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long, the latter over 1 mm. broad. Corolla-tube 1"2 cm. long, nearly 

 5 mm. wide at the mouth ; lobes 3'5 mm. long. 



The nearest affinity seems to be with S. pilosa Hiern, but there 

 are several points of essential difference. 



Sabicea pedieellata Wernham sp. nov. Frutex scandens 

 ramis florentibus teretibus junioribus cano-araneoso-pubescen- 

 tibus demum glabrescentibus ; foliis breviuscule petiolatis ovato- 

 ellipticis obtusiusculis basi subrotundatis acuminatis obtusis supra 

 glabris subtus dense lanato-tomentosis discoloribus ; stipulis a 

 basi lata ovatis obtusis diutius persistentibus demum reflexis ; 

 capitulis axillaribus multifloris longiuscule pedunculatis, pedunculis 

 tomentosis multo petioles excedentibus, bracteis paucis ovatis vel 

 orbicularibus extus tomentosis vix basi connatis uniseriatis in- 

 volucrantibus ; florihus pedicellis longis tomentosis ; cahjce extus 

 breviuscule brunneo-griseo-lanato, lobis brevibus oblongis subacutis 

 intus discoloribus glabratis tubum aequantibus demum reflexis ; 

 corolla tubulosa a basi gradatim leniter ampliata lobis deltoideis 

 parvis dorso pubescentibus extus nisi loborum basin versus 

 puberulam glabrata ; ovario pentamero. 



Oban ; n. 1367 ; Obutong, old road from falls. 



Leaves 8-10 cm. long, 3-5-5 cm. broad; petioles to about 1 cm. 

 long ; secondary lateral veins 12-14 pairs ; stipules 4 mm. long, 

 2 • 2 mixi. wide. Peduncles 1 • 5-3 cm. long ; capitula 2 cm. in diameter. 

 Bracts 5 • 5 mm. long, 5 mm. wide. Pedicels to 5 • 5 mm. long. Cahjx, 

 including ovary, 2 mm. long; lobes 2 mm. long, 1 mm. broad. 

 Corolla to 8 mm. long, 2 • 5 rmxi. wide at the mouth ; lobes scarcely 

 1 mm. long. 



Near S.capitellata Benth.,but distinguished among other features 

 by the long peduncles and pedicels, the uniseriate involucre, and the 

 short relatively broad calyx-lobes. 



Sabicea xanthotrieha Wernham sp. nov. Frutex ramulis 

 praecipue novellis dense et patule flavo-griseo-hirsutis demum 

 glabrescentibus ; foliis inter maxima chartaceis elliptico-ovatis 

 vel oblongis, apice subacute leniterque acuminato basi acutis vel 

 subrotundatis, petiole longe sparsim tomentose necnon pilis 

 paucis, supra subnitentibus ad venam medianam densiuscule 

 aliter sparse pilosis margine dense cilielato subtus hispidiusculis 

 praesertim in venis appreximatis obscure tomentosis ; stijniUs 

 inter maximas lanceolatis vel ovato-erbicularibus acutis extus ad 

 basin pilosis insuper glabratis minute papillosis ; florihus pedi- 

 cellatis in cymis capitulatis exinvelucratis caulifloris sessilibus 

 dispositis ; cahjcis pubescentis tubo breviter cylindraceo lobis 

 longe filiformibus rigidiusculis ; corolla anguste tubulosa insuper 

 ampliata glabra lobis parvis triangularibus ; ovario quadriloculare ; 

 fructu baccato glabro a calycis limbe laciniisque persistentibus 

 coronate. 



Oban ; n. 249. 



Leaves reaching 45 cm. long, 18 cm. broad, with petiole 5 cm. 



