Piate 2248. 
HOYA COMINSII, Hemsl. 
ASCLEPIADACER. Tribe MArspeENIEx. 
minsii, Hemsl. in Ann. Bot. 505; glabra, foliis elliptico- 
parvi tubo corolle dimidio brevioris 5- pares he See ovatis ob- 
tusiusculis, corolle lobis ovatis v. deltoideo-o 
glabris, corone segmentis disco: ellipticis corollx tubo lougioribus 
sea ene Ss daninien marginibus arcte reflexis polliniis lineari- 
c 
Has, Solomon Islands, San Christoval, Comins (No. 163). 
Folia 4-43 poll. 1 onga, 2} poll. lata; petiolus }-? poll. ongus. 
apg rachi florifera ad 1-13 poll. longa ; pedicelli 3 val longi. 
—6 lin. lati, 
The nearest ally of this species would appear to be H. samoensis, 
Seem. which has less ovate leaves, not so broadly rounded or sub- 
cordate at base as in our plant. In this respect it is — a plant 
collected in New Caledonia by Deplanche (No. 4).—D. Oiver. 
Fig. 1. Calyx. 2. Corona, segments of corolla removed. 3. Pollinia. All 
enlarged, 
