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vexillare omnino liberum; antherae uniformes. Ovarium sessile, 
7 mm. altum, densissime glandulosum, pluri-ovulatum ; stylus circiter 
15 cm. longus, superne glaber, apice dilatato. Legumen (vix 
maturum) lineare, rectum, 7 cm. longum, 8 mm. latum, velutinum et 
glandulosum. 
Inpo-Curna. Siam; Chiengmai, in deciduous jungle on Doi 
Sootep, 300-900 m., Kerr, 917; Kan Phra Dang, Hosseus, 148. 
576. Oldenlandia Prainiana, Craih [Rubiaceae-Hedyotideae] 5 
inter species indicas adhue descriptas habitu et inflorescentia facile 
distinguenda. 
Herba diffuse ramosa, flaccida, laxe pilosa. Folia ovata vel ovato- 
lanceolata, apice obtusa vel subacuta, basi cuneata, 4-7 mm. longa, 
-4°5 mm. lata; petioli 1-3 mm. longi; stipulae minutissimae, 
subulatae. lores solitarii, axillares vel terminales, albi vel roseo- 
albi. Receptaculum 1mm. longum. Calycis lobi 4-5, lanceolati, 
acuti, interdum inaequales, receptaculo aequilongi. Corollae tubus 
gracilis, 7 mm. longus, 0°5 mm. diametro, extra glaber, fauce pilosa ; 
lobi ovati, subacuti, 2 mm, longi. Stamina 4, fauci inserta ; filamenta 
brevia, glabra ; antherae exsertae, oblongae, 1°5 mm. longae. Stylus 
filiformis, stigmatis ramis 2 brevibus. Fructus didymus, pilosus, 
loculicide dehiscens ; semina nigra, minuta, angulata, foveolata.— 
Anotis Prainiana, Talbot mss. in Herb. Kew 
Inpra. Mysore: Bababudan Hills; Santaveri, 1500 m., Talbot, 
2995 ; Kulhutty, Meebold, 4887. 
577. Hoya fuscomarginata, N. EF. Brown [Asclepiadaceae-Mars- 
denieae] ; affinis H. Pottsii, Traill, sed foliis multo majoribus acutis 
vel gradatim subacuminatis nec abrupte acuminatis, petiolis crassi- 
oribus, corolla ochracea vel flavo-virente et coronae lobis purpureo- 
tinctis facile distinguitur. 
Folia crasse carnosa; lamina 17-22 cm. longa, 7-8 cm. lata, 
ovato-lanceolata, interdum  leviter i 
subacuminata, obtusa. vel subcuneata, 3- 
. longus, 7 mm. crassus, 
Imbe Pedunculi 3°5-4°5 em. longi, 2°5 mm. 
crassi. Pedicelli graciles, 2 cm, longi, Sepala minuta, 1 mm, longa, 
ovata, acuta, ut pedicelli et pedunculi parce et minutissime puberula. 
Corolla rotata, 1-2-1°3 em. diametro, glabra, ochracea vel flavo-virens, 
obis 5 mm, longis et latis late ovatis abrupte breviter acuminatis 
patentibus apice recurvis. Coronae lobi 3°5 mm. longi, stellato- 
— ovati, utrinque acuti, leviter purpureo-tincti. 
1gm unknown. it was purchased in Brussels by Mr. F. W. 
Moore of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, from Mr. Pauwels, 
who stated that it had been imported with Orchids from British 
uiana, But it can scarcely be a native of that country, a8 no 
species of Hoya is known to inhabit America. 
578, Strobilanthes (Acanthopal + a 
Ruellieac]; ex affinitate S opale) Meeboldii, Craib [Acanthaceae 
acuminata, apice obtusa, 
decurrentia, 5°5-13-5 cm. 
