72 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 



Urophyllum britaimicum, sp. nov. 



Frutex magnus subscandente vagans iionnunquam arbor, ramulis 

 complanatis suleatis ferrugineo-pubescentibus tai'de glabres^eentil^us. 

 Folia majuscula firme chartacea, oblonga utrinque acuminata 

 apice longe caudata, petiolo modico dense pidverulento-pubescente, 

 supra glaberrima subtus in venis patente ferrugineo-pubescentia, 

 venis priraariis supra impressis subtus prominulissimis, lateralibus 

 utrinque 12-14 ; stipulce anguste lanceolatse longe acurainatfe apice 

 subulatae, dorso nonnunquam valide carinataj, pilis brevibus patentibus 

 indutse. Flores latiusculi breves pro genere inter majores, albo-virides, 

 laxiuscula in panicula abbreviata axillari nee multiflora dispositi, in 

 novitate densissime rufo-pilosa tardius pubescente, pedunculis pedi- 

 cellisque post anthesin elongatis ; bract ece subulato-setacese parvae. 

 CaJijx dentibus 5 anguste triangularibus acvitissiniis, in fructu erectis 

 tandem inflexis. Corollcd parum e calyce exsertiie extus glabra? lobi 

 late ovati subaeuti vix acuminati. Bacca 5-locularis pisi forma et 

 magnitudine late sulcata. 



Sogere : A fair-sized tree with greenish -white flowers, 23 October, 

 1750 feet. No. 248 ! Also nn. 330 ! 930 ! and an unnumbered spe- 

 cimen. Mt. Korkoko : A rather large shrub with very pale green 

 flower-buds, 27 January. 2500 feet. No. 027 ! ' A straggling shrul), 

 with green fruits, 18 March. No. 787 ! Mt. Mei'oka : a small tree, 

 with pale green fruit, 6 January. No. 366 ! At 4000 feet, a tree, 

 no. 346 ! Leaves 15-25 cm. x 4-7 cm.; petiole 1-2 cm. long ; stipules 

 with short ovate base, 4 mm. broad, the whole 1*5 cm. long. Inflo- 

 rescence about 3 cm. long at first, and 6 cm. in the fruiting stage ; 

 peduncles, to 2 cm. or longer ; bracts up to 4 mm. long ; pedicels 

 1 cm. or longer in fruit. Flower barely 4 mm. long. Fruit 7 mm. 

 in diameter. 



Similar in habit to the preceding, and abundantly represented also 

 in the Malayan region, is the genus Lasianthus. , 



This is represented at present in New Guinea by seven recorded 

 species. It differs from V roplii/llu m much as Ixora differs from 

 Tarenna, namely, in the presence of one ovule in each loculus of the 

 ovary, instead of several. The material in the two species described 

 below is very deficient in the reproductive jjortion, this being represented 

 by one or two fruits, mostly immature. But they are easily distin- 

 guishable hy the vegetative chamcters. 



Lasianthus sogerensis, sp. nov. 



Frutex niter minores pilosissimus, novitatibus densissime 'patente 

 sericeo-pilosis, ramulis valde complanatis mox tamen teretiusculis, pilis 

 patentibus breviusculis densissime indutis validiusculis. Folia inter 

 minores firme chartacea, oblonga acuminata acuta basi rotvmdata, sub- 

 sessilia v. petiolo brevissimo valido qua ramuli induto, supra nisi vena 

 centrali dense patente hirto-pilosa sparse hirta, subtus in venis pilis 

 breviusculis sericeis patentibus onusta, demum ferruginea, margine 

 ciliata, apice pilis similibus dense stepe barbata ; venae primarise supra 

 nisi centralis obscurse, subtus prominentissimse, laterales utrinque 

 9-11 ; stijndce qua ramuli proximi indutse, basi breviter oblongam in 

 vaginam cohterentes, ^nsuj^er duobus in brachiis lineari-lanceolatis 



