14 ICOKES PLA^'TARUM. 



^-| poll, longus, Capitula 15-20-flora (petalis exclusis), 4-5 lin. 

 diam, ; peduncali 2-8 lin. longi. Petala 6-8 lin. longa, apice biden. 

 tata. Stamina 5, perigyna, filamentis antherao eequilongis ; antheras 

 loculis dehiscentia bivalvatis connectivo apice prodacto apiculatce: 

 staminodia (v. disci lobi) 5, crassinscula, retusav. emarginata, stamini- 

 bus antheriferis altemantia. Gapsxda Hgnosa, semisiipera, deliiscentia 

 bivalvis, yalvis breviter bilobis, endocarpio intus nigrescente. Semina 

 solitaria, albuminosa, embryone alburainis longitudine, cotyledonibns 

 plano-compressis radicula sublongioribus. 



The re-discovery, by Mr, Charles Ford, Superintendent of the 

 Botanic Garden, Hong Kong, of this rare Hamamelid, of which be 

 has forwarded an excellent specimen in flower, as well as detached 

 fruit and seeds, enables us to complete the description given in 

 * Flora Honkongensis/ from the only specimens then available. From 

 these the petals had fallen, so that the short staminodia (or disk-lobes) 

 were regarded as representing the corolline whorl. In the capitate 

 inflorescence this plant is similar to Mamgaya of Malacca, in which, 

 however, the calyx-limb is wanting, and conspicuous staminodia are 



present. — D, Oliver. 



Fig. 1. Flower. 2. Stellate hair from the calyx* 3. Flower, the calyx-lobes and 

 petals removed. 4. Anther. 6. Apex of ovary and incurred styles. 6. Vertical 

 section of ovary. 7, Fruit after dehiscence. 8. Seed. All enlarged. 



Plate 1418. 



TRIASPIS NELSOWI, Oliv. 

 Malpighiace^. Tribe Hire^. 



T. 



_ Nelsoni, Oliver, sp. nov.; ramulls teretibus cinereo-tomentelUs, 



ntLlFrr^ ""^f ? ""^ -n'^'. mucronatis tomentellis subsessilibus, 

 nmbelis pedunculatis axxllaribus, peduncnlis folio srcpe brevioribus, 



SS^^^^ -qullongls, samaris or^biculatis s^p^ 



cSta a ' ''''^'''^ """^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^it^^' longitudinaliter 



Hab. 



W. 



Tlliir^l ^-M.r^^- l-g>.-Wiacea, suHus reticulata. 



fi^i..;o*„ o giubuuie nngmcnlata, lamma cordatn-rnfTin<1n,ta 



^\?l/o=il "jfii- >.^"'-; .y^iTp^^^^^^^ 



cordato-rotundata 



lana. 



differs in its 



linear or linear-lanceolate leavesr;hI^^;r2,X . r , f " ^?. '' 

 moreover, quite glabrous.-D. Oliver! ^^s^^^ctly petiolate. It is, 



Fig. 1. Flower, the petal, removed. 2. Pistil. 3. Insertiun of seed 



