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dr. n. o. Torres’s new guinea plants 
conflatis; pedicellis capillaceis ±7 mm. long.; sepalis inter se fere 
aequalibus obovato-oblongis obtusissimis 1*5 mm. long.; disco cupulari 
ore denticulato 1 mm. alt.; ovario late ovoideo glabro 3-loculari 
*75 mm. long.; stylo crasso ovario vix iequilongo breviter 3-fido. 
Sogere, 2000 ft., 838. 
Differing from P. effusus in foliage and inflorescence. Flowers 
yellow on purple pedicels. 
Baccaurea plurilocularis J. J. Sm. ex ic. et descript. Bosi- 
bosi, sine no. 
Antidesma polyantdum K. Sebum. & Laut. Sogere, 617, 696, 
955. 
Antidesma megalocarpum S. Moore, sp. n. Frut ex vel arbus - 
cilia ? ; ramulis subteretibus striatis appresse puberulis deinde glabris; 
foliis oblongo-obovatis cuspidato-acuminatis (acumine obtuso 1— 
1*5 cm. long.) basi obtusis chartaceis pag. utraque glabris 16-18 x 
6-7 cm. costis lateralibus utrinque 7-9 aperte arcuatis uti costulse 
reticulumque sat laxum in pag. ambabus bene visis petiolis validis 
5-10 mm. long. ; stipulis -; Jloribus in spicas simplices vel pani- 
culiformes appresse fulvo-pubescentes foliis iequilongas digestis ; 
florum $ solum cognitorum; stigmate brevi terminali; drupa sessili 
ovoidea aliquantum compressa appresse puberula in sicco griseo- 
brunnea reticula toque rugosa 18 x 13 cm.; albumine carnoso dilute- 
brunneo. 
Sogere, 497. No. 417, also from Sogere, is clearly conspecific, as 
is No. 225 in lib. Kew. 
The large drupes at once serve to distinguish this among Papuan 
species. In the absence of flowers its position in the genus must 
remain doubtful. 
Antidesma prsegrandifolium S. Moore, sp. n. Frutex cauli- 
florus spicis exceptis glaber; caule cortice cinereo-brunneo obducto 
circa 1 cm. diam. ; ramulis aliquantulum anfractuosis brunneo- 
corticatis politis ; foliis magnis (usque 32 X 15 cm.) ovatis cuspidato- 
acuminatis obtusis basi latissime rotundatis interdum leviter cordatis 
pergamaceis nitidis margine integris revolutis costa media pag. inf. 
maxime prominente costis lat. utrinque circa 12 quorum 2 infimis 
basalibus omnibus uti reticulum arctum utrobique bene visis petiolis 
5-6 cm. long, basi apieeque dilatatis; stipulis ovatis insequilatera- 
libus diutule persistentibus 2 cm. long.; spicis ( 3 solum visis) e 
caule fasciculatim oriundis sat densifloris fulvo-pubescentibus usque 
7 cm. long. ; pedunculo 1 cm. long.; bracteis florum suborbicu- 
laribus fuscis circa 1 mm. long.; sepalis 4 ovatis vel ovato-oblongis 
obtusis (quarto equidem lanceolato) fulvo-pubescentibus iegre 1 mm. 
long.; staminibus plerumque 3 disco minutissimo insertis blamentis 
25 mm. long, antheris "75 mm. long. 
Sogere, 250. 
Without the $ flowers the affinity of this is uncertain; it may 
perhaps be nearest A. grandistipulum Merr. The large leaves with 
very broad base and the cauliflorous spikes are the most salient 
features. 
