368 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 



" a chemical property of hypnotic value " ! It occurs In a few of 

 the older gardens in Honolulu and Hilo, but is not generally 

 known. The flowers are showy and possess horticultural merit. 



The last member of this group that occurs in the Hawaiian 

 introduced flora is the Peruvian P. triloba Kuiz & Pav. It has 

 large, cordate-ovate leaves, wdiich are three-lobed or entire. The 

 flowers are about three inches in diameter, wdth showy violet 

 reflexed sepals and petals. The corona is also conspicuous, long 

 and cup-like ; the filaments are banded white and purple. The 

 fruit is not of horticultural importance. This species, like several 

 other Passifloras that have been introduced in early times, has 

 become a pest in certain districts. 



In addition to the nine species that have been briefly described 

 there may be a few other introduced species, but, if so, they are 

 very restricted in range, and have not escaped from cultivation. 

 A thorough census of the tropical gardens of Hawaii has never 

 been made, and, until that is done, the very rare species will elude 

 attention. 



NEW SPECIES OF UBEBA FROM TEOPIOAL AFRICA. 



By Dr. A. B. Rendle, F.R.S. 



The following new species have been described in the course of 

 elaborating the UrticacecB for the Flora of^ Tropical Africa ; the 

 part of this work dealing with this family will appear shortly. 



Urera Batesii, sp. nov. Frutex sarmentosus vel radicibus 

 scandens, cauhbus tenuibus, inermibus, glabris. Folia sicco 

 membranacea, eUiptica vel ovato-elliptica, breviter acuminata, 

 apice obtusa, basi leviter cordata, margine obsolete crenata vel 

 prsecipue parte inferiore subintegra, 3-nervia cum nervis lateralibus 

 ascendentibus utrinque 2-3 et venuhs parallelis transversis sub- 

 prominentibus, in facie superiore pihs paucis urentibus instructa, 

 uterque glabra et cystolithis numerosis linearibus notata ; petiolus 

 subtenuis. Stipulce caducae. Inflorescentice petiohs pauUo lon- 

 giores vel breviores ; masculce breviter pedunculatse, floribus in 

 ramis ramuhsque patentibus interrupte aggregatis, pediceUis 

 brevibus; perianthio 5-partito, dorso pilis brevibus patentibus 

 suffulto. Infl. fmminecB subcorymbose paniculatae, ramis sub- 

 compressis, floribus in ramulis cum stimulis brevibus interspersis 

 aggregatis ; perianthio leviter d-lobo, ovario super perianthium 

 proeminente. AchcBnium perianthio succulent© baccaeforme, nisi 

 ad apicem, circumdatum. 



iJrt^._Cameroons ; Efulen, Bates, 364 ! 364a ! Fernando Po 

 at 1300 ft. Mann, 305 ! Herb. Kew ; Herb. Mus. Brit. 



The stems, which are purplish when dry, attain, according 

 to Mann, a length of 20 feet. Leaves 10-14 cm. long, 6-8 cm. 

 wide ; petiole 2-5-7'5 cm. long. Male inflorescence up to 

 7-5 cm. long ; flower-bud about 2 mm. in diameter ; pedicel 

 about 1 mm. long. Achene enveloped except at the tip by the 

 juicy perianth, which is about 2 mm. long. 



