396 Mr. J. Miers on some genera of the Icacinacese. 



base, where it is surrounded by a short free cup, which is quite 

 smooth outside and densely sericeous within. 



4. Mappia oblonga, n. sp. ; — foliis oblongis, utrinque acutis, 

 summo longiuscule attenuatis, supra glabris, nervosis, nerviis 

 7-9-jugis, venisque subtus sparse pubescentibus, petiolo elon- 

 gato, gracili, glabro, canaliculato ; panicula laxa, terminali, 

 pubescente, folio dimidio breviori, divaricate ramosa, ramulis 

 elongatis, fioribus majusculis valde pilosis, calyce submem- 

 branaceo denticulato. — Bombay — Ghauts ; v. s. in herb. Hook. 

 (Dalzell). 

 The leaves of this species are 6 inches long, 3 inches broad, on 



a petiole 1^ inch in length ; the terminal panicle measures 3inches. 

 A specimen in the Wallichian herbarium, no. 9064, under the 



name of " Cordia," is probably only a variety of this species : it is 



from Travancore, collected by Dr. Wight, and may bo thus 



designated : — 



Var. elliptica, ramulis angulatis, foliis minoribus, ellipticis, basi 

 obtusioribus, apice breviter attenuatis. 



5. Mappia ovata, n. sp. ; — ramulis glabris angulatis ; foliis ovato- 

 oblongis, basi inaequilateribus, apice subito attenuatis, fere gla- 

 bris, supra nitidis, lsete virentibus, creberrime reticulatis, 

 venosis, subtus glaucis et resinoso-punctatis, margine subre- 

 volutis, nervis venisque utrinque sparse pubescentibus, sub- 

 tus in axillas venarum barbatis, petiolo gracili, valde elongato, 

 glabro ; panicula subterminali, fioribus parvis, pubescentibus ; 

 calyce 5-dentato. — Ceylon — Hautane, altit. 2300 ped. ; v. s. 

 in herb, meo et Hook. (Gardn. 99). 



This is a very distinct species ; the branchlets appear fistulose 

 and angular; the leaves are broader than other species, being 

 6^ inches long, and 4 inches broad, on a petiole of 2 or 2^ inches ; 

 the panicle, on a lengthened peduncle, does not exceed 2 inches 

 in length; the flowers are small, and densely tomentose*. 



6. Mappia Gardneriana, n. sp. ; — foliis oblongis, basi obtusis et 

 insequilateribus, apice subito attenuatis, margine subrevolutis, 

 supra fere glabris, subtus ferrugineo-glaucescentibus, et parce 

 pubescentibus, punctis creberrimis minutis notatis, nervis 8-ju- 

 gis supra impressis, subtus prominentibus, fuscis, pilosulis, 

 petiolo elongato, canaliculato; panicula subterminali, pilosa, 

 pedunculo crassiusculo, petalis intus pilis dense vestitis, calyce 

 denticulato. — Ceylon — Newer Ellia, altit. 6000 pcd. ; v. s. in 

 herb, meo et Hook. {Gardn. 98), Galagama (Thivaites, no. 492). 



* A figure of this species, with ample generic details, will be seen in 

 plate 8 of the * Contributions to Botany,' &c. 



