Melastomataceae domingenses. 15 
Frutex 1,5—2 m altus. Flores albi v. viriduli, IV, V, XI. 
H.: Martin (ex Desr.), Poiteau, in montibus Lamotte 800 m: Picarda 
no. 1041, in Morne de l'Hópital 800 m: Picarda no. 1056, ad Fessard: 
Christ no. 1737. — D.: Schomburgk no. 111, ad La Cumbre: Raunkiaer 
no. 1082, 1090 (mus. Haun.), prope Constanza in sylvis 1190 m: v. Türck- 
heim no. 3289. — Cuba, Jamaica, Portorico (nec St. Thomas; planta 
Poiteauana ex Haiti provenit). 
48. Mecranium multiflorum (Desr. Triana Melast. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 
XXVIII (1871) p. 189; Cogn. Mon. p. 982. — Melastoma multiflora Desr. 
in Lam. Enc. IV (1797) p. 35; L. C. Rich. in Bonpl. Melast. p. 84, tab. 37! 
— Ossaea multiflora P. DC. Prodr. III (1828) p. 169. 
H.: Martin (ex Desr.), L. C. Richard (ex ipso). — D.: Bertero. —* 
49. Mecranium puberulum Cogn. in Urb. Symb. V (1908) p. 450. 
Frutex 2—3,3 m altus. Flores albi, VI, VII. 
H. prope Poste Marie Congo in fruticetis apricis 900 m: Buch no. 782, 
prope La Barrière Couchant: Nash et Taylor no. 1054, 1068. —* 
50. Mecranium tuberculatum Urb. in Fedde Rep. XIV (1916) p. 339. 
Frutex fruticeta 'formans 2—3 m altus. Flores rubri, XI. 
H. in montibus Furcy, escarpement nord: Picarda no. 1516. —* 
51. Mecranium ovatum Cogn. in Urb. Symb. VII (1918) p. 528. 
Arbor. Flores albo-rosei, IV. 
D. in prov. Barahona inter brachia rivulorum Cafiada Maluca 1450 m: 
Fuertes no. 1500, 1589b. —* 
52. Mecranium birimosum (Naud.) Triana Melast. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 
XXVIII (1871) p. 140; Cogn. Mon. p. 984. — Ossaea birimosa Naud. in 
Ann. Sc. nat. III sér. XVIII (1852) p. 335. 
Frutex 2 m v. arbor. Fi. VIII, XI. 
H.: Beauvois, L. C. Richard (ex Cogn.) in montibus Furcy 1515 m: 
Picarda no. 816, 1502. —* 
XIII. Clidemia D. Don. 
53. Clidemia hirta (L. D. Don in Mem. Wern. Soc. IV (1823) p. 309; 
P. DC. Prodr. III p. 157; Griseb. Flor. p. 246 (syn. nonn. excl); Cogn. 
in Mart. Flor. Bras. XIV, 4, p. 478 et Mon. p. 986. — Melastoma hirta L. 
Spec. I ed. I (1753) p. 390 (excl. syn. Plum). — Guérit-vite Hait. 
Frutex 0,7—3,3 m altus. Flores albido-flavi v. albi. Fructus violacei 
v. nigri. Fl. Il, IV—VII, IX, XII, fr. IV, V. 
H.: Poiteau, prope Dondon in sylvis montanis 400 m: Buch no. 397, 
inter Ste. Suzanne et Dupity locis apertis humidis 5—600 m: Christ 
no. 2194, prope Poste Marie Congo in fruticetis apricis 900 m: Buch 
no. 726. -- D.: Mayerhoff, Prenleloup no. 192, prope Puerto-Plata in Sa- 
vana de Cupey 350 m: Eggers no. 1532b, in monte Loma Isabel de la 
torre 200 m: Eggers no. 1532c, ad Rio Mufioz in sylva 150 m: Eggers 
no. 2455, prope Barrabas: Raunkiaer no. 718, 1499 (mus. Haun.), in prov. 
La Vega prope Jarabacoa: Fuertes no. 1639, ibidem ad Rio Yaqui 550 m: 
