MELASTOMACE^E. LXIII. Dissoch^ta. LXIV. Aplectrum. LXV. Tetrazygia. 



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ochraceous dots beneath, and purplish wool. Tj 

 Mount Magamendong. 



Java, on in woods, on the higher mountains, where it is called by tlie 



Far. y, tomenthsa (Blum. L c.) leaves densely clothed with 

 ochraceous tomentum beneath ; panicles axillary and terminal. 

 f^. S, Java, in the province of Bamtam. 



harvpendiculaied'BXiXhtreiS. Dissochaeta. Sh. sarmentose. 



natives Tjalunt-jung-aroy. Flowers as well as berries blue. 



CulL 



-fruited 



Shrub sarmentose. 



Mi 



The species are all elegant when in flower. 



11 D. RETICULATA (Blum. 1. c.) Icavcs 3-nerved, besides the LXIV. APLE'CTRUM (a, priv. and irXtK-rpoy, plectron, a 



2 marginal nervules, ovate-oblong, acuminated, rounded at the 

 base, or somewhat cordate, reticulated beneath and covered with 

 ochraceous dots ; panicles terminal ; calyx almost quite entire ; 

 anthers fixed by the baclc, furnished with somewhat rhomboid, 



. S. Native of Java, in woods, 

 on the mountains in the province of Bamtam. 

 Reticulated-leaved Dissochaeta. Shrub sarmentose. 



inappendiculate connectives. T2 



spur; anthers without spurs or connectives). Blum, iu but. 

 zeit. 1831. no. 29. p. 502. 



Lin. syst. Octdndria, Monogynia. Tube of calyx ovate- 

 globose, adhering to the ovarium ; limb drawn out beyond 

 the ovariujn, truncate, or obsoletcly 4-toothed. Petals 4, ovate, 

 acute, or bluntish. Stamens 8, the 4 alternate ones sterile. 

 Anthers ovate, obtuse at both ends, opening by 1 pore at tlie 



12 D. sAGiTTA^TA (Blum. 1. c. p. 500.) leaves 3-nerved, apex, inappendiculate at the base. Ovarium glabrous, crowned 

 besides the lateral nervules, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, cuspi- by 4 crests. Style filiform; stigma a pruinosc dot. Berry 

 date, rounded at the base, clothed with rusty tomentum beneath; 

 panicles axillary and terminal ; calyx 4-toothed ; anthers fixed 

 by the base, having their connectives sagittate or furnished with 

 2 short bristles each. ^ . S. Native of Java, in shady woods, 



in the province of Bamtam. 

 Sagiitate-cormeQiivedi Dissochaeta. Sh. sarmentose. 



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thers fertile 



13 D. pa'llida (Blum. I.e.) leaves 5-nerved, ovate, acumin- 

 ated, somewhat cordate at the base, beset with scattered stellate 

 scales ; panicles axillary and terminal ; anthers fixed above the 

 base, with their connectives furnished with 2 bristles each. Tj • S* ^^^ 



Native of the Malay islands. Melastoma pallida. Jack, in Lin. 2 A. rostra'tum (Blum. 1. c.) leaves S-nervcJ, besides the 2 



nearly globose, crowned by the calyx, 4-ccllcd, many-seeded. 

 Seeds cuneiform. — Sarmentose smootliish shrubs, with the habit 

 of Dissochce'ta, Leaves petiolate, elliptic-oblong, quite entire, 

 5-nerved. Inflorescence panicled, axillary, and terminal. Flowers 

 small, white. 



1 A. vimina'le (Blum. 1. c.) leaves 5-nervcd, cordate-oblong, 

 or ovate, bluntly acuminated, clotlied with stellate down be- 

 neath ; panicles trichotomous, axillary, and terminal ; bracteas 

 oblong, ciliated ; petioles furnished witli 1 or 2 bristles. ^2 • S. 

 Native of Java and Sumatra, in shady places. Melastoma vimi- 

 nale, Jack, in Lin. trans. 14. p. 16. Blum, bijdr. p. 1073. 



Twiggy Aplectrum. Shrub sarmentose. 



trans. 14. p. 12. Flowers white. 

 Pale Dissochaeta. Shrub sarmentose. 

 14? D. nemorosa; shrub clothed with rusty villi; leaves 



ovate-lanceolate, 5-nerved ; peduncles axillary, usually solitary ; 



Stamens unequal ; anthers sessile, furnished with 2 bristles at 

 the base, and with fringed appendages in front ; fruit 4-celled. 

 ^' S. Native of Sumatra and Pulo-Nias. Flowers large, 

 flesh-coloured. 

 Grove Dissoch^ta. Shrub 2 feet. 



Sect. IL Diple'ctri^ (from ^ig, disy twice, and irXiKvpoyy 

 -cfrn^ a spur ; in reference to the anthers being furnished 



pleciron, 



^»th 2 auricle's or 2 spurs behind). 



v-o Kjx ^ apuia uciiiuuy. Blum. iu bot. zcit. 1831. 



^•29. p. 501. Limb of calyx cylindrical, truncate, continuous 

 ith the tube. Anthers fixed by the base, curled in front, and 



Ovarium glabrous at 



furnished with 2 short auricles behind, 

 the apex. 



15 D, nivARicA^TA ; leaves 3-nerved, ovate, acute, downy 

 l-eneath, glabrous and shining in front ; branches clothed with 

 ^usty tomentum ; panicles terminal, divaricate ; calyx urceolate, 

 truncate, and is as well as the peduncles tomentose ; anthers 

 almost sessile. Tj . S. Native of the East Indies. Melastoma 



<»»varicatum, Willd. spec. 2. p. 596. Berry about the size of a 

 g^am of pepper. ^ 



^'tarica/e-panicled DissQchseta. Shrub sarmentose. 

 . 16 D. GLAu'cA (Blum, in bot. zeit. 1831. no. 29. p. 501.) 

 ^aves 3-nerved, besides the 2 marginal nervules, oblong, cor- 



^te, bluntly acuminated, clothed with scurfy, stellate down 

 ^neath as well as the branchlets, and panicles which are ter- 

 minal ; stamens 6-8, 4 of which are only fertile. »? • S. Na- 

 »y^ of Pulo Penanir and of Java. Melastoma dauca. Jack, in 



^'n- trans. U. p, 15^ Flowers pale blue. 



^taucous Dissochaeta. Shrub sarmentose. 



w'i cyanoca'rpa (Blum. 1. c.) branchlets and petioles beset 



«h scattered simple bristles ; leaves 3-nerved, besides the 2 



"^arginal nervules, ovate-oblong, acuminated, cordate at the base ; 



«^mens 8, the 4 alternate ones barren. T; . S. Native of Java, 



marginal nervules, ovate-oblong, each ending in a long blunt 

 acumen, rounded at the base, glabrous ; racemes axillary and 

 terminal, almost simple ; bracteas oval, ciliated ; petioles often 

 bristly. ^2 • ^' Native of Java, on the mountains of Seribu. 

 Melastoma rostratum, Blum, bijdr. p. 1074. 



Beaked Aplectrum. Shrub sarmentose. 



3 A. stipula're (Blum. I. c, p. 505.) leaves 5-ncrved, ovate- 

 oblong, bluntly acuminated, somewhat cordate at tlie base, gla- 

 brous; panicle terminal, corymbose; bracteas linear; petioles 

 bristly. T2 . S. Native of Java, on the mountains of Salak. 

 Melastoma stipulire, Blum, bijdr. p. 1075. 



Stipular Aplectrum. Shrub sarmentose. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Mclastoviay p. 7G4. 



LXV. TETRAZY'GIA (from rerpa, teira, four, and ^vyov, 

 zugos, a yoke ; in reference to the quaternary number of the 

 parts of the flower). Rich. herb. D. C. prod. 3. p. 172. 



Lin. syst. Tetra-Ocidndrla^ Monogynia. Tube of calyx 

 globose or urceolate ; limb drawn out beyond the ovarium, 

 permanent, with 4 short teeth. Petals 4, obovate. Slan^ens 

 4-8, equal. Anthers linear, obtuse at the base, opening by a 

 pore at the apex. Ovarium glabrous. Style fihforni. Stigma 

 dot-formed. Capsule baccate, 4-celled. Seeds numerous, cu- 

 neated, angular, shining, with a linear hylum.— West Indian 

 shrubs, with the branches, petioles, and under side of leaves 

 scurfy or lepidotted. Leaves ovate or oblong, discoloured be- 

 neath, 3-nerved, petiolate. Cyme trichotomous, terminal. 

 Flowers white, bractless. 



Sect. I. Tetraste'mon (from rt-pa, telra, four, and trrr,fiu,y, 

 stemon, a stamen ; stamens 4.). D- C. prod. 3. p. 1 72. Sta- 

 mens 4. Thyrse panicle-formed. Perhaps tins section is suffi- 

 cient to constitute a new genus. , ,„ v , , , 



1 T. tetra'ndbia (D. C. prod. «. p. 1 72.) branchlets tctra- 

 conal, glabrous, and are as well as the petioles rusty ; leave, 

 petiolate, oblong, obtuse, somewhat cordate at the base, acute at 



the apex, with revolute quite entire margins, 8-nerved, clothed 





