Hoya Guppyi, Oliv. sp. nov. Ramulis ultimis parce hirtellis dense glabratis, foliis petiolatis coriaceis late ellipticis breviter acuminatis cuspidatisve base late rotundatis subcordatisve supra glabris, subtus præcipue versus basin plus minus hirtellis, umbellis pedunculatis, pedunculis pedicellisque glabris, calyce parvo tubo corollæ 2-4-plo breviore 5-partito lobis ovatis obtusis ciliolatis, corolla rotata lobis patentibus ovatis v. late ovato-lanceolatis acutatis medio depressis intus hirtellis extus glabris sinubus reflexis, coronæ foliolis cartilagineo-incrassatis disco ovato lanceolatis concavis obtusis basi angustatis dorso profunde excavatis marginibus lateralibus utrinque carinatis, folliculis subteretibus parce hirtellis.
Folia 31⁄2-41⁄2 poll. longis, 21⁄4-21⁄2 poll. latis; petiolo hirtello 1⁄2-3⁄4 poll. longo; umbella 10-14 flora; pedunculo 2 poll. longo, pedicellis 11⁄2 poll. longis. Corolla 11⁄2 poll. diam. rubro-purpurea. Follicula 8-9 poll, longa.
Faro Island: Bougainville Straits: “A climber on coast trees.”
LOGANIACEÆ.
Couthovia, nearly allied to C. Seemanni A.Gr., if not a variety with inflorescence throughout tawny-puberulous. Vulgo “Palinoromus.” A forest tree 70 feet high.
Fagræa Berteriana A.Gr.? vulgo “Bubulata.”
Fagræa morindæfolia, Bl. forma. Vulgo “Kirofe.”
Fagræa sp. . . vulgo “Mamuli.” A tree twenty-five feet high.
BORAGINEÆ.
Tournefortia argentea, L. f. vulgo “Diave.”