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Timonius koikokoensis, sp. nov. 



Arbor sul)glabra, novitatibus subglabris ijisis, ramulis gracilibus 

 mox cortiee indutis rugosulo. Folia iimie chartacea, elliptica apice 

 acuminata necnon basi acuta, petiolo breviusculo graciliuscvilo glabi'o, 

 lamina supra subnitentia venis impressis tamen manifestis, subtus 

 obsolete hie incle pilosa demum glabrata nisi venarum lateralium 

 (utrinque 6) in axillis barbellata ; stlpulas lanceolatiB plus minus 

 concaveaj extus versus apicem sericeae aliter glabree mox caducse, pilorum 

 fimbrias rectilineas relinquentes. Flores $ in axillis solitarii pedi- 

 cellis longis in gracilibus dispositi tardius plus minus elongatis, 

 hracteolis 2 quisque lanceolatis setaceis minimis tamen manifestis 

 onustus. Calycis lobi 4 oblongi obtusi minimi. Corolla extus den- 

 sissime flavo-sericea, lobis 4 ovato-laneeolatis obtusis, tubo CA'lindrico 

 latiusculo. Ovarium loculis numerosis. Fnictus globosus tandem 

 giabratus, calyce coronatus persistente. 



Mt. Koikoko, 3000 feet. Fr. 23 January. No. 593 ! 



A small tree, with light-green fruits. Leaves 7-12 cm. x2"5- 

 4"5 cm., with petiole up to 1 cm. long. Stipules 5 mm. long. 

 Pedicels 1-1*5 cm., rather longer in fruiting stages ; hructeoles 

 3-4 mm. long under the fruit. Calyx 2-3 mm., with ovary barely 

 3 mm. long. Corolla-tuha 4 mm. long, 2 mm. broad ; lobes 2 mm. 

 long. Fruit about 7 mm. in diameter. This species is allied to 

 T. Jamhosella Thw., but is readily distinguished by the calyx-lobes. 



Timonius merokensis, sp. nov. 



Frutex magnus, ramulis gracillimis in novitate densissime flavo- 

 sericeis, novissimis complanato-sulcatis, cortiee demum striate cinereo 

 indutis, senioribus ipsis gracillimis. Folia parva firme chartacea 

 anguste elliptica utrinque j^arum acuminata, apice nonnunquam sub- 

 obtusa, supra glabra subtus in venis dense aliter sparse appresse 

 pubescentia venarum axillis barbellata ; petiolo graeili longiusculo 

 subtus appresse sericeo-pvibescente ; venis primariis supra debilibus 

 impressis subtus prominentibus, lateralibus utrinque 5-6 ; stipttlcB 

 lanceolatai acuminatissimae acutissimjie, dorso nonnunquam alte cari- 

 natse, extus hirsutse. Flores $ in axillis superioi'ibus solitarii, pedi- 

 cellis in rectis pro rata longiusculis appresse pubescentibus dispositi ; , 

 hracteolce lanceolatse pedicelli in apice inserta?. Fructus ellipsoideus 

 aurantiacus extus pulverulo-pubescens majusculus, 4-5 locularis, 

 calyce persistente coronatus, tubo cylindrieo manifesto, lobis 4 lanceo- 

 latis obtusis, intus glabrescentibus, extus sparsiuscule sericeis, tubo 

 duplo longioribus. 



Sogere, riverside, 1750 feet. No. 699 ! Mount Meroka. Fr. 

 5 April. No. 931 ! 



A large shrub, with rich orange-green fruits. Leaves 4-6'5 cm. x 

 l'5-2"3 cm., Avith stalk up to 1'5 cm. in length. Stipnles 5 mm. x 

 1'5 mm., or sometimes the ovate base is as much as 3 mm. broad. 

 Pedicels 1*5 cm. long ; hracteoles 2-3 mm. long. Fruit 1-5 cm. 

 long, by 1 cm. or more in transverse diameter ; the calyx-iwhe 2 mm. 

 deep, and the lobes 4 mm. long. The 4 or 5 pyrenes are shaped like 

 a " quarter " of an orange ; they are relatively quite large — 8-9 mm. 

 long and 4 mm. thick — and very hard and hornv ; but the seed is 



