174 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM. 
Daedalacanthus Wardii, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species valde affinis D. purpurascenti, T. Anders. et D. ciliato, 
Craib a quibus caule fulvo-hirsuto, foliis utrinque plus minusve 
pubescentibus, inflorescentiis minoribus subcapitatis, bracteis 
subtus fulvo-pilosis, corolla minore divergit. 
Frutex ad 1 m. altus erectus sparsim ramosus. Caules 
supra densius infra laxius fulvo-hirsuti. Folia petiolo I-1.5 cm. 
longo densé fulvo-hirsutulo praedita ; lamina foliorum superi- 
orum ad 8 cm. longa, ad 3.5 cm. lata, elliptico-lanceolata vel 
subelliptica, apice breviter acuminata, basi late cuneata vel 
subrotundata, margine undulata, supra ad costam fulvo-pub- 
escens setulis hic illic conspersa, utrinque lineolata, infra ad 
costam nervosque dense fulvo-pubescens caeterum sparsim 
puberula. Inflorescentiae pedunculo 1 cm. longo (vel tandem 
aucto) dense fulvo-hirsuto praeditae, subcapitatae pauciflorae ; 
bracteae ad 2 cm. longae, lanceolatae, acuminatae, apice ipso 
obtusiusculae, longe ciliatae, utrinque praecipue ad costam 
venasque conspicuas fulvo-hirsutulae ; bracteolae lineari-lanceo- 
latae calycem subaequantes. Calyx circ. 3 mm. longus in 
lobos 5 lineari-lanceolatos acutos ad medium divisus pubescens. 
Corolla 2.5-3 cm. longa, laete violacea, pubescens, tubo paulo 
curvato, limbo circ. 1 cm. diametro, lobis oblongis. Stamina 
duo e tubo corollino paulo exserta. Ovarium stylusque sparsim 
hirsutuli. 
‘“ Upper Burma :—River-bed between Putao and Myitkyina. 
In open sandy places on edge of jungle. Small lax undershrub 
of 2-3 ft. Flowers bright violet. December 1914.” F. 
Ward. No. 2003. 
This Burmese plant is a close ally of the Indian D. pur- 
purascens, T. And., which extends through Assam into Burma. 
© Dicliptera elegans, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species affinis D. chinensi, Nees a qua bracteis fere orbi- 
cularibus, pedunculis pedicellisque densissime albo-tomentosis 
inter alia recedit. 
Planta 60-120 cm. alta erecta caulibus supra gracilibus 
sulcatis (sulcis tomento albido saepe impletis) ceterum sparsim 
pubescentibus. Folia superiora tantum visa petiolo 1.5-2 cm. 
longo anguste alato plus minusve hirsuto suffulta ; lamina 7-8 
em. longa, ad 4 cm. lata, ovata vel ovato-lanceolata, apice 
acuminata, basi Jate cuneata in petiolum decurrens vel sub- 
rotundata, margine integra, tenuiter membranacea, supra atro- 
viridis sparsim pilosula ad costam dense fulvo-pilosa, infra 
pallidior ubique sparsim pilosula. Inflorescentia paniculata 
ampla ; pedunculi primarii ex axillis superioribus orientes ad 
