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dr. ir. o. forbes’s new guinea plants 
Rhyttdicarum molle K. Scliuin. Sogere, 471. Flowers are 
required to confirm this. 
lodes sogerensis Bak. fil., sp. n. Frut ex alte scandens ramulis 
teretibus; foliis oppositis integerrimis ovalibus vel ovati-obovatis 
rigidis apice aeuminatis basi late cuneatis, nervis lateralibus utrinque 
circ. 6 subtus conspieuis arcuatis, nervis secundariis sub angulo recto 
primariis conjungentibus, lamina 7-10 cm. longa, 3 5-4 5 cm. lata, 
petiolo 10-14 mm. longo \jloribus ignotis; pedunculis supra axillari- 
bus; fructu ovifonni, 17-20 mm. longo, 12-14 mm. lato-pubescente. 
Sogere, 2000 ft., 370. 
Largish climber; fruit lemon-coloured. Leaves rigid with well- 
marked nerves below. Flowers not seen. 
Iliciney:. 
Ilex Forbesii Bak. fil., sp. n. Arbor alta ; ramis cortice cinereo 
obtectis, ramulis applanatis pilis sparsissime obtectis ; foliis sub- 
coriaceis, ellipticis vel ovato-ellipticis, superne glabris, subtis pilis 
sparsissime obtectis, apice acutis basi cuneatis, nervis lateralibus 
utrinque 5-6 arcuatis, ante marginem inter se conjungentibus, nervis 
secondariis inconspicuis, lamina 10-12 cm. longa, 4-6 cm. lata; 
petiolo 10-12 mm. longo, inflorescentia 3-13-flora, pedunculis 13- 
15 mm. longis, glabris, pedicellis 5-6 mm. longis; ovario 6-loculari, 
loculis 1-spermis ; fructu in vivo pallide viridi, in sicco nigro, 5-8 mm. 
longo, 4-6 mm. lato. 
Sogere, 2000 ft., 383. Large tree, fruit pale green, closely allied 
to I. Mainyayi Hook, fil., differing by the fewer lateral nerves of 
the leaves. 
Celastriney;. 
Salacicratea paptjana, Loes. Mt. Koikoko, 3000 ft., 667. 
Hippocratea sogerensis Bak. fil., sp. n. Frutex scandens ad 
FL. macrantham Korth. accedens ; ramis cortice plumbeo obtectis ; 
foliis coriaceis ellipticis vel elliptico-obovatis, glabris apice ssepius 
acutis rarius obtusis, superne nitidis, lamina 5-6‘5 cm. longa 2’5-3 
5 cm. lata, petiolo 8-10 mm. longo; inflorescentia laxa axillari; 
bracteis basi pedicellorum parvis acutis; calyce parvo; jpetahs 5, 
lanceolatis +4 mm. longis, crassiusculis; staminibus 3, filamentis 
apice recurvis ; disco cupulari ovarium circumdante; ovario 3-locu- 
lari; stylo erecto ; fructu ignoto. 
Sogere, 440. Climber with orange flowers. Differs from II. ma- 
crantha Korth. in the shape of the leaves and colour of the flowers. 
Relamnacey:. 
Alphttonia excelsa Reiss. Sogere, 332 (no fruit). 
Gouania microcarpa BL Sogere, 268. Tree about 40 ft.; 
flowers in bud, pale orange. 
Zizyphus Forbesii Bak. fil., sp. n. Arbor ramis teretibus lenti- 
cellosis ; foliis oblongis vel oblongo-lanceolatis, apice aeuminatis basi 
cuneatis subeoriaeeis longitudinaliter 3-nervis glabris, lamina 10- 
14 cm. longa 3-4 cm. lata, petiolo 5-7 mm. longo ; foribus ignotis ; 
fructu globoso apiculato pedicellato, sicco 7-8 mm. diam., 1-loculari, 
1-spermo. 
