HOOKER'S a AR a t ICONES PLANTARUM; OR, FIGURES, WITH DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERS AND REMARKS OF NEW AND RARE PLANTS, SELECTED FROM THE KEW HERBARIUM. FOURTH SERIES. EDITED FOR THE BENTHAM TRUSTEES BY DANIEL OLIVER, F.R.S., F.L.S. EMERITUS PROFESSOH OF BOTANY IN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON: oie KEEPER OF THE HE RIUM ANP LIBRARY, ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, Minder tBe QutBorify of the Direcfor of fBe Ropgaf Gotfanic Gardens. Kem. 7\ VOL. Ill. ‘- OR VOL. XXIII. OF THE ENTIRE WORK FART. i, PART 11: PART III, Parr JV. 2201-2225, April 1892. 2226-2250, September 1892. 2251-2275, May 1893. 2276-2300, January 1894 DULAU & CO. 37 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON. 1894, INDEX OF SPECIES AND SYNONYMS. ‘ Plate te ae tibetica, Clarke. . . 2256 | Engleria africana, O. Hoffm. var. . 2205 Adenogonum decumbens, Welw. . . 2205 | Eremanthus pu ee wee Oliv. . 2282 Adinandra verrucosa, Sta Ph . . 2266 | Eriospermum spirale, . 2260 ZEgle Barteri, Hook. .- . 2285 /Erua Curtisii, Olir - 2201 | Fritillaria lophophora, Bur. § Fr. . 2219 eb m Thoroldianam, Oliv. . 2262 nehus sikkimen s, Clarke . 2255 Gordonia brevifolia, Hook. f. . 2264 Amodendron cblongiftinn, Hemst tad Gynostemma cardiosperma, Cogn... 2225 ree Scena tin : aoet Helichrysum patie’ Oliv... 2286 3 oe OSs Hoya affini s, Hem sl, . 2247 itinasie leacohada, Harv.. . . 2233 Comins Hemsl. . - 2248 triden s, Oliv ee a Ggae cd Guppyi, Oliv... oy SRF Hymmolepis? leucoclada, pe oes Haisbaus Wrayii, Stapf... . , 2953 | Hypoxis cureuligoides, Bolus . . 225 Bersama maxima, pe ll . . . . 2268 | —— Schlechteri, Bolus - + 2259 —— tysoniana, Oliv. . ee Bournea sinensis, Oliv . 2254 | Ilex revoluta, Stapf. - + » 2268 ae uniflora, Hook np § Thoms. . 2251 | Ixora siphonantha, Clie... . 9286 Breweria Heudelotii, Baker . 2276 Besalia argentina, ‘Baker . . . 2258 | Juncus nematocaulon, Hook.f... 2234 —— sikkimensis, Hook. f. . . . 2235 Cacoucia paniculata, Laws . + 2203 Canthium lanciflorum, Hier, - + 2252 cose ixioliriodes, Baker . . . 2215 rum e, Tures. . . 2297 tibetica, Baker Pare ah Celastrus latifolius, Reaal. se» S2ee Chionothrix somalensis, Hock. f. . «226 | Mac oP ube macrophylla, Oliv. . 2243 Clerodendron baronianum, Oliv. . 2241 | Matricaria zuurbergensis, Oliv.. . 2230 eucalycinum, Oliv. . . . . 2242 | Micro ae Bonthaat Clarks... 3aa7 Commiphora an gar Oliv. . . 2287 | Myrtus flavida, Stapf.. . . . . 2290 | Coriaria terminalis, 20 rrea Bauerlinii, f ¢. tones . 2245 | Nematostylis anthophylla, Baill. . 2272 : —— loranthoides, Heok. f. . . 2272 N edscpbthor cupressoides, Hich/. 2221 | Nicodemia baro aroniana , Ow. . «ae Dicraurus leptocladus, Hook. . 2227 mocarpus Pectin, Clarke . 2246 Oreosolen Wattii, Hook. f. . . . 2271 Diospy teri, Hiern . 2300 aha Sanietions. Stapf. . 2291 | Passiflora Jenmani, Mast 2270 —— microthrix, Stapf. . . 2292 | Pauridiantha ania Hook. f 2273 SER. 1V. VOL, 111, PART IY. INDEX OF SPECIES AND SYNONYMS. Plate Plate Pavetia anthophylla, A. Rich. . . 2272 | Scottellia leonensis, Oviv. . 2265 Pedicularis birostris, Bur. & Fr. . 2208 efoapen tures’ - Moore 2226 eranolopha, Maxim. . . . 2208 | Sida ane is, K. Se . 2249 oe amd Ses Pee . 2210 nervi a, De chas . 2249 rhyn ‘a, Bur. § Fi . 2209 Siasirum: ‘quingueneriv, es Pilkasthers foctichtn Benth. . 2298 Bak. eee - 2249 Ede sinensis, Oliv. . . 2214 Sipolisia Januginosa, Glaz. eS eee Phtheirospermum tenuisectum, Spheranthus gracilis, Oliv. . . . 2293 Oy: eee 3 4 | Stereulia Barteri, Masters = . . 2277 Phyllagathis elliptica, ‘Stay if. . . 2279 | —— Murex, Hemsi. . . 2278 . 2280 Balononigtom awillare, Less. . . 2281 Poyllostachys heteroclada, Oliv. . 2288 Stranvesia integrifolia, Stapf. , « 2296 ip tle, franchetianum, Strombosia Sener Oliv. . . 2299, Hem - 2244 | Strychnos Barteri, Soler... . . . 2284 Peuostylia capensis, Os . 2297 | —— Ignatii, Ber erg. . Rie see Polyeardia niana, Oliv. 2237 | —— multiflora, Benth. . . . . 2213 Polycline er Oliv. . sub tab. 2293 =~ peylli Oliv - + 2293 | Tynacetum axillare, Thunb. 2231 , . . ~ ¢ rian Hookeri ‘Babe maha 2218 Term inalia Oliveri, Brand. tings _ 2202 ee - > + 2217 | Petrachondra Hamiltonii, Petr. | 2250 Polyosma Honk. Stapf. » + + 2296 | mnjagi antha ‘He mito Br " 9993 Potentilla parvula, Hook.f. . . . 2294 —— longifolia, Cogn... . . . 2292 Ranunculus Lowii, Sta a. oat Teenie « pe as Oliv. . 2255 Rhabdostigma Kirkil. apy ok. f.. . 2275 Trichomanes Sayeri, F. M. ¢ Baker 2229 Rosenia ar genet eo Thunb 2228 ubus Lowii, Stapf. . . . . . 2289 angueria pales Scott-Elliot . 2283 Verena cephalophora, Oliv . 2239 Sansevieria Ehrenbergii, Schw uf- . 2269 | Vitex congesta, Oliv. . . . . . 2240 Schima brevifolia, Stapf. . ~ + 2264 Schizopepon dioicus, Cogn. . . . 2224 | Zygoon graveolens, Hiern. . . . 2274 VOL. II.—PART 1] : [APRIL. HOOKER’S ICONES PLANTARUM; FIGURES, WITH DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERS AND REMARKS, OF NEW AND RARE PLANTS, ~— SELECTED FROM THE KEW HERBARIUM. FOURTH SERIES. EDITED FOR THE BENTHAM TRUSTEES BY DANIEL OLIVER, F.R.S., F.L.S. EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF IN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON: LATE KEEPER OF THE HERBARIUM AND LIBRARY, ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW. Qinder the QutBorify of te Birector of Be Ropaf Botanic Gardens, Kew. VOL. I. @ OR VOL. re ee OF THE ENTIRE WORK. aM TSSOURT DULAU & CO. 37 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON. a = Price Four my es PU. 2207. MS.del ethth. es oO ai 8 o = i Re Puate 2201. AERUA CURTISII, Oliv. AMARANTACER. Tribe AMARANTER. #. Curtisii, Oliv. (sp. nov.); herba, caule pilosulo, foliis oppositis membranaceis oblongo-lanceolatis sensim acuminatis basi in petiolum angustatis supra obsolete pilosulis scabriusculis subtus sparse molliter pilosis nervis distinctis utrinque circa 7, floribus ¢ laxiuscule spicatis, spicis subumbellatim aggregatis, inflorescentiis terminalibus breviter pedunculatis ex dichotomiis superioribus ortis, bracteis scariosis parvis late ovatis persistentibus, bracteolis conformibus sequilongis, perianthio bractea 3-5-plo longiore 5-partito segmeitis stramineis rigidiusculis staminodiis totidem (5) interpositis, stylo brevi, stigmate capitato, utriculo obovato-oblongo, semine oblique reniformi. Has. Malaya, Perak, Ourtis (No. 2,712). Folia 4-5} poll. longa, 1-14 poll. lata; petiolus 3-3 poll. longus. Inflorescentia foliis brevior ; pedunculus 4-3 poll. longus; spice 1-14 poll. longs. Flores } poll. longi. ection from our valned correspondent Mr. Curtis. He fai to Fig. 1, Extremity of flowering spike. 2. Detached flower. 3. Bract. 4. Perianth- Segment. 5. Stamens and pistil. 6. Portion of staminal tube, with two anthers. 7. Vertical section of ovary. All enlarged SER, 1V. VOL. III. PART L. ‘MSdeletiah, Terminala Oliveri Brandis. PLaTE 2202. TERMINALIA OLIVERI, Brandis, Compretaces. Tribe ComBreTea. Has. Upper Burma, Pakédkka district.—J. W. Oliver. Folia 15-23 poll. longa, 1-14 poll. lata; petiolus } poll. longus lon parce pilosulus ; glandule nulle. Fructus 2 poll. longus. his ‘ Epimelizee Botanice,’ pp- —214, from specimens collected by - Cuming, viz.: T. polyantha (No. 1 parviflora (No. 1439), both said to have come from Prov. Ba ngas, Luzon, Philippine Islands. Both, however, have tetramerous flowers, with ou i i ‘floribus obtuse quinquefidis’), and minute early deciduous bracts. The (ripe) fruit of T. parviflora is 2-winged ; that of T. polyantha (imma- ture) is 4- sometimes 3-winged. Mr. J. W. Oliver, the Conservator of Forests in Upper Burma, who sent me the specimens here figured, foand the tree in flower ia May 1891. Mr. H. C. Hill, Conservator of Forests in Burma, who lately acted as Inspector-General of Forests, India, has kindly furnished me with the following notes regarding the appearance and geographical distribution of this interesting tree :— SER. IV. VOL, Il. PART I. 2 TERMINALIA OLIVERI. A moderate-sized tree, attaining 40-50 feet, with a girth of 4—5 feet. Stem me oe shaped, often channelled, somewhat like the Hornbeam: bar eenish grey. During the dry season the leaves turn red before falling. The bark is thick and brittle ; its cells contain an abundance of starch and calcium-oxalate crystals, but, apparently, no tannin. The decoction of the bark gives a light coloured extract which has been largely used to adulterate cutch (the extract of the heart-wood of Acacia Catechu), but is believed to be 7. ineffective as a tanning material. very common tree in the dry ch se of the Irawaddi valley Gkich commences aorih of the 19th degree N. lat., and extends as far as Mandalay. It is also found in the le jewel part of the Chindwin valley, and near the head waters of the Sitang valley. In this exten- sive dry region, with a mean annual rainfall. of only 20-30 inches, Terminalia Oliveri is associated with Cutch in a thin open forest, from which the Cutch, being the more valuable tree, has been much cut out. The other trees found in this forest are: Tectona Hamiltoniana, Shorea siamensis, and Terminalia tomentosa, From the Indian species of the section Pentaptera this tree rig: - a Sealey manner in the small size of the leaves and fruit . BRANDI Fig. 1. Two athe attached. 2. Calyx-tube, laid open. 3. Ovary. 4. Vertical section of same. 5, Frui t. Excepting No. 5, all enlarged. Ge nag NEE ne sca bette rss c * : * AE ATR REL DERA DAA * Ss ee V MS.del.eclith. PLatTe 2203. CACOUCIA PANICULATA, Laws. CombBretacez. Suborder Comsretenr. C. paniculata, Lawson in Oliv. Fl. Trop, Afr. ii. 484; frutex scandens, foliis i i pl cumdato, ovario sulcato tomentoso-pubescente, ovulis c. 4 longe funiculatis, fructibus siccis pentapteris late ellipticis alis coriaceis margine membranaceis. Has. W. Tropical Africa, Gaboon River, Mann, Soyauae (Nos. 108, 158) ; Expedition to interior of Yoruba, Millson (No. 34). Folia 4-54 poll. longa, 14-2 poll. lata; petiolus 4-3 poll. longus. Panicule 1-2 ped. longer. Bractee 3-2 poll. longe. Flores cum ovario 7-1} poll. longi, decurvi. through the good offices of H.E. Governor Sir A. Moloney, show a fruit which is very different from that of Aublet’s South American Species, which has an ovoid or lanceolate-ovoid, more or less 6-angled fruit with corky pericarp, 2-23 inches in length. We have what be C. paniculata from Niamniam-land, communicated by Dr. Schweinfurth. . platyptera, Welw., MSS. from Angola, I take to be — identical.—D, Oniver. _Fig. 1. Calyx, laid open, 2. Petal. 3. Stamens. 4. Ovary and style. 5. Lon- gitudinal section of ovary. All enlarged, Pl 2204. Pom a Ara « 7: 77 =e oa al i ais BS tomate, i a 2 a Se pins . 5 Piate 2204. APOROSA BOURDILLONII, Stapf. Evpnorsiacex. Tribe Puytianruen. Bourdillonii, Stapf (sp. nov.); arbuscula, ramulis breviter tomentellis deinde glabrescentibus, foliis oblongo-ellipticis obtusiuscule is CO is glabrati acuminatis costa nervisque secundariis puberulis exceptis ranaceo, staminibus sepius 2 liberis, ovarii rndimento minimo, floribus 2 in axillis superioribus solitariis pedunculo bracteato suffultis, perianthio ineequaliter 4-partito segmentis bracteis consimilibus, ovario Ovoideo processubus linearibus demum accrescentibus strigillosis obsito. Has. Travancore; moist forest in the low country, 7. Fulton Bourdillon (No. 9). ia utrinque 7-9, venulis inconspicuis, 44-6 poll. longa, 14-12 poll. lata ; petiolus 4 poll. longus. Stipule oblonge acuminate fulvo-tomen- pallide brannew puberale et ciliate, 1-14 lin. longe. Anthere globose loculis contiguis parallelis. Flores 2 pedunculati, pedunculo ao 3-$ poll. longo. Ovarium a i This species represents a peculiar type which may well form a new section of Aporosa, or even a new genus altogether. The structure of the ovary, however, is, apart from the shaggy indumentum, exactly that of Aporvsa. Professor Baillon, to whom I forwarded a sketch of the plant and of my dissections, is also inclined to refer this species to Aporosa.—O. Sravr. Fig. 1. Glomerulus of staminate flowers in bud. 2 and 3, Staminate flowers. 4. Pistiliate flower from below. 5. The same, side view. 6. Longitudinal section of young fruit,— 4] enlarged. Pl 2205. _ Enfgleria africana 0 Haffm «an Piate 2205. ENGLERIA AFRICAN nO: Hoffm., var. Compositz. Tribe AsTEROIDER. E. africana, O. Hoff. in Engler, Bot. Jahrh. x. (1889), 273, tab. ix. A, var, radiata, Oliv. ; foliis ovatis utrinque 3-6-dentatis, dentibus oblique deltoideis acutis, capitulis radiatis, ligulis oblongis involucro 2-plo 8. longioribu Has. Trop. Africa, Angola, Dr. Welwitsch (No. 3,999). anguste scariosis apicem versus fimbriatis, costa colorata gumm percursis. es radii ligulati, ¢, ligula = 3 RS = 3 = 2 =) Ss | Of this plant we have a specimen, communicated by the Polytechnic Maseum of Lisbon, collected by the late Dr. Welwitsch, who had given it in manuscript the name Adenogonum decumbens. It corresponds So nearly with the figure cited above, and with a small specimen, kindly communicated to the Kew Herbarium by Dr. Engler, coll by Marloth in Herero Land, that I feel bound to refer it to the a Species, notwithstanding the presence of conspicuous ray-florets. the colour of the florets I have no note, but should judge them to ne homochromous.—D. OLtver. Fig. 1. Ray-floret. 2. Disk-floret. 3. Seta of pappus. 4. Anthers. 5. Achene. All enlarged. PL 2206. By a = PT ANS SIRS EY ai! ms a AO So O - MS.del ethith Celastrus latifolius. Hemsl, Puate 2206. CELASTRUS LATIFOLIUS, Hemsi. CELASTRACER. C. latifolius, Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxiii. 123; frutex ramulis brunneis purpurascentibusve subteretibus v. ultimis ob lineas decur- rentes elevatas subangulatis spe crebre lenticellatis, foliis late gioribus, ovario obtuse 3-gono glabro disco inserto, stylo é wquilongo sulcato, capsula depresso-globosa obscure trigona, valvis tenuiter crustaceis levibus, seminibus solitariis geminatisve arillatis. Has. China, Prov. Hupeh, Ichang, Patung district, and ‘ Nan-t’o and mountains to northward,’—Dr. Henry (Nos. 485, 1,774, 2,084, 3,405A, 3,883). Folia 4-6 poll. longa, 3-5 poll. lata; petiolus ?-1 poll. longus. Fructus 3 poll. diam.—D. Ottver. r. Henry communicates the following :—‘ Celastrus latifolius, Hemsl., is a common shrub about Ichang, being known as nan-shan-yeh. The root and also the leaves are used, powdered and mixed ype ee to scatter over growing cabbage, turnips, &c., for the purpose of ei obnoxious insects, grubs, &e. find from one of the Customs we cations that the “ bark of a tree, called nan-shao-kén”’ occurs b drug market of Hankow. This is possibly the root-bark of this shrub. Fig. 1, Flower. 2. The same, earlier stage, petals removed. 3. — section of ovary and disk. 4, Fruit after dehiscence. All enlarged. PL2207. MS del et lith Anodendron oblongifolium, Hemsl. pee ori PLATE 2207. ANODENDRON OBLONGIFOLIUM, Hewmsl. Apocynace®. Tribe Ecuiripra. A. oblongifolium, Hemsl. in Ann. Bot. v. 505 ; frutex alte scandens, foliis oblongis breviter obtuse acuminatis basi rotundati tis glabris segmentis ovato-oblongis obtusis, corolla lobis oblique oblongis Cohen antheris infra medium tubi insertis apiculatis loculis basi reviter productis, folliculis apicem versus angustatis obtusis longi- tudinaliter lineatis, coma seminis stipitata. Has. Solomon eager ; Fauro Island, Guppy (No. 189); San Christoval, Comins (No. 40). Folia 44-6 poll. longa, 14-2 poll. lata; petiolus 5-6 lin. longus. Pinion foliis shes pedunculo 1-1} poll. longo. Flores 4-3 poll. iam., flavesce Both Dr. ss (whose Aeron was in fruit only, and not deter- C minable with certainty) and the Rev. Mr. omins note that the tenacious bast of this climber is used by the natives for fishing lines and nets. Nearly allied to A. paniculatum, A. DC., which has a more diffuse inflorescence, its branches and pedicels more slender and longer.— D. aes. 1. Bud, attached, showing estivati Flower, expanded. 3, Base of corli-tsbe, laid open, 4. Seed. Fountng Te 4, all enlarged. Pl 2208. Pedicularis cranolopha, Maxim. A. var, typica: B. var. longicornuta. PLaTE 2208. PEDICULARIS CRANOLOPHA, Muzim. ScROPHULARINEZ. Tribe EupHRasiga. P. (§ Siphonanthe eo gece Aecene ier) Mazim., Mel. Biol., x. 85 (1877 et xii. 795, t. 1, f. 10 (1888) ; Prain, Aun. Roy. Bot. Garden, Calcutta, iii. 67 1890 0); fami pilosa, oliis lineari-oblongis radi- calibus longe petiolatis segmentis lanceolatis serratis, 3-dentato segmento summo lanceolato Jateralibus ovato-lanceolatis serratis, corolla lutea, tubo calyce 4-plo longiore, galea cristata, rostro sigmoideo apice emarginato, labii lobo medio emarginato lateralibus fere duplo minore, filamentis omnibus hirsutis. —__ Var. typica ; Acai crista ad rostri originem usque extensa ibique truncata. P. cranolopha, Maxim. Has, China; prov. Kansu, Przewalshki ! Var. longicornuta (var. nov. ); gales crista ad rostri originem usque extensa, exinde in cornu rostru gee orn producta. P. birostris, Bur. et Franch. in Joes. Bot. v. "(1891) 107 Has. China; prov. Szechuen, Pratt (No. 167). This plant of Mr. Pratt’s collection, though it has to be referred to an already described species, is the most interesting Pedicularis he has found, and is, owing to its curious crest, one of the mest pr oetioagers forms in this ronsabegee genus. Pedicularis cranulopha is not the only species a crestea galea; the condition og in P. torta, Maxim., P. oxy aaa Tre uchet, P. cristata, a rim. 5 leptorhiza, Ruprecht, and ’P. Regeliana, Prain. But in none of them does the crest become, as here, prolonged into a free pone 4-5 mm. long, almost the length of the true beak. And yet, save for this solitary — lb certainly striking—character, Mr. Pratt’s Szechuen plant. specifically trom (General Przewalski’s Kan Caloutta by M. Maximowicz, and they Maxinnowics and myself had failed to detect in the type—that the margin of the lower lip in this species is ciliate. The area of distribution of = — is, by Mr. Pratt’s gathering, somewhat extended.—D. Pra Me oe Cal var. typica). A2. Corolla-li C x (va Snir B2. Corolla-lip, aii of seth size. p, hood, and portion of tube (ditto). hood, ‘and portion of tube (ditto). Tl 2209. DT UT 307 3 e ‘a iis bs ay: & a4 fy ~ . b es \ & “a ; ; ae D my se A tg 4 td | & tak & : v ¥ g Shad < AVIS SOANANAORS ALSingh del, Pedicularis rhynchodonta, Bur. & Franch. PLaTE 2209. PEDICULARIS RHYNCHODONTA, Bur. et Franch. ScROPHULARINES. ‘Tribe Eupurasien. caulinis minoribus sparsis, omnibus pinnatisectis 1-20 jugs seg- mentis subimbricatis ovato-lnceolatis serrato-dentatis, spica densa multiflora centrifuga, bracteis membranaceis laciniatim 3- ~partitis, calyce breve pedicellato campanulato, antice vix fisso, 5-dentato, seg- mento summo lanceolato integro lateralibus oblongis serratis breviore anticisque inneohe ak serratis sequilongo, corolle rubre tubo adunco calyce vix dimidio longiore labio galea wquilongo latissimo sessili margine ciliolato, lobo medio rotundato atsralabens flabellatim venulosis vix dimidio minore, galea arcuata tubo subcontinua eique wquilata in rostrum latum breve apice undulato-trancatam angulo inferiori utrinque longe 1-dentatum abeunte, staminibus medio tubo insertis fila- mentis anticis triente summo hirsutis, posticis prope insertionem tantum parce barbatis, ovario ovato-lauceolato, disco antice tumente, stigmate exserto. - Has. China; prov. Szechuen, Pratt (No. 735). Caules 6-8 em. alti, ‘gta 3—4 cm. longis his 05 cm, crassis. Fviia petiolis radicalibus , laminis 4 cm. “longis, 1°25-15 em, latis, segmentis 4-7 mm. among srg from all the Bidentate hitherto reported, that it is necessary to recognise it as the type of a new group (Rhynchodonte) to be senakted tw Elate and the Com Fig. 1. Flower, with bract. 2. ee with style. 3. Half of corolla, ace " staminal insertion. 4. Ovary, with disc. 1, 2 and 3 are twice, 4 is four times, natural size. PL 2210, ALSingh dd), Pedicularis Hemsleyana, Prain. PuatTeE 2210. PEDICULARIS HEMSLEYANA, Prain. ScropHuLarines. Tribe EupHrasies. P.. (§ asbenares cost sf veloc soups ascent a Prain (sp. nov.) ; elata glabrata rhizomate breviss ‘um elongato repente collo - ti segmentis lanceolatis summo acuto reliquis obtusis omnibus inkegris vy. majoribus ieandee 1—2-serratis, corolla punices tubo sursum ampliato calyce dimidio longiore, labio 3-lobo lobis Pati ovatis supparibus medio prominente, galea angulo recto incurv inflata, parte basali erecta fauce 2-auriculata, parte antherifera nahi zontali in pane porrectum apice acutum int producta, stami- pibus ex adve medii ovarii insertis, filamentis anticis hirsutis, ovario tinsactatay stigmate incluso. Has. China; prov. Szechuen; Pratt (No. 634). Caules 45 cm. alti, penne corvine crassitudine, radicibus 5-8 em. longis. Folia petiolis 1: 5-3 em. longis, lamina 6-8 cm. longa, segmentis majoribu us 2-4,cm. longis, 7-12 mm. latis. Flores Slieotlia Soom calyce 4°5 mm, longo, 2°25 mm. lato, corolle tubo 6 mm. longo, gales parte basali 3 mm. longa, ae horizontali 3:5 mm. longa, rostro 4 mm. longo, labio 7 mm. longo, 7-5 mm. lato (lobo medio 4 mm. longo, 5 mm. lato).—D. Pair IN. Fig. 1. Flower, with bract. 2. Calyx laid open, — ovary and style. 3. Half of italia seen from within, showing staminal insertion, All 2) times natural size. SER. IV, VOL. IIL. PART I. D _Pl22N. 7 nd AL Singh del __ Phtherrospermum teruusectum, Bur.& Franch. Puate 2211. PHTHEIROSPERMUM TENUISECTUM, Bur. et Franch. ScROPHULARINEX. Tribe EuPHRASIEA. P. tenuisectum, Bur. et Franch. in Journ. de Botanique, v. (1891) 129; perenne, rhizomate lignoso, multicaule, caulibus simplicibus vel parce ramosis ewe viscido-pubescentibus, foliis oppositis ambitu ovatis acutis dissectim 2-3-pinnatisectis, floribus axillaribus solitariis ebrac- ieclatis, vodicellia aarp calyce campanulato 5-partito dentibus angustis summo subulato integro ceteris lanceolatis pauci-dentatis . limbo margine ciliato 2-labiato, labio postico erecto brevi 2-lobo lobis replicatis in alabastro interioribus, antico longissimo patente 3-secto segmentis obovatis margl ine truncatis, preeflorati ione medio sin 2-gibbum lobosque posticos statim amplectente et lateralibus param majoribus vicissim obtecto, staminibus, sub galea inclusis, filamentis ex adverso summi ovarii insertis anticis prope basin parum hirsutis ticisque prorsus glaberrimis, antheris margine rimarum barbatis loculis equalibus distinctis Lagan basi submucronatis, ovario ovoideo supra et presertim antice piloso, stylo apice dilatato rosis, capsula (im ovoidela testa reticulatis, Has. Himalaya orientali, Tassi-chen-doom, in valle Chumbi, - Hort. Caleutt. ; Tibet sentra Karoo-la, prope Lhassam, Herb. Hort Calcutt. ; Szechuen occidentali, ad fines orientales Tibetie prope oppidum Ta-chien-lu, Pratt (New. 283, 528), Herb. Kew Caules 25-35 cm. longi, penne corvine crassitudine. Folia 2 cm. longa, 2°5 em. lata, segmentis ultimis vix 1 mm. latis. Flores calyce 8 mm. longo, 45 mm. lato, dentibus 4 mm. longis, vix 1 mm. latis, sinubus obtusis; corolle tubo 14 mm. longo; limbo 4°5 mm. lato; labio a 2°5 mm. longo, 6 mm. lato; labio antico 7 mm. longo, 7-5 mm ' The description of this plant departs from the tidy characters assigned to Phthe evrospermum in the anthers being bear ere are, however, some hairs present on the margin of the rima ‘towards the base of the anthers of Phtheirospermum chinense, Bunge, in Herb. Caleutt. Specimens. Theovary is almost as hirsute (though the individual PL.2212. ij “dh y [7 ys ANT . % ( SON WA NM PLATE 2219. STRYCHNOS IGNATII, Bergius. LOGANIACER. . conspicue trinerviis, floribus brevissime pedicellatis subsessilibusve nai ens iy PERE ‘ ovato-rotundatis, corolla calyce 6-10-plo longiore extus tomentoso- puberula intus glabra v. parce pilosula, lobis limbi ovatis crassiusculis tubo 3-4-plo brevioribus, antheris fauce corolle tubi insertis sessilibus v. subsessilibus oblongo-ellipticis apice mucronatis, ovario ylabro in stylum elongatum attenuatum, bacca giobosa v. ellipsoidea * ¢. 4 poll. diam., polysperma.—Phil. Trans (1699) xxi. t. i. figs. 4-6. Has. Philippines: Mindanao and Samar, R. Bozall. Folia 33-6 poll. longa, 2-3} poll. lata; petiolus } poll. longus. Panicule cum pedunculo 1-1} poll. longs. Flores 4-2 poll. i limbo corolle 3-4 poll. diam. Bractee ovate acutiuscule concave, majores 1 lin. longw. Stylus filiformis ovario multoties longior, Pericarpiwm subleve olivaceum crustaceum. Semina in pulpa nidu- lantia ellipsoidea obtuse angulata 13-1} poll. longa, 8-10 lin. lata, pilis brevibus nitentibus appressis sericea. Mr. Boxall, the collector of the specimens, both in flower and fruit (the latter preserved in spirits), here figured, says that there is another species of Strychnos, known as St. Ignatius’s Bean, which is muc more plentiful than this plant, and that it is the seeds of this other Species which are exported as St. Ignatius’s beans. The seeds of the plant here figured are, however, used in medicine in the Philippines under the same name. ; Why, then, refer this plant to Strychnos Ignatii, of Bergius, rather than to the commoner species affording the exported seeds ? S. Ignatii was based by Bergius, in his ‘Materia Medica,’ i. 146 (1778), upon the description contained in a letter from Father Camelli, addressed to John Ray and James Petiver, an abstract of * Mr. Boxall says the form of the fruit is yariable, two never precisely alike. 2 STRYCHNOS IGNATITI. edition, vol. iy. A figure of the leaves, fruit, an is give in the unabridged edition, the leaves and fruit being reproduced in Bentley and Trimen’s ‘ Medicinal Plants,’ iii. t. 175 the figure cited of the leaves, the lateral nerves are basal in their origin, that is they are tri- or quinque-nerved, not tripli- or quintupli-nerved (that is, diverging from the midrib above the base). And it is upon this foliar character we are obliged to depend, for the flowers are not intelligibly described,* and there is reason to think the fruits of the two species do not materially differ. In Camelli’s figure of the leaves, the lateral nerves all originate at the base of the lamina. Now there are only two species likely to to about 3—5 inch above the base of the lamina. It is on this ground, therefore, it would seem to be more prudent to regard this plant as probably identical with Camelli’s, named by Bergins; while we have, at any rate, a sure name for the other species, viz. that given by Mr. Bentham, 8. multiflora, one of whose type specimens we figure (Pl. 2213). _ Owing to the confusion introduced by Linnens fil., Suppl. Plant. (1781) 149, who based his description of the flowers of Ignatia amara Ignatiana philippinica, Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. (1790), i. 126, continues the muddle of the ‘ Supplementum,’ under slight modification of the ' generic and complete change of the specific name. He adds 8. Ignatii, Berg., as a synonym. Iqnatia amara, Linn. f., is adopted by Blanco in his Flora Filip. (1837), 82, the description of the flowers being taken from Linn. fil. ; but in the second edition of this work (ed. 1845, 61), having in the mean- time received flowers independently from Bohol, he reverts to the genus Strychnos, naming the plant 9. plalippensis, and modifying the descrip- tion of the flowers in accordance with the new material. The same name is retained in the folio edition of Blanco, by Naves (1877), i. re with an additional note on the seeds in the ‘ Appendix ’ (1880), Bentley and Trimen, ‘Medicinal Plants,’ 1880, iii. 179, adopt Bergius’s name, and cite as synonyms Loureiro’s name and that given by Blanco in * *, .. florem Balaustize similem,’ STRYCHNOS IGNATII. 3 his second edition. Their description, however, of the flowers, taken from Blanco and Loureiro, is a compromise between that given by ed. ii.). ane XX1. (1609) i. figs. 4-6. Professor Fliickiger and A. Meyer, in the ‘ Pharmaceutical Journal,’ 1881, vol. xii. (July 2), give a careful account of the fruit of S. Ignatii, with full detail of the histology of the seed and curious hairs of the testa. This agrees with our plant, so far as I can see. They also add copious references to the literature of the subject. Finally, adopting Bergius’s name, Vidal, in his Revision de Plant. Vase. Filip. (1886), 450, quotes Blanco’s name from his second edition, the names given by Linn. f. and Loureiro as synonyms, but figures, throat, and altogether only twice as long as the calyx, in which characters it agrees with S. multiflora, Benth., although he figures the leaves as tri-nerved, not tripli-nerved as in that species. As his bape m referred to above. From —" Set to the Royal Gardens, Kew, by Rlokgndie Gollan, Esq., H.M. Consul at Manila, the plant is now in i though ‘it has not yet reached ‘the flowering stage. —D. Ov Fig. 1. Bod, 2. Corolla, laid open. 3. Anthers. 4. Pistil. 5. Fruit. 6. Seed. 7. Longitudinal section of same, showing ovary. il enlarged. PP ears a manaeM I ate ONE * An extract received at Kew in July 1887, pp. 274-4. PU, 2273. Aaa Sea, Re SelM a Ae GZ ey ms \ / WS z0 Ry ‘Sa NY yD NGA \ ) VAS be Sogy, AA we? Wy RL + 5 — = Lat, SS + ve os os 4! / ‘ ES Ga te 5 7 “i as .* ah F \ B ; =, a RSS m RAK ae ee nw Se Se Ne NS pr So Strychnos multiflora, Benth. Puate 2213. STRYCHNOS MULTIFLORA, Benth. LOGANIACES. n lanceolatis acutiusculis crassiusculis intus (sicco) cano-puberulis, Has. Philippines, Luzon, Cuming (Nos. 641, 695, 1,059, 1,482). Luzon, District of Morong, Vidal (No. 1,615). - Folia 3-7 poll. longa, 13-32 poll. lata; petiolus }-3 poll. longus. Flores 1-2 poll. diam. Calyx segmentis ovato-rotundatis ciliclatis. ‘The leaves are 3- or 5-nerved, but the inner lateral nerves coalesce with the midrib to 4-4 in. above the base. ; The only fruits which I have seen are immature, not exceeding an inch or two in diameter. When ripe it is probably globose or ellip- soidal and 3} to 5 ins. in diameter. Our specimens are destitute of cirrhi. We have thought it desirable to give an authentic figure of this plant from type specimens, in view of the ambiguity atiending the plate, given by Vidal, of what he considered to be 8. Ignatii, Bergius. See remarks under preceding plate—D. OLIVER. Fig. 1. Bud. 2. Corolla, laid open. 3. Pistil. 4. Tranverse section of ovary. All enlarged. 3 q oy / Pertya sinensis, Oliv, PLATE 2214, PERTYA SINENSIS, Oliv. Composira. Tribe Muttsiacea. lis acro equilon angustatis compresciusculis longitudinaliter 10-costatis pilis_albes- ti in versus purpurascentibus erectis sericeis, pappi setis simplicibus rigidiusculis achzenio pauilo brevioribus. Han. China, Prov. Hupeh, Hsingshan, 9,000 feet, Dr. A. Henry (No. 6,982). Frutex, 6-pedalis, ramulis gracilibus annotinis sulcatis. Folia 2 poll. longa, 4—} poll. lata. Involucrum fructiferam 4 poll. ongum. Corolla 5-fida segmentis angustis acuminatis. Anthere basi longe caudate, caudis per paria coalitis pilosulis. Soc. xviii. 72) as with sessile capitula, but we have specimens in which th Fig. 1, Floret. 2, Seta of pappus. 3, Anthers. 4, Style-branches. 5. Achene. All enlarged. Pl 2215. é3 s Baker. — Lloydia 1xiolirioide eat) came a ia ee SN eat ye Nie ae oe a eat, Toate Puate 2215. LLOYDIA IXIOLIRIOIDES, Baker. Liniackeaz. Tribe TULIPER. Has. Ina collection made in West Szechuen, and on the Tibetan frontier ; chiefly near Tachienlu, alt. 9,000-13,500 feet, Pratt (No. 533). Folia radicalia 10-12 poll. longa, 14-2 lin, lata. Flores 9-10 lin. longi. The perianth-segments in the dried specimens are darkly longitu- dinally striate and of a deep brownish-purple below and on the median line, the margins below orange-brown, above paler or whitish.— IVER. D. Outver Figs. 1 and 2, Outer and inner perianth-segments. 3, Stamen. Filarged. 4. Pistil, 2216 eisiancsavniecnie}nesccteape DRO aa ee ee Si hae FS ET URAL MERA YILED OD) 1 i &, 7 BAY, -VMSaeletutn. Lloydia tibetica,Baker. Puate 2216. LLOYDIA TIBETICA, Baker. Lintacez, Tribe Tutrpes. L, tibetica, Baker MSS. (sp. nov.) ; herba glabra 6-10-pollicaris, bulbo anguste ovoideo, foliis radicalibus caule brevioribus erectis linearibus obtusiuscule acuminatis canlinis 0 v. interdum supra medium 1-2 minoribus instructis, floribus pedicellatis, cernuis in cymis corymbosis 2-5-floris dispositis, perianthii segmentis oblongo-ellipticis v. ovato- lanceolatis obtusis basi intus haud transversaliter plicatis sed cristis adnatis brevibus oblongis breviter puosulis irstructis, staminibus perianthio duplo y. subtriplo brevioribus, filaraentis lineari-subulatis basi complanatis laxe pilosis, antheris basifixis oblongis obtusis, ovario glabro stylo columnari breviore. Has. Ina collection made in West Szechuen and on the Tibetan frontier, chiefly near Tachienlu, 9,000-13,500 feet alt., Pratt (No. 857). Folia 4—7 poll. longa, 1-2 lin, lata. Perianthium 6-7 lin. longum ; bractew herbacess lineares. The erianth-segments in our dried specimens are marked with dark longitudinal strie, especially along the middle, and coloured a yellowish-brown, paler above and towards the margins.—D. OLIVER. Figs. 1 and 2. Outer and inner perianth-segments. 3. Stamen, 4. Pistil. Enlarged, Ft. 2212. M.S.del et hth. Polygonatum Prattii, Baker. PuLate 2217. POLYGONATUM PRATTII, Baker. Liniacez. Tribe Potyconatex. P. Prattii, Baker MSS. (sp. nov.); herba 3-5- pollicaris, rhizomate gracile longe repente, caule erecto gracile inferne nudo, folii 8 paucis (3-4) alternis sessilibus obienge aioe v. -ellipticis apice acutatis obtusiusculis, floribus cernuis in cymis oris breviter pedunculatis v. solitariis, perianthio tubuloso braviler 6-fido, lobis quam tubo 4-5-plo brevioribus ovato-oblongis apice carnosulis papillosis alter- natim (interioribus) paululo brevioribus, see inclusis tubo subequilongis, filamentis fere ad apicem adnatis, antheris lineari- lanceolatis brevissime feeaines eibcoon ovario silipacades glabro stylo 3-sulcato subbrevio Has, Ina collection made in West Szechuen and on the Tibetan frontier ; ; chiefly near Tachienlu, 9,000-13,500 feet alt., Pratt (No. 28*). 1}-12 poll. longa, c. 5 lin. lata. Flores 4-5 lin. longi; eed flore longiores v. subsequilongi. The dried flowers are whitish, probably coloured above. The six vascular cords of the perianth are ‘continued from the insertion of the anther to the apices of the segments.—). OLIVER. Fig. 1, Perianth laid open. 2. Pistil. Enlarged. 2218. Polygonatum Hookeri, Baker. a Puate 2218, POLYGONATUM HOOKERI, Buker. Liviacez. Tribe Potyconates. P. Hookeri, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xiv. 558; herba 1-2-polli- caris, rhizomate gracili longe repente, caule florifero adscendente brevissimo, foliis tempore florifero vix evolutis alternis vy. suboppositis inferioribus (cataphyllis) membranaceis 7-1 poll. longis superioribus confertis adscendentibus oblongo-lanceolatis basi angustatis apice obtusiusculis, flore solitario erecto breviter pedunculato folia paullo sta- eris uli 8, minibus tubo inclusis, filamentis fere ad apicem adnatis, anth oblongis. Has. In a collection made in West Szechuen and on the Tibetan frontier ; chiefly near Tachienlu, alt. 9,000-13,500 feet, Pratt, (No. 867); Sikkim Himalaya, 10-11,000 feet, Hooker, Pantling. Folia (temp. florif.) 3—} poll. longa, internodiis brevissimis. Flores §-} poll. longi, ut videtur purpurascentes y, lilacini. _Onr figure is from Mr. Pratt’s specimens, which do not appear to differ from the Sikkim ones, unless it be that the leaves of the latter tend to be a trifle broader below the middle.—D, OLiver. Fig. 1. Perianth, laid open. 2. Pistil. Enlarged. Bnet, ee ie i oe. Aen i ~ : ; cs Ratan Coane ee Te ne a rot &F Bur. ia lophophora . ar) Fritill Piate 2219. FRITILLARIA LOPHOPHORA, Bur. et Franch. Litiacez. Tribe Torires. uc Squamoso, foliis medium versus caulis plus minus confertis alternis ovali- v. lanceolato-oblongis superioribus acuminatis inferioribus thio magno (2-4 poll. diam.) cernuo 1 - Bj | 1 , Hae Bs s¥ ¥. chiefly made near Tachienlu, alt. 9,000-13,500 feet ; Pratt (Nos. 261, 568), Szechuen, between Batang and Litang, M. Bonvalot and Prince Henry of Orleans ; Yun-nan, M. Delavay. Bulbi squame 14-2 poll. longw. Caulis }-1}-pedalis. Folia majora 4-5 poll. longa, 3-1 poll. lata (forma minor 2 poll. longa, 4-5 lin. lata). Perianthii segmenta 13-3 poll. longa. Intermediate between Fritillaria, to which MM. Bureau and Franchet refer it (as the type of a new section of the genus, § Lopho- Phora) and Lilium. The flowers are described as yellow, often spotted ith red.—D, Oxtver. Fig. 1. Stamens, back and front view. 2. Pistil. Enlarged, Pl. 2220, F S\I Wa = = OF No Ss : SS =e S ANG Ks > \fB Oe BE ys f NEY \ ; Ww = SR) Say) a ae -{ x Nae : wes SVS oa Ses a= tre ee 5 ons SSea35 iS PIII TBE SIGE Ig = = iu ae } Se eA 4 Ae S eS Ae YOM ay” Gag, | MS.del etiith. LoPlaria terminalis, Hemsl. Fae | Piate 2220. CORIARIA TERMINALIS, Hemsi. CoriaRIiE&. Coriaria terminalis, Hemsl. (sp. nov.) ; herbacea, foliis seepius rotun- datis 7-9-nerviis, racemis elongatis terminalibus, Has. Ina collection from West Szechuen and the Tibetan frontier, chiefly near Tachienlu, alt. 9,000-13,500 feet, Pratt (No. 820). Also from several localities in Sikkim at elevations of 9,000 to 11,000 feet, rooted Liachen, Changtum and Samdong, collected by Sw J. D. ooker. Herba perennis (ut videtur), caulibus erectis 2-3-pedalibus pauci- ramosis Crassiusculis, Folia opposita vel sabopposita, sessilia vel bre- vissime petiolata, membranacea, late ovata vel interdum fere orbicu- aria, vel in ramulis lateralibus oblongo-lanceolata 1-3 poll. longa, i nervos usperula, lores polygami in racemos solitarios terminales 5-7 poll. longos dispositi, pedicellis gracilibus puberulis vel asperulis Circiter semipollicaribus, demum patentibus. Sepala ovata vel lanceo- lata obtusa vel acuta. Petala per anthesin parva quam sepala multo minora, post anthesin accrescentia, incrassata, intus carinata. Ourpella glabra, carinata, seepius 2-costata.* In the ‘ Flora of British India’ this very distinct species is not dis- tinguished from OQ. nepalensis, Wall., though in the Kew Herbarium it is marked var. sikkimensis in the handwriting of Sir J. Hooker. Coriaria nepalensis, Wall., is quite woody, and has three-nerved glabrous leaves, and short, often clustered, lateral racemes. from North-western India into Central China; and the Japanese C. japonica, A. Gray, presents no obvious differences any more than specimens in the Kew Herbarium from the Philippine Islands.—W. B. Hemstery. Fig. 1. Flower and bract. 2. Sepal. 3. Anther,back and front view. 4. Pistil. 5. Longitudinal section of carpel. 6. Persistent corolla enclosing fruit. 7. Fruit carpel. 8. Embryo, Al/ enlarged. * Fruit figured and described from an Indian specimen. SER. IV, VOL. WI. PART f. PU. 2221. Pi cr 3 Sz, 2NZ, ) i ~ bak Las aC: hoy A+ | SON ANS tac A ; ra ENTS ve ly Dendrophthora cupressoides, EFich!. Yas &§ oo wis, ly f \ LA ae ANZA r\ cap rh dy : het oh ae ce ane B= aN a E My G 3 ue A) é Me : WA 4 aie i 3 s \ oa PuaTE 2221, DENDROPHTHORA CUPRESSOIDES, Ficihlar, Lorantuacesz. Tribe Viscez. D. cupressoides, Hichi. in Martius, Fl. Bras. (Loranth.), v. ae ii. 103 (ad not.); fruticulosa aphylla fastigiatim ramosissima, ramis teretibus papilloso-scabridis, Squamis parvis ovato-deltoideis ae connatis, spicis floriferis seepius 2—-4-articulatis, articulis brevibu i orib transversa dehiscentibus, fl. 2 perianthii limbo 3(-4 ne ine “age crassis deltoideis. Arebathotiains cupressoides, Gris. Fl. Brit. W. nd, 315. Has. Jamaica, Macfadyen (at Castleton), Morris, Fawcett. Internodia caulina inferiora crassitie penne gallinace, 3-5 lin. a wee c. 2 lin. lon ae spot articuli 13-2 lin. —— * tie Speke in alcohol, communicated by Messrs. Morris an Fawcett.—D. Oniver. Fig. 1. Portion of inflorescence with staminate flowers. 2. Staminate flowers from above. 3. Joint of inflorescence with pistillute flowers. 4. Pistillate flower detached. Ul enlarg ‘ged, Pu. 2222. MS el et lith. Thladiantha longifolia. Coén. PLatTE 2222. THLADIANTHA LONGIFOLIA, Cogn. CucorBitacE&. Tribe CUCUMERINER. ato scabridis v. levibus, cirrhis simplicibus, fl. ¢ flavidis in cymis paucifloris (5-7-tloris) breviter pedunculatis dispositis, calycis tubo turbinato, limbi segmentis tubo equilongis v. longioribus corolla brevioribus linearibus acutiusculis squama calycina incurva rotundata, corolla rotata 5-partita, segmentis oblongo-ellipticis obtusiusculis 3-nerviis, staminibus 5 liberis 4 per paria symmetrice approximatis, antheris rectis oblongo-ellipticis filamentis quilongis, fl. 2 etiam i cymis 1-3-floris breviter pedunculatis dispositi, longiuscule pedicel- latis, perianthio maris, ovario utrinque breviter angustato basi loba- Jato profande intruso, puberulo tuberculato-rugoso, staminodiis parvis, stylo columnare apice 3-fido stigmatibus dilatatis. Has. China, Hupeh, in Patung and Knuei Districts, Dr. A. Henry (Nos. 4,767, 6,055). Folia 3-7 poll. longa, basi 1}-3 poll. lata; petiolus 4-1} poll. ee Flores 1 poll. diam.; pedicelli fl. ¢ 4-4 poll., 2 1}-2 poll. ongi. A dried and pressed immature fruit, about 1} in. long, is ellipsoidal, puberulous, and apparently somewhat transversely plicate-rugose. _ the pistillate flower are three fleshy, pale, slight] —_— disk-like Desa y pr projections between the staminodia, at the base of the petals.-- - D. Otiver. Fig. 1. Portion of ealyx-tube, showing insertion of stamens and ealycine squama. 2. Stamen, back and front view. 3. Staminodes, style and stigmas. Al/ enlarged. Thladiantha ? Henryi, Hems!. PLATE 2223, THLADIANTHA ? HENRYI, Hemsi. Cucursirace. Tribe CUCUMERINEA, mo % 1 teis in race axillaribus sepe paniculatim aggregatis dispositis, pedic wpe 2-3-plo longi g : a pedunculatis, corolla maris, staminodiis 5 parvis setuloso-hirsntis, Stylo brevi crasso, stigmate dilatato 3-fido segmentis medio sulcatis apice obtuse bidentatis, ovario ovali-oblongo basi intruso tomentello- puberulo et interdum etiam parce setuloso-pilosulo, fractu ellipsoideo pericarpio transversim plicato, seminibus compressis oblongo-obovoideis testa crustacea subleve per margines bivalve. Has. China, Prov. Hupeh, districts of Patung, Chienshih and Hsingshan, Dr. A. Henry (Nos. 1,757, 5.900, 5,936, 6,563), apparently also a form of the same from Szechuen, Mount Omei, Fuber. Folia inferiora 4-8 poll. longa, 34-6 poll. lata; petiolus 2-5 poll. longus. Flores ¢ 14 poll. diam.; fl. 2 cum ovario 14-2 poll. longi. ‘ructus 24-4 poll. diametro. Sencina } poll. longa. Th named by Mr. Hemsley, though my friend M. Cogniaux, on his first inspection of Henry’s specimens, referred it to Momordica, I believe on the further examination, however, M. Cogniaux proposes to base a new genus, ines to regard Thladiantha ? Henryi as a congener, may probably publish it Thladianthopsis. An ovary with the rs in Thladiantha longifolia, T. verrucosa, d 1. glabra, Cogn. T. Oliveri, Cogn., has a broad truncate base, and T. maculata, Cogn., a narrow base, terminating abruptly These specific names are still in manuscript in M. Cogniaux’s determinations of Dr. Henry’s Chinese Cucurbitaces.—D. OLIvEr. Fig. 1. Portion of calyx-tube, showing insertion of stamens and calycine squame. 2. Anther, back and front view. 3. Ovary, with staminodia, style, and stigmas, 4. Seed. 5. Embryo. 6, Fruit. Excepting No. 6, enlarged. Puate 2224. SCHIZOPEPON DIOICUS, Cogn. Cucurpitacem. Tribe GyYNOSTEMMER. 8. dioicus, Cogn. MS. in litt.; gracilis scandens, caule glabro, foliis bifidis floribus ¢ parvis ebracteatis in ragemis v. paniculis raceml- formibus angustis gracilibus axillaribus dispositis, calycis lobis lineari- Lda corolle Jobis oblongo-lanceolatis obtusis brevioribus, stamini- bus 3 (2 biloc., 1 uniloc. ), filamentis ad apicem coalitis, antheris liberis v. basi brevissime connatis, fl 2 ovario ovoideo apice ducto glabro 3-loculare, ovalis solitariis pendulis, staminum rudi- mentis “minutis, stylo apice 38-fido, fructu solitario longiuscule et graciliter pedunculato, ovoideo v. Pieciooveldies pericarpio tenui plus minus longitudinaliter verrucoso. Haz. China, Prov. Hupeh, Districts of Patung and Chienshih, Dr. A. Henry (Nos. 4,862, 5,991). Folia 13-8 (~4) poll. longa, 15-2} (-3) poll. lata. Flores 3 "5 poll. diam. Fructus 5-6 lin. longus ; peduncuio fructifero 1-1} poll. longo. Though the fruit ay coy to be solitary on Sggeld elongate peduncles withont | evidence of fallen flowers, yet , sometimes in the same axil, an abbreviated ae Sonera E aivecuuics of small 2 flowers. This plant with its stamens forms a connecting link with Gynostemma,—D. Ou Fig. aminate flower. 2. Staion! eames and anthers, 3. Pistillate flowers. 4. Ovary and style- branches, All enlar, PL2225— NI aN Vv NN San Ma — Bh vies % Ay Se IN Ss AG = A\¥“n Zz, Gynostemma cardiosperma, Cogn. — *MS.del, thth, Piate 2225. GYNOSTEMMA CARDIOSPERMA, Cogn. CucurbitacEz. Tribe GYNOSTEMMEZ. i ario $-1 divergentibus facie sulcatis hirtellis, ovulis geminatis pendalis, capsula tacea rugulosa faciebus verrucosa margine sulcata. Has. China, Prov. Hupeh, Fang District, Dr. A. Henry (Nos. 6,701 var. capsulis molliter pilosulis, 6,779, 7,613). Folium petiolo 1-2 poll. longo, foliolo intermedio 14-4 poll. longo. Capsula 4 poll. diam. Semina 2-25 lin. lata. Although the flowers are distinctly those of Gynostemma, the fruit dehiscing tricrurally at the apex is that_of Gomphogyne.— D. Outver. Fig. 1. Staminate flowers. 2. Staminal column and anthers. 3. Pistillate flower, 4. Style-branches, side view. 5. Seed. All enlarged. VOL. III.—PART II.] [SEPTEMBER. HOOKER’S ICONES PLANTARUM; OR, FIGURES, WITH DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERS AND REMARKS, OF NEW AND RARE PLANTS, SELECTED FROM THE KEW HERBARIUM. FOURTH SERIES. EDITED FOR THE BENTHAM TRUSTEES BY DANIEL OLIVER, F.R.S., F.L.S. EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF BOTANY IN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON: LATE KEEPER OF THE HERBARIUM AND LIBRARY, ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KFW, Qinder the GutGoritp of the Mirector of fhe (Ropaf Gotante Gardens, Herm. VOL. If. [' OR VOL. XXII. OF THE ENTIRE WORK. MISSOURI BOTANICAL Aarne “DULAR & 00-9 oe 87 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON. 1892. : Pn on. PRINTERS, NEW-STREET SQUARI ae ea eal IRC Tbe Ae aot eae iesncan Meee canoe Noh Wer imornmmu ser Drees te oN Chionothrix somalensis. Hk f. Pirate 2226. CHIONOTHRIX SOMALENSIS, Hook. f. AMARANTACER. Subtribe ACHYRANTHES. C. somalensis, Hook. f. Gen. Plant. iii. 33; fratex, ramulis teretibus glabrescentibus hornotinis gracilibus fulvo-hirtellis v. puberulis, foliis oppositis obovato-ellipticis obtusis setuloso-scabridis coriaceis petio- latis, floribus in spicas elongatas terminales solitarias v. 2—4-nas argenteis longis erectis minute barbellatis vestitis basi ad discum: incrassatis, staminibus 5 inferne in tubum coalitis laciniis anantheris 0, anther lobis 2 apice basique liberis, ovario ellipsoideo glabro stylo gracile breviore. Sericocoma somalensis, S. Moore in Journ. Bot. xv. Has. Somali Land, Ahlgebirge, 1,100 metr. alt., Hildebrandt (No. 1,519). Frutex c. 10-pedalis. rhea: eat poll. jones, 4-2 poll. lata ; E agenk + poll. Jongus. Spice 4-6 poll. longe ; bractesw persistentes + poll. longa, bracteolee cum flore Gade Flores 14 poll. longi. Pm Ouivan. Fig. 1. Flower - subtending bracts. 2. Per cake ng nt. 8. Hair from sam 4. Staminal tube. 6, The same laid open. 6. Pistil. 7. Ovule and funicle, All enlurged, SER. IV, VOL. IIT. PART 11, : Pl. 2227 SY Ay Loge EN eth ts WK, Buy A —— > Ay} OH O28 = ee BBO ora : * J yee VERS Ways 2 aroma F rat aah ap: ig Png ee. - q, GZ $ S Be DEE SRT ARR SEY) SEL Nica a, =~ RON i PATS i” Dicraurus leptocladus, Hkf. DICRAURUS LEPTOCLADUS, Hook. f. AMARANTACES. Tribe GoMPHRENER. D. leptocladus, Hook. f. in Gen. Plant. iii. 43; frutex ramosus, ramulis gracilibus elongatis teretibus appresse sericeo-tomentosis, annotinis gla- brescentibus, foliis alternis parvis petiolatis lanceolatis v. ovato-lanceo- latis acutis integerrimis subtus precipue sericeo-tomentosis, floribus glomerulatis eine ee secus ramos divaricatos panicule termin- alis dispositis, bractea ovata dorso plus minus lanatis rubequilosigis perianthio (fl. ¢) pede floribus ¢: perianthii 5-partiti segmentis oblongis dorso dense albi lanatis, staminibus antheriferis 5 v. paucioribus cum rndimentis 24 subulatis intermediis, filamentis anguste lineari-subulatis, untheris 1-locularibus dorsifxis Spe ellipticis, ovarii rudimento _ellipsoide €0 planatis radicula iailedbua aB, New Mexico (Expedition from Western Texas to El Pape OC. Wright (No. 589) ; Mexico, near Chihuahua, Pringle (No. 345). Folia (in ram. florif.) 4? poll. longa. Panicule sepe 6 poll. longe; flores 1 lin. longi. The late Dr. A. Gray, in a note to Sir J. Hooker, said Thurber’s No. 840 was identical with the above, though shea) referred to Iresine diffusa, H. B. K., by Dr. Torrey. Mr. Pringle’s 8 specimens are admirable, and enable us to figure the genus for ie first time. I tind the stamens free eee in the thickened fleshy lobed disc, from which they spring.—D. O11 ig. 1. Male flowers and subtending bracts. rai cng laid bang of g howls 3. Stamens and omg rnating rudiments. 4. Female flower and bract. 6. Perianth laid open, 9. Pistil, 7. Ovule and funicle 8. mb ryo, All ‘alergil Pl cee s ¥ ss Ves SAIN : NY) SY 4 ea ow | es (a poll. longa atque lata. Antheraw apice connectivo lanceolato, basi loculis in processubus rigidiusculis producta, The above description is taken wholly from Burchell’s specimens, which were identified by Mr. ‘ the ovary, which may originate either in the same series with the palex or inferior to it. Lessing, in his careful description, based upon SER. V. VOL. 111, PART if, Ke ee Ge: i aft ds Ge Be i J mS a . AX FER ‘Trichomanes Sayeri, F.M.&B PLate 2229, TRICHOMANES SAYERI, F. Muell. and Baker. Fitices. Suborder HYMENOPHYLLER. integris apice profunde bilobis, costa e basi ad apicem distincta, venulis lateralibus erecto-patentibus subflabellatis, indusio in sinu terminale solitario subsessile omnino exserto, tubo subcylindrico, ulo, Z) Has. Queensland, Trinity Bay, Sayer (Com. Sir F. von Mueller). Resembles the Malayan 7. henzat zanum, Hook., in habit, but the Sori in our plant are always solitary from the sinus.—J. G. BAKER. Fig. 1 ig of oo aring rhizome. 2 and 3. Fronds sige tsb solitary terminal so 4. Sorus, showing recurved margin of indusium. 4. rangia and exserted tl Lnlar ste ___ Matricarta zuurbergensis, Oliv. PLaTE 2230. MATRICARIA ZUURBERGEN SIS, Oliv. Composirz. Tribe ANTHEMIDER. Has. South Africa, Griqualand East, in woods of the Zuurberg, Wood (No. 3,046), Tyson (No. 2,768). ules 1-2 ped., foliiferi leves. Folia 2-3 poll. longa, pet ns v. sessilia, segmentis basilaribus stipuliformibus. Ca itula 1}-13 poll. diam., disco 4-} poll. diam. Anthere basi inappendiculate. Stig- mata truncata. A plant with leaves like those of Feverfew, Chrysanthemum Parthenium, but with the segments very acute; altogether of a very European aspect, and quite unlike any described Matricaria from South Africa._-D. Ourver. Fig. 1. Vertical section through involucre and hollow receptacle. 2. Ray-floret. f same. 4. Di 3. Ovary and style o Disk-tioret. 5. Anthers. 6, Style-branches. 7, Achene. Ali enlarged, PLR Ye | Aseemia axillaris, Harv PLate 2281. AS ZMIA AXILLARIS, Harv. Composira. Tribe AnrHeMIvER. A. axillaris, Harv. Flora Capensis, iii. 187 (sub Stilpnophyto) ; fruticulus ramosissimus spinescens Li itis li i carnosulis leviter complanatis v. subteretibus supra canaliculatis u pn , Less. Syn. Comp. 264; Tanacetum axillare, Thunb. Fl. Cap. (Ed. Schultes) 642. Has. Cape, Thunberg; near Graaff Reinet, Bolus (No. 2,008) ; near sea, Cow River, Shaw (No. 52). _ Folia longiora 2-1 poll. longa, $ lin. lata. Capitula florifera 4—6 lin. longa. Anthere basi inappendiculatz, apice connectivo oblongo- lanceolato producte, Styli rami truncati. This plant has the habit of Nestlera humilis, but is spinescent, and the florets, besides being heterogamous, are very different.—D. Ottver. Dentate leaf and connate base Fig. 1. of pair. 2. Capitulum. 3, Floret. 4. Authers, 5, Style-branches. 6. Achene, All enlarged, wi Mees ZSie 4 > fi ee i ee ie fe : i AW PLATE 2232 ATHANASIA TRIDEN S, Oliv. Composirs, Tribe ANTHEMIDER. A. tridens, Oliv. (sp. nov.); albido- lanata, ramis floriferis erectis Virgatis simplicibus fere ad inflorescentiam foliiferi is, foliis superiori- bus minoribus indivisis lineari-lanceolatis inferioribus lineari-oblongis apicem versus cuneatim dilatatis trilobatis marginibus recurvis lobis lanceolatis apiculatis, capitulis multifloris emisphericis v. resso- 1 globosis in cymis terminalibus laxis oligo- (1-5-) cephalis he pa es involucri squamis 3—5-seriatis plus minus appressis PARES ee a ribus lineari-lanceolatis tenuiter coriaceis dorso na minutis jatesanas bi fidis . Has, “pas. hills near Blinkwater, 3,000-4,000 feet, J. M. Wood (No. 4,315). ia lanato- Rami floriferi 1}-pedales teretes albido-tomentosi, Fulia tomentosa, inferiora 3-fida 1-1 1} poll. longa. Capitula §-# poll. —— Anthere apice connectivo membranaceo lanceolato obtuso termin he florets are very numerous for an oo as large as those ot the enor Santoline.—D. Ou Fig Palea of receptacle, 2. Floret. 3. Anthers. 4. Style-branches. 5. say All enlarged. weds Nag eae ® ar MS.del et lth Athanasia leucoclada, Harv. Piatt 22338. ATHANASIA LEUCOCLADA, Harv. Composirz. Tribe ANTHEMIDER. A. leucoclada, Harv. Flora Capensis, iii. 191; ramis floriferis virg- atis teretibus albido-tomentosis ad apicem foliiferis, foliis sessilibus amplexicanlibus ovato- vy. oblongo-lanceolatis acutis serratis_coriaceis glabris utrinque melanostictis, capitulis multifloris hemispheericis pee Has. South Africa, Griqua East, in the Zuurbergen, 5,000 feet, and in the Malowe Mountains, near Clydesdale, 4,000 feet, W. Vyson (Nos. 1,185, 2,057). Rami floriferi 14-2-pedales. Folia internodia obtegentia, caulina inferiora 3-1-1} poll. longa. Oapitula 4-4 poll. diam. The t pe of Drege, collected between the Omsamwubo and yrs Samcaba, I have not seen; but Mr. Bolus’s determination of : re Tyson’s s cimens, which correspond accurately * with De Candolle’s description, is doubtless correct. The plant was also unknown to Harvey, who first phere bi Species to Athanasia. The achenes and their crowning teeth ee ees to those of A. tridens, figured on the preceding plate. ee ee ¢ in Sends from Natal a specimen so similar to Mr. Tyson’s p ant, ve ma 1 the glabrescent stem and the slightly larger leaves and a soni var. can only regard it as a form of the same species (A. Jewcocla glabrescens), Fig. 1. i i itulum and solid receptacle. 2. Involueral ae a 3. Stics Meter eoiaate be? 1s 5, Anthers, 6. Style-branches. 7. Ovary. All enlarged. j i i is cenorachis, to receptacle, however, is solid, not hollow as in Hymenolep * The which De Candolle doubtfully referred it, — MS.delet lith Juncus hematocaulon Hk f | : PLATE 2234, JUNCUS NEMATOCAULON, Hook. f. Juncacem. Tribe Eusuncen. J. nematocaulon, Hook. J. (sp. nov.) ; caulibus ceespitosis foliisque “ray saga canaliculatis flexuosis, floribus solitariis v m —3-flo i ° ee 8 mento capillaceo multo brevioribus, capsula longe exserta prismatica acuminata. I, Brit. Ind. vi. 400. — Assam; Naga Hills; on Jalepho, alt. 9,900 feet. O. B. arke, Caules (annui?) 1-1} poll. longi, superne unifoliati, interdum fl rmi . Folia uca, A very remarkable species, allied to J. khasiensis, Buchen., in its slender habit, but far more slender, and differing in the few flowers, Fig. 1. Inflorescence detached. 2. Outer aristate bract. 3. Flower. 4. Outer carinate; and 5, inner perianth-segment, 6, Stamen. Al/ enlarged. | «MS dlelich Juncus sikkimensis, Hkf. PLATE 2255. JUNCUS SIKKIMENSIS, Hovk. f. Juncacek, Tribe Eusuncera. basin caulis rigidis, foliis solitariis paucisve canlem equantibus tibus v, subcompressis, cyma e capitulis 2 lateralibus sessilibus 4-6- floris, bracteis inferioribus foliaceis cymam superantibns, sepalis lumaceis brunneis lanceolatis acuminatis, petalis lineari-oblongis obtusis, antheris inclusis filamento multo longioribus, capsula inclusa, oC utrinque in caudam brevem productis. Fl. Brit, Ind. vi. : oe Sikkim Himalaya; Lachen Valley, alt. 12,000-14,000 feet, tenuiter acuminata, nitida; petala apice membranacea; anthere line- ares, demum torte ; ovarium parvum, stylo gracili elongato exserto, breviter rostrata, castanea, nitida, 3-septata. Semina ;'; poll. longa, candis albis. Var, monocephala; parvula, caule gracillimo, cyma monocephala, a ih inferioribus filiformibus 4-3 poll. longis, sepalis } poll. longis. - Brit. Ind. 1.c., Sikkim, alt. 12,000 feet leaves, stonter stem heaths, and spathaceous stems, and dark brown basal sheaths, pa outer bracts ; in more slender forms, from 13,000-15,000 feet, the basal sheaths are much more membranons, the lowe Owing to the smaller size of all its part the structure of its flowers.—J. D. H. 2, Same laid open. 3. Apex of perianth-segment. : > f Fig. 1. F : | 4, Flower o. Yar, monocephala, 5, Pistil of same. A// enlarged. SER. 1V. VOL. TI. PART I. 6. PL. 2e8 nee J a y. = x, wee : Prater 2236, IXORA SIPHONAN THA, Oliv. Rostacez. Tribe Ixorex. I. siphonantha, Oliv. (sp. nov.); glaberrima, foliis petiolatis elongato- Ovalibus acutis iacel i uspidatis icula ter- apiculatis lobis corolla c, 4-plo brevioribus, filamentis brevissimis, r stigmatis lobis linearibus divergentibus, Has. Northern Madagascar, Baron (No. 6,611.) Folia (in ram. florif.) 7-10 poll. longa, 14-2} poll. lata. Panicula rum peduneulo ¢. 14-2 pedalis. Flores flavi, 8-10 poll. longi. Oalyz lobis 2-21 lin, longis. Qvula solitaria, peltatim inserta. A noble addition to this large genus. I donot know any species of Izora with flowers so large.—D. Oxiver. Fig. 1. Calyx and style-base. 2. Anther, front and back. 3. Longitudinal section of ovary, _4i/ enlarged. Pate 2250, POLYCARDIA BARONIANA, Oliv. CELASTRINES. ‘Tribe CELASTREA. P. baroniana, Oliv. (sp. nov.) ; glaberrima, ramulis gracilibus, foliis petiolatis coriaceis ovali-oblongis obtusiusculis seepe breviter acumi- natis basi in petiolam angustatis venis primariis obscuris v. subtus VIX prominulis, uno latere prope v. supra medium ad costam excavatis et hic flores pedicellatos 3—8-fasciculatos gerentibus, calycis 5-fidi lobis ovato-deltoideis, petalis calyce 2-3-plo longioribus ovatis v. ovato lanceolatis obtusis persistentibus, ovarii loculis 2-3-ovulatis, capsula elliptica locnlicide 5-valve, seminibus angustis minute pubescentibus basi arillo oblique laciniato instractis. Has. North Madagascar, Baron (No. 6,243). Folia 21-4 poll. longa 1-11 poll. lata; petiolus }-} poll. longus. Pedicelli P poll. longi. " Sienian th @uakee di inserta, petalis bre- lora; filamenta subulata; antherm ovato-cordate, obtuse, scabrido- . This plant agrees with P. Hildebrandtii, Bai In the inflorescence originating from the base In ? 4 ~ b at or above the middle: in this respect our plant 1s nearer e "andt's No. 3,460, if not identical with it—D. Outver. fo 1, Flower. 2. Flower, the sepals and petals removed. 3. Stamen, _— ais nt view. 4. Vertical section of ova 5. Transverse section of same. e is : ry. 6. hiseent capsule, 7. Seed, with arillus. Except fig. 6, enlarged. Pl. 2238. Nicodemia Baroniana, Oliv. PLatTeE 2238, NICODEMIA BARONIANA, Oliv. Locanracesz, Subtribe Buppieien. N. baroniana, Oliv. (sp. nov.) ; ramulis hornotinis cano-tomentellis, foliis petiolatis lanceolatis v. ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis apice acuti- usculis integris vel utrinque 1-3-repando-dentatis supra parce stellato- tomentellis deinde glabratis subtus cum petiolo cano-tomentosis, paniculis v. racemis compositis multifloris terminalibus, pedunculis pedicellisque floriferis dense tomentosis, bracteis anguste linearibus, calycis tomentosi campanulati 4.fidi lobis ovato-lanceolatis acutis, corolle tubo calyce 2-3-plo longiore parce tomentello, limbo 4-fido, lobis ovato-rotundatis, antheris paullo supra medium tubi insertis subsessilibus oblongis, ovario 4-loculari globoso stylo squilongo, stigmate leviter dilatato, fructibus globosis levibus basi calyce per- sistente stipatis, seainibus co ellipsoideis longitudinaliter sulcatis et transverse rugulosis. Has. Northern Madagascar, Baron (No. 6,277, 6,507). Ramuli graciles crassitie penne corvine. Folia 2)—4 poll. longa ; 7-14 poll. lata; petiolus 4-2 poll. longus. Flores # poll. longi; pedunculi pedicellique fructiferi divaricati seepe glabrescentes. Fructus 4 poll. di 4 poll. ‘ The stigma falls considerably short of the stamens in the flower examined. It is not improbable that the flowers may prove dimorphic, and that a long-styled form occurs. I leave the genus in Nicodemia for the present, notwithstanding, as first observed by Miss Smith, the ovary and frait are quadrilocular, with very thin dissepiments.— D. Oxiver. ig. aly ndi . 2. Corolla, laid open, and pistil. 3. Anther, ee ee ce. . tae of ovary. i Seok é. Stellate hair of ludumeutum, All enlarged, t PU. 2233. Vernonia. cephalophora. Oliv PuateE 2239, VERNONIA CEPHALOPHORA, Oliv. Compositz.. Tribe VERNONIACER. Has. Northern Madagascar, Baron (No. 6,264). Arbor verosimiliter, ramulis floriferis crassitie digiti minoris. Folia 5-7 poll: longa, 14-3 poll. lata; petiolus 3-1} poll. longus. a ores- ] Allied to V. mecistophylla, Baker, in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxv. 322, but De crbitala are very different in their densely pilose involucres.— - OLIVER. Fig. 1. Floret. 2. Setee of pappus, 3. Anthers. 4. Style-branches. All en- larged, PL, 2240. Vitex Ccongesta, Oliv. PLATE 2240. VITEX CONGESTA, Oliv. VERBENACER. ‘Tribe Viticex. 5-foliolatis, interdum etiam in 3-foliolatis, foliolis exterioribus min- oribus breviter v. brevissime petiolulatis) oblanceolato-oblongis oblongisve obtusis v. obtuse acutatis, supra sparsissime et subtus in sa facie inferiore scaberula, floribus incurvis ferrugineo-setosis in cymis sessilibus axillaribus dense congestis, pedicellis brevissimis, calycis arvi 5-fidi setoso-hispidi lobis subulatis tubo sequantibus, corolle Setulosis breviter exsertis, antheris hippocrepiformi-cordiformibus Sinu profundo apice rotundatis, stylo glabro, stigmate bifido lobis subulatis divergentibus. Haz, Northern Madagascar, Baron (No. 6,676). Folia petiolo 13-3 poll. longo, foliolo centrali 33-64 poll. longo, 13-13 poll. lato, petiolulo f-1 poll. longo. Corolla 1} poll. longa extus setis ferrugineis patentibus obsita. In floral structure perhaps most nearly ullied to V. trichantha, Baker, a 1-foliolate species of Madagascar.—D. OLivEr. Fig. 1. Calyx laid open. 2. Corolla laid open. 3. Stigma, All enlarged. PL2241, 4 (Clerodendron Baronianum. Oliv. PLate 2241. CLERODEN DRON BARONIANUM, Oliv. VERBENACER. Tribe Viticer. C. baronianum, Oliv. (sp. nov.); ramulis glabris cortice aibido obductis, foliis ellipticis breviter obtuse apiculatis coriaceis pallidis subnitentibus petiolatis, venis primariis ntrinque 5-6 subtus pro- minulis, floribus in cymis brevibus 3-floris breviter pedunculatis v. sessilibus axillaribus v. umbellatim congestis quasi-terminalibus, bracteis minutis lineari-subulatis, pedicellis }-pollicaribus calyce cam- panulato-tubuloso brevioribus, calycis coriucei rigidi dentibus 5 deltoideo-lanceolatis acutis, corolla tubo elongato calyce 4-5-plo longiore gracili, limbo profunde 5-fido lobis subsequalibus ellipticis v. oblongo-ellipticis obtusis, filamentis gracilibus longe exsertis, antheris ellipticis, stylo e ongato, stigmate bifide lobis anguste subulatis, Has. Northern Madagascar, Baron (No. 6,616). Folia 13-24 poll. longa; petiolus ec. 3 poll. longus. Culyx 1-1} poll. longus. Corolla c. 4 poll. longa. A fine species allied to ©. macrocalycinum, Baker, and somewhat resembling C. petunivides, Baker, in foliage and calyx, but with very different corolla. We were previously indebted to Mr. Baron for Several peculiar endemic species of this genus.—D. Ouiver. Fig. 1. Stamen, back and front view. 2. Base of calyx-tube and ovary, 3. Stigma, 4. Transverse section of ovary, All enlarged, 4042. PL en lehigd daa D me <3 . oe Se "Wiyrere Puate 22492. CLERODENDRON EUCALYCINUM, Oliv. VERBENACEX, Tribe Viticen. . . brevioribus, calycis tubuloso-campanulati dentibus ovato-rotundatis oblique dorsaliter fisso lobis 5 ellipticis obtusis tubo brevioribus, filamentis exsertis, antheris oblongo-ellipticis, styli lobis subulatis. Has. Northern Madagascar, Baron (No. 6,263). Folia basi in petiolum angnstata 25-35 poll. longa, 14-2 poll. lata ; petiolus }-} poll. longus. Flores 3-4 poll. longi. Calyx 14 poll, longus, } poll. latus. Another remarkable Clerodendron, allied to (. macrocalycinum and C. rubellum of Mr. Baker, but with a calyx twice, or more than twice, as large as in either. C. magnoliefolium, Baker, an endemic species, with an ample calyx, has the corolla-tube included, and (. petunivides, Baker, also with a large calyx, differs in its leaves and corolla-tube scarcely protraded.—D., Otiver. Fig. 1. Stamen, back and front view. 2. Stigma. 3. Base of calyx-tube and ovary. Ali enlarged. Pry Se an WyneeZde 4 S tod OC Seen eA SE: Kye AQ Sess » 2x = we 7 <> ee WON ey Eee enone MS. delet lith ay) Y Base ewe. = 5 ‘4 £3 Lal PRS N YY EN Sees ake b . = Ts AM ONY, PET SS fo a = al FZ IS AG x ae ~ -Phate 2248. MACPHERSONIA MACROPHYLLA, Oliv. Saprypace#. Suborder Sarinpea. M. macrophylla, Oliv. (sp. nov.) ; folia bipinnata, pinnis 5~4-jugis juga inferiore basali ad foliolas 1-3 reducta subsessili, pinnis snperi- oribus sepius 7—9-foliolatis foliolis ena petiolulatis oblique ovato-ellipticis acute acuminatis integris glabris v. costa subtus is i aaa eae Ace v. dentatis ain a rea disco carnoso profunde lobato glabro, staminibus 8 disco interioribus liberis exsertis, fila- mentis filiformi-subulatis glabris, antheris oblongo-ellipticis utringue obtusis —— obsolete punctato-scaberulis, rudimento ovar minutissimo Has. Northern Madagascar, Baron (No. 6,483). Folia (in ramis florifer is) rachi 3-4 poll. longa, pinnis 4-7 poll. longis ; foliola el dee ajora 23-85 ioe longa, acemi 10-20 poll. longi, c. 4 poll. lati. Flores 14-2 lin, dia The other species known to me of this genus from Madagasca Eastern Africa have numerous small obtuse leaflets half an el in length or smaller. Female flowers and fruit are desider DL. Ottver. Fig. 1. Bract. 2. Staminate flower 3. Petals. 4. Disk, Al enlarged. SER. IV. VOL Il, PART IT. be Pl 2244. = i heads BU Pleurospermum. Franchetianum Hems]. Piate 2244, PLEUROSPERMUM FRANCHETIANUM, Hemsl. UMBELLIFERE. Tribe SEsELINER. P. franchetianum, Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxix. ined. ; P. Davidii affine sed ditfert folioram segmentis angustioribus, bract+is brac- teolisque minus dissectis insigniter albo-marginatis. Has. Ina collection from West Szechuen and the Tibetan frontier, chiefly near Tacaienln, 9,000-15,500 feet, Pratt (No. 552). renne v. bienne, erectum, robustum, 13-2 ped. altum, undique i i + poll. diametro. oll. dilatato; folia eiekaee sessilia, bracteiformia, paucilobata, umbellas laterales subtendentia. Umbelle composites, pluri- vel multi-radiate, unica sessilis terminalis, floribus omnibus femineis, cum pluribus (circiter 15) lateralibus confertis longe pedunculatis floribus omnibus bellarum lateralium radios graciles equantes v. superantes ; bracteolee Integree, spathulate, pedicellos brevissimos superantes, 2-5 lineas longee Fructus (matarus ignotus) glaber, stylis longis divergentibus coronatus. Af compound, lateral umbels bearing only male flowers (or with an occasional female). Whether this condition be constant is uncertain, but, from a cursory examination of other species of the genus, the flowers are commonly fanctionally unisexual.—W. B. Hemsiry. Fig. 1, Staminate flower. 2. Pistillate flower. 8. Petal. 4. Immature fruit, All enlarged, iets e ie Bache 4 s~ Mp. j \ : _ Correa Bauerlenii Fv. Mueil Phare 9245, CORREA BAUERLENII, F. v. Muell. Rouracez. Tribe Boroniza. C. Bauerlenii, F. v. Mueller in Proc. Linn. Soc. N, S. Wales, ix. 960; ramulis gracilibus teretibus, novellis porphyreo-brunneis pilis stellatis plus minus obsitis, foliis oppositis petiolatis tenuiter coriaceis ob- longo- v. ovali-lanceolatis acutiusculis planis subtus pilis ferrugineis irregulariter fisso vy. quasi-biiabiato prope basin tubi horizontaliter ovato-deltoideis acutis vix patulis, staminibus exsertis, filamentis glabris anguste lineari-subulatis, antheris lineari-oblongis versatilibus, ovario hirsuto 4-partito, coccis glabrescentibus ‘valvis endocarpii sursum dilatatis, seminibus nitentibus brunneis, cotyledonibus radicule > fere zequilongis. Has. New South Wales, ‘on stony banks of rivulets of the Upper Clyde,’ W. Bauerlen. Folia 13-2} poll. longa, 4-2 poll. lata; petiolus 1-3 lin. longus. Flores 1 poll. longi. Calyx ala basali coriacea 1-2 lin: lata demum decurva. that this species is deserving of a figure in ‘Icones Plan ‘one of the rarest plants of Australia’ and ‘of singular structural apex of the filaments is continued into, and concealed by, an extin- guisher-hke excavation of the connective, as in Correu specioxa.— Ouiver. Fig. 1. Calyx, showing basal annular dilatation. 2. Anther, back and front view. 3. Calyx, vertical section, showing carpels. Adi enlarged. PL 2246. 4 4, NSN z\ ‘ M.S. del, et kth. Didymocarpus vectinata CBC. Pate 2246, DIDYMOCARPUS PECTINATA, C. B. Clarke. Gesneracez. Tribe Crrranprea. tubuloso ovarii basin cingente, capsnla anguste lineari horizontaliter deflexa compressiuscula valvis dorso leviter costatis. Has. Malayan Peninsula, Perak, dense jungle on limestone rocks, alt. 400-800 feet, Dr. King’s Collector (No. 10,711). Folia 3-4 poll. longa, 4-2 poll. lata; segmenta basi 1-1} lin. lata. Pedunculi pubescentes. Bracteole } poll. longs. Flores 3 poll. longi; calyx indigoticus ; corolla alba. Capsula 3 poll. longa. have not had sufficient material of the corolla-limb.—D. Otiver. Fig. 1. Segments of pinnatipart leaf. 2. Calyx and pistil, with tubular disk. 3. Stamens, 4// enlarged. Pl, 2247 A. Hoya Guppyi, Oliv. eS a ee Piate 2247. A—HOYA GUPPYI, Oliv. B.—HOYA AFFINIS, Hemsl. ASCLEPIADACEZ. Tribe MARsDENIER. Hap. ee Islands, Fauro Island, Bougainville Straits, H. B. Guppy (No. 188). \ Folia 35-44 poll. longa, ie poll, lata ; gps ing oe 4-1 poll. mb lla 10-14.flora; pedunculus 2 poll. longu . pedicelli 1-1} poll, longi. Corolla 1- ik i poll. diam. Bh aa RI ” Pollicula oll. longa. A. Fig. 1. Calyx. 2. Corona. 3. Pollinia. All enlarged. —H. affinis, Hemsl. in Kew Bull. 1892, 126, preecedenti affinis, differt: foliis “oblongo- ellipticis costa subtus precipue basin versus hirtellis nervis primariis subtus haud prominentibus utrinque 5-4, pedicellis calycibusque hirtellis, corolla dorso setuloso-hirta, facie papilloso-puberula, corone foliolis latioribus ‘ Has. Solomon Islands; Florida Island, Comins (No. 57). Folia 34-4 poll. lo onga, 13-2 poll. lata; petiolus 1-11 poll. longus Crassus. Pedunculus parte hivulles 1} poll. — ra pedicelli hirtelli 1} poll. longi. "Ploris 1} poll, dia m.—D. Oui B. Fig. Inflorescence only, Pl. 2248, ~ ‘ ef itty, ee a a fe XY SG Ty) teegtl SN, SY a GF ~ suse 24s, Nha =< QS x DBS x WES Hoya Cominsii, Hemsl. Piate 2248. HOYA COMINSII, Hemsl. ASCLEPIADACER. Tribe MArspeENIEx. minsii, Hemsl. in Ann. Bot. 505; glabra, foliis elliptico- parvi tubo corolle dimidio brevioris 5- pares he See ovatis ob- tusiusculis, corolle lobis ovatis v. deltoideo-o glabris, corone segmentis disco: ellipticis corollx tubo lougioribus sea ene Ss daninien marginibus arcte reflexis polliniis lineari- c Has, Solomon Islands, San Christoval, Comins (No. 163). Folia 4-43 poll. 1 onga, 2} poll. lata; petiolus }-? poll. ongus. apg rachi florifera ad 1-13 poll. longa ; pedicelli 3 val longi. —6 lin. lati, The nearest ally of this species would appear to be H. samoensis, Seem. which has less ovate leaves, not so broadly rounded or sub- cordate at base as in our plant. In this respect it is — a plant collected in New Caledonia by Deplanche (No. 4).—D. Oiver. Fig. 1. Calyx. 2. Corona, segments of corolla removed. 3. Pollinia. All enlarged, Pl. CL % Me oh » a + Rar 2 S ia, Duchass. & quinquen Sid PLATE 2249, SIDA QUINQUENERVIA, Duchass. Matvacex. Subtribe Srprz. S. quinquenervia, Duchassaing in Ann. Sc. Nat., sér. iv., be 176 (Planch. et Triana, Prodr. Fl. Moncey bbc cens 7-9 ped. alta, ramis teretibus ferr rugineo-setosis, foliis lanceolato- v. ovato-o oblongis acuminatis serratis-basi rotundatis seuig. stellato- Je petiolo setoso la 6-10-plo_ breviore, stipulis subulatis se -fidis, l. Bras. xii., pars iii. 305; Sidastrum quinquenervium, EZ. G. Baker in Journ. Bot, 1892, 137. Has. Pan nama, Duchassaing ; British Guiana, Schomburgk Co 545, 863 B); French Guiana, Poiteaw; Brazil, Registro ot S. Joao da Araguay, Burchell (No. 9,102), Glaziou (No. 10, 279). Folia 4-7 poll. longa, 13-25 poll. lata; petiolus 3-1 poll. longus. Flores 4-4 poll. lati, aurei. Ourpidia matura 1 lin. longa atque lata, This plant I had sorted into Malvastrum in provisionally working up the Burchell Herbarium. Mr. Edmund Baker, in his revision of the Malvee for his ‘Syn nopsis,’ now in course of publication, recognised the probable identity of the Brazilian plant with that from Panama diate between Sida and Malvastrum. On comparing our specimens, however, with the description of Sida guianensis of chumann, I mao Aad the identity of oc ibn with that Slack: ‘and find this rmed by inspection of Glzziou’s specimen cited by Dr. hic npparently had not been oosible to Mr. Baker. I think it prudent eave it in Sida. I need not here enter upon the morphological ans of the subulate ‘bracts and bracteoles’ associated with the gested flowers. The coherent ‘ bracteoles ’ rgd ‘aed are the iiiraleuta of the often 2- or 3-fid stipnles.—D. O11 Fig. 1, Bract and bracteoles, 2, Expanded flower. 3, Petal. All enlarged, Puate 2250. TETRACHONDRA HAMILTONII, Petrie. BoraGine®, Herba depressa repens glabra v. subglabra. Folia omnia oppusita parva y'3-;'5 poll. longa, elliptica, obtusa v. obtusiuscula, integra, carno- sula, obscure punctata; petioli latiusculi, plani, interdum parce setu- loso-cilivlati, connati. Flores ramulos breves awillares foliiferos ter- minantes, sepius solitarit. T. Hamiltonii, Petrie in Herb. Kew. (sp. unica). Tillea Hamiltonii, TD. Kirk ex Hamilton in Trans. N. Z. Inst. xvii. (1884) 292. Has. New Zealand, South Island; Lowlands of Southern Otago, Waipahi, D. Petrie; flats and river-bed of the Makarewa (or Man- garewa), T. Kirk. A very remarkable little plant of doubtful immediate affinity, occurring, according to Mr. W. S. ) albumen, which is wanting in Boragee proper. I have been unable to Fig. 1. Fragment of flowering branch enlarged, 2. Bud from above, showing im- brication of corolla-lobes. 3, Corolla laid open. 4 Flower, the corolla and front- 9 ca ved. 5, Frnit. 6. Same, three of the nuts removed. 7. De- tached nut, inner face. 8. Longitudinal section of seed, showing embryo. All enlarged, VOL. III—PART IIL] (MAY. HOOKER’S ICONES PLANTARUM; FIGURES, WITH DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERS AND REMARKS, OF NEW AND RARE PLANTS, SELECTED FROM THE KEW HERBARIUM. FOURTH SERIES. EDITED FOR THE BENTHAM TRUSTEES BY DANIEL OLIVER, F.R.S., peers EMERITUS shegherest ea OF BOTANY IN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON: LATE KEESPER OF THE ~ HERBARIUM AND LIBRARY, ROYAL BOTANIC rpm KEW. Qnder Be QutGority of he Birector of fhe Ropaf Wofanic Gardens, Kem. VOL. 11. 8 OR VOL. XXIIL OF THE ENTIRE WORK. DULAU & CO. 37 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON. 18938. A CO. PRINTERS, NEW-STREET SQ Price Four Beathage. Sa ennai ee ee MS delet ith. Braya uniflora Hk f. & Thom. PLATE 2251, BRAYA UNIFLORA, Hook. f. et Thom. Crucirerz. Tribe CamMeELINEg. B. uniflora, Hook. fil. & Thoms. in Journ. Linn. Soc. v. 168; humilis, dense cespitosa, glaberrima, collibus crassis petiolorum tetragono, ovulis in utroque loculo e. 5-6, siliquis (in spp. Thomsonianis) Iinearibus compressiusculis, suturis longitudinaliter sulcatis, valvis carnosulis, septo completo, seminibus c. 10 uniseriatis ellipsoideis leviter compressis. Has. Western Tibet, Nubra, 15,000-17,000 feet, Thomson; Yarkand pl eating Henderson ; Tibet, 17,000 feet, in ‘sandy gravelly soil,’ Thorold. Folia pollicaria. Silique 4-6 lin. longe. This curious little plant, of which a good flowering specimen has recently been communicated to the Kew Herbariam by Surgeon- Captain W. G. Thorold, is the only member of the large and familiar Order Cruciferse—so far, at least, as my experience goes—in which we have true cohesion of the sepals. The cohesion is not always equal all round, it is true, but it is singular that in an Order of considerably over one thousand species, in a very large number of which the sepals are erect and closely applied in their imbricate wstivation, a ig a gamosepalous calyx should not be more frequent.— Fig. 1. Flowering branch. 2. Flower. 3. Petal. 4. Stamens and pistil. 5. Ovary after fall of petals and stamens. 6. Fruit... 7. Same laid open, Ad/ enlarged. SER. 1V. VOL, TI. PART III. Canthium lanciflorum, Hiern. PuatTeE 2252. CANTHIUM LANCIFLORUM, Hiern. Rosiscez. Tribe VANGUERIER, C. lanciflorum, Hiern in Oliv. Fi. Afr. iii. 146; arbuscula ramosa v. frntex, ramis validis annotinis epidartaid diag farinaceo- rubiginosis, ultimis foliiferis fulvo-tomentosis, foliis coriaceis ellipticis v. oblon ngo- -ellipticis acutiusculis basi rotundatis v. interdum emargina- interdum fore ile be lee mibaatie eid: extus Palvoe bie a& seg - Has. South Trop. Africa; Highlands of rag country, near the Victoria Falls, Kirk; Shire Highlands, Buchan olia 4-5 poll. oes 2-2) poll. lata; a 4-} poll. longus. Corolla lobis 3 poll. lon I have not seen the frat but Sir J. Kirk’s label attached to his specimens spate that it is ‘said to be one of the best fruits of the’ country,’ and now, that its native country is being opened up, it may be well that ntéanition should be called to it —D. Our Fig. 1. Nap neem section of flower, the corolla removed. 2. Corolla laid open. 3. Stamen. All enlarged. ee ma \> ‘ Wg : < 4 ~ 7 — baa fase 4 a ds ~ . b . 9 . . . nd Has. Cape of Good Hope, Koenig, 0. W. Bergius; in shallow soil upon granite rocks, Kenilworth, near Cape Town, fi. April, Schlechter (No. 600). Flos expansus campanulatus 7 millim. latus. Pedicelli inferiores 1-2°5 em. longi, superiores gradatim breviores. This little plant is peculiar in the genus by its wiry flexnous scape, which greatly resembles that of Carpolyza spiralis, or of the smaller Dise of the Schizodium group, and by its cymose inflorescence. ob sscaped observation for many years—apparently since the time 0 é - Bergias, who collected about 1820—and has now just been refoun by Mr. R. Schlechter.—H. Bows. ig. 1. : ianth-segments from outside. 4. Inner face of Porinnth-segmont with Beal Botany eaten: back and front view. 6. Pistil. 7. Seed, with lanate testa, 8. Same, testa removed. All enlarg SER. IV. VOL. II, PART IL. Ranunculus Lowii, Stapf Pate 2261. RANUNCULUS LOWII, Stapf. RanuncuLacem. Tribe Ranuncu.en. unifloro, sepalis adpressis ovato-lanceolatis dorso plus minus strigoso- hirsutis, petalis 6-8 aureis subtus venosis oblanceolato-oblongis obtusis basi squamula nectarifera minuta instructis, carpellis fructif pitat numerosis arcte congestis levibus v. oculo armato papilloso-tuberculatis, glabris, stylo recurvato rostratis. Has. Borneo, Kinabalu, 11,000-12,000 feet, in moist places, Low, Haviland. - Folia cum petiolo 2-8 poll. longa, lamina 3-13 poll. longa atque lata. Soaps 4-10 poll. longus. Flores 2-3 poll. diam. Eterio }-} poll. onga. Sir Hugh Low’s specimens, received many years ago, were unfortun- ately destitute of flowers, but are clearly identical with those complete ones recently communicated by Dr. Haviland. Further detail I ~~ he my paper on the Flora of Kinabalu, to be communicated to the Linnean Society.—O, Srarr. Pig. 1. Sepal. 2. Petal, showing nectariferous scale. 3. Anther. 4. : 5. Same, matured. All enlarged. PU 2262 Agropyrum thoroldianum, Oliv. MS.del, et lith, PuatTe 2262. AGROPYRUM THOROLDIANUM, Oliv. GraMIneEz. Tribe HorDEEa. arginibus in : lodiculis lateraliter 1-dentatis inferne incrassatis paullo longiore. Has. Tibet, 16,500 feet; Thorold (No. 108). Culmi 3-5 poll. longi folia superantes. Spice 3-1 poll. longer. This interesting grass, which has something of the aspect and dimensions of the annual Agropyrum t Teferable to the section of the genus, a Pseudosecale, which in the ‘ Genera Plantarum’ is merged in the section remopyrum. The flowering glumes are not carinate but rounded on the back. The awn of the flowering glumes may be from } to } the length of the glume.—D, Ouiver. Fig. 1. Part of leaf-sheath, showing ligule. 2. Spikelet. 3. Flowering glume. : . ; gligule. 2. sp foo 4. Outer glume, §. Palea. 6. Lodicules. 7. Stamensand pistil. All enlarged. Whee Ilex revoluta, Stapf. ) | 4 Puate 2263. ILEX REVOLUTA, Stapf. ; ILICINEZ. I. revoluta, Stapf (sp. nov.) ; fratex, ramulis nigrescentibus minutis- sime hirtello-puberulis, foliis minute stipulatis coriaceis rugosis breviter petiolatis ellipticis v. oblanceolato- ellipticis apice mucronatis integris V. seepius se utrinque 1-3-dentatis margine revolutis, costa subtus oym m pedicellis tibracheo lates apicem ver: reviter incrassatis, sepalis rotundatis glabris sites Gontiodleca: per voy rotundatis inferne Coalitis, baccis nigrescentibus globosis 3-pyren Has. Borneo, Kinabalu, 11,000 feet, Haviland 4 (No. 1,087). Folia a _ “ 3-2 poll. lata; petiolus y'-} poll. longus. Bacca 3-4 lin Allied to I. crenata, Thbg , and I. rugosa, Max.—O. Starr. Fi Leaf and its insertion, showing minute stipule 2. Pedicel and bud. 3. Corolla, laid open. 4. Young fruit. 6. ee section of ovary. Enlarged. "MS del, etlith a Schima brevifolia, Stapf. PuatTe 2264. SCHIMA BREVIFOLIA, Stapf. TERNSTREMIACER. Tribe GORDONIEZ. Ronnunquam subcordatis brevissime petiolatis, floribus albis majus- : si e irsuto, ovulis in loculis 2 vy. 3, capsula globosa lignosa columella revi.—Gordonia brevifolia, Hook. f. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxiii, 162. Has. Borneo, Kinabalu, 8,000-10,000 feet, Low, Haviland (No. 1,126, 1,127). Frutew y. arbuscula 4-14-pedalis. Folia 1-2 poll. longa, 3-14 poll. lata. Pedwneuli 4-2 poll. longi. Flores 14-2 poll. expansi. Stamina glabra; anthere ellipsoidew. Capsula $-} poll. diam. Although I have not ascertained the direction of the radicle, our material being scarcely adequate, yet from the character of the fruit and the few ovules, which appear to be laterally attached, I follow M. Baillon (lc.) in referring this plant to Schima rather than to ordonia. Sir J. Hooker (I.c.) points out also that the ‘ capitate central receptacle’ of the capsule accords with Blume’s character of Rein- wardt’s genus Schima.—O. Srapr. Stamen, back and front Fig. 1. Bud. 2. Calyx laid open, showing pistil. 3. view. 4. Vertical section of ovary.—Hxcept fig. 1, enlarged ie ff V/A Z fgg aap 7, ‘ee © 2 3 \ &, SS A ‘ AP Scottellia leonensis Olrv. Puate 2265, SCOTTELLIA, Oliv. BIXINEd. Scottellia, Oliv. (nov. gen.). Sepala 5 — rele a mbiform subulata apice attenuata a anthera fer o lungiora; anthers ovato- elliptices basi bifid, connectivo latiusculo, locellis polliniferis margin- aliter dehiscentibus. Ova ium glabra ovoideo-ellipsoideum, basi di,—Arbu scula 15-20-pedalis, glabra. pe igre “apiculat basi late rotundata v. subcordata glabra coriacea venis is utringue 6-9 subtus cum costa prominentibus ; petiolus brev 18 pestis Flores in racemis azillaribus v. quasi terminalibus ppesh et "ohaolele puberulis folio longioribus dispositi; bractee minute caduc Folia late elliptica, — 8. leonensis, Oliv. (sp. unica). Has, Collected on the Sierra Leone Boundary Commission, in the Samu Country, near Luseniya, G. F. Scott-Elliot. = 43-55 poll. longa, 25-3 poll. lata; petiolus qs-} poll. longus. aang 45-9 poll. longi. Flores 3-4 poll. 1, diam. ; pedicelli 3-3 poll. ongi, The generic name is contrived to ieee as euphoniously as . Sco may be the important botanical services of my d Mr. -French Mahon tit Commission ity of Naturalist, and who had previously arts of South Madagascar as well as the Soong Scottellia is clearly a close ally of my genus ot (Jo Linn. Soe.’ ix. in which the eo are indefinite. I placed 3 this latter genus in Tangiee, but it may prove aapelinat to constitute a distinct subdivision ~ Bizinee to featade Scottellia, , Dr. Baillo ier explored little-known epis, and Rawsonia. I observe, regaras not generically different from "Bowie (Dict. de Bot nique). 1 have not referred to stipules | in the weer ger I think they have oat the n none remain the been present, but in our sly specime scars are obsolete.—D. Ot! — petal, showing _ side view. 3. 6. Transverse section 0 Fig. 1. Flower laid open. Sam t view. 5. Pist adnate seale. 4. Anther, aoe and fron the ovary. ll enlarged. wre pppate ert 3 é Oe age emt soe Sore need arent aa ‘ aad MSacletig, Adinandra verrucosa, Stapf. Fe, eet eee ae ee See PLATE 2266. ADINANDRA VERRUCOSA, Stap/. TERNSTREMIACERZ. Tribe TERNSTREMIEZ. ‘ A. verrucosa, Stapf (sp. nov.) 5 arbuscula glabra ramis floriferis rassitie penne cygni verrucoso-lenticellatis, foliis crasse iacei oribus axillaribus solitariis geminis ternisve, pedunculo calyce brevio : : a aceis petalis pallide roseis late ovato-ellipticis basi breviter lateque un- guiculatis, filamentis basi coalitis cam antheris apiculatis precipue in orso argenteo-sericeis, ovario glabro ovoideo ins i seminibus subreniformibus nitidis minutissime areo Has. Borneo, Kinabalu, 8,000 feet. Haviland (No. 1,101). Folia 5-6 poll. longa, 24 ; ioli i Il : . longa, 24-23 poll. lata; petioli crassi 34 poll. ne, Sepala 3-4 lin. lata. Petala 6-8 lin. longa, 4-5 lin. lata. ructus 4 poll. diam. ; semina }—# lin. longa. A fine species, well marked in its large very a conspicuous beneath and _bisulcate owers.—O. Srapr. coriaceous leaves, thick when dry, and large sta. 2. Calyx laid open, and bracteolate i ovary. 6. Seed. Fig. 1. Portion of leaf showing bisuleate co P 4. Two stamens. 5. Transverse section of Pedicel. 3. Petal. All more or less enlarged. eS aoe a im Base s psiiet ice ae a ae ee a ait F \ % WD Piet nn icsani bination iptesiesinncoasesi neces Bersama tysoniana, Oliv. PuLatTeE 2267. BERSAMA TYSONIANA. Oliv. Saprnpacez. Suborder MELANTHEA. v. breviter apiculatis integris v. apic serrulatis glabris glabratisve subtus venis conspicue reticulatis subsessilibus, racemis terminalibus fusco- v. ferrugineo-tomentosis, brac a d v. fere ad apicem coalitis, petalis oblongis calyce duplo longioribus seri i Has. Kaffraria, Tyson (No. 6,216). Foliola superiora majora 14-1 poll. longa, poll. lat. Racemi cum pedunculo 21-3 poll. longi. Capsula 1 poll. longa, 10-11 lin. diam. We have a Bersama, superficially resembling this species, from Natal, collected by Gerrard (No. 1,428), but scarcely in a state to Fig. 1. Detached flower. 2. Same, calyx and petals sheath and lobed disk. 3. Transverse section of ovary. enlarged. eS ee ee . Bersama maxima,Baker. PLATE 2268. BERSAMA MAXIMA, Baker. SapinpAce&. Subtribe MELIANTHEZ. B. maxima, Baker in Oliv. Fl. Trop, Afr. i. 434; arbuscula 25-pedalis, ramis floriferis crassiusculis ferrugineo-hirsutis, foliis imparipinnatis amplis foliolis 7-9-jugis y. inferioribus alternis tag v. oblongo-ellipticis breviter acuminatis basi plus minus rotundatis subsessilibus glabratis v. subtus precipue in costa e hi rachi apicem versus alata plus minus _ferrugineo- Led © 3 = me og S er o) oO or) co ie) e a sy @ bat en aq = & o ° = = j=) 22 = =] a) lineari-subulatis, aoe profunde 5- segmentis persistentibus coriaceis ovatis extus ferrugineo-hirtis 2 ‘tiie fere ad apicem coalitis, petalis caly -plo longioribus imbricatis temp florifero reflexis ) utrinque emarginatis, iis postico carnoso, tetragono 4-loculari in stylam longiusculum attenuato, stigmate capitellato 4-lobulato, capsala subginboes ferrugineo-tomentosa obscure tetragona. Has. W. Trop. Africa, Corisco Island, Mann (No. 1,853). Folia 2-8-pedatia; foliola evoluta superiora 6-9 ‘oe longa, 25-35 dunculo 13-2 ped. longus; pedicelli poll. lata. Racemus cum fructiferi 4 r ae longi. Petala 5 13 poll. longa. Capsula 10-12 lin. longa atque Nearly allied to sai plant is a Bersama collected by Mr. Buchanan on the top of Mou t Zomba, in the Shiri Highlands. Our specimens hardly admit of sista eo ig It has the subsessile leaflets and OLI _ rachis alate above. ann), . Calyx and stamens. 3. Petal, 4. Pistil. 5. Fruit. 6. Seed Fig. 1. Bud. and arillus. Tne figure 5, all entar, ged. SER, IV. VOL Il, PART IT. Quy Cay Ny Ly . ) Puate 2269. SANSEVIERIA EHRENBERGII, Schuyf. Hamoporacez. Tribe OpHiopocone2. S. Ehrenbergii, ieate alee in Herb. Nub. Ezsice. (1865) No. 31; aker in Journ. Linn. 8 . 549; foliis snbeylindricis vy. semi- fe] prominentibus oe gehianeng dorso rotundato leviter 5—7-canaliculato, foliis exterior ‘is ovatis ato-deltoideis av cuspidatis, scapo folts benaiiaie: panicula ampla multiflora, floribus in racemis sublaxis adscendentibus dispositis, pedicellis raph (3-6) apicem versus articulatis, periantbio albido icello -plo longiore, segmentis lineari-oblongis obtusis tubo gracili supra ovarium leviter war Ne longioribus, staminibus perianthio sequilongis ae gracilibus antheris oblongis dorsifixis, stylo breviter exserto.—S. Khrenbergiana, Schwf. Piante utili dell’ Eritrea, 30. Has. Nubia and Italian territory west of the southern portion of the Red Sea, Schweinfurth; Yemen, widely spread in the lower region to the east of Hodeidah, Schweinfurth ; Somali-land, Stace. Folia longiora 4-5 ped. longa, medio 14~1} poll. crassa. Flores 2-4 poll. longi. This are bir first published by Mr. Baker (/.c.), under the name given to it in Dr. Schweinfurth’s herbarium, in 1875, bis description in referring it to S. Ehrenbergii. Onr plate is chiefly based upon careful drawings supplied Dr. Schweinfu pre- eon: also of t af sections of the fresh leaf (from the Somali plant at Kew), which are those described above, as well a of the ined leaf, the latter copied from Dr. Schweinfurth.—D. Ottver. lant. 2. x of leaf. 3. Transverse section of leaf, about rie. ee baegraitg 4 and i Tranrere se! of dried leaf. 7, Reduced outer (cataphyllary) . "Detached flower. 10. Same, laid ope nt vi 12. Stigma. 9 to 12. Enlarged (floral Pactails, po taf sections re and 5, Phi i from Dr. Schweinfurth’s drawings). A A “i SIs 4 Be Z, My a if 4 Pence & x f i h pod zy : ELLY Se J , v7 — a a), fm ime 8 a = Yeats i ) 3 Faw SP 4: AOS: ZEW ss. b. ‘ . > 9 ! a pon, / 4 ‘2 Ys . ly LF ae / 4 ae //A& Meine stoner ee Dea See TSO et eee Pe es et Passiflora Jenman, MIM. PLATE 2270. PASSIFLORA JENMANI, Must. PassiFLtorace&. ‘Tribe PassiFLORE&. P. (§ Decaloba) Jenmani, Mast. (sp. nov.) ; ramulis teretibus puberulis, anne infra medium glandulis orvicularibus nigrescentibus sessilibus munitis, stipulis Riestieebulstis puberulis caducis, foliis pedatim 5-7. Halitlasis, foliolo medio longiore, omnibus subcoriaceis oblongis Os m lateralibus floriferis, ramo centrali cirrlato, bracteis lineari-subulatis neler floris tubo campanulato puberulo, intus glabro longitudina- liter suleato, sepalis subcarnosis oblongis obtusis ecorniculatis, petalis wepalis equilongis lineari- v. obovato-oblongis membranaceis 1. nerviis arcuatim venosis, corona filamentosa 3-seriali filis extimis petala squantibus carnosulis apicem versus spathulatis petaloideo-dilatatis ad margines hyalino-denticulatis, filis inferioribus dimidio brevioribus apice capitatis rugosim lobulatis, corona membranacea ex ore tubi divisa, co nframediana et corona basilari deficientibus; gy nophoro tereti basi incrassato raguloso, superne glabro, andreecio basi cupulato infra m filamenta dividente, ovario dense cano-tomentello ovoideo stipitulo puberulo insidente, stigmatibus majusculis snb. uadratis, setae — o extus coriaceo, seminibus obovoideis trans- - versim rugulos Has. British Guiana, on the Mazaruni river; Jenman (No. 5,797). Foliola majora 2-3 poll. longa, 3-1} pol lata; exteriora sepius minora; sinciag 2-24 poll. longus; petiolultd -} poll. longi. Pedunculi poll. longi; pedicelli 1-1} poll. longi. Flor es diam. circa 2-3 poll.; tubus scipeinion i-} poll., asi obtusus truncatusve. Petala pallide rubro-aurantiaca. Fructus magnitndine pruni Armeniace. Semina 3 By ; may . Gnuian the habitat for both. It is tiered that pot are pe of icles a several distinct species which are endemic in na gener. oats sa which have not, as - been found in ‘Ws nei hk g pie count iy Maxwent T. Master . — Fig Vertical section of oie Page rmediate segments of tion Sr iuner plicate corona, 4. See rs . Same, more highly canekad, gine | MS. asec. Piate 2971. OREOSOLEN WATTII, Hook. f. ScROPHULARINES. 0. Wattii, Hook. f, Fl. Ind. iv. 318; herba nana y. subacaulis carnosula crispule pilosula v. glabrata, radice primaria verticaliter descendente nonnunquam incrassata, foliis oppositis obovato-rotun- datis -ellipticisve obtusis ineequaliter crenato-dentatis facie superiore seepe (in sicco) ruguloso-corrugatis, floribus fasciculatis folio breviori- bus brevissime pedicellatis, sepalis 5 inferne plus minus coalitis subeequalibus erectis lineari-oblongis obtusis corolla flava dimidio brevioribus, corolle labio superiore breviter bilobato lobulis rotundatis in wstivatione exterioribus, labio inferiore trilobato lobis rotundatis intermedio minore, staminibus didynamis 2 anticis paullo longioribus filamentis inappendiculatis glabris antheris liberis vy. plus minu Has. Sikkim Himalaya, Jongri, 14,000 feet, Watt; Phari and Lachoong, Dungboo. Folia 1-1} poll. longa, 3-14 poll. lata, basi angustata v. breviter petiolata. Flores 2-1 poll. longi. Fruit I have not seen. The additional specimens, collected by Dungboo, received from Dr. King since the publication of the genus by Sir J. Hooker, do not enable me to settle the affinity of the genus, which Sir Joseph suggested as probably with Veronicew. The general aspect of the plant suggests relationship with Picrorhiza and its allies. he posterior lip of the corolla—i.e. the lip bearing the staminode below its sinus—is clearly outside in estivation—D. Oxiver. Fig. 1. Calyx. 2. Corolla, laid open. $. Anther. 4. Pistil and disk. Ail enlarged. Se gl ete IA ete Tle deh ts Lge ant Ge, Iie oti oe ee Daa She eee part. code ae of A aie ee Ae a Ss 7 “MSdel tht. Hk i anthoides __ Nematostylis lor Piate 2272. NEMATOSTYLIS LORAN THOIDES, Hook. f. Rosiacez. Tribe ALBERTER. N. loranthoides, Hook. fil. in Gen. Plant. ii. 110; ramulis crassiusculis glabratis v. parce setulosis, foliis breviter petiolatis subcoriaceis ellip- Sapera obtusissima cotyledonibus fere sequilonga, albumine carnoso tenui. N. anthophylla, Baill. in Bull. Soe. Linn. Paris. 198; Pavetta 101. Hap. Madagascar, var. foliis glabris glabratisve, Central Madagas- car, Parker, and in a collection chie rom Betsileo-land, Baron (No. 148) ; var. foliis hirtis, Central Madagascar, Baron (No. 751). Folia 1-2 (sepius 14-14) poll. longa; 3-1 poll. lata, vel, in forma angustifolia, 4-5 lin. lata. Calyx fructifer lobo foliaceo 4 poll. longo ; Corolla 3-3 poll. longa.—D. OLiver. Fig. 1. Detached flower. 2. Corolla, laid open. 3. Anther. 4. Calyx-tube more advanced. 6. Longitudinal section ot ovary. 6. Seed, All more or lesa enlarged. ee Rg lg a Oi PL 2278. Hk. 7: ae hes ys oh Pauridiantha c Piate 2273. PAURIDIANTHA CANTHIIFOLIA, Hk. qe Rupracez. Tribe Mussx=npgEz. P. canthiifolia, Hook. f. in Gen. Plant. ii. 70; frutex ramulis gracilibus strigillosis, foliis oblongo-ellipticis petiolatis acuminatis Has. Fernando Po, Mann (No. 167). Frutex 12-15-pedalis. Folia 14-2-poll. longa; petiolus ,—}-poll. longus; stipule }-poll. longe. Flores y1;—y!)-poll. longi. Fig. 1. Flower. 2. Vertical section of ovary. 3. Corolla, laid open, 4. Seed. Ad enlarged. = * Glee “s fae. Si =a AB hg Gs Saytf > ic Sao o YASS C2 AAS a ty MBs ctu. Zysoon_ graveolens, Hiern. | PuaTe 2274. ZYGOON GRAVEOLEN S, Hiern. Rusiacez. Tribe Garpeniea. Z. graveolens, Hiern in Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. iii. 114; arbuscula, ramis albidis teretibus divergentibus glabratis, foliis ovato-lanceolatis v. 8ericeis cinerascentibus tubo brevioribus, corolle subrotate extus lamentis brevibus, stylo elongato exserto superne leviter incrassato obsolete bidentato inferne parce pilosulo, disco carnoso basin styli circumcingente. Han. East Trop. Africa, Zambesia, Tette, Shiramba and Cataracts of the Shire, Kirk. Polia 1}-14 poll. Jonga, 4-7 lin. lata ; petiolus 1-3 lin. longus. Flores 4-5 lin. diam. The leaves are probably rather larger when fully matured. In our dried specimens they are very dark in colour, while the near y black flowers strongly contrast with the pale or creamy indumentum of the minute calyx-teeth and bracts. As in the case of Rhabdostigma (‘Te. Pl.’ 2275), our only specimens were collected by Sir John Kirk Over thirty years ago. None of them are in fruit,—D). OLIvar. ig. 1. Flower. 2. Calyx and style. 3. Corolla, laid open. 4, Vertical section of ovary. All enlarged, Pl 2276. _Rhabdostigma Kirkii Hk f PuaTE 2275. RHABDOSTIGMA KIRKII, Hook. f Rosracez. Tribe ALBERTER, - Kirkii, Hook. f. in Gen. Plant. ii. 109; arbuscula glaberrima ramis tetragonis, foliis ellipticis v. oblongo-ellipticis obtusis vy. obtuse acutatis, basi in petiolum angustatis, tenuiter coriaceis nervis primariis lateralibus haud conspicuis utrinque 6-7, stipulis late deltoideis acutis Has. East Tropical Africa, Quiloa, Kirk (No. 105). Folia 3-4 poll. longa, 1}-1} poll. lata; petiolus 3-4 poll. longus. Stipule 4-} poll. longe atque late. Flores 3 poll. diam. The foliage and twigs dry a dark reddish- or purple-brown. _No Specimens of this plant have reached us since those originally received rom Dr., now Sir John, Kirk, twenty-five years ago. The ripe fruit is not known. I observe that M. Baillon in his ‘ Histoire des Plantes,’ vii. 431, reduces this genus to Galiniera. The ovules are solitary in our plant; the general facies is not that of Galiniera, and until the seeds are forthcoming, t of which is ruminated in Galiniera, I think Rhabdostigma should be maintained —D. Outver. Fig. 1. Bud, showing wstivation of corolla. 2. Ovary in longitudinal section and style. 8. Corolla laid open. 4. Anther. All enlarged. VOL. II.—PART IV.] [JANUARY. HOOKER’S ICONES PLANTARUM: FIGURES, WITH DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERS AND REMARKS, OF NEW AND RARE PLANTS, SELECTED FROM THE KEW HERBARIUM. FOURTH SERIES. EDITED FOR THE BENTHAM TRUSTEES BY DANIEL OLIVER, F.R.S., F.L.S. EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF BOTANY IN UNIVERSITY LONDON : LATE KEEPER OF THE HERBARIUM AND LIBRARY, ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, Qinder Be Quthority of tbe Director of Be Ropal Botanic Gardens, Kem. VOL. III. OR VOL. XXIII. OF THE ENTIRE WORK. DULAU & CO. 37 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON. 1894. Price Four Shillings. 5 Sty b inline it a 5a a PLATE 2276. BREWERIA HEUDELOTII, Baker. ConvoLvuLAcEx. Tribe ConvoLyuLEZ. B. Heudelotii, Baker MSS. in Herb. Kew.; alte scandens, glabra, ramis carte elongatis teweibite, foliis submembranaceis petioltis brevioribus late ovato-rotundatis, ovario ovoideo basi disco carnosulo adnato incrassato apice parce pilosulo, sepalo exteriore fructifero amplo rotundato membranaceo tenuiter venoso basi auriculato-cordato auriculis rotundatis imbricatis, sepalo Seam opposito minore ovato- cordato, interioribus tribus omnino occultis AB. W. Trop. Africa ; holes Soa Heudelot (No. 864); Sierra Leone Boundary Commis Berria, near Falaba (No. 5 230) ; ; and Bigiis, Talla Hills (No. 5 018), Scott. Elliot. Folia ot Co» a longa, 2-2? poll. — Cale 4-1 poll. longus. Flores 8-18 lin. longi, pedi icelli 3-4 po ; bracteolee Opposites ae ‘eal longe. Stamina inclusa nope i‘ sin 5 abi inserta, wstivatione antheris erectis. Sepalum exterius fructigerum 2 poll. longum atque latum Mr. Scott-Elliot’s excellent specimens in flower and fruit enable us to furnish a satisfactory figure of a very interesting plant, of bien the inadequate material of M. Heudelot has long beenin this Herbarium. Its nearest ally is a plant collected by M. Soyaux on the Gaba { (No. 0), which ni in its obovate, narrowly-cordate- img Pow pubescent beneath (B. mirabilis, Baker MSS. in Herb. B. Codonanthus, Dake? (Prevostea africana, Benth., Codonanthus ! ”? -alierni. folia, Planch., in this work, t. 796), is also nearly related, but nown to us in fruit. I leave this plant and its allies in Breweria, genus Neuropeltis— D. OLIVER Fig. 1. Calyx and pistil. 2. Corolla, laid open. 3. Pistil. Enlarged, SER. IV. VOL, Ill. PART IV. 0 _ Sterculia Barteri MTM Puate 2277. STERCULIA BARTERI, Masters. Srercutiaces. Tribe STercuiex. §. (§ Firmiana) Barteri, M. 7. Masters in Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr.i. 218 ; arbor 30-pedalis ramis floriferis crassiusculis cortice levi flavescente obductis, foliis petiolatis memb ranaceis rotundato-cordiformibus bre- culam quasi terminalem formantibus, floribus pedicellatis, calyce tubuloso puberulo basi leviter dilatato alabastro apice subclavato obtuso, lobis 5 tubo multo brevioribus ovatis, tubo intus fere ad basin annulo setuloso-piloso instructo, columna staminea tubo paullo breviore, antice anguste =r) 6 © " oO i tae i?) or are ror oO | — a et gs oO = oo as hae mn = ar © <4 ote of i) Led m er mee z. lonad 2 “Ey, mn Has. W. Trop. Africa; Nigritania; Nupé, Barter (No. 1,085) ; Abeokuta, Rowland. Folia 6-10 te longa atque lata; petiolus 24-4 poll. longus. Pani- cule 3-8 poll. longe. Flores covcinei 4- 8 lin. longi. Carpella fructifera 2-24 poll. longa, 9-10 lin. lata. This is very a ae as the only Tropical African representative of the section Firm of Sterculia. For copious flowering specimens we are indebted to “De. Rowland. Foliage and fruit we previously had from Barter.—D. Ottver. Fig. 1 ages flower. 2. Longitudinal section of flower, the upper part of the ealyx removed. 3. Back view of an anther. 4. Carpels at time of flowering. Al/ enlarged, ia Puate 2278. STERCULIA MUREX, Hemsl. Srercuntacesz. Tribe STERCULIEZ. 8. Murex, Hemsl. in Kew Bull. 1893, 155; foliis digitatim 7-folio- latis longe petiolatis, petiolo teretiusculo irtello, foliolis oblongo- ‘ # : : : ‘ utrinque (in spp. exsiccatis) venulis parum elevatis minu latim- reticulatis subtus molliter supra scabriuscule stellato-hirtellis, floribus ¢ in paniculis lax emiformibus tomentellis apices versus ram sphericis dorso spinis validis mumerosis ineequilongis patentibus recurvisve armatis et breviter fastigiatim v. stellatim hirtellis, intus levibus circ. 8-10-spermis, seminibus compresso-obovoideis ellipticisve nigrescentibus sublevibus, hilo parvo, testa crustacea, albumine Has. South Africa, Transvaal, //. Medley. Wood (No. 4,710) ; #. E. Galpin (No. 1,072). Petiolus 3-6 poll. longus. Foliola majora 54-6} poll. longa. Car- pellum apertum circiter 6-9 poll. diametro, spinis 4-1} poll. longis instructum. Semina circ. pollicaria. This species, so remarkable in its large, strongly-armed fruit-carpels, is, with the exception of the rare and very local S. Alerandri, Harv., probably the most southern representative of the genus in the African i fr n described, but that species is quite distinct from S. Murex in its glabrous blunt leaflets.—D. OLIver. Fig. 1. Fragment of leaf. 2, 3, and 4. Detached stellate hairs of indumentum. 5 and §. Andrecium from above and below. 7. Detached anther, from back. 8. Seed. 1-7 enlarged. « Phyllagathis elliptica, Stapf Puate 2279. PHYLLAGATHIS ELLIPTICA, Stapf. Metastomacex, Tribe SONERILEA. P. elliptica, Stapf (sp. nov.); herba erecta v. e cauli repente radicante ascendens, superne dense hirsutiuscula et imprimis ad nodos setis longis flexuosis vestita, a subequalibus petiolatis ob- Ovatis v. obovato-ellipticis basi obtus margine serrulato-denticulatis, diculatis postice breviter calcaratis, ovario ut in P. ‘unto capsula subhemispherica subtetragona valvulis 4 retuso-truncatis, basi reliquiis calycinis sess a 8- lobatis ‘bball iepiis ’valide medio costatis cireumdat Has orneo ; rials damp localities, 4,000~—5,000 feet. Low, Bisson ( (No. 1 286). A very well-marked species more nearly allied to P. ——o sip than to other Bornean species hitherto described.—O. Sra . Detached flower, petals removed. 2. Anther. 3. Ovary and style, calyx- a iad. 4, Fruit. All enlarged. Phyllagathis uniflora, Stapf. LATE 2280. ~stYLLAGATHIS UNIFLORa«a, ~ ... ss Metastomacez. Tribe SoNERILEA. trin adpresse rufo-hirsutis triplinerviis cum nervulis arcte intramargin- obpyramidata tetragona ornato, capsula hemispherica obtuse tetragona glaberrima albida valvulis breviter bilobis, seminibus oblique ovato- oblongis granulatis nitidulis. Has, Borneo; Kinabalu, 6,000 feet, Haviland. Herba adscendens 2-1 ped. alta. Folia majora 1-1} poll. longa, } poll. lata, minora majoribus imillima minima brevissime petiolata ; petiolus 4-2 poll. longus. Pedicelli crassiusculi 1-14 lin, longi. Cupsula 2-24 lin. longa—O. Svarr. Fig. 1. Detached flower. 2. Anthers. 3. Capsule. 4. Valve of capsule. 5. Seed. All enlarged, ‘ v, (, Puate 2281. STPOLISIA LANUGINOSA, Glaziou. Compositm Subtribe EvUVERNONIE. Sipolisia, Glaziou MSS. in Hb. Kew. (gen. nov.). Capitula multiflora i i geregata. Involu- 0 tis—Frutex ut videtur, ramis cum lana argentea densa indutis. Folia alterna sessilia ovata v. ovato-lanceolata acutata subintegra v. obscure crenata utrinque dense stellato-tomentosa v. subtus lanata. Rami capi- tuligeri awillares ut videtur, aphylli densissime lanati apice sub capitulis exterioribus glomeruli cum bracteis amplis foliaceis ovato-lanceolatis instructi, 8. lanuginosa, Glaziow (sp. unica). Has. Brazil, near Diamantina, Minas Geraes, Glaziou (No. 19,470). Folia 8-12 poll. longa, 3-5 poll. lata. Rami axillares florigeri 1-2 ped. longi. Bractew exteriores 4-6-10 poll. longer. @ merult 24-4 poll. diam. Involueri 1-1} poll. diam. In the generic name of this noble Composite M. Glaziou commemo- rates the services to science of the Abbé M. M. Sipolis, Director of the Seminary of Diamantina, ‘qui m’a toujours guidé avec une extreme bonté dans la plupart de mes excursions 4 |’intérieur de la province de Minas ; l’entomologie Ini doit une foule de découvertes precieuses, et la science en général beaucoup de services.’ On the whole, perhaps, It is as nearly allied to Proteopsis as to any described genus of Vernoniacer, unless it be to some of the Lychnophores, the genera of which are, I fear, too artificially distinguished. In he same collection with our present plant, M. Glaziou sends another lanate plant with the aspect entirely of a Lychnophora (L. villosissima, Mart. )s but the capitnla are in terminal ovoid spiciform heads, and the indi- vidual capitula may contain from twelve to twenty florets, The tion, with a figure, in this work.—D. OnivErR Fig. 1. Involucral scale. 2. Portion of receptacle with squame. 3. Bud, pappus partially removed. 4. Expanded floret, pappus removed. 9. Seta of pappus. 6. Anthers. 7. Style-branches. 8. Achene. Lnlarged. = Eremanthus purpurascens, Oliv. PuLate 2289. EREMANTHUS PURPURASCENS, Oliv. Composira. Tribe VERNONIACES. Janatis, scapis lanatis folio brevioribus, glo mispheerico, bracteis paucis foliaceis oblongis albido-tomentosis involucratis, 10-costato, pappo purpurascente ovario 4—5 longiore. Has. Brazil, Minas Geraes, Glaziou (No. 19,464). Folia 1-1 poll. longa, 3-3 poll. lata, Glomerulus 1 poll. diam., Scapus $~3 poll. longus. Bractew exteriores ? poll. longi, involucri bracteole 5~6 lin. longe. The nearest ally of this species would appear to be ZH. eriopus, Baker, a species known to me only. from description.—D. OLIVER. Fig. 1. Involucral scale. 2. Floret. 3. Seta of pappus. 4. Anthers, 5. Style. Enlarged, MS. del, et ith. Vangueria nigrescens, Scott-Elliot PLATE 2283, VANGUERIA NIGRESCENS, Scott-Elliot. Rusiicez, Tribe VaNGuERIER. V. nigrescens, Scott-Elliot, MSS. in Herb. Kew. ; inermis, glaber- rima, ramis gracilibus teretibus, foliis ee oblongo-ellipticis obtuse acuminatis venis primariis utrinque 5-7, cymis axillaribus plurifloris breviter pedunculatis bractalin folio multo brevioribus, racteis ovatis v. ovato-lanceolatis sepe obtusis me embranacess internodiis. inflorescentiz longioribus, calycis limbo 5-partito, corolle insertis segmentis multo brevioribus, ovario 5-loculare, stigmate ip ellipsoideo Hap frica. Sierra Leone Boundary Commission, near Palabe’ aio 5 "786) and Kafogo (No. 5,610), Scott-Elliot. Folia (in spp. exsicc.) nigrescentia, membrancea, 24-3} poll. longa, 1-1} poll. lata; petiolus }~2 poll. longus ; stipule deltcidez, apiculate V. acuminate, basi connat Pedunculi 4 poll. longi ; bractez lin. longer. Calya segmentis 2 poll. longis. Corolla segmentis cum caudis 6-7 lin. longis Very ar eok from the only species with wi corolla-lobes described j ‘Flora of Tropical Africa,’ V. velutin gee with densely ne leaves and inflorescence, and 7 auciflora, So far as I can judge from the specimens, the copious inflorescen and conspicuous flowers of this species make it a desirable plant for stove cultivation.—D. OxtvEr. Fig. me a of calyx. 2. Corolla laid open. 3. Pistil, ovary in vertical sec- ae ovne ee-tion of ovary. Al/- * ” 4 MS. del et hth chs z y Strychno s Barteri, Solered. Pi 2A PLatTeE 2284. STRYCHNOS BARTERI, Svler. Loganiacez. Tribe EvLocanics. eisdem brevioribus sepissime ebracteolatis, sepalis 4 ovato-rotundatis breviter late apiculatis v. obtusis, corollm 4-fidz segmentis lineari- glabro, staminibus exsertis, bacca globosa oligosperma, seminibus com- pressis ellipticis, embryone albumine fere squilongo cotyledonibus planis subcordiformibus radiculw rects eequilongis. W. Trop. Africa, Onitscha, Nigritania, Barter (Nos. 1,247, 1,759) ; Sierra Leone Boundary Commission, Madina, Limba Country, Scott-Elliot (Nos. 5,569 ; 5,659). Folia 2-3 poll. longa, 1-13 (-2) poll. lata; petiolus 3-} poll. longus. Cirrhi geminati, pedunculati, pedunculus 1} poll. longus. Cyme con- geste 3-1 poll. diam. Flores 2}-3 lin. longi, albi. Bacca crustacea, 1-1} poll. diam. There are some slight differences between the Niger and Sierra Leone specimens, The inflorescence of the latter is not quite so compact, and the sepals are connivent over the ovary; but this is after the fall of the corolla, and is probably the case in the Niger plant corolla is more densely pilose in the specimens from Sierra Leone. This plant is clearly a very near ally of Strychnos densiflora, Baillon o find any note of the size of the fruit in S. densiflora.—D. OLIVER. Fig. 1. Flower and bracteoles. 2. Calyx. 3. Corolla laid open. 4. Pistil. 45, Fruit. 6. Seed. -7, Longitudinal section of same. Analyses all enlarged. SER. IV. VOL Wf. PART IV. af Aggie Barteri, Hk:fil. PLATE 2285. AIGLE BARTERI, Hook. hk Rotacez. Tribe AURANTIEZ. Zi. Barteri, Hook. fil. MSS. in Herb. Kew. ; arbuscula spinosa glabra, spinis rectis s gracilibus axillaribus petiolo seepius brevioribus, foliis petiolatis trifoliolatis, foliolis membranaceis obovato- y. oblongo- ellipticis obtusis seepe emarginatis basi in petiolulum angustatis obscure undulato-crenatis pellucide glanduloso-punctatis, racemis pauci- v. pluri-floris axillar ibus y. quasi terminalibus, staminibus ¢. 15-20, isco crasso ovari basin cingente sulcato ovario Pe ered Vv. ovoideo- aoe latiore, ea ovarii 8, ovula in loculis 12- B. Trop. West Africa, Nigritania, ‘Ogbomorham,’ Barter Oe. 3 Sut Y aboot, Rowland. poticlnli Gist centr.) 4-4 bale lon ngi. ies cemt 3 I, tones pedicelli breves. Cal lyz obscure et late rotundato-lobulatus. Petala usually not, as in 47. Marmelos, more or less narrowed to a Obtus Whether goed a ee specifically or not, the occurrence of an Algle in Nigritania, differing from the Bael chiefly in the floral cha: acs diseintiotied is of much interest.—D. O11 oe). Del 9. Peel: §& Andie 4. Detached stamen. 5. Pistil and cium. disk. 6, icnavecs section of ovary. All enlarged, © that Hehehegciwn denciflamim OV. . a SEAS aed «sca ce asc a an aes MS delet ith, PLATE 2286. HELICHRYSUM DENSIFLORUM, Oliv. Composirz. Subtribe Gnarnatirg. receptaculo nudo floribus ut videtur omnibus , corolla breviter 5-dentata inferne anguste tubulosa, acheniis subteretibus levibus pilis nunutissimis albis dissite notatis, setis pappi caducissimis paucis rigidiusculis barbellatis ovario paullo longioribus. Has. South-East Trop. Africa, N yassaland, Buchanan (No. 933). Folia cum petiolo 2-2} poll. longa, = poll. lata. Cyme terminales Congeste, 25-3 poll. late. f the few species of Helichrysum with this form of inflorescence —that is, with few-flowered capitula closely disposed in compac Cymes—I find none like our present plant, which is also notable in its shrubby habit, with stout stems, leafless below. It is one of the many interesting novelties for which we are indebted to Mr. J. Buchanan, 0.M.G., of Blantyre.—D. Oxiver. Fig. 1. Capitulum. 2, 3. Involucral scales. 4. Floret. 5. Seta of pappus. 6. Anthers. 7, Ovary, corolla removed, and style. 8, Achene. All enlarged, Pl 2287. hora ecarvesfoha Oliv. D Commi PhLate 2287. COMMIPHORA CARY FOLIA, Oliv. BursERACER. C. caryefolia, Oliv. (sp. nov.) ; glaberrima, foliis imparipinnatis, foliolis lateralibus 3-5-jugis oblongo-lanceolatis basi plus minus io . rotundatis apicem versus angustatis acutiusculis . : hie 1 sessilibus y, subsessilibus, drupis ellipsoideis pericarpio exteriore primum carnosulo demum j alvi secedente, pyreni ellipsoideis leviter compressis osseis, basi carnosulis quasi-arillatis, monospermis (loculo altero abortivo). . Has. South Africa, Natal, Wood (Nos. 1,046, 1,409, 4,095). Kaffraria, near Komgha, Flanagan (No. 1,107). Folia 10-14 poll. longa, petiolata ; foliola membranacea 25-4 poll longa, 2-11 poll. lata. Panicule 14-4 poll 1 Segmentis ovatis, sstivatione valvatis. Discus adnatus tubum calycis vestiens. Petala flavescentia, perigyna, calycis tubo inserta, ovata, apice (in alabastro) mucrone incuryo, deinde obovato-elliptica, recurva, acu S i ta. Stamina biseriata, perigyna, margine disci inserta. Ovarii rudimentum (in fl. 3) minutissimum. Dru @ $3? poll. longa, Pyrenis } poll. longis osseis, basi carnoso-incrassatis rubris y, aurantiacis, of the lateral branches of the inflorescence, which has the appearance of 4n interrupted spike with congested flowers. (C. erythrea, Engl., the origina Hemprichia of Ehrenberg, from the Red Sea, has much in common with our species, and the uzzling description of the fruit given by Ehrenberg is quite intelligible on examination of that here figured” He describes the pericarp as ‘ sesquiplex, externum coriaceo- om, . . | 84 4-valve, deciduum; internum dimidiatum, letissime rubrum, succulentum, . . , arillum mentiens, pyrenas basi * Indeed, Wood’s specimen No, 1,409 is cited by Engler as C. Harveyi. SER. IV, VOL, II, PARY IY, , . \ iN } : wa \ NA A WANS . } x ; \ ‘ Aj : \\\ ENON Se G * a 4 . | ee oa : i Ns, ‘ = i] * \ j : i | \} \ PLATE 2288. PHYLLOSTACHYS HETEROCLADA, Oliv. Graminez, Tribe Bameusea. P. heteroclada, Oliv. (sp. nov.) ; 1-3-pedalis, culmis foliiferis strictis gracilibus ramosis glabris internodiis sepius 14-2} poll. longis sub- calibus simplicibus v. ramosis aphyllis sed late bracteatis dense fastigiatis, bracteis in inflorescentiis radicalibus late ovato-rotundatis graciliter multinerviis apiculatis faseiculos floriferos subsequantibns gluma florifera lanceolata acuminata ecarinata dorso apicem versus China, Szechnen, Dr. A. Henry (No. 8,833) ; and in a collec- tion from West Szechuen and the Tibetan frontier, chiefly near Tachienlu, 9,000-13,500 feet alt., Pratt (No. 384). Rami aphylli dense floriferi adscendentes 10-12 poll. longi; pedun- euli bracteis 2-3 poll. ongis vacuis arete amplexieaulibus vaginati ; ractes) primarie florifere 1 poll. longe, 11. lL. late. Folia 14-2 poll. longa, 5-7 lin. lata, vagina fasciculo spicularum fere eqni- longa, Anthere exserte, lineares, obscure mucronulate, basi breviter Sagittate anricalis obtusiusculis. Stylus 3-fidus, brachiis gracilibus. Lodicule 3 obovate vy. rotundata, ciliate. r. Henry was aware. Our plant is related to Phyllostachys nidu- laria, Munro, in ‘ Gardeners’ Chronicle,’ 1876, ii. 774 (undescribed), a amboo then cultivated at Florence. The upper florets of each spikelet “appear to be staminate.—D. Otiver. , Fig. 1. Spikelet. 2. Empty glume. 3. Flowering glume. 4. Palea. 5. Lodicule. °. Anther. 7, Pistil. Ail enlarged. PLATE 2289, RUBUS LOWII, Stapf. Rosacez. Tribe Russa. R. Lowii, Stapf (sp. nov.) ; inermis, ramis teretibus nigrescentibus pilis sparsis tomentellis tandem glabratis, foliis 3- (interdum 1-) folio- latis, foliolis breviter petiolulatis ovato-ellipticis v. f. terminali majore plus minus obovato basi cuneato, acutis v. breviter acuminatis duplicato-serratis nervis primariis plus minus impressis subtus plu minus Sparse sericeo-pilosis, petiolis sina eakellia stipulis lanceolatis Sepius integris, floribus axillaribus solitariis, pedicellis nutantibus “ed pilosis, calycis tubo basi late rotundato v. trancato parce piloso s eee : : ni piloso, acheeniis circ. 200 oblique ovoi ideis foveo lato-reticulatis glabris natis Han. Borneo, Kinabalu, 9,000-13,000 feet, Low, Haviland. Foliola 3-13 (-24) gee to lateralia minora; petiolus 6-10 lin. longus, Pedicelli #-1 poll. longi. lores §-? poll. diam.