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glaucae, 4-spermae. — In insula Nankowry ins. IS'icobarensium. — G. 

 Wallichii {Pcederia tetrandra, Wall. Cat ) affiais, sed planta Wal- 

 lichiana differt inter alia foliis minoribus et baccis pisi minoris magni- 

 tudine. 



15. Lasianthus Imvicaidis, nov. sp.— Frutex 3-5 pedalis, cauli 

 terete laevi pruinescente ; stipulae c. 4 lin. longae, lineari-lanceolatae, 

 acuminatse, hirsutissimae ; folia oblonga, petiolo ^-f pollicari birsuto 

 suifulta, basi subinaequali acuta, subabrupte et tenuiter acuminata, 

 5-7 poll, longa, 1^-2 poll, lata, cbartacea, nigrescentia, supra in costa 

 et subtus in nervis venisque transversis conspicuis flavescenti-hirsutis- 

 sima ; flores sessiles, glomerulum densum bracteato-involucratum 

 axillarem sessilem formantes ; bracteas exteriores 1-1 1 poll, longse, 

 foliaceae, ovato-lanceolatae, cuspidato-acuminatae, imprimis in nervis 

 flavescenti-birsutae, interiora sensim angustiores ; bracteolae lineares, 

 hirsutae; baccae inclusae, ovoideae, 3 lin. vix longse, caeruleae, appresse 

 hirsutae, calycis laciniis lin. longis subulatis appresse hirsutissimis 

 coronatae, 5-spermae. — L. stipulari^ Bl., affinis. — In sylvis primaevis 

 ins. Kamortae. 



16. Ixora macrosipJion, nov. sp. — Arbuscula 20-25 pedalis, glabra; 

 stipulae lanceolatae, acuminatae ; folia magna, ovato- ad elliptico-oblonga 

 et oblongo-lanceolata, basi rotundata v. acuta, petiolo crasso ^-f poll, 

 longo suffalta, plus minusve acuta, -J-l ped. longa, Integra, coriacea, 

 glabra, in sicco nigrescentia, nervis lateralibus tenuibus et prominen- 

 tibus ; flores majusculi, albi, pedicellis 1-2 lin. longis instructi v. ii in 

 furcationibus sessiles, cymulosi et paniculam thyrsoideam bracbiatam 

 tricbotomam glabram sessilem terminalem formantes ; bracteae lineares, 

 parvae ; calyx vix semilineam longus, glaber, dentibus brevibustriangu- 

 laribus acutis ; corolla glabra, tubo stricto pollicem fere longo, lobis 

 oblongis obtusiusculis tubo 5-6ies brevioribus; baccae globosae et 

 didymae, pisi magnitudine, calycis limbo minuto coronatae, Iseves. — In 

 sylvis primaevis insularum Andamanensium. — /. coriacece, R.Br. 

 valde similis et non nisi corolla diversa, idcirco a me in " Pegu 

 Report," Append. A. 74 et B. 58, cum ea confusa 



17. PsT/cJiotria platyyieura^ nov. sp. — Frutex glaber; stipulae 

 magnae, lato-ovatae, acutae, glabrae ; folia oblonga v. obverse oblonga, 

 basi attenuata, petiolo crasso \-^ poll, longo suffulta, breviter et 

 subabrupte acuminata, 4-6 poll, longa, integra, tenui-coriacea, glabra, 

 nervis numerosis (c. 20 utrique) parallelis et costa lata utrinque 

 prominente percursa ; flores parvi, pedicellis usque ^ linealibus, cy- 

 mulosi, paniculam bracbiatam pedunculatam glabram terminalem 

 efformantes; calyx brevis, glaber; corolla parva, glabra; baccae abo- 

 voideaD, latiusculae, pisi magnitudine, nigrae succulentae, laeves, calyci 

 limbi cicatrice coronatae ; pyrenae semiobovoideo-globosae, laeves, 

 dorso carina levi in basin acutam acute et prominenter pro- 

 ducts ornatae ; albumen ruminatum. — In sylvis primaevis insularum 

 Andamanensium. — P. rohustce, BL, affinis, sed differt pyrenis. 



18. Psychotria polyneura, nov. sp. — Frutex novellis ferrugineo- 

 pubescentibus ; stipulae pollicares v. ultra, lato-ovatae, connatae, apice 

 bifidae, ferrugineo-pubescentes ; folia oblongo-lanceolata ad elliptico- 

 oblonga basi acuta, petiolo ^-\\ pollicari ferrugineo-pubescente suffulta, 

 6-10 poll, longa, breviter acuminata, integra, membranacea, supra 

 glabra, subtus ferrugineo-puberula, nervis lateralibus numerosis (28- 



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