v. subacutis, petiolo brevissimo, 

 utrinque glaberrimis,venis supra prominulis subtus prominentibus, 

 secundariis utrinque ca. 8, stijndis caducissimis parvis rotundatis. 

 In/lorescenfia subcorymbosa multiflora, + 2-5 cm. x 2-3 cm., 

 pedunculo 1-2 cm. longo ut ramuli minute puberulo ; hracteis 

 obsoletis ; calyce minuto denticulate; corolla subcylindrica, in- 

 super parum ampliata, tubo + 6 mm. longo extus minutissime 

 pubescente, lobis ovato-lanceolatis acutis acuminatis, ca. 2-5 mm. 

 longis, patentibus. 



Guiana : Roraima, path to Upper Savannah. Fl. 16 Dec. 

 Im TJmrn, 291 ! Hbb. Mus. Brit, and Kew. 



Related to P. concinna Oliv., of the same locality, but readily 

 distinguished by the much larger and differently shaped leaves, 

 the many-flowered inflorescence, &c. 



Psychotria plocamipes Wernham, sp. nov. Glaber, ramulis 

 complanatis striatis Itevibus ; foliis oblongo-lanceolatis leniter 

 acuminatis subacutis basi subrotundatis 8-10 cm. x l"7-3*2 cm., 

 petiolo ad + 8 mm., utrinque glaberrimis, venis secundariis 

 utrinque ca. 8, aliis plus minus conspicuis intervenientibus, 

 stipuUs parvis breviuscule setaceo - aristatis. Floribus inter 

 miniraos, 3 mm. longis, in cymis paniculatis laxis + 3'5 cm. 

 X 1'5 cm., pedunculo nutante gracillimo ad 9 cm. v. longiore, 

 ramulis lateralibus pedunculi apicem versus incurvatis ; calyce 

 minuto plus minus irregulariter dentato ; corolla infundibulari- 

 cylindrica tubo vix 2-3 mm. longo lobos oblongos obtusos 

 subgequante ; antheris in filamentis versatilibus omnino exsertis. 



British Guiana: Scliombiirgk, s.n. ! Hb. Kew. 



Recognizable by the very long slender peduncles and minute 

 flowers. The affinity is with P. breviflora Milll. Arg., but the 

 two species are readily separalile from the description. 



Psychotria astrellantha Wernliam, sp. nov. Glaber, ramulis 

 subteretibus ; foliis papyraceis elliptico-lanceolatis 11-16 cm. 

 X 3-5-5-3 cm., utrinque angustatis acutis, utrinque glabris, 

 venis secundariis prominulis utrinque + 8, petiolo 4- 1 cm. 

 longo, stipulis latissime ovatis integris ca. 4 mm. x 5 mm. 

 Floribus inter minimos vix 2-5 mm. longis, in umbellis terminali- 

 bus cymosis saspius quinqueradiatis, pedunculo primario ca. 

 5 mm. longo, radiorum pedunculis + 1 cm. longis ; calyce minuto 

 limbo obscuriuscule sinuato-dentato; corolla infundibulari extus 

 glabro, tubo vix 1-5 mm. longo, lobis patentibus oblongo-triangu- 

 laribus obtusis limbum subtequantibus ; antheris nee longe 

 omnino tamen exsertis. 



Guiana : Potaro River, below the Kaieteur. Fl. Sept. -Oct. 

 Jenman, 959 ! Hb. Kew. 



Probably allied to my previous species, but separable at once 

 by the short erect peduncle and umbellate inflorescence. 



<^j»-' (To be continued.) 



