70 THE .TOUHNAT- OF BOTAXY' 



exserted 3 mm. Ijeyoiicl the calyx. 3 mm. wide at the mouth ; lobes 

 1 cm. long, 25 min. broad. Fruit S cm. or longer, 4 nun. thick. 

 Seeds, measured along and including tlie wings, 4 mm. or longer. 



Xanthopliytum papuanum, sp. no v. 



Frutex erectus ramuHs necnon novitatibus omnibus densissime 

 rufo-pilosis, ]>ilis subsericfeis subappressis. Folia tenuiter membra- 

 nacea, anguste elliptica apicem necnon basin versus longe acuminata 

 acuta, longe ])etiolata, in niaturitate glabra, superiora tamen in venis 

 plus minus sjjarse rufo-sericeo-pilosa, petiolo graeili similiter iuduta ; 

 veiicB primari.e utrinque conspieuce approximatse supra prsesertim pro- 

 miimlse, laterales utrinque ad 18 v. plures ; stipiilce membranaceae 

 persistentes triangulares, apice in acumen longum setaceum productse, 

 extus glabrescentes intus appresse pilosse. Flores in cymulis globosis 

 densiHoris aurato-sericeis dispositi axillaribus petiolos vix sequantibus, 

 pedunculo graeili cymulum subiequante. Bracfece plerumque lanceo- 

 latie basi irregulariter tritida) necnon hirsuto-pectinatse apice longe et 

 acute acuminatte, costa centrali conspicua ; hracfeolce bracteis similes 

 nisi multo minores necnon angustissimaj lineares. Calycis lobi 5 

 inte(juales, pilis subrigidis pro rata magnis rufo-l'errugineis onusti lan- 

 eeolati. Corolla fere ad basin in lobos 5 divisa subscaphoideos crassos 

 ano-uste ovato-oblongos apiculatos dorso apicem vei-sus rufo-barbatos. 

 Stamina 5, antheris bi-evibiis oblongis dorsifixis, filamentis brevissimis 

 crassiusculis. Fructiis extus basin turbinatum versus rufo-hirsuti 

 valviB 2 post dehiscentiam spirallter torsie, placentam linearem sub- 

 lonii'atam persistentem reliquentes erectam ; semina hemi-cylindrica 

 quadrangularia nee numerosa. 



Mt. Woriwori, about 5000 feet. No. 769 ! 



An erect shrub, with dirty- greenish white flowers. Leaves 

 10-18 cm. X 3"5-5 cm., with petiole to 3 cm. long ; stipules 1-5 cm. 

 or longer (including seta), 4-7 mm. broad above the base. Peduncle 

 1 cm. or rather longer; flowering head 1"5 cm. in diameter. Bracts 

 + 12 mm. long, and 4 mm. wide above the base. Ca/ya'-lobes up to 

 2'5 mm. or longer ; disc fleshy, conspicuous, depressed-hemispherical, 

 punctulate. The corolla is inconspicuously small, apparently not 

 exceeding the calyx ; but those examined were immature. Fruit 

 3 mm. long. 



This species is related to the Fijian X. cali/riiium Benth. & Hook., 

 but is distinct in being a much larger and coarser plant, with relatively 

 _very short fruiting peduncles. 



' Musscenda macrantha Yal. in Nov. Guin. viii. 456. A spreading 

 shrub with cream-yellow fruits. Sogere, 2500 feet. Fr. October. 

 Nn. 30 ! 207 ! 



Mussaenda Scratchleyi, sp. nov. 



Frutex ])arvus glabei'iiinus, ramulis quadrangularibus necnon com- 

 planatis. Folia tirme papyracea, orbiculari-elliptica apice brevissime 

 acuminata subacuta. basi })lus minus subito acuta, petiolo longiusculo 

 complanato, supra glabra subtus in venis sparse minute hirta, venatione 

 utrinque notabili, venis prjssertim primariis prominulis lateralibus 

 utrinque 7-9 ; stipnlce triangulares acute acuminata^, extus pilis dilute 

 fliivis i)ro rata majusculis appressis densissime onustse hirtis. Flores 



