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Tliiri can be distinguished at a glance from /. cocchiea L. \}j tlio foliage and 



the obtusely cndino- buds of tlie flowers. 



Pavetta opulina DC. lie Mouac ; abundant in moisfcer NiaouH asso- 

 ciation ; sea-level. 2352, Shmb 6 ft. Corolla white, with slight scent. 

 Western Polynesia, 



Coffea akabica L. Mont Mou; forest margin, 1000 ft.; serpentine* 

 469. Doubtless an escape from cultivation. 



]\IoRiNDA CITRIFOLIA L. Baie Kuakuc; uncommon in littoral zone. 880, 

 From India through the Archipelago to Australia and Polynesia. Frequently 

 cultivated. 



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M. FoRSTERi Seem. Ouen Toro ; in Acacia spirorhis woods; 0-500 ft. 

 775. Woody climber ; stout steins. Fruits slightly fleshy with a fi^vv hard 

 seeds. Polynesia. 



M. FALLAX Schlechter. Mont Mou ; edge of damp gully forest; creta- 

 ceous; 800 ft, 54(3, Liane reaching about 10 ft. Corolla white. 



M. PHILLYREOIDES Labill Taom ; serpentine scrub ; 2500 ft. 2344, 

 Small shrub 2 ft. Flowers white, scented. 



M. LIGDSTRINA S. Moore, sp. nov. Arlmscnla glabra habitu fruticoso ; 

 rctmidis sat gracilibus interne nudis cicatricibusqae foliornni delapsorum 

 frequenter signatis brunneis superne crebro foliosis et salteni in sicco fuscis; 

 foliis parvis +15x7 nun. raro usque 2*5 cm, long, petiolatis oblongo-ovatis 

 obtusis basi obtusis firme membranaceis costis lateralibus utrinque 4-5 ut 

 reticulum laxum inconspicuis pet. 4-5mm. long. ; stipalis connatis acutis 

 sursum membranaceis necnon cito deciduis deorsum coriaceis decoloribns 

 diutuleque persistentibus 1'5 mm, long, j capitaUs axillarlbus 2-3-floris 

 (floribus rcvei'a interdum solitariis) breviter pedunculatis ; ovario 2*5 nun. 

 long, ovoideo calj'co longiore ; cahjce tubuloso ore undulato-denticulato ; 

 roro//a 4-mera 7 mm, long, in alabastro auq)ulUcformi fere usque medium in 

 lobos lineari-lanceolatos obtusos crassiuscidos divi:?a intus minute pubernhi j 

 stamtnihffs jnxta medium tubnm insertis inclusis ; stf/lo incluso glabro 3 mm. 

 lon<>\ } sthjmatis raniis lineari-oblongis obtusis stylo subtcqnilongis \ ovido 



se])to afhxo. 



Ignambi ; scrubby summit forest, 4250 ft. ; gneiss. 1580. 



In appearance much like M. pliUhjreoidcs LabilL, but smaller generally in 



the foliage and very different in flower. 



PsYCHGTRTA SPECIOSA S, Moore, comb. nov, (Mapouria speciosa Beau vis. 



ex descript.) Mont Dore ; Casuarina association ; 300 ft. ; serpentine. 



