TO LOWER SIAM. 71 



Alsodcia Curtisu, n. sp. 



A shrub, with pale twig's leaves elliptic lanceolate 

 entire acuminate narrowed to the base, glabrous 6 inches 

 long 2 k inches wide, nerves beneath prominent opposite 

 11 pairs, transverse nervules very straight and con- 

 spicuous, petiole i inch long. Flowers in short axillary 

 racemes about i inch long shortly stalked. Sepals lanceo- 

 late shorter than the petals 5, minutely pubescent on the 

 edge. Petals oblong half as long again. Stamens 5, 

 filaments oblong linear or rather broad. Anther oblong, 

 with two dark purple horn-shaped processes and a purple 

 lanceolate ovate obtuse appendage; connate in a ring 

 round the base. Pistil as long as the stamens, ovary 

 ovoid. Style stout cylindric, stigma disciform. 



Pungah (Curtis 2998). 



Allied to .1. Wallichiana, Hook. til. but differing in 

 the sepals and petals being unequal and the former not 

 ribbed when dry, the oblong not ovate anthers with an 

 narrow lanceolate ovate appendage. 



Alsodeia miriutiflora, n. sp. 



A shrub with slender hairy branches. Leaves alter- 

 nate elliptic ovate to ovate obtuse or subacute, margins 

 dentate with short thorn-like processes on each tooth, 

 base rhomboid or cuneate; li inch long f inch wide 

 glabrous and shining on both surface; petiole to inch 

 long. Flowers solitary axillary in a tuft of ovate bracts, 

 white minute ; pedicel slender i inch long. Flowers vo 

 inch long. Sepals ovate rounded 5 glabrous. Petals lan- 

 ceolate obtuse. Stamens 5, anthers elliptic oblong muti- 

 cous, connective processes lanceolate acute narrower 

 but little shorter than the petals. Style in female flower 

 rather long and slender with short distinct arms. Fruit 

 half an inch long, valves boat-shaped green beaked and 

 terminated by the persistent style. Seeds "globose white 

 smooth i inch through, 2 in each valve. 



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