1G4 THE .TOUltNAL OF BOTANY 



Series 7. Flores majusculi. Peclunculi longiusculi, cvmoso-fascicn- 

 lato, 3-7-flon. Bracteae conspicuse. Si;i)ala fusco-setosa. 

 Folia majuscula, elliptica vel elliptieo-ovata. Stjli 5 nd 

 basin connati. 



13. S. Forbesi mihi, sp. nov. 



Arhiiscula 8-10 metr. alt. Hamuli sub lente strigoso-setosi. 

 Folia majuscula, subcoriacea, supra fere glabra, margine denticulata, 

 nervis lateribus ± 15 apice rotuudata, basi subcordata vel rotundata, 

 lamina 22-2-5 cm. longa, 12-14'5 cm. lata, petiolo 5-7 cm. longo 

 instructa. Feclunculus eomnmnis subcompressus, 8-9 cm. longus. 

 Bractew conspicuie. Sejjcila zk 9 mm. longa. Petala delapsa. 

 Ovarium pubeseens. 



Slopes of volcano, alt. 3500 ft. ! Mt. Dempo, Passoemah, Forbes 

 2325! 



" A small tree witb wbite flowers and fruit green wben gathered." 



Allied to *S'. hracteosa DC, but differs by the longer almost 

 glabrous petioles etc. Forbes 2335 a & 2205 are closely allied, but the 

 leaves are smaller. 



Series 8. Pedunculi pauciflori. Bracte* parvae. Sepala exteriora 

 scabrida. Folia papyracea, elliptica vel elliptico-ovata. Styli 5 

 e basi liberi. 



14. S. sumatrana mihi, sp. nov. 



Arbuscula. Hamuli novelli scabridi. Folia apice acuminata, 

 basi rotundata, nervis lateralibus 10-13, lamina 10-20 cm. longa, 

 5'5-8'0 cm. lata, petiolo 15-25 mm. longo instructa. Peclunculi 

 scabridi, 2'5-7"0 cm. longi, pedicellis 8-10 mm. longis. Seijala 

 exterioi-a 11-13 mm. longa. Pe^«Z« delapsa. 0yrt/7'?«?« glaberrimum, 

 5-loculare. 



A small tree Avith papyraceous leaves, elliptical or elliptical-ovate, 

 and few-flowered peduncles. Allied to aS'. Heinwardtiana Bi., but the 

 leaves are not so narrowed towards the base, and the exterior sepals 

 are ovate-orbicular and scabrid externalh\ 



Goenoeng Tengamoes, Lampongs, Forbes 1840 ! 



Series 9. Paniculse extra axillares, pauciflorse. Sepala orbicularia, 

 coriacea, parce ad margines ciliatse. Folia crasse coriacea, 

 oblonga, subtus ferrugineo-furfuracea. Styli liberi ad basin. 



15. S. SAPOTOiDES Ridley, /. c. 19. 



Arbor parva, ramis validis partibus juvenibus sul)furfuraceis. 

 Folia ajiice breviter subacuta, basi lato, marginibus serrulatis, supra 

 nitida, nervis prominentibus 40 horizon talibus, 15-19 cm. longa, 

 7 cm. lata, petiolo 3-4 cm. longo. Paiiiculce 3-4 cm. longse. 

 GorolliB lobis brevibus integris rotundatis. Stamina 25, filamentis 

 brevibus linearibus, antheris brevibus subreniformibus. Ovarium 

 glabrum, subglobosum. 



Korinchi, R. ^ K. 



A curious species with stiff oblong leaves red beneath, and small 

 flowers having the appearance of a Bassia. 



