2 OR. J. D. HOOKER ON FROPIERA. 



vein, and entire coriaceous leaves very greatly resemble those of 

 a Eugenia and other Myrtacece ; but its superior fruit entirely re- 

 moves it from that Order. Upon the whole, I am disposed to 

 regard it as an anomalous ally of Myrtacece, but do not place any 

 confidence in this conclusion. The structure of the flower and 

 fruit is remarkably simple, and presents no salient characters of 

 any kind. 



Fropiera, Bouton, MSS. 



Calyx 5-fidus. Petala 5. Stamina 10, disco perigyno inserta, fila- 

 mentis subulatis sestivat. subincurvis, antheris oblongis. Ova- 

 rium liberum, 3-gonum, 3-loculare, stylo brevi, stigmate trilobo. 

 Ovula oo , placentis axillaribus affixa. Bacca globosa, calycis 

 basi suffulta, stylo persistente terminata, 3-locularis. Semina 

 oo , exalbuminosa, minima ; testa Crustacea, profunde cancellata; 

 embryone ovoideo, carnoso, oleoso ; cotyledonibus plano-convexis, 

 radicula magna obtusa. — Arbuscula Mauritiana ; ramis teretibus, 

 ramulorum cortice albo ; foliis altemis, exstiptdatis, coriaceis, 

 integerrimis, pellucido-punctatis, margine incrassatis ; floribus 

 parvis, pedicellatis, fasciculatis, vel in racemos breves axillares 

 dispositis, ebracteolatis. 



Fropiera mauritiana, Bouton, MSS. 



Hab. Sylvis montanis Insulse Mauritius, Carmichael, Sieber, Bojer, 

 Bouton. Nom. vern. : " Bois sans ecorce." 



Arbuscula 20-pedalis, ramis teretibus cortice lfevi rufo, ramulis lignosis 

 cortice albo. Folia 2-%' long., 1^-2" lat., coriacea; lamina supra 

 lucida, subtus pallida, costa margineque sicco rufescentibus ; venis 

 utrinque junioribus inconspicuis parallelis, intramarginali margini 

 proxima ; petiolo brevi |" long, robusto. Flores vix }" expans., pedi- 

 cellis }-i" long. Calycis lobi breves, rotundati. Petala parva, 

 sessilia, late orbiculata, coriacea, pellucido-punctata, breviter un- 

 guiculata. Stamina brevia, filamentis post anthesin elongatis recurvis ; 

 antherarum loculis 2 parallelis, dorso intruso affixis, rimis latis dehis- 



centibus. Pollen Ovarium sessile, trigonum, stylo brevi 



trifido. Bacca subpedicellata, grosse punctata, $" diam. ; stylo brevi ; 

 stigmate late discoideo, 3-lobo. Placenta bifidse, lobis divaricatis. 

 Semina atra, minima. Embryo pallide flavus, mollis. 



Tab. I. fig. 1, bud ; 2, flower ; 3, calyx and ovary ; 4, transverse section 

 of ditto ; 5, transverse section of fruit ; 6, seed ; 7, embryo. All 

 magnified. 



