MYRSINEACE. 
pilose. Hairs on the branchlets and leaves silky and purplish. 
Berries ovoid, glabrous. 
Great-leaved Ardisia. Shrub or tree. 
52 A.macropny’tLa (Reinwdt. ex Blum. bijdr. p. 691. but 
not of Wall.) leaves rather large, oblong, acuminated, obtuse at 
the base, quite entire, coriaceous, tomentose beneath, as well as 
the umbels, which are subcorymbose and axillary. b. S. Na- 
tive of Java, in the western provinces, on the mountains, where 
it is called Lampanie-Badak. 
Long-leaved Ardisia. Shrub or tree. 
§ 3. 
53 A. serra‘ta (Pers. ench. 1. p. 233.) glabrous; leaves 
lanceolate, serrated ; racemes terminal, compound. h.S. Na- 
tive of South America, near Santa Cruz. A. Cavanillesiana, 
Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 515.  Anguillària serrata, Cav. 
icon. 6. p. 2. t. 503. Leaves 6 inches long. Panicle pyramidal. 
Segments of corolla ovate-lanceolate. 
Serrated-leaved Ardisia. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 
54 A. pyramipa‘us (Pers. l. c. but not of Roth.) glabrous ; 
leaves lanceolate-ovate ; racemes termina], composed of umbel- 
bearing compressed peduncles; segments of calyx ovate, acute, 
ciliated ; corolline lobes lanceolate. ^. S. Native near Santa 
Cruz. Anguillaria pyramidalis, Cav. icon. 6. p. 1. t. 502. 
Leaves nearly sessile, a little toothed, tapering into the petioles, 
6 inches long. Panicles ample, pyramidal. Calyxes rufescent. 
Corolla red. Drupe coriaceous. 
Pyramidal Ardisia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. 
25 feet. 
55 A. sprciosa (Blum. bijdr. p. 684.) leaves oblong, acu- 
minated, rather attenuated at the base, obsoletely denticulated, 
coriaceous, glabrous; panicles terminal, divaricate; pedicels 
subumbellate ; calycine segments rounded. k. S. Native of 
Java, in mountain woods, where it is called Kissamplak. Allied 
to A. divaricàta. 
Showy Ardisia. Shrub or tree. 
56 A. sERRULA TA (Swartz, prod. p. 48. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 471.) 
glabrous; leaves lanceolate, acuminated, wrinkled, serrulated, 
beset with rusty dots beneath; panicles terminal ; pedicels um- 
bellate ; segments of the corolla ciliated. h.S. Native of His- 
paniola, on the banks of rivers. Plum. icon. t. 80. Branches 
downy.  Pedicels and calyxes coloured. ^ Corollas deep red. 
Berries blood red. 
Var. B, chrysophijlla (Reem, et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 515.) 
panicle terminal; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, golden 
yellow beneath. h. S. Native of St. Domingo. Anguillaria 
chrysophylla, Lam. ill. 2. p. 109. no. 2743. Flowers violaceous. 
Berries red. 
Serrulated-leaved Ardisia. Sh. 
2 to 3 feet. 
57 A. ruLIiGINOsA (Blum. bijdr. p. 692.) leaves oblong-acu- 
minated, cuneated at the base, obsoletely denticulated at the 
apex, glabrous in the adult state, but clothed with rusty tomen- 
tum while young, as well as the branchlets ; umbels subracemose, 
Leaves glabrous, crenated, toothed or serrated. 
Tree 20 to 
Fl.July, Aug. Clt. 1820. 
axillary; calycine teeth acute. b. S. Native of Java, in 
mountain woods. Allied to 4. solandcea. 
Fuliginous Ardisia. Fl. year. Shrub. 
58 A. cLABRA TA (Blum. l. c.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, acu- 
minated at both ends, with rather crenulated subglandular mar- 
gins, smooth on both surfaces; umbels corymbose, terminal ; 
calycine segments semi-lanceolate, obtuse, about equal to the 
corolla in length. h. S. Native of Java, in the province of 
Bantam, where it is called Lampanie. Allied to the preceding. 
Smooth Ardisia. Shrub or tree. 
59 A. MAcROCA'RPA (Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 277.) gla- 
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brous; leaves oblong, acute, tapering downwards, glandularly 
crenated, dotted; racemes terminal, corymb-formed, almost 
sessile; segments of corolla ovate, obtuse ; berries large. 
hk. S. Native of Nipaul, on most of the hills about the great 
valley. Branches greenish. Leaves approximate, coriaceous, 
6-8 inches long, paler beneath, veinless. Racemes slightly 
pubescent. Flowers flesh-coloured, dotted. Pedicels clavate. 
Berry vermillion-coloured, as large as a gooseberry. This is 
a beautiful shrub. 
Large-fruited Ardisia, Clt. 1824. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
60 A. wEMBRANA'CEA (Wall. cat. no. 2288.) glabrous; leaves 
approximate, oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, tapering a long way 
at the base, irregularly crenulated, membranous ; peduncles 
axillary, 4 times shorter than the leaves ; pedicels short, approx- 
imate ; alabastra obtuse ; calycine segments ovate, acute, about 
equal in length to the lobes of the corolla; style inclosed. 
h.S. Native of Silhet, on the mountains. Branches thick, 
filled with medulla. Leaves 4-5 inches long, dotted. Pedun- 
cles often reflexed. Flowers small, in loose fascicles. 
Membranous-leaved Ardisia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
61 A. Warríeun (Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 123.) 
leaves obovate, acute, or obtuse, narrowed into the marginate 
petioles, repandly crenulated ; peduncles axillary, one half shorter 
than the leaves, and are, as well as the pedicels pilose; flowers 
in loose racemes; calycine segments ovate, acute, a little ciliated ; 
lobes of corolla ovate, acuminated ; anthers nearly sessile, blunt- 
ish; style inclosed. |^. S. Native of the Burman empire, on 
the banks of the Irawaddy and the Atran. A. sanguinolénta, 
Wall. cat. no. 2287. but not of Blum. A humble shrub: with 
thick, hardly woody branches. Young branches and leaves full 
of blood-coloured juice. Leaves 4-5 inches long, and 2 broad, 
thickish. 
Wallich’s Ardisia. Shrub dwarf. 
62 A. Japonica (Blum. bijdr. p. 690. Hornstedt, diss. nov. 
pl. gen. pt. 1. p. 6-7. with a figure. Thunb. fl. jap. p. 95. t. 
18. under Blddhia) glabrous ; leaves nearly opposite, or 3-5 in 
a whorl, on short petioles, cuneate-oblong, acute, glabrous, ser- 
rated; pedicels subumbellate, secund, drooping ; calyx 5-toothed ; 
racemes simple, axillary. kh. G. Native of Japan, on the 
mountains among bushes. Sankits vulgo Jamma Tadsi banna, 
Kempf. amoen. 5. p. 775. Root creeping. Leaves a hand long. 
Pedicels red. Corollas white. 
Japan Ardisia. Shrub 1 foot. 
63 A. crA'BRA (Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 123.) gla- 
brous; leaves nearly opposite, serrated, ovate-acuminated. 
h.G. Native of Japan. Bladhia glabra, Thunb. fl. jap. p. 
350. Lin. trans. 2. p. 331. Stem frutescent, articulated, simple. 
Leaves approximate at the top of the stem, 14 inch long. 
Berries red, size of small peas. 
Glabrous Ardisia. Shrub 1 foot. 
64 A. ru'uirA (Blum. bijdr. p. 688.) stem suffruticose, pro- 
cumbent at base, rooting; leaves lanceolate-elliptic, acute, nar- 
rowed into the petioles at the base, obsoletely crenulated, marked 
with transverse stripes, glabrous; flowers subumbellately race- 
mose ; calyx 5-toothed ; segments of corolla crenulate. h. S. 
Native of Java, in shady places on Mount Salak, 
Dwarf Ardisia. Shrub 1 foot. 
65 A. crispa (Alph. D. C. 1. c.) glabrous; leaves oblong- 
lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, with repandly crenulated 
glandular edges; cymes terminal, usually solitary, often com- 
pound; pedicels smooth, finely veined, umbellate, drooping ; 
segments of calyx and corolla obtuse. h. G. Native of Pe- 
nang, Singapore, Japan, and China. Bladhia crispa, Thunb, fl. 
jap. p. 97. Banks, icon. Kempf. t. 7.  Ardísia élegans, Andr. 
bot. ps t. 263. A. crenàta Roxb. fl, ind. 2. p. 276. Wall, 
