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older genus, namely, the marked inequality of one or more of the 
sepals, the terminal corymbose inflorescence, and the fimbriated 
stipules. The brown scale formed by the persistent leaf-base and 
the remains of the membranous stipule (which very soon becomes 
split down the middle) gives a characteristic appearance to the 
branches. As Mr. Hiern has pointed out to me, I have somewhat 
enlarged the scope of the genus by the inclusion of Neurocarpaa 
(Pentas) quadr angular is (Journ. Bot. 1896, 127), but I do not care 
to stretch it to include the plant now in question. 

Pentanopsis fragrans, species unica ; ramis subtenuibus, 
duris, cinerascentibus ; foliis anguste lineari-oblanceolata interdum 
lanceolata, basi valde angustatis, cum apice breviter mucronata, et 
faciebus marginibusque scabridulis ; florum pedicellis, ovario brevi- 
oribus, hoc sparse albiter scaberulo et cum vittis latis 4 e sepalorum 
basibus ortis inconspicue notato, sepalis viridibus late lanceolatis 
ad lineari-oblongas cum apice angustata, obtusis vel acutiusculis, 
margine scabridulis ; corolla fragrante, sepala quintuple excedente. 

Hab. Wagga Mountain, Mrs. E. Lort Phillips. 

Leaves 15-18 mm. long including stipules (4 mm.) by 2-5-3 mm. 
greatest breadth, margins narrowly revolute. Bracteoles foliaceous, 
11 mm. long, including the stipular sheath (2 mm.), which surrounds 
the short flower-stalk (2 mm.). Flowers sweet-smelling, sepals 
5-6 mm. long by 1-25-1-5 mm. wide, remaining in a withered con- 
dition in the fruit, but not enlarging. Corolla-tube about 2-5 cm. 
long, a little over 1 mm. in diameter below, widening to 2 mm. at 
the insertion of the stamens, lobes about 1 cm. long by half as 
broad, bearing very short rather thick hairs extending just into the 
mouth of the tube. Anthers 2 mm. long ; style-limbs 4 mm., ex- 
serted at mouth of tube. Ovary 2-5-3 mm. long. Capsule sparsely 
scabridulous, about 5 cm. long. 

Lortia, gen. nov. Cyathium crateriforme, lobis 5 sub- 
brevibus, squamiformibus, fimbriatis ; glandula unica, crassi- 
uscula, truncata, cyathium amplectens, in parte anteriore inter- 
rupta. Flores ^ numerosi, pedicellati, in fasciculos 5-lobis 
cyathii oppositos conferti. Perianthium 0. Stamen filamento 
brevi cum pedicello articulato ; antherarum loculi globosi distincti. 
Pollen breviter oblongum, longitudinaliter vittatum. Flos ? , et 
centralis solitarius, perianthio brevissimo lobato. Ovarium sessile, 
3-loculare ; styli basi conuati, apice bifidi. Ovula in loculis 
solitaria. Herba, ut apparet, parva, crassiuscula ; folia sessilia, 
orbicularia, mucronata, marghie crispula. Cymse in foliorum supe- 
riorum axillis solitariaB, pedicillatae ; bractese oppositse cyathium 
singulum campanuliformiter includentes. Terra somalensis. 
Species 1. 

Genus novum Euphorbiacearum, e tribu Euphorhiacearum ad 
genus Monadenium Pax accedente. 

Described from a small specimen collected by Mrs. E. Lort 
Phillips (in honour of whom the genus is named) on Wagga 
Mountain. The inflorescences are very characteristic. Li the 
bud state they are nodding, when mature the upper part of 
the not very long stalk is bent horizontally. The bracts, which 



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are connate above the middle behind, and spUt nearly to the 
base with overlapping edges in front, form a bell-shaped in- 
volucre with an entire edge, except for the short apiculus into 
which the midrib of each runs. They enclose the deep, bowl- 
shaped cyathium, the central member of a dichasium of which the 
two lateral branches are represented by insignificant rudiments. 
The cyathium closely resembles that of a Monadenium, but is more 
globular in form. The truncate gland has a swollen margin, and 
is interrupted in front, exposing the two anterior lobes of the 
involucre, which it slightly overtops. The bracteoles included in 
the involucre are narrower and shorter than its lobes, and much 
fimbriated. The genus is nearest to the East African Monadenium 
Pax (described and figured in Engler's Jahrhuch, xix. 126), which I 
have not seen. It differs in its simple axillary inflorescences, 
Mcmadenium having a much-branched dichasial arrangement ; 
while the bell- shaped involucre surrounding the cyathium contrasts 
strongly with the erect, stiff-looking, bicarinate structure of Mona- 
deniwn, which is also described as having no perianth in the female 
flower. 

Lortia erubescens, species unica ; foliis juveuilibus(?) crassi- 
usculis sessilibus orbicularibus mucronatis, cum margine crispulo, 
minute pubesceutibus, rubris cum venulis paUidis lineatis ; inflores- 
centic^ pedicello subvalido quam bracteas campanuliforme, paullo 
longiore ; cyathii lobis 5 subsequalibus, glabris, rhomboideis, fim- 
briatis, quam glandula vix brevioribus ; perianthio floris 2 incon- 
spicue lobato. 

Hab. Wagga Mountain, Mrs. E. Lort Phillips. 

Leaves 17 to 18 mm. long, and nearly as broad. Pedicel of in- 
florescence stout, a httle over 1 cm. long ; bracts 9 mm. long and 
broad. Cyathium 5 mm. high; lobes scarcely 2 mm.; gland 
2-2-5 mm. high. Stamens 2 mm. long, including the anthers 
(5 mm.) ; pollen shortly oblong, with longitudinal bands. Female 
flower scarcely 5 mm. long, including the pedicel (1*5 mm. long) ; 
perianth represented by a short shallow lobed cup round the base 
of the ovary ; a few very short scattered hairs on the base of the 
style and style-arms. 

Jatropha Phillipsese, sp. nov. Frutex velutino-pubescens, 
foliis petiolatis, e basi triangular! trilobis, vel interdum quinque- 
lobis cum lobis externis minoribus, lobis subpatentibus, obtusis vel 
rotundis, margine glanduloso-dentatis ; stipulis purpureis setaceo- 
dissectis, setulis apice glanduligeris ; dichasiis pubescentibus ; 
bracteis ovatis quam foha multoties minoribus, margine glanduloso- 
setuliferis; floribus breviter pedicellatis, sepalis S" late oblanceo- 
latis, basi connatis, pubescentibus, externis glanduloso-dentatis ; 
corolla campanulata, viride superne rubescente, lobis late spathu- 
latis ; glandulis disci subglobosis ; sepalis 2 in fructu persisten- 
tibus quam in mare majoribiis ; capsula oblonga, glabra, rugulosa ; 
seminibus glabris, carunculo bilobo, lobis planis crenulatis. 

Hab. Wagga Mountain, Mrs. E. Lort Phillips. 

Shoots thick, terete, striated, covered like the rest of the plant 
with a dense short white pubescence. Petioles on the lower leaves 

