30 1 1IR. J. MIBBS ON THE SYMPLOCAOEJ?. 



jPfor. ^y£. p. 621 (1714). — Bobu, Jbh. Burmann, TJies. Zeyl. 

 p. 26 (1737). — Eugenioides, Linn. Fl. Zeyl. {ex pi. Bimn.), p. 192 

 (1747); Lam. Diet. Suppl. i. p. 61G (1810). — Lauras serrata, Joh. 

 Burmann, Thes. Zeyl. p. 139, tab. 62 (1737) — Myrtus serrata, 



vonig (1768).— Myrtus laurina, Betz. Obs. iv. p. 27 (1787). 

 Eugenia laurina, Willcl. Syst. ii. p. 967 (1799). — Symplocos spi- 

 cata, A. DO. {non Boxb.), var. zcylanica, ex Wall. Cat. 4427, 

 Prodr. viii. p. 257. In Cey Ionia : v. s. in herb, meo (14170), 

 G-alle {Gardner 534). 



2. Bobua cerasifolia, nob. — Symplocos cerasifolia, A. DC. I. e. 

 p. 257, ex Wall. Cat. 4434. In insula Penang et prov. Madras : 

 v. s. in herb, meo (15052), Neilgherries {Gardner, in flore); 

 fructus non vidi. 



A species closely approaching the preceding. 



3. B. olioostachya, nob. — Symplocos spicata, A. DC. {non 

 Boxb.), var. oligostachya, I. c. p. 234. — Eugenia laurina, Willi. 

 in herb, {non in Syst. ii. p. 967) ; Wall. Cat. 4416, cumnom. citato : 

 non vidi. 



A species near B. laurina, with few simple flowers, on a raceme 

 scarcely longer than tlie petiole. 



4. B. ateotieidis, nob. — Symplocos spicata, A. DC. {non 

 Boxb.), var. atroviridis, I. c. p. 234, in Wall. itin. ined. In Burma, 

 (Tavoy, Moulmein, et Amherst): non vidi. 



A species differing notably from B. laurina in the form and 

 peculiar colour of its entire leaves. 



§ 2. Species Neo-Calcdonicce 1 . 



5. B. stravadioides, nob. — Symplocos stravadioides, Bron- 

 gniart et Gris, Ann. Sci. Nat. ser. 5, vol. vi. p. 246. — Chasse- 

 loupia neo-caledonica, in parte, Vieillard in Bull. Soc. Linn, de 

 Normandie, vol. xiii. p. 429: v. s. in herb. Soc. Linn. Normand. 

 montibus de Balade {Vieillard no. 541). 



6. B. Lenormakdiafa, nob. — Symplocos Lenormandiana, 



1 The typical specimens of the species recorded in this section were kindly 



lent to me for examination by Prof. Moriere, of the Linn. Soc. of Normandy. 





iciiL ro me ior examination dj rroi. Aioriere, oi tne JUnn. soc. ot nornianuy. 

 I made tracings of these, which are preserved in my herbarium, and which will 



serve for future reference. 



