78 A DECADE OF NEW HONG-KONG PLANTS. 



A very curious and remarkably distinct species, of which E. 

 attenuatus, Wall., is probably the nearest ally. 



3. Ormosia semicastrata, sp. nov. — Arbor 30-40-pedalis, 

 ramulis tenuissime tomentellis, foliis imparipinnatis, foliis 3-5 

 elliptico-oblongis coriaceis glaberrimis basi rotundatis apice 

 breviter obtuse acumiuatis supra uitidiusculis costa impressa venis 

 inconspicuis subtus opacis costa prominula venulis tenuissime 

 reticulatis 3-4 poll, longis 15 lin. latis petiolulis lateralibus 4 lin. 

 longis terminali subpollicari, pauiculis iu axillis foliorum suxDeriorum 

 folio circiter aequilongis multifloris densis raclii primaria fulve- 

 scenti-tomentosa ramis divergentibus cum pedicellis calycibusque 

 ferrugiueo-tomentosis, pedicellis brevissimis, calycis campanulati 

 tubo bilineali dentibus triangulatis acutiusculis lineam longis, 

 petalis albis calycem duplo sui^erantibus, staminibus tantum 

 5 filamentis glaberrimis, ovario styloque tomentosis, ovulis 2, 

 legumine breviter stipitato oblique ovoideo turgido sublucido 

 minute calloso-apiculato 8 lin. longo, seminis unici testa coccinea. 



In vallis Woug-nei-chuug, ins. Hong-Kong, silvis, sub fine m. 

 ApriUs, 1879, coll. C. Ford. (Herb, propr. n. 21018.) 



This is the only species hitherto found in which the stamens 

 are reduced to half the usual number, but I do not consider this a 

 sufficient mark for generic distinction. The fruit is entirely that 

 of the genus, and, except as to size, not unlike that of the 

 Brazilian 0. coccinea, Jacks. 



4. Chrysophyllum pentagonum, sp. nov. — Praeter innovationes 

 rufo-sericeas glaberrimum, ramis angulatis cortice cinereo-nigri- 

 cante rimuloso tectis, foliis oblongis basi cuneatis apice abrupte et 

 obtuse rostratis lucidis costa subtus prominula nervis lateralibus 

 approximatis 3-3^ poll, longis 12-15 lin. latis petiolo 2-3-lineali, 

 floribus ....?, baccis axillaribus geminatis pedicello crasso 

 trilineali fultis calycis laciniis ovato -rotundatis ciliatis exterioribus 

 acutiusculis interioribus obtusis cinctis styloque brevissimo 

 coronatis pentagonis angulis obtusis v. obtuse incrassato-carinatis 

 2 v. 3 quam reliquos nunc majoribus ac latioribus apice leviter 

 rotundatis 5-locularibus maturis diametro sesquipollicaribus, 

 seminibus 5 ovalibus lenticularibus nitidissimis fulvis liilo laterali 

 elongato albido opaco 8 lin. longis albumine copioso carnoso. 



In silva vallis Wong-nei-chung, insulae Hong-Kong, m. Januario 

 1881, fructiferum detexit cl. C. Ford. (Herb, propr. n. 21613.) 



I have not seen the flowers of this species, but have been able 

 to examine both quite young and perfectly ripe fruit. It is doubt- 

 less nearly allied to the continental Indian and Singalese C. 

 liO.cbiiryhii, G. Don!, but by the singular form of its fruit differs 

 from that and the few other known Asiatic species. 



6. Symplocos (§ Hojjea, Tjodhra) Fordii, sp. nov. — Frutescens, 

 ramulis teretibus ferrugineo- v. fulventi-pilosis, foliis sessilibus e 

 basi subcordata ovato -lanceolatis v. lanceolatis oblique caudato- 

 acuminatis margine revoluto calloso-denticulato utrinque opacis ac 

 creberrime elevato-reticulatis costa supra impressa subtus pallide 

 fulventi-tomentosis costa prominula lf-2^ poll, longis 6-10 lin. 



