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erecto tetragono, foliis late oblanceolatis acuminatis in petiolum 

 decurrentibus ad marginem undulatis, spicis terminalibus simplicibus 

 vel basi ramosis, floribus oppositis solitariis subsessilibus, bracteis 

 bracteolisque pedicellum subaequantibus, calycis laciaiis linearibus 

 acutis, corollae tubo gracili breviter infundibuliformi limbe subaequali- 

 ter 5-lobo lobis oblongo-ovatis obtusis, antheris oblongis basi muticis. 

 — Folia inferiora 6-7 unc. longa, ad medium 2-2^ unc. lata ; superiora 

 1^-2^ unc. longa. Bracteae pedicellum subaequautes, vix 1 lin. 

 longae. Corollse tubus 15-18 lin. longus ; limbus expansusnou visus. 

 Hitherto no species of this genus has been reported from China. 

 Phltabodoxa, Verlenacearum gen. nov. — Calyx campanulatus, 

 truncatus, obsolete 4-dentatus. Corolla tubulosa ; limbus subregula- 

 riter 4-lobus, lobis tubo 3-plo brevioribus, carnosulis, sestivatione sub- 

 valvatis. Stamina 2, juxta medium tubi inserta ; antheris oblongis, 

 versatilibus, parum exsertis, loculis aequalibus. Ovarium liberum, 

 2-loculare ; loculi 2-ovulati, ovulis collateralibus, pendulis ; stylus 

 inclusus, filiformis, versus apicem leviter et sensim dilatatis; stigma 

 bilobulatum, lobulis parum divaricatis. Fructus . . . — Frutex, ramulis 

 subteretibus, hirto-tomentosis. Folia opposita, simplicia, penninervia. 

 Flores cymosi, cymis terminalibus, racemiformibus. 



P. leucantha. . Foliis breviter petiolatis oblongo-obovatis mucronatis 

 glabrescentibus, cymis hirtis, bracteis minutis, corollse lobis subtri- 

 angulariter-oblongis. Folia 15-28 lin. longa ; petioli vix 2 lin. longi, 

 hirto-tomentosi, basi dilatati. Calyx 1 lin. longus, corolla 4-plo minor. 

 Stylus 2 lin. longus. 



Unfortunately the two specimens of this interesting plant are with- 

 out fruit, in the absence of which the genus cannot receive a tribual 

 allotment. 



Bidymocarpus Auricula^ sp. n. — Acaulis, foliis petiolatis oblongo- 

 ellipticis acutis vel acutiusculis crenatis supra subappresse sericeo- 

 pilosis subtus nervis conspicuis dense lanato-tomentosis, scapis folia 

 paulo excedentibus lanatis apice bracteatis floresque umbellati pedi- 

 cellati circiter 5-7 gerentibus calyce fere ad basin 5-partito laciniis 

 lanceolatis acutis, disco cupulari, corolla hypocraterimorpha tubo basi 

 unilateraliter gibboso fauce angustato limbo 5-lobo lobis oblongis obtu- 

 siusculis tubo parum brevioribus, staminibus 4 didynamis inclusis fila- 

 mentis dilatatis atitheris rotundato-reniformibus, capsulis siliqusefor- 

 mibus stylo persistente multo longioribus. — Folia lj-2| unc. longa; 

 8-12 lin. lata. Petioli, 1 unc. et ultra, crassi,4anato-tomento8i. Scapus 

 lanato-tomentosus, demum superne glabrescens. Pedicelli 6-8 lin. longi. 

 Calyx 1 lin. longus. Corolla tenuiter pubescens, tubo 6 lin. longo, 

 atropurpureo. Capsula (an matura ?) 1 unc. longa. 



Siphonostegia chinensis, Bth., var. ? This example differs from 

 ordinary forms of S. chinensis by reason of its pinnatifid (not pinnati- 

 sect) leaves, larger flowers and calyx with more membranaceous tube 

 and broader limb-lobes. It is perhaps a distinct and new species. 



Bungea Sheareri^ sp. n. Caule gracili ascendente sparse foliaceo, 

 foliis sessilibus oppositis vel suboppositis linearibus acutis integris, 

 floribus axillaribus breviter pedunculatis oppositis bibracteatis, brac- 

 teis foliaceis, calyce amplo campanulato nervoso 4-lobato lobis linea- 

 ribus, tubo corollse calycis tubum subaequante, galea brevi Integra 

 inappendiculata, labii inferioris segmentis oblongis obtusis, antherarum 



