RUBIACEAE. — MUSSAENDA 393 



Yunnan: Mengtsze, mountains to southeast, forests, alt. 1640 m., A. Henry 

 (No. 10176*; tree 3 m. tall; flowers). 



Wendlandia bouvardioides Hutchinson, n. sp. 



Frutex 2 m. altus; ramuli annotini pubescentes v. fere glabri, cortice cinereo 

 obtecti, hornotini breves, appresse hirsuti. FoUa elliptica v. lanceolata, utrinque 

 attenuata, apice longe et subobtuse acuminata, 8-16 cm. longa, 2-5 cm. lata, 

 tenuiter chartacea, utrinque infra costa et nervis puberulis exceptis glabra; nervi 

 laterales utrinsecus 6-7, a costa sub angulo 6.5-75° abeuntes, supra distincti, infra 

 prominuli, graciles, intra marginem conjuncti et crenato-undulati; venae gracil, 

 limae, laxae; petioli 4-8 mm. longi, puberuli; stipulae suborbiculares, foliaceaei 

 4-5 mm. latae, extra puberulae, intra glabrae. Inflorescentia thrysoidea, densi- 

 flora, 4-5 cm. longa, circiter 3.5 cm. diametro; bracteae subulatae v. lineares, 

 parvae; pedicelli brevissimi; reccptaculum puberulum; calycis lobi subulato- 

 lanceolati, subacuti, 1.25 mm. longi, purpurascentes, fere glabri; corolla rubra; 

 tubus cylindricus, 1 cm. longus, glaber; lobi 5, oblongo-ovati, obtusi, 1 mm. longi, 

 glabri; antherae semiexsertae, 1 mm. longae; stylus gracillimus, glaber, corollae 

 tubo aequilongus. 



Yunnan: Mengtsze, mountains to southeast, forests, alt. 1640 m., A. Henry 

 (No. 10956; shrub 2 m. tall; flowers red). 



The corolla of this species is somewhat similar to that of W. longidens Hutchin- 

 son, but in our plant the anthers are scarcely exserted, the style is shorter, and the 

 leaves are much longer and long-acuminate. The species reminds one of certain 

 cultivated Bouvardias. 



MUSSAENDA L. 



Mussaenda Wilsonii Hutchinson, n. sp. 



Frutex 1.3-2 m. altus; ramuli teretes, circiter 4 mm. crassi, breviter 

 et parce pubescentes, internodiis 5-8 cm. longis. Folia late elliptica 

 V. elliptico-orbicularia, basi breviter acuminata, apice subabrupte 

 acuminata, 10-20 cm. longa, 5-12 cm. lata, membranaceo-chartacea, 

 supra costa et nervis lateralibus parce puberulis exceptis glabra, infra 

 in costis et nervis minute pubescentia; costa supra plana, infra pro- 

 minens; nervi laterales utrinsecus circiter 9, a costa sub angulo 55° 

 abeuntes, arcuati, intra marginem conjuncti et flexuosi; nervi terti- 

 arii subparalleli, undulati; petioli 1.5-3.5 cm. longi, puberuli; stipulae 

 ovato-lanceolatae, apice plerumque bifidae v. bilobatae, acutae, 0.8- 

 1 cm. longae, tenuiter chartaceae, extra parce appresse pubescentes, 

 subpersistentes. Flores in cymas laxas terminales dispositi; bracteae 

 stipulis similes sed leviter minores; bracteolae lineari-lanceolatae, 

 acute acuminatae, 0.5-1 cm. longae, extra breviter pubescentes; 

 receptaculum breviter appresse pubescens; calycis lobi subfoliacei, 

 lanceolati, longe acuminati, acuti, fere 1 cm. longi, 2 mm. lati, extra 

 breviter pubescentes, interdum uno lobo petaloideo obovato breviter 

 acuminate stipitato 3-4 cm. longo 1.5-2 cm. lato albo fere glabro; 

 corolla flava; tubus 1.4 cm. longus, inferne cylindricus, superne leviter 



