46 MR. I. H. BURKILL ON 
Crrpera Opotnam, Gaertn.; Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc., 
Bot. xxx. (1894) p. 184. 
Tongatabu ; Fiji and Samoa ; eastward to the Low Archipelago; 
westward in the New Hebrides and Solomon Islands; and to 
Tropical Asia. 
Ocnrosta ELLIPtica, Labill. Sert. Austro-Caled. xxv. t. 30. 
Fiji and Samoa; westward in New Caledonia. 
OcuRosiA PARVIFLORA, Henslow; Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. 
Soc., Bot. xxx. (1894) p. 184. 
Fiji; eastward to Tahiti; westward in New Caledonia and 
Solomon Islands; and to the Mascarene Islands. 
Vinca rosea, Linn.; Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc., Bot. xxx. 
(1894) p. 185. 
Tongatabu, Samoa; Sandwich Islands; westward in New 
Caledonia. Tropics generally. 
TABERNH[MONTANA ORIENTALIS, R. Br.; Hemsl. in Journ. 
Linn. Soc., Bot. xxx. (1894) p. 185; Reinecke, in Engl. Jahrb. 
xxv. (1898) p. 668. 
Eua; Fiji and Samoa; eastward to the Society Islands; west- 
ward in the New Hebrides and New Caledonia; and to Malaya. 
This species is nearly related to T. Thurstoni, a rubber-plant 
which, owing to the imperfect material on which the species was 
based, needs redescribing*. 
* TABERNEMONTANA Tuursroni, Horne, ex Baker, in Journ. Linn. Soc., Bot: 
xx. (1883) p. 368. Species 7. orientali, R. Br., pedicellis crassis brevibus flori- 
busque majoribus facile distincta; ad 7. Heyneanam, Wall., aliquatenus accedit ; 
recedit precipue corolla extus puberula. 
Arbor circa 30 ped. alta, trunco basin versus diametro 2-pedalis, cortice 
rugoso. tami ultimi leves, glabri. Folia petiolata, oblonga, subacuminata, 
apice obtusa, basi acuta, majora 7 poll. longa, 34 poll. lata, subcoriacea, glabra ; 
petioli 1 poll. longi. Cyme foliis breviores, 10-20-flore ; pedicelli crassi, 
4 poll. longi, ad anthesin puberuli, dein fructu maturescente glabrescentes. 
Calycis segmenta extus puberula (nec pilosa), semiorbicularia. Corolle tubus 
1 poll. longus, siccitate 1 lin. diam., extus puberulus, intus glaber; lobi 
faleatim oblongi, 9-10 lin. longi. Anthere ad medium tubi affixe. Ovarium 
3 lin, altum ; stylus nequaquam antheras attingens. Fructus folliculi maturi 
valde recurvi, 1}-14 poll. longi, 7 lin. diam. Semina ad 15 in utroque 
folliculo. 
Hab, Fiji. “ Common throughout Fiji,” Horne. Without precise locality, 
Storck. Vanua Levu, Bua, Holmes. 
This tree yields a little caoutchouc (see Kew Bulletin, 1898, p- 164). 
