GUTTiFERiE (E. G. Baker) 9 



[Centre of flower dark red, stamens and anthers buff, filaments 

 orange, sepals pale green. — P. A. T.] 



Gareinia (Tagmanthera) obanensis Bak. fil. sp. no v. Frutex 

 ramulis glabris; fol'iis oppositis petiolatis ovatis vel oblongo-ovatis 

 nervis lateralibus numerosis angulo circ. 60-80^ patentibus longe 

 acuminatis basi cuneatis costa subtus valde prominente nervis 

 secundariis tenuibus inter primaries paucis a costa abeuntibus 

 aliisque inter primaries obliqvie transversis numerosis ; fiorihus 

 tetrameris axillaribus paucis interdum solitariis ; pedicellis strictis 

 calyce pluries longioribus ; sepalis ovatis vel suborbiculari-ovatis 

 calyce brevioribus exterioribus quam interioribus brevioribus ; 

 staminibus tetradelpbis ; ovario obconico 4-locuIari ; stigmate late 

 peltato. A G. 3Iannii Oliver facile cognita foliis latioribus. 



Oban ; n. 1334. 



A shrub about 1-2 metres high {fide Mrs. Talbot) ; internodes 

 3-4 cm. long. Leaves without the acuminate apex 7-10 cm. 

 long, 3 "5-5 cm. broad, glabrous, costa impressed above; petioles 

 5-7 mm. long, acuminate apex 15-25 mm. long. Pedicels 5-8 mm. 

 long. Sepals 4, 2 large, 2 small. Petals longer than the sepals, 

 7-8 mm. long. Anthers 10-12 semicircular. 



This plant belongs to the Sect. Tagmanthera Pierre ; the lateral 

 nerves of the leaves are numerous, the flowers solitary or few, the 

 pedicels 6-8 mm. long, the petals 7-8 mm. long, phalanges of stamens 4. 

 It is allied to G. punctata Oliver and O. Prcussii Engler, and especially 

 to G. Mannii Oliver and to G. epunctata Stapf. 



[Fruit bright orange. — P. A. T.] 



MALVACE^. 



Hibiscus grewioides Bak. fil. sp. nov. Arbuscula, ramis 

 cinereo-corticatis, ramulis hispidis ; foliorum petiolis brevibus 

 hispidis, lamina oblongo-oblanceolata vel oblongo-obovata mem- 

 branacea inaequilaterali basi cuneata vel cuneato-rotundata 

 apice acuminata margine in parte inferiore integra in parte 

 superiore remote dentata superne praeter costam glabra subtus 

 costa hispida nervis latei'alibus tenuibus 5-7 arcuatis nervis 

 secundariis reticulatis ; stijndis linearibus hispidis ; fiorihus paucis 

 solitariis vel 2-3 ; bracfeolis in cupulam connatis calyce 2-3- 

 plo brevioribus ; calycis tuho quam dentibus longiori ; petalis 

 oblongo-obovatis basi maculatis extrinsecus cinereo-pubescentibus ; 

 columna staminea antheras numerosas gerente ; ovario 5-loculari ; 

 styJi ramis 5, stigmatibus capitatis ; fruciu ignoto. 



Oban, near Owum ; n. 1343. 



A small tree 4-5 metres high {fide Mrs. Talbot). Petioles 3-6 mm. 

 long. Leaves 9-13 cm. long, 4-5 cm. broad, strongly 3-nerved at 

 the base. Calyx cupuliform, + 7 mm. long, 5-dentate. Petals 

 20-23 mm. long. Stanmial column 17-18 mm. long. 



Noticeable on account of the membranous, unequal-sided, oblong- 



