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BLUMEA 21 87—89 (1973) a new Anakasia, genus from west of Araliaceae New Guinea W.R. Philipson Department specimens of Four neighbouring area Araliaceous an Meryta, but the flowers endosperm but their general facies as require to a new genus. a The the ends of the branches recall the habit of is distinctive features of that well-defined, and articulation below the an smooth), is at share the highly not The technical floral and fruit ovary. there is distinctive so hermaphrodite, the calyx are below the occurs Polyscias (e.g. leaves clustered do Peninsula and collected in the Vogelkop species are Zealand. Canterbury, New of Botany, University of SW. New Guinea large, simple, oblanceolate particular, they of characters the flower, is unlike that a distinct are not style arms genus, genus: in articulation unlike those of free, and the are and this, together with the distinctive inflorescence and leaf, makes the plant quite different from species of any Polyscias. ANAKASIA Philipson, Frutex foliis grandibus simplicibus exstipulatis. Pedicelli brevissimi infra flores articulati. praedita. deltoidea. Stamina 5 vel 5 vel 6-loculatum. sulcatus. Exocarpium (4) Shrub with racemosely crassis, stylis (4) Pyrenae large, simple, Inflorescentiae antheris 5 vel 6 amplis, compressae R. harms umbellules. Pedicels very with 6-celled. fleshy with (4)5 Disc 6 or stylar arms. when dry. Exocarp fleshy. Pyrenes compressed, Anakasia Frutex sessilia vel integro simplicifolia Philipson, glaber, altus. m. 5 petiolo brevi. vel indistincto. undulato, Rhachis costa simplex lanceolatas ferens. Pedunculi usque ad annularis 15 mm.). dentibus Rami Lamina sp. lenticellis lanceolata, prominenti, vel divisa, axillary. Rachis circa n ad 135 Ovarium glabrum. x cm. notati. 18 cm., base lateralibus ad 70 bearing below the Stamens triangular. broadly obconic, Endosperm Folia ad apices attenuata, (4)5 — smooth. ubi matura 5 minutis. Alabastra mm. 2 mm. longa. Discus umbone centrali in sicco 3 —4 reticulo crassa, 3 —4 mm. Stamina filamentis formato arctc ramorum congesta, apice acuminata, margine arcuato-adscendentibus, longa, (inferioribus exceptis) exorientes, bracteis 6 minutis. Petala leviter carnosa, longis, 4-locularibus. articulation an broadly obovoid, strongly ribbed crustaceous. prominentibus nervis bractearum axillis Umbellulae obconicum, pronunenter nov. usque usque Fruit late laeve. 6, valvate, or 5 racemnsis sicco inferum, Ovarium late obovoideus in Inflorescences short timhelliilis minutes. Petala 5 vel 6, valvata, Endospermium crustaceae. leaves. exstipulate dorsifixis. coronatus.Fructus short rim with minute lobes. Petals a axillaris. Calyx annuliformis,lobis 6, filaments thick, anthers large, dorsifixed. Ovary inferior, or or crassus, carnosum. arranged flower. Calyx 5 6, filamentis Discus nov. gen. mm. longi (in longa. Calyx lads, appressis aliquantum bracteas parvas fructu brevis antheris 0.75 subulatis ramis mm. mox w ultra calycem pandentibus. sistentibus in depressione Fructus terminali. c. 2 x 1,5 cm, in sicco sulcis (4) 5 vel 6 prominentibus, styli ramis per- 88 BLUMEA Anakasia fruit, x simplicifolia 6; 4. flower 1. bud, Leaf, x x 0.15; 12; 5. 2. VOL. inflorescence, mature fruit, X 2. XXI, x 0.3; (1—4: No. 3. a I, 1973 single umbellule, bearing Beccari P. P. 282.) one immature W. Glabrous shrub, crowded 135 at Anakasia the ends of the branches, sessile 18 cm, X PHILIPSON: narrowed gradually or forked, to 70 long, cm at with or the base, to mid-rib prominent, lateral veins arching simple Nov. gen. (Araliaceae) a very acuminate, margin entire apex upwards, reticulation rather maturity mm 5 3 15 mm mm in fruit. Umbellules with about long. rim with Calyx Stamens: fdaments or 5 11 0.75 sistent Fruit with (4) stylearms BW 6312 (L). Notes. a 5 mm ca. 65 m, 1954, Southwest. — A shrub with Ramoi, Royen 4023 Anakasia, stout outer female, though he occurs in attached primary forest The generic Babo, 50 m, ca. name is 2 mm long. with Disc with the cm to dry about > a the spread beyond 2x1.5 as erect are (FI, type); 1941, Aet bearing tufts branches all Evidently are the disc yellow, the anthers It near flowers of the umbellules seen soon to cream, near sea flowers per- of one between Steenkool 10 m, 40—50 large simple leaves. probably male and those are mature 1958,Kalkman in flower and reflexed in fruit. He cannot structurally at the centre be confirmed from hermaphrodite, green and but soon all falls, fruit blue (azure-violet) and aromatic. level. derived from ca. 98 (L). central pedicels. The corolla is and the road south ofTeminaboean, could not be certain of this. His observations the material available. developing fruits slightly fleshy, which arms 1872, Beccari P.P. 282 (L); Wersar, branches Beccari described the inflorescence noted that the long, elongating depression. Pen. van mm long. Ovary glabrous. prominent ridges when dry, about 6 or terminal Vogelkop NEW GUINEA. and Teinboeni, in to undulate, indistinct. Rachis minute bracts. Flower buds when central boss formed by closely appressed subulate calyx. or thick, bearing small lanceolate bracts. minute teeth. Petals 6 broad; anthers 4-celled, Leaves short petiole, lanceolate, up Peduncles arising from the axils of all but the lowest bracts, 3 —4 ca. 89 high, with branches marked with prominent lenticels. m. 5 R. of the localities.