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Plate 2585. 



LIMACIA MONILIFERA, BurkilL 



Mexispermace^:. 



I. monilifera, Burkill (sp. nov.) ; species L. cuspidate*, Hook f ™ 

 1 horns., affims, differt foliis ellipticis, carpellis basi pilis coronatis 

 petahs nulhs, cavernitis fructus duplo majoribus. ' 



Frutex alte scandens j rami vetustiores ceu brachium hominis crassi ■ 

 rami juniores pilis griseis dense tecti, mox glabrescentes. Folia sub- 

 elhptica, apice obtusa vel rotundata, nee cuspidata, basi obtusa, utroque 

 latere glabra, nitentia, 3-4 poll, longa, 2-3 poll, lata; petiolus 1|-U 

 poll, longus. Inflorescentia feminea vel in axilla folii exacte inserta 

 vel supra basin petioli paullo remota, 1-H poll, longa, pilis brevibus 

 griseis obtecta, basin versus raraos 2-3 gerens; flores ad 15, brevissime 

 pedicellati. Sepala majora | lin. longa, glabra. Petala nulla. Sta 



nodia 6-7. Carpella 3-4, basi corona pilorum cincta, in fructus 1-2 

 tantum niaturescentia. Fructus maturi lseves, globoso-lenticulares 

 4^-5 lin. diam., quaque cavernulas duas, iis L. cuspidate duplo majores' 

 2 lin. diam. tenens, Flores masculini ignoti. 



Solomon Islands : Lalavanola, Island of Florida, Comins, 350. 



The natives use the fruits as beads, scraping off the pericarp and 

 stringing them through the central cavities. Such a bead is shown in 

 fig. 7, and a portion of a necklace into which they enter in fi<*. 10.— 



I. H. Burkill. 



Fig. 1 a female inflorescence; 2, a female flower; 3, one of the larger sepals ■ 4 » 

 staminode; 5, carpels ; 6, a carpel in section; 7, bead manufactured from a fruit • 

 8 fruit in vertical section ; 9, in transverse section ; 10, portion of a necklace made 

 ot beads and Limacia fruits. Figures 1-9 enlarged. 



