1872.] 291 



New Barmese Plants,* (Part First), — ly S. Kurz, Esq. 

 DILLENIAQEM. 



1. Dillekia pilosa, Eoxb. Fl. Ind. II. 652, non Ham. 



Arbor decidua magna ; folia adulta oblongo-obovata v. elliptico-oblonga, 

 basi attenuata, obtusa v. rotundata, brevissime (2 — 3 lin.) petiolata, acuta 

 v. obtusa, obsolete repando-dentata, 10 — 12 poll, longa, supra glabra, subtus 

 secus nervos magis minusve pubescentia, juniora herbacea utrinque sparse 

 pubescentia et petiolo foliaceo-alato subamplexicaulia ; flores aurei, 2 — 2\ 

 poll, in diametro, solitarii ex apice ramulorum verruciformium, pedunculis 

 c. pollicaribus pubescentibus suffulti ; series interior staminum exterioii 

 duplo longior ; styli et carpella 6 ; carpella matura calyce aucto aurantiaco 

 tomentello carnoso globoso circa pollicem crasso inclusa. — Andamxns. 



ANONACEM. 



2. Mltjttsa sclerocarpa, (JJvaria sclerocarpa, DC. Mem. 27). 

 Arbor decidua, 40 — 50 pedalis, novellis tenuiter adpresse sericeis ; folia 



elliptico-oblonga ad oblonga, breviuscule petiolata, basi acuta, apiculata, 

 cbartacea, glabra ; flores flavidi, dioici, 7 — 8 lin. longi, pedicellis brevibus 

 gracibbus pubescentibus sustenti, fasciculos depauperatos brevissime pedun- 

 culatos axillares efformantes ; sepala lineari-lanceolata, brevia, fulvo-tomen- 

 tosa ; petala exteriora sepalis conformia sed paullo longiora ; petala interiora 

 7 — 8 lin. longa, lanceolata, obtusa, extus puberula, intus canescenti tomen- 

 tosa ; stamina numerosa, in toro subgloboso dense aggregata ; flores feminei 

 (cf. Hf. et Tli. Fl. Ind.). — Martaban, Tenasserim. 



MENISPEBMACEJE. 



3. Melodorum (Pyramidakthe) macrajstthtjm, nov. sp. 

 Arbuscula 15 — 20 pedalis glabra gemmis fulvo-velutinis ; folia oblonga 



v. elliptico-oblonga, crasse et breviuscule petiolata, basi acuta, 6 — 7 poll, 

 longa, brevius v. longius acuminata ; membranacea, glabra, nervis lateralibus 

 arcuato-anastomosantibus, laxissime reticulata, utrinque pallide viridia ; 

 flores albi, speciosi, pedunculo pollicari puberulo suffulti, solitarii et late- 

 rales ; sepala patentia, lato-ovata, 5 — 6 lin. longa, obtusiuscula, glabra, 

 coriacea ; petala alba flavescentia, exteriora lineari-lanceolata, sub-5-polli- 



* Further particulars regarding stations, affinity of species, &c, will be given 

 in my forthcoming Contributions towards a Jcnoivledge of the Burmese Flora, which I 

 hope to have ready for publication as soon as the acquittal of other engagements allow 

 me the necessary leisure for arranging and preparing the large materials already 

 worked up. 



