13 



majoribus 3-4-floribus ; bracteae minutae, a basi latiore subulatae • 



cihata. Petala obovato-cuneata, 7 mm. longa, glaberrima 



n <SSZ\ 'T S1USCUl0> ^ 7 ~** Uberrima, tubo 2' mm 5 

 otyh 5, stamina superantes. b 



wlf™,?l^Z &?.£": . 0n the ^* "><>™^ near 



,) [Linaceae] 



Stfagf 



tisque basi pilosis congruit, inflorescentia multo graciliore longiore 

 flonbus mmoribus differt. 5 



Frutex glaberrimus (petalis filamentisque exceptis), ramis 



crassis cortice brunneo obtectis, gemmis axillaribus resina copiosa 



. mclutis. Folia oblanceolata, basi longe cuneatim attenuata, 



crenulato-serrata, 7'5-15 cm. longa, 2'5-5 cm. lata, coriacea 



exsiccando fuscescentia, nervis lateralibus utrinque circiter 12-14, 



ain VeniS P ulchre reticulantibus utrinque prominulis ; petioli 

 S-20 mm. longi. Paniculae angustae, 6-15 cm. longae, 2-5-3 cm 

 poll, latae, ramis ad 2'5 cm. longis iterum partitis ramulis pauci- 

 flons; bracteae minutae; pedicelli graciles, 2-3 mm. longi. 

 bepala 2 mm. longa, explanata multo latiora, minutissime 

 papilloso-ciliolata. Petala obovato-cuneata, 6 mm. longa un<me 

 mcrassato piloso (vix villoso). Filamenta ima basi tantum'coalita 

 inferne parce pilosa, majora 5 mm. longa. Styli 5, tenues,' 

 stammibus multo breviores. 



Eastern New Caledonia. Near Canala, Deplanche. 



444. Durandea viscosa, Stapf m Hook. Ic. PI. sub t. 2822 (.lescr. 

 ampl.) [Linaceae] ; a D. Deplanchei affini differt foliis longe 

 petiolatis latioribus tenuioribns grossius crenato-serratis. 



Frutex glaberrimus (petalis filamentisque exceptis), ramis 

 crassis cortice brumeo obtectis, gemmis resina copiosa indutis. 

 Folia elliptico-oblonga, obtusa (?), basi attenuata, crenafco-serrata, 

 circiter 40 em. longa, 7-5-9 cm. lata, tenuiter coriacea, nervis 

 lateralibus utrinque circiter 12, uti venis pulchre reticulantibus 

 utrinque prominulis ; petiolus 5 cm. longus. Paniculae angustae, 

 ad 40 cm. longae, ad 3-0 cm. latae, totae resinoso-viscosae, ramis ad 

 2*5 cm. longis plerumque iterum divisis, ramulis paucifloris ; 

 bracteae minutae ; pedicelli graciles, ad 6 mm. longi. Sepala ad 

 3 mm. longa, albo-ciliata. Petala obovata, breviter unguiculata, 



longa, intus supra basin albo-villosa. Filamenta inferne' 



mm 



mm 



multo 



Styli 5, 



Eastern New Caledonia. On hills near Canala, Vieillard* 

 2339. 



445. Durandea vitiensis, Stapf in Hook. Ic. PL sub t. 2822 



(descr. ampl.) [Linaceae] ; a D. Jenkinsii differt foliis minus 

 coriaceis, inflorescentiis gracilioribus, stylis antheras multo super- 

 antibus. 



Frutex scandens glaberrimus, ramis junioribus angulatis sulcatis 

 exsiccando nigricantibus, vetustioribus cortice pallido obtectis 

 gracilibus, uncis geminatis ad apices ramorum inflorescentias 



