DR. n. O. FORBES'S NEW GUINEA RUBTACEJB 135 



P. (§ Grumilea) soger ensis, sp. nov. 



Ramulis validis ipsis in novitatibus glabrls valde complanatis 

 Ijevibus striatis. Folia inter majora crasse pergamaeea late elliptica 

 apice obtusa vix acuminata basi subobtusa, petiolo brevi valido, utrinque 

 glabra ; vents utrinque conspicuae supra impressse subtus prominulae, 

 rete interveni'ente consj)icuo, lateralibus primariis utrinque 13-15 ; 

 stipulcB coriacese ovato-triangulares acuminatas acutse caducjB. Flores 

 5-meri inter minimos in cyma laxiuseula seriatim trichotoma terminal! 

 sessili dispositi, ramulis tenuiusculis 3 primariis elongatis olivaceo- 

 pulvernlentibus. Calyx late infundibularis glabrescens limbo integro ; 

 coroUce tubus extus giaber insuper parum ampliata, lobi reflexi ovati 

 glabri. 



Sogere. No. 455 ! 



Related, according to the description, to Grumilea apicrdata 

 Warb., tliough readily distinguished by the venation and shape of the 

 leaves, and the small sessile intiorescence. Leaves 12-19 cm. x7-9"5 

 cm., with a stalk as much as 2 cm. long; stipules ] '5 cm. X 7 mm. 

 near the base. Primary c?/wze-branches 4-5 cm. long ; the inflores- 

 cence more or less corymbose, 8-10 cm. in diameter. Calyx with 

 ovary bai'ely 1 mm. in length ; corolla-ivhQ 3-4 mm., lobes 1-1 "7 mm. 

 long. 



P. (§ Grumilea) direpta, sp. nov. 



Arbor minusculus ramis validiusculis glabris Isevibus, novellis valde 

 sulcato-complanatis ipsis glabris. Folia firme pergamaeea longiuscule 

 petiolata late elliptica apice vix acmninata basi cuneata, utrinque nisi 

 hie inde vente centralis subtus in lateribus sparse rufo-puberula gla- 

 berrima ; vencB supra qua subtus nisi primaria3 valde prominentes 

 subocclusa», laterales utrinque 15-16 ; stipidce caducse majusculse 

 obovatiB breviter acuminata? acutae basin versus latum leniter angus- 

 tata?, dorso glaberrimae. Panicula laxissima ampla longe pedunculata 

 glabra, ramis primariis verticillatis, arcuatim deraura adscendentibus. 

 Fi'uctus parvus pisiformis giaber, calyce minuto coronatus. 



Sogere, 2500 feet. Fr. 19 October. No. 49 ! 



A small tree, with greenish-white fruits ; allied, apparently, to 

 G rumilea portus-Finscliii K. Sch. & Laut., and distinguished by the 

 glabrous young twigs and stipules, the indumentum of the inflores- 

 cence, and the venation of the leaves. Leaves abovit 20 cm. x 10 cm., 

 with stalk 3 cm. long ; stipules 15 mm. long, and 7 mm. broad above 

 the n'liddle. Peduncle 12 em. long; the fruiting panicle about 

 IG cm. long and 16 cm. wide. Fruit 4 mm. in diameter. 



P. montana Blume var. gracillima, var. nov. 



Foliis parvis, petiolis brevibus ramulis dilute flavis prresertim 

 inflorcscentise tcnuibus. 



Sogere, 2500 feet. Fr. 19 October. Nn. 37 ! 3S ! 



This may be a new species ; unfortunately no flowers are present 

 on our specimens. The parent-species has been recorded from Java, 

 Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, and Avestward tlirough Puruia, Assam, 

 as far as Silhet. - 



