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1. D. campanulata, Panch. ex. Brongn. et Gris in Bull. Soc. Bot. 

 France, vol. viii. (1861), p. 199, et I.e., vol. x. (1863), p. 



Sci. Nat., Ser. V. vol. i. (1864), p. 352 ; Nouv. Arch. 



Nat. Par., vol iv. p. 34, 1. 13 ; Schleckter in Engl. Jahrb. vol. xxxix. 

 p. 183 (1906). 



An erect shrub, 1-1*5 m. high, with large red or orange-red 



flowers. 



New Caledonia. Near Kanala, Vieillavd, 49 ; without pre- 

 cise locality, Pancher ; at Ngoye, 100-300 m., SchlerJtte,', 1514;'), 

 15222 (ex Schlechter). 



2. D. caudiculata, Sprague in Kew Bull., 1907, p. 57. 



An erect shrub, 1-2 m. high, with large white flowers. The 

 petals in the fully developed flower are spat hu late-oblong, about 

 3*7 cm. long and 17 cm. broad. Fully developed petals were not 

 available when the species was described. 



New Caledonia. Near Gatope, Vicillard, 2354 ; Caldwell. 



3. D. acuminata, Sprague in Kew Bull., 1907, p. 58. , 



Flowers large, yellow. Since the publication of the description, 

 a further specimen of D. acuminata has come to hand, in which 

 the sepals are hardly acuminate and the filaments puberulous. 



New Caledonia. Near Noumea, Galawell ; mountain of 

 Dzumae, Franc, 539. 



4. Dubouzetia leionema, Sprague, sp. nov. 



Hamuli pubescentes. Folia oblonga vel obovato-oblonga, apice 

 rotundata, costa in apiculum producta, basi rotundata vel obtusis- 

 sima, 4-8 cm. longa, i/5-2'5 cm. lata, inconspicue repando-dentata, 

 rnarginibus leviter reflexis, supra primum molliter puberula 

 demum glabrescentia, vena media et lateralibus valde impressis, 

 subtus venis densiuscule pilosis ceterum puberula vel glabriuscula, 

 venis prominentibus, venulis prominulis ; petioli 5-6 mm. longi, 

 dense patule pilosi. Stipalae filiformes, pilosae, circ. 4 mm. 



longae. Pedunculi fere 1 cm. longi, breviter pubescentes, pilis 

 longioribus adjectis, 2-3-flori ; pedicelli 2-3 cm. longi, pilosi ; 

 bracteae obsoletae (? vel caducae). Sepala anguste lanceolata, acuta, 

 subacuminata, 2'6 cm. longa, circ. 5 mm. lata, extra patule sparsius- 

 cule pubescentia, intus densiuscule appresse pubescentia. Petala 

 spathulato-oblonga, 3*5 cm. longa, 1*5 cm. lata, intus prope basin 

 pubescentia, ceterum glabra. Discus 2-5 mm. aitus, pilosus. 

 Stamina circ. 27 ; filamenta usque ad 1-3 cm. longa, glabra ; 

 antherae 9-10 mm. longae, minutissime puberulae. Ovarium circ. 

 4 mm. altum, tomentellum pilis longi usculis adjectis, 5-loculare, 

 loculis 9-ovulatis intus glabris ; stylus circ. 1-7 cm. longus, basi 

 pubescens, medio puberulus, apice glaber. Capsula subglobosa, circ. 

 2 cm. diametro, sparse pubescens, primum parum loculicide, 

 denique perfecte septicide dehiscens. Semina 1-3 pro loculo, 

 ellipsoidea, circ. 7 mm. longa, nigra, nitida, strophiolo spiral) chala- 

 zico instructa. Cotyledones orbicolares, vix 4 mm. diametro ; 

 radicula cylindrica, ultra 1 mm. longa. 



The specific name refers to the glabrous filaments. 



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