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exception of the veins, which are pubescent on both surfaces ; the tomentum 

 on peduncles, pedicels and calyx is also much reduced. 



VITEX TRIFOLIA L. f. Suppl. 293 j F. Muell. Pap. PI. 86; Schum. & 

 Laut. 524 ; Valeton in Bull. Dep. Agric. Indes Neerl. no. x. (11)07) 

 51. 



Dammar Island, on seashore. Fl., Fr. 6290. 



Distrib. New Guinea (D.S.W., Merauke, Koch ; N.E. ; S.E.nnd adjacent 

 islands). South Asia through Malaya and Japan, and through New Guinea 

 to New Caledonia. 



A C A N T H A C E JE. (S. MOORE.) 



HEMIGRAPHIS REPTANS T. And. ex Hemsl. Bot. Voy. ' Challenger,' i. iii. 173 ; 

 Schum. & Laut. 543 ; Valeton in Bull. Dep. Agric. Indes Ne'er!, no. x. 

 (1907) 58. 



Manokoeari, common undergrowth in forest, up to 500'. Fl., Fr. Jan. 

 6160. 



Distrib. New Guinea (D.N.W., Tobadi, Wichmann; N.E. and adjacent 

 islands). Aru Islands, Amboina, Philippines; New Hebrides and New 

 Caledonia. 



Small creeping plant with white flowers and glossy fleshy leaves. Also 

 seen on the lower foot-hills of the Arfak range near Wariap. 



HEMIGRAPHIS DORENSIS S. Moore, sp. nov. 



Erecta, circa 25 cm. alt. Caule sparsim ramoso gkbrescente. Eamis pauci- 

 foliatis puberulis. Foliis petiolatis oblongo- vel ovato-lanceolatis, obtusis, basi 

 obliquis obtusisque vel rotundatis, margine dentatis vel dentato-crenatis, nonnun- 

 quam fere integris supra pilis brevibus strigillosis appressis inspersis subtus in nervis 

 puberulis. Spicis abbreviatis paucifloris, subsessilibus pedunculatisve. Bracteis 

 oblanceolatis obtusis ciliatis. Calycis bracteas suba?quantis segmentis juxta basin 

 solurnmodo connatis linearibus acutis ciliatis. Corolla calyce duplo longiore extus 

 glabra hujus tubo superne ampliticato lobis posticis quam antici plane latioribus. 

 Filament is inclusis glabris. Ovario oblongo, apice pilosulo. Stylo inferne pilosulo. 

 Ovulis pro loculo 6. 



Hob. Track to Ambani in " korang " forest, 300'. Fl. 6189. 



Leaves 2'5-8 cm. long, l'5-3 cm. broad, membranaceou?, on lower side 

 pale. Petioles 5-22 mm. long, slightly pilose. Spikes up to 2 cm. long, 

 without counting the filiform peduncle of equal length. Bracts +8 mm. 

 long. Calyx 9 mm. long. Corolla white, 14 mm. long ; tube in the lower 

 part l'25-2 mm., at the throat 5 mm. wide ; front lobes obovate, 5 mm. broad ; 

 hind lobes rotundate, 6'5 mm. broad. Filaments longer 3'5 mm. long, 

 shorter barely 1 mm. ; anthers 1'5 mm. long. Starninodium 0. Ovary 

 3 mm. long. Style 10 mm., stigma front lobe 2'5 mm. long. 



This is nearest to H. caudigera S. Moore, which has larger caudate leave?, 

 longer bracts, &c. 



