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RHODODENDRON ANOIENSE J. J. S. in Nova Guinea, xii. (1914) 133, t. xxx B. 



Arfak Mts., Koebre Mt. between $ and 9 lakes, open burnt summit 

 plateau, 9000'. Fl. Dec. 5618. 



Distrib. New Guinea (D.N.W., Arfak Mts., Angi lakes, Gjellerup). 



Shrubby, flowers pink. 



RHODODENDRON L^TUM J. J. S. in Nova Guinea, xii. (1914) 139, t. xxxv. 



Arfak Mts., Angi lakes, general on edge of forest, spinneys, and on open 

 marsh by $ lake, 7000'. Fl., Fr. Dec. 5505. 



Distrib. New Guinea (D.N.W., Arfak Mts., Angi lakes, Gjellerup). 



Shrttb. 0'5-1'5 in.; splendid yellow flowers, borne abundantly, when older 

 suffused with red. 



RHODODENDRON GIBBSI^E J. J. S., sp. nov. 



Frutex, ramulis adultis glabris, innovationibus c. 4'75-6 cm. longis, infra folia 

 cicatricibus c. 3-4 foliorum rudimentarium notatis. Folia c. 5-6 spurie verticillata, 

 breviter petiolata, elliptica ad obovata, plerumque breviter acurainata, subacuta vel 

 anguste obtusa, basi subacuta obtusa vel subrotundata, integerrima, margine in sicco 

 recurva, adulta supra glabra, subtus leviter impresse lepidota, costa media supra 

 sulcata subtus obtuse prominente, nervis kteralibus subobsoletis satis irregularibus 

 patentibus intra marginem anastomosantibus subtus non vel vix prominentibus supra 

 leviter insculptis c. 6-7 utrinque, coriacea, c. 2'4-4'9 cm. longa, 0'8o-2'65 cm. kta ; 

 petiolus bene semiteres, supra sulcatus, sicco longitudinaliter rugulosus, cum costa 

 media subtus lepidotus, c. 0'225-0'4 cm. longus. Inflore&centice c. 4-5-flora;. Flores 

 majusculi, pedicello tenui, puberulo, parcissime lepidoto, c. 1-4-2-4 cm. longo. Calyx 

 minimus, oblique discoideus, 10-lobulato-undulatus, extus patentissime pubescens, 

 c. 0'25 cm. diam. Corolla hypocrateriformis, 5-loba, basi tubi reverse obtuse 5-loba, 

 extus margine loborum excepto parce lepidota, intus glabra, expknata c. 4 cm. longa, 

 tubo explanato c. 2-l-2'2 cm. longo, 1'4 cm. lato, lobis subobovatis, rotundatis, 

 c. 1-7-1-8 cm. longis, 1-3-1-6 cm. latis. Stamina 10, c. 2'4-2'8 cm. longa; fik- 

 mentuin lineare, dimidio inferiore fere praesertim superne parcius patentissime 

 pilosum, dimidio superiore gkbrum; anthera supra basin dorsifixa, oblonga, basi 

 obtusa, c. 0'25 cm. longa, thecis parallelis, antice sulco separatis, poro obliquo apicali 

 laterali dehiscentibus. Ovarium conicum subquinquangukre, dense patenter sicco 

 pallide villosum, c. 0'6 cm. longum, apice in stylum teretem partibus inferioribus 

 dense superne parcius patentissime villosulum parte superiore gkbrum cum stigrnate 

 capita to 5-lobo manicato c. 2 '25 cm. longum contractum. Discus annularis, radiato 

 10-dentatus, superne et in dentibus villosus, c. 0'25 cm. diam. 



Hab. Arfak Mts., Angi lakes, open marsh by ? lake, 7000'. Fl. Dec. 

 5535. 



Amongst the Papuati species of the flit javanicum Benn. group this 

 is characterized by the small undulate calyx and the corolla glabrous 

 inside. The leaves resemble those of Hh. hvtum J. J. S. 



Only one open flower was on the material. 



From the note of Miss Gibbs the flowers are bright red. 



