70 SOUTH XIGEFJAN PLANTS 



petiolatis oblongo-ovatis apice cuspidulatis ipso obtusis basi 

 obtusissimis rotundatisve tenuiter coriaceis nervis puberulis 

 pubescentibusve pag. inf. exemptis glabris utrinsecus nitidis 

 5-nervibus jugo proximali submarginali satis obscuro apicem 

 versus evanescente jugo distali pauliulum supra basin exeunte 

 optime aspectabili dimidio superiori arcuato-anfractuoso ut costa 

 centralis et juguni proximale et reticulum sublaxum supra piano 

 vel brevissime elevato subtus prominente ; cymis axillaribus nisi 

 terminalibus abbreviatis densifloris ; hradeis obovatis obtusis 

 dorso puberulis margine ciliolatis ; Jiorlhus pentameris ; ealycis 

 segmentis suborbicularibus puberulis ciliolatis ; corollae puberulae 

 pauliulum ultra medium divisae tubo calyci subaequilongo intus 

 in faucibus pilorum annulo instructo lobis triangularibus obtu- 

 siusculis : filumentis antheris brevioribus villosulis ; ovario late 

 ovoideo ut stylus crassiusculus se ipsum pauliulum excedens 

 piloso. 



Oban ; n. 2078. 



Leaves usually 12-17 cm. long, 5-6 "5 em. broad, olive-green when 

 dry, brighter on the tmderside ; petioles stout, shallowly channelled 

 on the upper side, pubescent, 5 mm. long. Cymes 1-2 x 1-2- 5 cm,, 

 the branches short and pubescent. Bracts mostly 2-4 mm. long. 

 Pedicels + 1*5 mm. long, pubescent. Calyx-segments scarcely 2 mm. 

 long. Tiibe of corolla broadening upwards, 1 • 75 mm. long, 1 • 25 mm. 

 wide at the base, nearly 2 mm. at the throat ; lobes 2 '25 mm. long. 

 Filaments -5 mm. long; anthers oblong-ovoid, 1 mm. long. Ovary 

 1*25 mm. in length, narrowing upwards into the fleshy style, which is 

 1'75 nnn. in length and like it pilose. 



Allied to the last from which it differs in foliage, calyx, &c. 



Var. effusiop. Folia oblongo-lanceolata, pleraque 14-17 X 

 4-6 cm. Cymae satis laxae, 2-2*5 x 2-5-3 cm. Corollae lobi 

 ovato-oblongi. 



Oban ; n. 2079. 



Stryehnos (§ Intermediae) pusilliflora S. Moore sp. nov. 

 Frutex scandens espinosus? ecirrosus? ramiiNs angulis rectis vel fere 

 rectis abeuntibus teretibus glabris cortice cinereo vel sordide albo 

 circumdatis vetustioribus lenticellis eminentibus profuse donatis ; 

 foliis majusculis petiolatis oblongo-ovatis cuspidato-acuminatis 

 apice obtusis basi cuneatis tenuiter coriaceis glabris trinervibus 

 (addito jugo basali intramarginali mediocriter perspicuo) jugi 

 lateralis ner^■is 'S-l cm. a basi costae centrali conjunctis folii 

 margini stricte parallelis ut costa centralis pag. inf. optime 

 eminentibus ordinis inf. nervis numerosis jugo lateral i angulis 

 rectis insertis ; cymis axillaribus tenuibus crebro ramosis pluri- 

 necnon laxi-floris glabris ; hradeis parvis lanceolatis pedicellis 

 brevioribus ; calycis parvuli glabri segmentis ovato-deltoideis 

 obtusissimis ; corollae parvae tetramerae triente inf. gamopetalae 



