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106. Spathodea ignea, n. sp. 



Arbor mediocris, novellis sparse puberulis ; folia decomposita, 

 pinnis primariis 3 — 4, secundariis infinis ssepius bipinnatis, sequen- 

 tibus simpliciter irnpari-pinnatis ; foliola 3 — 4 poll, longa, oblique 

 oblongo-lanceolata, obtuse acuminata, breviter petiolata, integra, 

 tenuiter chartacea, glabra ; flores speciosi, ignei, fasciculati v. bre- 

 viter racemosi, in foliorum axillis v. frequentius e ramis crassiori- 

 bus supra foliorum cicatricibus erumpentes ; pedunculi et pedicelli 

 puberuli ; calyx spathaceus, £ poll, longus, puberulus, membrana- 

 ceus ; corolla bipollicaris, campanulato-infundibuliformis, glabra, 

 intus versus basin ad fllamentorum insertionem puberula, breviter 

 o-loba, lobis rotundatis obtusissimis ; filamenta glabra, usque ad 

 medium corollse adnata, filamentum quintum abortivum, breve v. 

 rudimentarium ; antheras faucem attingentes ; folliculi immaturi, 

 bipedales, lineares, glabri, apice truncati, valvis coriaceis tenuis- 

 sime striatis ; semina divaricato-bialata, biseriata. — Burma, without 

 locality. (Hb. Dr. Brandis, No. 1357). 



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107. Aneilema spectabile, n. sp. 



Planta perennis, subacaulis ; radices elongato-tuberosse, sursum 

 attenuate; folia subradicalia, lato-lanceolata ad lato-linearia, basi ro- 

 tundata, amplexicaulia, acuminata, 2 — 5 poll, longa, supra puberula, 

 subtus glabra, caulina multo breviora, solitaria et magis puberula ; 

 panicula foliorum longitudine v. paulo longior v. brevior, raceinifor- 

 mis v. raro subramosa, bracteata, radicalis et scapiformis, solitaria 

 v. raro bina, tota cum bracteis dense glanduloso-puberula ; bracteae 

 oblongee, acuminata, semipollicares, amplexicaules et subcymbifor- 

 mes, florum racemulos laxos foventes ; flores exsertae, cyanescenti- 

 albidi (in sicco cyanei), longe pedicellati ; pedicelli stricti, filifor- 

 mes, glandulosi, c. 2 lin. longi ; sepala linearia, 2-2-|- lin. longa, 

 acutiuscula, extus glanduloso-puberula ; petala sepalis breviora ; 

 stamina fertilia forte 2 ; ovarium 3-loculare, loculis 3-ovulatis ; 

 capsulee matures sepala longitudine subaequantes, oblongae, acutius- 

 culae, glabrae, 3-loculares, loculis abortu 1 — 2 spermis ; semina par- 

 va, lato-ovata ad truncato oblonga, planiuscula, lacunoso-rugosa, 



