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subtus opacis, tenuissinie venosis; pedunenlis axillaribus, I— 
3-Aoris v. subracemoso- 4 — 6-Noris, brevissimis; germine 
biloeulari; hacca suhglohosa, A-sperma, sepalis inaequalibus, 
obtusis, eiliolatis covonata. &. 
Variat: 
4. Domingensis Berg; foliis longius petiolatis, sae- 
pissime obovatis v. obtusis, erenulatis, subtns erehrins pun- 
elatis, supra enerviis; pednnenlis solitariis, snbtriferis, vix 
petiolo longioribns. 
Myrtus crenulata Swartz Tl, ind, oceid, U. p. 889. 
Eugenia orenulata Willd, Spec, pl. Il. p. 961. — DE. 
1 e. p. 277. 
Rami teretinseuli; ramuli puberuli: novelli eompressi. 
Folia opposita, siesata supra fnaco-atra, suhtus hepatica ; 
petiolo %/,—— 17 long.; lamina 6 — 8 long, 5 — 6” lat; 
nervo medio venisgne utroque latere 4-7, subpalulis, supra 
haud visibilibns, snbtus prominulis. Flores (teste Swartz.) 
minnti. Petala albida, oblonga. Siamina minntissima. Bacea 
enbra, semine rotundo (v. sine Al, et fr. in Ib. Willd. no, 
9499). 
ß. Cubensis Berg; foliis hrevissime petiolatis, ovalihus, 
obtusatis v. ohtusiasenle acutatis, vix rarissimeque erennlatis 
supra obsolete venosis, suhtus raro sparseque punetatis; pe- 
dunenlis racemoso - 4— 6-Horis v. in aummis axillis 1 -floris, 
petiolo longioribus. 
Myrtus fruticulosa Poepp, herb. 
Frutieulus ramosus; remis graeilibus, ramnlis pubernlis, 
eompressis. Folia opposita, interdum terna; petiole 1/4’ 
long. ; Jamina 5. — 117" long, 31/, — 8” Int, Racemuli 3 
long, pubescentes , saepe ad apices foliorum in ramnlum apier 
foliatıın exeresventes; pedicellis 4/, - - 1°" Jong. aut omnilun 
aut infimis hraetea Ianecolata, acnta, 14-17, long. suflultis, 
