346 THE JOUENAL OF BOTANY 



Rutidea tarennoides, sp. nov. 



Saffrutex volubilis nisi infiorescentia glaberrimus, ramulis graci- 

 libus striatis. Folia pi*o genere inter majora papyracea elliptica 

 utriiique breviter neciion leniter acmninata apice subaeuta basi acuta, 

 ^etiolo validiiisciilo tardius pro rata subelongato ; vence primariae 

 tenues utrinque prominulai e eentrali eminentes utrinque 7-9 ; stipules 

 basi brevissinie vagiiiantes angustissime lanceolato-subulatie non- 

 nun qiiaiu apice setaceie- breves longiuscule persistentes. Flores ad 

 nonnani generis inter majores in axillis superioribus laxiuscule parvis 

 in cymis nee multitloris dispositi folia nee excedentibus ; fedunculi 

 primarii graciles manifesti. secundarii irregulai'iter tricbotome sajpe 

 obscure partiti ; hractece inconspicuie setaceo-lanceolabe ; ovarium 

 campanulatum, calycis dentibus mioutis triangulaiibus coronatum 

 acutis. Covollcd glaberriiu?e tubus angustissime tubularis, lobi ob- 

 OA'ati obtusi nee acuniinati. Anfherte oblongte in toto exsertae 

 notabiliter apiculatte. Stylus longe exsertus, stigmate magno con- 

 spicuo. 



No. 1344. " Yint? in clearing, lately forest. Flowers white." 

 This species resembles, and is doubtless nearl}^ allied to, the erect 

 shrub-species B. odorata K. Kr., a native of Amani, in East Africa ; 

 the two differ in the structure and relative dimensions of calyx and 

 corolla, as well as in the habit. Another perhaps nearer ally to our 

 species is JR. ylahra Hiern, a native of Old Calabar, and scandent 

 in habit; our species, is i-eadily distinguished by the greater pre- 

 dominance of the limb over the tube of the corolla, and the leaf -shape 

 is cliaracteristic. 



Leaves 9-14 cm. X 3'5-6 cm. ; petiole barely 2 cm. ; stipules 

 4 mm. long. Primary peduncle, arising in leaf-axil, up to ±2 cm. 

 long, secondary ones to 4 mm. ; pedicels obsolete, to 1-2 mm. long ; 

 hracts to 5 mm. Calyx minute, barely exceeding 1 mm., including 

 the teeth. C'or6>//r^-tube 1 cm. long; lobes +3 mm. x 1'6 mm., 

 forming a limb 6-7 mm. in diameter. 

 Randia Dorothea, sp. nov. 



Frutex ramulis gracilibus sparse neenon minute jmberulis, in 

 juventute vaiidiuseule striatis tardius lijevibus teretibus. Folia inter 

 minora pergamacea elliptica apicem acutum versus longe caudato- 

 acuminata basi cuneata, petiolo brevi tenuiusculo, su])ra glabra venis 

 imj)ressis, subtus in venis prominulis minute sericea lateralibus 

 utrinque raro 4 excedentibus ; stipules parvie lanceolatae acuminatse 

 acuta) dense sericese. Flores pentameri alaribus in cA'mis paucifloris 

 dispositi subsessilibus subsessiles. Calyx subtubularis insuper ])arum 

 simpliatus densissime griseo-sericeus dentibus lanceolatis acutis. 

 Corolla pro genere inter minores, tubo anguste infundibulari extus 

 pubei-ulo-sericeo, lobis oblongis ad oblanceolatis nee acuminatis apice 

 A'ix acutis intus glabris. Antlierte lineares conspicue exsertae. Stylus 

 breviter a])iee bifidus exsertus. 



No. 1232. Corresponding closely in the vegetative pai-ts, and pro- 

 bably assignable to the same species, is no. 1330 ; but this bears a 

 single fruit only — a globular berry rather larger than a pea. 



The greyish-green appearance of the leaves when dried, as well as 



