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The only known species of Diplycosia from the Arfak Mountains is 

 I). Soror Becc. From this D. Liliance J. J. S. differs in the longer pedicels 

 and diverse sepals, which in J). Soror are only ciliate. The corolla, stamens, 

 and pistil of the latter are unknown. 



A low shrub, flowers red with white tips, young fruit red. 



VACCINIUM LEPTOSPERMOIDES J. J. S. in Nova Guinea, xii. (1914) 154, t.'xlii. 



Forma GLABRUM. 



Differt a forma typiea ovario calyceque glabro. 



Arfak Mts., ridge running up to Angi lakes, terrestrial in forest, 8000'. 

 Fl. Dec. 6012. 



Dlstrib. (of type). New Guinea (D.N.W., Arfak Mts., Angi lakes, 

 Gjellerup). 



Small undershrub, flowers red-pink. 



VACCINIUM GLOBOSUM J. J. S. in Nova Guinea, xii. (1914) 155, t. xliii. 



V;ir. LATIFOLIUM J. J. S., var. nov. 



Folia quam in typo latiora, ad c. 1 cin. longa, 0'43 cm. lata, retusa. Pedunculus 

 longior, minute puberulus, c. 0'25-0'3 cm. longus. 



Arfak Mts., Angi lakes, marsh edge by ? lake, open, 7000'. Fl., Fr. 

 Dec. 5946. 



Vistiib. (of type). New Guinea (D.N.W., Arfak Mts., Gjellerup). 



This differs from the type-specimen by its broader leaves and longer, 

 shortly hairy peduncle. 



A shrub with white flowers and black berries. 



VACCINIUM CYCLOPENSE J. J. S. in Nova Guinea, xii. (1914) 156, t. xlir. 



Var. ARFAKENSE J. J. S., var. nov. 



Folia quam in typo angustiora. 



Arfak Mts., ridge running up to Angi lakes, epiphytic in moss-grown 

 forest, 8000'. Fl. Dec. 5715. 



Distrib. New Guinea (D.N.W., Cyclops Mts., Gjellerup). 



Much more material is wanted to decide whether the variety may stand 

 or not. 



Spreading against trunk of tree ; flowers red with green tips. 



VACCINIDM VILLOSIFLORUM J. J. S., sp. nov. 



Frutex bene ramosus, ramulis teretibus, villosis, dense foliatis. Folia altema, 

 parva, breviter petiolata, elliptica, basi apiceque obtusa, integerrima, margine in sicco 

 recurva, glandula marginali parva impressa 1 vel interdum paucis utrinque supra 

 basin, convexa, supra subtusque parce villosula, utrinque ad basin et in costa media 

 densius pilosa, subtus sparse minute fusee muriculata, ciliata, 5-plinervia, nervis basi- 

 laribus adscendentibus curvatis, ceteruin nervis brevibus patentibus 1-2 utrinque, 

 nervis omnibus intra marginem anastomosantibus cum venis in sicco supra subtusque 

 praesertim supra prominulis, coriacea, c. 1-1*8 cm. longa, 0'57-0'93 cm. lata ; petiolus 

 villosus, c. G'2-0'275 cm. longus. Inflorescentia axillares, brevissiraae, 1-florae, 



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