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17. S. Forbesii, A. W. Hill in Kew Bull. 1909, p. 360; descr. 
emend. et ampl. 
Folia ovato-elliptica, basi rotundato-caudata, apice acuta vel | 
subacuta, 14-20 cm. longa, 6-7°5 cm. lata, tripli- vel subtripli- 
nervia, superne vernicosa, glabra. Jnflorescentiue axillares, 
paniculatae, 9-10 cm. tenes: pedunculis glabris pedicellis 
glabris vel pauce pilosis. Calycis segmenta late ovata, subacuta 
vel obtusa, 1°25 mm. longa, marginibus exceptis glabra. Corolla 
mm. longa, lobis 2:25 mm. longis reflexis parte superiore 
glabris ad faucem pilis laneis instructis, tubo glabro. Antherac 
ovoideae, 1-1-25 mm. longae, basi barbatae, filamentis 0°5 mm. 
longis in sinubus insertis. Ovarium cum stylo 3 mm. long 
stylus ad basin parce hirsuta, Peston tapeo: H#, 0. i ivtet in 
er us. Brit. sine numero) 10 cm. diametro; pericarpium 
8 mm. crassum; semina plurima, phi " subtrigona ; A. W. Hill 
in Kew Bull. 1911, p. 295. 
New Guinea. Sogeri Region; central position, H. O. Forbes 
216, 230 in herb. Lugd. Bat., herb. Kew et herb. Mus. Brit. 
An examination of the goad specimens preserved at Leiden and 
the British Museum has necessitated some emendations of the 
original description. S$. Forbesii appears to be closely allied 
to S. barbata, A. W. Hill. The flowers of S. Forbesii first 
examined were only in the bud stage and the character of the 
corolla hairs was in consequence not apparent. The hairs are 
woolly and form an irregular ring at the corolla throat and not 
a regular line as might be inferred from the description in K.B. 
1909, p. 360. 
In K.B. 1911, p. 286, the species is wrongly —— in the key 
owing to the mistake as to the hairiness of the corolla. Its 
position is next to S. barbata, A. W. Hill, and pees its flowers 
it appears to be related to S. laurina, Wa 1, 
There are fruits preserved at the British Museum collected by 
Forbes in precisely the same region as his flowering specimens. 
Unfortunately they bear no number. They are remarkable for 
their size and thick pericarp, with relatively small seeds. If, 
as seems highly probable, they are the fruits of S. Forbesii, it 
is evident that it must be a very distinct species. 
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folia 10-16 cm. longa, 4-85 em. laia, plus minusve tripli- 
nervia, lanceolata ve ovato-lanceolata; acuminata, basi cuneata 
vel rotundato-cuneata, glabra. Inflorescentiae axillares vel ter- 
minales, paniculatae, 10-15 em. longae, multiflorae; pedunculis 
pedicellisque pubescentibus. Calycis segmenta orbicularia, 
Imm. reat marginibus fimbriatis. Corolla circiter 5 mm. longa, 
lobis 2-25-25 mm. longis reflexis, versus basin et tubo ‘ad 
faucem lano-hirsutis. Antherae 0°6-1 mm. longae, exsertae, basi 
paullo barbatae, filamentis 0°5-0-7 mm. longis in sinubus insertis. 
S. laurina, Wall. Cat. 1591; A. DC. in DC. Prod. ix. p. 
ampl. 
varium cum stylo 3-5-3°75 mm, longum, pilis erectis dense 
hirsutum. Bacca rab ae ovoidea (Helfer 3124), circiter 
2 em. longa, monosperma (%); peric arpium membranaceu ; 
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