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supra glabris subtus ad nervos baud dense stellato-lepidotis ; panicula tenninali 

 folium fere sequante paullo supra basin trifida, ramis pyramidato-ramulosis, ramulis 

 adpresse et rufescente stellato-lepidotis spicatim cymub'geris, cymulis bifloris, 

 floribus pedicellatis ; calice 5-sepalo, sepalis rotundato-ovatis subtus stellato-lepidotis 

 supra glabris, ciliatis; petalis 5 obovatis glabris eciliatis, tubo stamineo glabro 

 urceolato integro et margine antherifero, antheris 5 glabris subsessilibus ovatis, 

 horizon taliter inflexis, connective ultra thecas obtuse producto ; ovario parce stellato- 

 lepidoto, stigmate globoso. 



Bab. Manokoeari, in forest on " korang," 300'. Fl. Jan. 6204. 



Arbor. Folia alterna 36 cm. longa. Foliola in vivo obscure virescentia, in 

 sicco firmule membranacea et creberrime pellucido-punctulata, terminale 16 cm. 

 longum et usque ad 6 cm. latum, lateralia supera 15 cm. longa et 5*5 cm. lata, 

 subsequentia gradatiin paullo minora, nervi secundarii subrecti utrinque 10-12. 

 Panicula} rami usque ad 13 cm. longi. Pedicelli 1 mm. longi. Flores in vivo 

 albis. Sepala 0*5 mm. longa. Petala membranacea, 1'5 mm. longa et usque ad 

 1 mm. lata. Anthene 0'75 mm. longse. 



Species A. Roemeri C. DC. proxima, foliolis paucioribus et a nervo centrali 

 sequilateris, sepalis subtus stellato-lepidotis, petalis obovatis ab ilia discrepans. 



MALPIGHIACE^E. 



TRISTELLATEIA AUSTRALASICA A. Rich. Sert. Astrol. 38, t. 15; Scheffer 

 in Ann. Jard. Buit. i. (1875) 10 ; F. Muell. Pap. PI. 36 ; Schum. & 

 Laut. 387. 



Manokoeari, Langgen, climber in mangrove association. Fl. (yellow), 

 Fr. Jan. 6223. 



Distrib. New Guinea (D.N.W., Andai, Teysmann ; N.E. & S.E., and 

 adjacent islands). Singapore, Slum, Formosa, Malaya, Philippines ; to 

 E. Australia and New Caledonia. 



RYSSOPTERYS TIMORENSIS Bl. ex A. Juss. in Deless. Ic. Sel. iii. 21, t. 350 ; 

 Scheffer in Ann. Jard. Buit. i. (1875) 10 ; F. Muell. Pap. Pi. 36 ; 

 Schum. & Laut. 387. 



Manokoeari, tract to Ambani, 100', clearings, scrambling in rampant 

 upgrowth. Fl. (yellow). Jan. 6200. 



Distrib. New Guinea (D.N.W., Sorong, Teysmann ; N.E. & S.E., to 

 adjacent islands). Malaya to Philippines and tropical Australia. 



EFPHORBIACEJi. (J. HUTCHINSON.) 



MALLOTDS TILI^EFOLIUS (Bl.) Miill.-Arg. in Linnsea, xxxiv. 190 ; Miq. in 

 Ann. Mus. Lugd.-Bat. iv. 123 ; Schum. & Laut. 396. 



Manokoeari, track to Ambani, tree in clearings and forest. FL, < . Dec. 

 6202. 



Distrib. New Guinea (D.S.W., Zippelius ; N.E. and adjacent islands). 

 Malay Archipelago ; Fiji. 



