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2-3 cm. long, lobes about 4-5 mm. long and 3 mm. broad. Anthers 

 5 mm. long. 



Malanea roraimensis, sp. nov. Verisimiliter frutex scan- 

 dens, ramulis novellis strigoso-pubescentibus demum glabrescentis 

 aspens ; foliis oblanceolatis brevissime vel vix acuminatis obtusi- 

 usculis basi leniter angustatis utrinque in venis ipsis glaberrimis, 

 petiolo tamen nonnunquam obscm^e puberulo breviusculo; stipulis 

 deciduis ovatis ad lanceolatis glabris ; mflorescentiis subspicatis 

 inteiTuptis rachide tenui ut pedunculus longiusculus dense stri- 

 goso-feiTugineo-pubescente bracteis parvis breviter lanceolatis ; 

 floribus minimis 4-meris, hracteolis minutiusculis late ovatis intus 

 glaberrimis extus strigosis ; calycis dentibus brevissimis latissimis 

 valde obtusis nisi pilis perpaucis apicem versus ut tubus glaber- 

 rimis ; corollcB lobis oblongis obtusis extus sparsissime intus densius- 

 cule barbatis quam tubus extus sub glabrato dimidio longioribus ; 

 antheris lanceolatis obtusis 3-3|-plo longioribus quam latis. 



Hab. Eoraima, British Guiana, Schomburgk, 1002; 159 (299). 



Leaves 8-9 cm. long, 3 cm. broad, petiole 7-10 mm. long; 

 secondary nerves 9-11 pairs ; stipules 7-10 mm. long ; peduncles 

 3-4 cm. long ; flowers about 3 mm. long. 



Distinct in its oblanceolate, quite glabrous leaves. 



Ixora Funckii, sp. nov. Glaberrima, foliis ellipticis utrinque 

 angustatis acutissimis, nerviis secundariis parum conspicuis rectis 

 subhorizontalibus, petiolo brevissimo vel obsoleto, stijndis sub- 

 setaceo-linearibus diutius persistentibus ; cymis paucifloris laxis- 

 simis ramula brevia lateralia terminantibus bracteis parvis subu- 

 latis, floribus 4-meris longe et tenue pedicellatis bracteolis lanceo- 

 latis calycis medium excedentibus ; calycis dentibus subulatis, 

 corollcB tubo gracillimo extus glaberrimo quam lobi triplo longiore, 

 lobis oblongis acutis, antheris exsertis, stigmate clavato stylo alitor 

 vix exserto. 



Hab. Venezuela, Funck (& Schlim, 640. 



Mature leaves 13 cm. and nearly 5 cm. broad ; petioles not 

 exceeding 3 mm. Stipules 6 mm. long. Peduncles up to about 

 1 cm. long ; pedicels 1-2 cm. long. Ovary and calyx-tube 2-5 mm. 

 long, teeth 1-5 mm. long. Corolla-tube 2-8 cm. long, lobes barely 

 1 cm. long, and 2-7 mm. broad. 



Eemarkable for its complete glabrousness ; the nearest ally 

 seems to be /. hracteolaris from Eastern Brazil, but there are 

 several clear points of difference. 



Ixora nicaraguensis, sp. nov. Verisimiliter frutex, ramis 

 florentibus cinereo-corticatis nodosis densiuscule foliosis, nisi in 

 inflorescentige terminalis ramulis obscurissime pubescentibus gla- 

 bra ; foliis parvis pergamaceis cymas vix excedentibus ellipticis 

 utrinque angustatis acutis glaberrimis petiolo brevissimo validi- 

 usculo, venis nee multo prominentibus ; stipulis triangularibus 

 basi in vagina breve connata insuper recurvis acutis ; floribus inter 

 minores in cyma trichotoma sessile dispositis, bracteis minutius- 

 culis ; calycis limbo subtruncato, corollce glabratte tubo pedicellam 

 parum excedente, lobis oblongis rotundatis tubo dimidio brevioribus. 



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