48 
dr. ii. o. forres’s new guinea plants 
“ shrub 4 feet with single stem. Bracts green Rt base, reddish 
above.” 
Macaranga (§ Mccostylis) dalechampioides S. Moore, sp. n. 
JFrutex? ; ramulis teretibus dense vehitino-pubescentibusj/oZm longi- 
petiolatis (pet. velutino-pubeseentibus 2"5-3-5 cm. long.) rhombeo- 
ovatis sursum acuminatis (acumine obtuso plerumque 2-3 cm. long.) 
basi truncato-rotundatis obscurissime cordulatis eglandulosis 5-nervi- 
bus (nervis ext. abbreviatis int. ad tertiam partem folii ductis) firrne 
membranaceis pag. utravis praesertim vero inf. ubi crebro glandulosis 
molliter velutinis 6-10 x 5-6 cm. costis lateralibus (pari basali 
excluso) 4-5 ascendenti-arcuatis uti costulse pag. inf. eminentibus ; 
stipulis lineari-lanceolatis pubescentibus 3-5 mm. long.; injlores- 
centia $ pedunculo gracili pubescente 5-65 cm. long, fulta; bracteis 
paucis arete confertis ovatis breviter acuminatis prominenter glandu- 
loso-dentatis utrinque minute velutinis 14 x 10 mm. ; bracteis fiorum 
linearibus ±2 mm. long.; calyce urcellato subtruncato vel breviter 
3-4-lobo minute pubescente; ovario 1-loculari globoso minute pubes¬ 
cente superne glandulis subsparsim insperso necnon processubus mol- 
libus pubescentibus 3-serialibus prseditis; stylo incurvo breviter plu- 
moso 2-3 mm. long.; tloribus d ignotis. 
Sogere, 397. 
Nearest M. densifiora Warb., a plant with leaves glabrous except 
for the nerves and with two prominent glands at their base, smaller 
less deeply toothed bracts of the inflorescence and rhombic floral 
bracts. 
Macaranga fimhriata S. Moore, sp. n. Arbor alta ; ramulis 
subteretibus prima juventute ferrugineo-tomentosis cito glabris dein 
cortice cinereo rimoso cicatricibus foliorum delapsorum signato ob- 
ductis \foliis ovato-oblongis nisi ovatis cuspidato-acuminatis (acumine 
acuto circa 7 mm. long.) basi haud longe trinervi cuneatis prominen- 
terque biglandulosis tenuiter coriaceis utrobique citissime glabris pag. 
sup. in sicco griseis nitidis pag. inf. viridi-brunneis pustulisque crebris 
minutis inspersis 9-12x5-5-7 cm. costis lat. (pari proximali exempto) 
utrinque 5-6 aperte arcuatis uti costulae frequentes parum cur- 
vatse pag. utraque eminentibus petiolis teretibus citissime glabris 
solemniter 5-6 cm. long. ; stipulis caducis oblongis obtusis ferru¬ 
gineo-tomentosis fere 1 cm. long.; floribus d in paniculas axillares 
laxe ramosas racemiformes minute fulvo-tomentosas quam folia 
breviores (usque 6-7 cm. long.) digestis; bracteis injiorescent ice 
subulatis integris vel subintegris circa 3 mm. long.; bracteis floruni 
glomerulos multifloros arete stipantibus saepe 5 pro glomerulo ambitu 
ovatis vel suborbicularibus margine optime fimbriatis (fimbriis circa 
12 plerumque 1 -5-2*5 mm. long.) basi glandula perspicua elevato- 
marginata prseditis uti inflorescentise rami minute fulvo-tomentellis 
fimbriis inclusis usque 9x6 mm.; sepalis 3-4 2 vel 3 sepse coalitis 
inde 2-3-fidis extus minute fulvo-tomentellis ; staminibus 5-S antheris 
4-locularibus; Jloribus $ haud visis. 
Sogere, 247. A great tree with pale cream-coloured flowers. 
In appearance very like iff. montana Pax & K. Hoffm. (M. ja- 
vanica var. montana Mull. Arg.) which has flowers in several respects 
