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COLLECTIONS FROM CHRISTMAS ISLAND. 35 
ARALIACE. 
H ErTAPLEURUM ELLIPTICUM, Seem Creeper from the summit. 
India, Malaya, and North Australia. 
RUBIACER. 
Rawpra DeNsrrrora, Benth.—Small tree at 600 feet. In lia, 
South China, Malaya, and North Australia. 
COMPOSITE. 
Brum EA SPECTABILIS, DC.— North side at an elevation of about 
769 feet. Western p-ninsula of India and Ceylon. 
GOODENIACER. 
Sczvona Kozuiarr, Vakl.—Cliffs on the shore. India, Malaya, 
Australia, and Polynesia. 
MYRSINEF. 
ARDISIA COMPLANATA, Wall.—Dwarf tree from the summit. 
Chittagong, Malay peninsula and archipelago. 
SAPOTACEE. 
SIDEROXYLON SUNDATCUM, Mig.—Malay archipelago. 
APOCYNACEE. 
OcnnosrA ACKERINGÆ, Mig.in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd.- Bat. iv. 
p. 138 (syn. Laetaria calocarpa, Mig. in Fl. Ind. Bat. Suppl. i. 
p. 553, nee Hassk.), var. foliis angustioribus minus obtusis. Tall 
tree, from 900 feet to summit. 
Sumatra. 
The Christmas-Island specimens are quite young flowering 
branches and detached nearly ripe fruit. The latter is exactly 
like that on authentically named specimens; but the leaves are 
thinner as well as narrower, though this is probably due to their 
very young condition. 
ASCLEPIADEE. 
Hoya Auorıcnt, Hemsl., n. sp.—Affinis H. einnamomifolie, 
differt foliis quinquenerviis floribus minoribus albidis wel rubris 
petalis supra pubescentibus. 
LINN, JOURN.—BOTANY, VOL. XXV. 2c 
