312 THE JOUllNAL OP BOTANY 



manifesto ; vence pvimarias conspicuse lateralibus utrinque 10-12 ; 

 stipulcd in vaginani latam connatae brevLssimam supra arcuatani 

 obscure inter petiolos apicvilatam. Flores pro genere magna in cymis 

 laxis dispositi paucitioris furcatis, pednnculo valde complanato, 

 pedicellis brevissimis. Cnlycis lobi 3 venosi late lanceolati longe 

 acuminati magni foliacei. Corollce tubus latus brevissimus, lobi 5 

 oblongi acuminatissirai acutissimi apice subsetacei cucullati. Ovarium 

 alte sulcatum ; stylus pinguis dense hispidulus. 



Nortb of Eoyeka, Nannan 139! 31 August, 1914; dry places in 

 forest. " Fleur verte et rouge. Sauvage, peu repandue. Nom 

 indigene: BonhoTcii.'''' 



Notable for the broad calyx-lobes and the large flowers. Leaves 

 20-26 cm. X 8-9 cm., with petiole 0-8 mm. at longest; stiimle-&\\iii\.i\\ 

 2'5 mm. deep. Peduncle 2 cm. or long, forking at the top into two 

 floriferous branches about 10 cm. long. Calyx-\ohe^ 3-3"5 cm. long, 

 and 1 cm. broad, or more. OoroZZrt-tube barely 4 mm. long; lobes 

 1"G cm. X 4 mm. Anthers 2 mm. long. Style 1 cm. long. 



Ixora Vermoesenii, sp. nov. Arbor omnino glaberrima ramulis 

 lajvissimis striatis obtuse subquadrangularibus. Folia papyracea 

 ^Uiptica apice longiuscule acuminata necnon obtusa basi cuneatim in 

 petiolum notabilem angustata ; 'vence primaria? subtus prominulje, 

 utrinque 5-6, distantes. Stipulcd brevissimam in vaginam connatae 

 subcarneie. Flores albi umbellis in corymbosis laxis plus minus 

 divarieatim dispositi amplis in axillis terminalibus oriundis pedunculis 

 conspicuis gracilibus ; irrt'c/e^e subsetace;^ parvaB nee obscurae. Calyx 

 campanulatus sub-hemisphtericus limbo truncato. CorollcB tubus 

 brevissimus insuper parum ampliatus, a lobis oblongis obtusissimis 

 manifeste superatus. AntJierce exserta^, lineares longae glaberrimae. 

 Stylus fiiifonnis apice obtuse bilobatus. 



In tlie forest about Eala, Nannan 3 ! 24 June, 1914. Dry places ; 

 Avidely disti-ibuted. Tlie sap is used to cure stomachic complaints. 

 Native name : W eigne. 



A tree about 10 metres in height, the species being distinct in the 

 very short corolla-tube. The nearest allied species is /. hracltysiphon 

 from the Bagroo River, with a 5-cleft calyx and much smaller corolla- 

 limb. Leaves 8-12 cm. x 3-4 cm., petiole to 1*5 cm. long. Primar}^ 

 peduncles 3"5 cm. or longer. Calyx 1*5 mm. radius. Coro/Z«-tube 

 3-5 mm., lobes 5 mm. or rather longer, 1*7 unn. wide. Anthers 

 4-5 mm. ; style exscrted 7 mm. 



Ratidea Vanderystii, s]). nov. Frutex volubilis, ramis gracilibus 

 pilosis striatis ; folia firme papyracea, elliptica latiuscule acuminata 

 subacuta basi subcordata, petiolo brevi a])presse hirsuto ; vence pra3- 

 sertim subtus conspicuae prominuke 2)rimariis lateralibus utrinque 5-6 

 longe intra marginem arcuatim anastomosantibus ; stipulce a basi 

 late deltoideo longe subulato-acuminatK indivis:e. Flores umbel- 

 larum in thyrsis parvis ramulos laterales terminantibus dispositi, 

 ramulis cum pedunculis dense ferrugineo-pubescentibus ; hractets 

 brevibus tamen cons2)icuis lineari-setaceis. Calyx minutus dense 

 strigosus pilis lobos obscurantibus. Corolla parvse tubus gracil- 



