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292. Deac^i^a pachtphylla, nov. sp. 



Fruticulus erectus v. ascendens, simplex v. vix ramosus, glaber, 1 — 2- 

 pedalis, caulibus digiti minoris crassitudine v. tenuioribus ; folia elliptiea ad 

 elliptico-lanceolata, acuta v. subulato-acuminata, coriacea, suepius maculata, 

 4 — 6 poll, longa et 1^ — 2i poll, lata, costa apicem versus evanescente, venis 

 tenuibus et prominentibus, superiora basi sensim complicato-attenuata semi- 

 amplexicaulia, inferiora in petiolum usque ad poll, longum foliaeeum basi 

 vaginanter ampliatum abruptius contracta ; flores albi, pedicello brevissimo 

 robustiusculo articulato suffulti, racemum terminalem 1 — 2 poUicarem spici- 

 formem pedunculatum glabrum efficientes ; perianthium c. f poll, longum 

 rectum, basi parum inflatum, fere usque ad basin 6-fidum, lobis erectis et 

 tubiformi-conniventibus apice tantum erecto-patentibus ; baccse 3 — l-lobse, 

 lobis globosis pisi magnitudine rubris nitentibus monospermis. — Andamans. 

 (etiam Malacca, Maingay No. 1684). A D. spicata, specie arborea, qua- 

 cum cl. Baker conjunxit, statura humili et perianthio recto noEt torto 

 jam differt. D. Finlaysoni, Baker, eadem est ac D. linear if olia, Miq. 



293. DEACiENA BEACHYPHTLLA, nOV. sp. 



Fruticulus gracilis, parce ramosus, glaber caulibus 2 — 4 lin. crassis, 

 folia linearia, sessilia basi breve petioliformi-attenuata et lato-amplexicaulia ; 

 i — 1-pedalia, acuminata, tenui-chartacea, costa apicem versus evanescente 

 venisque tenuissimis et prominentibus ; flores ^ — f poll, longi, albi, pedicello 

 supra medio articulato 2 — 3 lin. longo suffulti, bini v. solitarii, in racemos 

 breves strictiusculos dispositi et paniculam terminalem sessilem brevem 

 erectam glabram formantes ; bractese lineari-lanceolatae, subulato-acumina- 

 tse, inferiores usque ad ^ poll, longse ; bracteolae ovatse, acutse, membrana- 

 ceae, scarioso-marginatse, c. lin. longse ; perianthium fere ad basin 6-fida3, 

 lobis tubuloso-conniventibus et apice erecto-patentibus ; filamenta alba ; 

 hdiCCdd.—^ Andamans. — D. angustifolioe affinis. 



GBAMINE^. 



294. AETJKDrN"ARIA ELEGANS, nov. sp. 



Fruticosa, 6 — 15-pedalis, culmis digit-crassis ; folia linearia, longe acu- 

 minata, brevissime petiolata, rigide chartacea, 4 — 5 poll, longa, \ — ^ poll, 

 lata, subtus conspicue tesselata et, praesertim aj)icem versus, secus margines 

 cartilagineas subspinuloso-scabra ; foliorum vagina3 glabrse, ore truncato parce 

 birsuto ; turionum vaginae parce fulvo-liispidulae, ore nudo attenuato minute 

 auriculatco; spiculse pedicello gracili ^ —1 poll, longo suff'ultse, 1\ — | polL 

 longa), 14 — 4-flora3, racemum terminalem paniculiformem angustum gla- 

 brum efficientes ; glum£e 2, 3 — 3^ lin. longse, superior paulo brevior ; rachil- 

 lao c. 2 lin. longoe, sericeo-puberulse, nodo barbatoo ; valvula exterior c. 4 lin. 

 longa, comprcsso-eoncava, lanceolata, cuspidato-acuminata, Irovis ; valvula 

 interior paulum brevior compressc-navicularis, secus carinas apicem versus 



