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inter se arcuatim connexis, stipulis basi inter se unitis longiuscule 

 cuspidatis. Inflorescentia pauciflora — in specimine uni- vel bi- 

 flora — pedunculis phyllodineis oblongo-linearibus 4 mm. latis basin 

 versus attenuatis. Flos subsessilis 10-12 mm. longus. Calyx 

 minimus 4-dentatus dentibus triangularibus subconcavis. Corolla 

 infundibuliformis, 4-lobata lobis oblongis 4-5 mm. longis obtusis 

 utrinque glaberrimis. Antherae lineares ad faucem sessiles apice 

 subulato exsertae. Ovarium 2-loculare ovulis placentas axillari 

 insertis. Stylus filiformis stigmate bifido. Discus epigynus annu- 

 laris niger. 



Maroa, en foret (Mocquerys, 142). Arbuste de 2 a 3 m., a 

 fleurs blanches. 



3. C. angustifolia, n. sp. Frutex omnino glaber desuper 

 rufescens, ramulis praecipue junioribus angulatis, foliis petiolatis 

 anguste lanceolatis utrinque acutis coriaceis margine refiexo supra 

 nitidis in siccitate nigrescentibus subtus levioribus, stipulis brevi- 

 bus latis cuspidatis connatis persistentibus, infiorescentiis pauci- 

 (saepissime 1-2-) floris, floribus manifeste pedicellatis, calyce infun- 

 dibuliformi 4-dentato dentibus triangularibus, corollae glaberrimae 

 late campanulatae lobis 4 oblongis obtusis quam tubus vix brevi- 

 oribus, staminibus 4 antheris linearibus acutis basi bilobis fila- 

 mentis brevibus sed manifestis, stylo filiformi striate in lobis 

 duobus complanatis diviso, bacca. . . . 



Hab. Madagascar, J. V. Thompson in Herb. Mus. Brit. ! 



Folia 6-8 cm. x 1-1'8 cm. ; petiolus 2-4 mm. Vena centralis 

 utrinque eminens, saepe rubens ; costae secundarige utrinque 6-8 

 patentes nee valde conspicuse. Stipulas 4 mm. long., basi 4 mm. 

 lat. Inflorescentiae pedicella sub anthesin 2 cm. long., ad apicem 

 5 mm. lat. Calyx totus 3-5 mm. long., dentes ca. 1'5 mm. long. 

 CoroUse lobi 6 mm. long., tubus 7 mm. long. Antherae 5'5 mm. 

 long. Stilus 9 mm. long. 



Apart from the very characteristic leaf-form, this species is 

 remarkable for the relatively large size of the floral parts, especially 

 the anthers, and for the presence of distinct filaments. 



The following, again, although nearly allied apparently to 

 Aug. De CandoUe's C. maroana, seems to be undoubtedly distinct 

 therefrom, in virtue of its broader, elliptic, scarcely acuminate, 

 petiolate leaves, acute at the base, its smaller flowers, and the 

 larger size of tlie shrub as a whole : — 



4. C. Goudotii, n. sp. Frutex glaber 4-5-pedalis, ramulis 

 obscure angulatis, foliis pergamaceis petiolatis ellipticis apice sub- 

 ol)tusis vix acuminatis basi in petiolum brevem angustatis mar- 

 gine reflexo, stipulis triangularibus cuspidatis in l)revem vaginam 

 cohaerentibus tardiuscule deciduis, inflorescentiis paucifloris, flori- 

 Inis subsessilibus, calyce infundibuliformi 4-dentato dentibus tri- 

 angularibus, corolla anguste campanulata lobis 4 ovato-lanceolatis 

 suljacutis tubum vix aequantibus utrinque glaberrima, staminil)us 4 

 subsessilibus antheris linearibus acutis basi integris, stylo filiformi 

 stigmate in duobus lobis inaequalibus diviso, bacca. . . . 



Hab. " Les montagnes qui bordent les rives du Saramdon." 

 Madagascar, Goudot in Herb. Mus. Brit. ! 



