310 THE JOURNAL OF BOTAKT 



((btusiuscula, utrinque pi-jesertim subtus in venis patulo-pilosa his- 

 ]»idula, vence prima vife svibtus prominulse lateralibus utrinque vix 10, 

 rete interveniente obseuro ; basi acuta, petiolo tenuiusculo hirsute 

 longiusculo ; stlpnlw membranacefe late ovatfe obtusse glabratfB, niox 

 reflexjB. Flores in axillis arete congesti nee plures, sessiles ; ovarium 

 (lensissime flavo-lanuginoso-sericeum ; calycis lobi lineari-lanceolati 

 acutissimi ciliati inter longiores. Corollae tubus e basi extus glabro 

 insuper leniter sed minime dilatatus extus dense hirsutus ; lobi an- 

 guste lanceolati breves patentes dorso prsesertim apicem versus barbati 

 intus glabri. 



Near the village of Boyeka (Equator), Nannmi 93 ! 28 August, 

 1914<, end of the dry season. " Plante grimpante, tige recouverte 

 d'un leger duvet ainsi que les feuilles. Se rencontre dans les endroits 

 h amides. Fleur blanche et mauve. Sau^^age, peu repandu. Nom 

 indigene : Bnsusu.''' 



Leaves 10-11 cm. X 4-4'5 cm., W\i\i petiole \5 cm.; stijjule 

 abcuit 5x4 mm. Gali/x-\ohes 5 mm. or longer. Coro^/«-tube about 

 1-7 era. long, lobes 3'5 mm. long. 



Tliis species is allied to M. Schtnnanniana, from which it differs 

 chiefly in its indumentum and the laxer venation of the leaves. 



Stipulai'ia mollis, sp. nov. Frutex modestus ramulis obscure in 

 juventute (iu:idr;mgularibus tardius subteretibus glabrescentibus, novi- 

 tatiinis dense lanuginoso-sericeis. Folia majuscula crasse chartacea, 

 cllil^tica utrinque acuminata acuta, insuper glabra subnitentia, subtus 

 valde discoloria subcanescentia minute arachnoidea necnon dense pube 

 liispidulo necnon molle induta ; vencB primarise subtus valde con- 

 s])icuEe fuscie lateralibus tenuibus utrinque ca. 18, rete interveniente 

 notabili ; folia in juventute insuper dense incano-arachnoidea subtus 

 (lensissime fulvo lanugine sericeo induta. Stij'tidcB e basi ovato 

 attenuato-acuminataj, dorso molliter tonientosa?. Flores in capitulo 

 iilari invohicro campanulato omnino occlusi, extus basin versus 

 venisque pubescente subsessili. 



Near Boyeka village, Nannan G2 ! 26 August, 1914. " Plante 

 atteignant environ 1'50 m. de hauteur. Se rencontre au bord de 

 Feau. Fleur violette.- Sauvage, assez repandue. Nom indigene : 

 Losele maneiie. 



Although mature flowers are absent from this specimen, it is 

 i-eadily distinguished as a new species by the conspicuous, soft hairy 

 covering of the leaves, the dense, soft, woolly indumentum of the 

 voung parts being particularly distinctive. Leaves 13-15 cm. x 

 7-8 cm., with petiole reaching scarcely 2 cm. in length ; stipules 

 about 1"5 cm. X 4*5 mm. Injlorescence-cnp (of involucre) about 

 4 cm. deep, and over 6 cm. in diameter at the mouth ; the short, 

 stout, stalk of this may be nearly 5 mm. in length. 



Tricalysla ealensis, sp. nov. Frutex erectus glaber, ramulis 

 gracilibus subteretibus. Folia papyracea translucentia, longluscule 

 acuminata vix acuta elliptica basi ssejiius obtusa, jjetiolo brevissimo ; 

 vence primarise tenues tamen conspicuse prominulse laterales utrinque 

 6-7, reticulo interveniente transverso notabili ; stipules vaginam 

 brevissimam formantes inter petiolos breviter necnon acutissime apicu- 



