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147. Memecylon strychnoides, Baker | Melastomacez] ; arborea, glabra, 
ramulis virgatis pallide griseis, foliis subsessilibus late oblongis obtusis 
vel cuspidatis basi rotundatis coriaceis e basi triplinerviis, cymis densis 
multifloris in panieulas pedunculatas axillares tes disponita pedicellis 
brevibus, bracteis ovatis parvis, calyce campanulato subtruneato, petalis 
late ovatis deciduis, staminibus petalis subeequilongis, stylo elongato. 
Habitat.—Ikoyi, Lagos, west tropical Africa, Millen. 
olia 3-4 poll. longa, medio 2-3 poll. lata. “Calyx 1 lin. diam. 
Petala 1} lin. longa. 
mall tree, with umbels of very small bluish flowers. Leaves very 
like lion of a Strychnos. Fruit not seen. Its nearest ally is M. Barteri, 
Hook. fil. 
148. Argostemma concinnum, Hemsl.  [Rubiacem-Hedyotidem] ; 
herba caule simplici pusilla, erecta, Bratt lima, annua, tetraphylia, 
lanceolatis vix acutis utrinque attenuatis integris precipue secus cos 
parce hispidulis, pedunculo unifloro terminali filiformi foliis breviore 
vel interdum paullo longiore, calycis dentibus minutis deltoideis vix 
acutis, coroll» f tate lobis anguste lineari-lanceolatis vix acutis 
nti ae: "s 
> s i 
longam terminalem scarioso-membranaceam productis, weiguiate antheras 
vix superan 
eed y umet Siam; growing on moss-covered ex at E 
w, near Mount Mock, a about 6000 fee eet, F. H. ie 
e Plon 14-2 poll. a. Folia. 4-14 din. Jong — 
1 poll. diametro. 
ai Pis delicate little bant must be a charming object i in a living state. 
Mr. Smiles describes the relatively large flowers as white with a green 
centre. In the dried state the green part "leis as a disc at the base 
of each lobe of the corolla. It is nearest A. pumilum, Benn., a species 
recorded from the mountains of tropical Africa B" Daah India. 
149. Mussænda pilosa, Baker [Rubiacex] ; ramulis dense pilosis, 
foliis breviter petiolatis "oblanceolato-oblongis acutis basi cuneatis 
utrinque dense pilosis, floribus in corymbis terminalibus multifloris 
dispositis, pedicellis dense pubescentibus, racteis linearibus fisice 
Habitat.—North Madagascar, Rev. R. Baron, 6179. 
Folia 4-6 poll. longa, supra medium 11-2 poll lata. Calycis lobi 
demum pollicares. Corolle tubus 21-24 lin. longus. Fructus magni- 
tudine nucis avellane. 
There are several large-flowered species of this genus in Madagascar, 
of which this is one of the finest. 
150. Eupatorium (Heterolepis) clibadioides, Baker {Composite | ; 
fruticosum, glabrum, foliis oppositis subsessilibus ovatis acutis serratis 
utrinque viridibus, capitulis paucis multifloris corymbosis, involucro 
