556 RUBIACEÆ. CXX. Myonima. 
CXX. MYONI'MA (pve pvoc, mys myos, a rat, and ovnpi, 
onemi, to succour ; rats are very fond of the fruit, and eat it with 
great avidity). Comm. in Juss. gen. p. 206. mem. mus. 6, p. 
397. Lam. ill. t 68. Geertn. fil. carp. 3. p. 86.t.195. A. 
Rich, mem. soc. hist. nat. par. 5. p. 211. D.C. prod. 4. 
p. 463. 
Lin. syst. Tetrándria, Monogýnia. Calyx with a globose 
tube, and a small bluntly 8-toothed limb. Corolla with a short 
tube, and a bluntly 5-parted limb. Stamens 4; filaments very 
short; anthers oblong, exserted. Stigmas 4, linear, short, 
thickish, approximate, almost concrete. Berry globose, not 
crowned, containing 4 1-seeded pyrene, which adhere to the 
flesh of the fruit. Seeds umbilicate, fixed by the middle. Al- 
bumen fleshy. Embryo dorsal, erect, with an inferior, nearly 
terete radicle, and cordate blunt cotyledons.—Small glabrous 
trees or shrubs, natives of the Mauritius. Leaves coriaceous. 
Stipulas small, very acute, deciduous. Pedicels axillary and 
terminal, shorter than the leaves. Perhaps not distinct from 
Polydzus. 
§1. 
1 M. ogova`ra (Lam. ill. no. 1482. t. 68. f. 1. dict. 4. p. 
397.) leaves obovate, obtuse, on short petioles ; peduncles 1-3- 
flowered ; berries bluntly tetragonal. h. S. Native of the 
Island of Bourbon, where it is called Bois de rat, from the fruit 
being grateful to mice and rats. M. Borbénica, Reuch. nom. 
Berries red, size of grapes. 
Obovate-leaved Myonima. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
2 M. myrrivonia (Lam. ill. no. 1483. t. 58. f. 2. dict. 4. 
p. 898.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, on short petioles; pe- 
duncles 1-3-flowered ; berries spherical. h.S. Native of the 
Island of Bourbon. M. lanceolata, Willd. spec. 1. p. 614. 
Rubiacea, no. 103. Sieb. fl. maur. fase. 2. 
Myrile-leaved Myonima. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 
3 M. muttiriora (A. Rich, diss. p. 132.) leaves nearly ses- 
sile, rather cordate at the base, ovate-oblong, acute, shining 
above, reticulately nerved, veiny beneath; corymbs terminal. 
h. S. Native of the Mauritius. Ixòra parviflora, Lam. ill. 
no. 1473. t. 66. f. 2. exclusive of the syn. of Rheed. Ixòra 
micrantha, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 179. Faramea corym- 
bòsa, Sieb. fl. maur. 2. no. 62. but not of Aubl, 
Var. B, oblongifolia (D.C. prod. 4. p. 463.) leaves oblong, 
obtuse ; corymbs more crowded. 
Var. y, ovata (D. C. 1. c.) leaves ovate. h.S. 
viflòra, Poir. suppl. 3. p. 207. Eugènia violacea, Lam. dict. 3. 
p. 200. Myrtus androseemoides, Poir. dict. 4. p. 409. Fa- 
ramea, Sieb. fl. maur. 2. no. 63. Perhaps a proper species. 
Many-flowered Myonima. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 
Fruit containing 4 pyrene. Myonime vere. 
Ixòra par- 
§ 2. Fruit containing 2 pyrene. Myonime dibie. Perhaps 
a proper genus. 
4 M.? umpetza'ra (Bartl. in herb. Henke, ex D.C. prod. 
4, p. 463.) leaves obovate or obovate-oblong, coriaceous ; pe- 
duncles axillary, many-flowered at the apex ; pedicels 7-8, um- 
bellate ; berries roundish; calycine teeth very short, acutish. 
h.S. Native of the Island of Luzon, one of the Philippines. 
Segments of corolla valvate in estivation. Genitals not ex- 
serted. Seeds narrow, cylindrical, as in Guettdrda, ex Bartl. 
Perhaps a section of Myonima, as Laugéria is of Guettérda. 
Umbellate-flowered Myonima. Tree small or shrub. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Hamiltonia, p. 555. 
CXXI. PYRO'STRIA (from pyrus and striatus ; in allusion 
to the fruit being shaped like a pear, and striated). 
Comm. in 
Juss. gen. 206. mem. mus. 6. p. 397. 
Lam. ill. t. 65. A. 
CXXI. Pyrosrria. 
CXXII. Ocravia. 
Rich, in mem. soc. hist. nat. par. 5. p. 216. D. C. prod. 4, 
p. 464. 
Lin. syst. Tetra-Pentandria, Monogynia. Calyx with an 
obovate tube, and a small 4-5-toothed limb. Corolla sub- 
campanulate, spreading, 4-5-cleft, with lanceolate acute lobes, 
and a tomentose throat. Stamens 4-5, hardly exserted. Stigma 
capitate, bifid: having the lobes approximate (ex Rich.). Fruit 
pear-shaped, 6-8-striped, but not crowned, containing 4-5 1- 
seeded, bony, combined pyrenæ. Embryo inverted. Albumen 
fleshy.—Small glabrous trees, natives of the Mauritius. Leaves 
on short petioles. Stipulas lanceolate, acuminated, rather longer 
than the petioles. Peduncles axillary, 1-3-flowered. The num- 
ber of the cells of the fruit is variable. 
1 P. orxoipes (Lam. ill. no. 1484, t. 65. f. 3.) leaves oblong, 
obtuse; stipulas glabrous ; peduncles 1-3-flowered ; drupes 8- 
seeded. h. S. Native of the Island of Bourbon, where it 1s 
called Bois Mussard. P.Commersoni, Gmel. syst. 1. p. 247. 
P. salicifdlia, Willd. spec. 1. p. 614. 
Olive-like Pyrostria. Tree 20 feet. 
2 P. wexaspe’rMA (Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p. 403.) leaves oblong, 
acute; stipulas pilose; corymbs axillary, dichotomous, with 
recurved branches; drupes 6-seeded. h. S. Native of the 
East Indies in the Island of Hominoa. 
Sia-seeded Pyrostria. Tree. : 
3 P. orzicuza‘ris (A. Rich, 1. c.) leaves oval-orbicular, ses- 
sile at the base and rather cordate, obtuse at the apex ;_ stipulas 
glabrous ; peduncles 1-flowered, furnished each with an involucel 
composed of 2 keeled leaves, which girds the flower. R. S. 
Native of the Island of Bourbon. 
Orbicular-leaved Pyrostria. Shrub. 
4 P. corniro'ria (A. Rich, 1. c.) leaves oval, acute, rather 
cordate at the base, on very short petioles; stipulas combined, 
sheath-formed, obtuse, and permanent ; flowers pore 
solitary, girded by scales, which are combined into the form a 
an involucel; lobes of corolla oval, acute. k. S. Native 0 
the Mauritius. 
Heart-leaved Pyrostria. Tree small. s a 
5 P. porymérpua (A. Rich, l. c.) leaves sometimes linear- 
lanceolate, sessile, variegated : sometimes orbicular and obtuse, 
petiolate: sometimes oblong-cordate, acute : stipulas ne 
hardly combined at the base, caducous ; flowers solitary, A G 
each by a 3-4-toothed tomentose involucel; lobes of corolla lan- 
ceolate. h.S. Native of the Mauritius. 
Variable Pyrostria. Tree small. $ 
6 P. macrorny'Lra (A. Rich, 1. c.) leaves oval-oblong, pè 
what cordate, on short petioles, scrobiculate in the axils o = 
veins beneath ; stipulas glabrous ; flowers sessile, solitary, S 
lary, girded each by a 2-leaved involucel. h. S. Native 0 
Mauritius. Fruit egg-shaped, ribbed, crowned by the calyx» 
Long-leaved Pyrostria. Tree small. pte 555 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Hamiltonia, p. °°°* 
CXXII. OCTA'VIA (from Octavus, the eighth; in reference 
to the drupe containing 8 pyrene). D.C. prod. 4. p. a ius 
Lin. syst. Penténdria, Monogyjnia? Calyx with a ii 
tube, and a truncate hardly conspicuous limb. Corolla, eeu: 
and style unknown. Ovarium crowned by a fleshy ne = 
nent disk, which is perforated in the middle. Drupe fles T Be 
bose, smooth, not crowned by the calyx, containing ee eget 
pyrene, which are disposed in a whorl. _Albumen fles 7 pa 
bryo unknown.—A glabrous shrub, native of Guiana. spe 
petiolate, oval, long-acuminated, membranous, oe nei at 
Bracteas ovate-oblong, acuminated, erect, much shorter spars 
petioles, falling off very slowly. Flowers sessile, solitary, of the 
less, in the axils of the superior leaves, or on the m paia 
branchlets.— This genus is not sufficiently known from t 
