58 



An interesting feature of B. orbicularis is that the branches are 

 carried up the stem through two internodes above the leaf in 

 whose axil they arise, so that they appear to arise at the side of 

 the second leaf above. 



918. Malacantha obtusa, G. H. Wright [Sapotaceae] ; M. 

 alnifohae, Pierre, proxima, foliis basi truncatis recedit. 



Rami juniores dense rufo-villosi, robusti, vetustiores glabri, 

 lenticillati Folia obovata, obtusa vel brevissinie cuspidata, basi 

 obtusa ,20 cm longa, 12 cm. lata, utrinque primuui pubescentia, 

 -upra demum tere glabrescentia ; nervi utrinque circa 20, supra 

 unpressi subtus prominentes ; petiolus 8 mm. longus, crassus, 

 ttenae vdlosus Fhres ad axin paniculae ramorum d^ense fascicu- 

 p w; C(m * est \ Se l>^ extus dense pubescentia, imbricata, 

 ner? ?' t . 6 f enora ' ° mm " lon S a > W mm. lata, crassa, valide 

 4mm ill . ? ter, °? paulI ° ? ia J° ra ' tenuiora. Curollae tubus 

 Ion™' ^Vmm 3 T?' t ame + tr ° ; ? bi P atent ^ elliptic!, ol.tusi,3 mm. 

 B amenl a T?" f' ^' eVlte1 ' £ hati - Stomma breviter ekaerta ; 



* 'mm loll n faUCem affixa ' 8ubulata ; anth * rae ^orsifixae, 

 columnar? g ^„, °" an ™ n ™>/deom, dense hirsutum ; stylus 

 SrTi ' 1^ ? l0b / °' gl ° b0si - Fruciu » ellipticns, 2 cm. 

 aSm hi I o ^lhn mefcr °' 1 : S P ermus - &™* ellipticum, lateraliter 



dS m s L e In" eXCept ° ca9taneu ^ exalbuminosum ; cotyle- 

 _*"* tra ssae, plano-convexae. J 



Lagos, Foster, 37. 



[Proteaceae] ; athnis F.forficuli 



Westerx 



f(»rae, Baker, sed foliig a medio JiT J ; ammS *' ^J 10111 }' 

 inflorescenrW mf« « i mecl10 ad apicem sensitn attenuatis, 



hand torto multoCwKc^ longionbua et stylo sub apice 



^SSSlSa^ a medio ad apicem 



coriacea, i^JSS^J^J^ "«• Iata > ^ 

 R*xmi densitiori, circa 11cm Z ' ~ 7 o mtn - lon S U8 ' gracilis. 



fermgineo - itfaSe^pXiSi SSl # Cm diametro ' rachis 



* mm. longi; bracteae mi™ 1 ] J<t " l '. f er rugineo-pilosi, circa 



mm. latvuu. 4ni^ g 9.5 mm lon^ae T' longum ad basin ad 

 tyttamoa hypogynae 1 mm Tonl ? ! ; - blamentaad 2 mm. longa. 



acute, bittdae" %/«. l?Sm fe, "i"? 1 ^ apice brev * er 



hand tortus ; ovarii villi ad 7 m m ? longi* *" recurvu8 ' 8ub a P ice 



4*ttw?^ Milan * Nyaaaaland at about 



2000 m., tf. 



1 



Wviter vel brevissi^Sis? 111111 ^ 8 Vel 8al tem 



Stapf [Gramineae- 



ramis sini- 



saltem interioribus 



"* uU nulla, saepe li n , a pilor'um vi? laCTe8> leviter 



nm vel ZO na pubescente 



