436 LV. COMBRETACEE (LAWSON). [ Gyrocarpus. 
varying in size, about 2 in. long. For synonymy see Bentham in Fi. 
Austral. ii, 505, 
Lower Guinea. Angola, Dr. Welwitsch. i 
I have not seen a specimen, but Dr. Welwitsch informs me that he possesses 1t m 
his collection from Angola. 
Orpen LVI. MYRTACEZ. (By Prof. Lawson.) 
Flowers regular or nearly so, hermaphrodite or by abortion poly- 
gamous. Calyx-tube adnate to the ovary, limb 4—5-lobed. Petals 
4—5, inserted on the margin of the disk, imbricated before flowering 
and so overlapping as to be ball-shaped. Stamens indefinite, inserted 
upon the calycine disk, distinct.or united at the base forming a ring; 
anthers 2-celled, versatile with longitudinal dehiscence. Ovary - 
ferior, included in the calyx-tube, 1—5-celled; ovules 2 or more 1 
each cell, erect or pendulous, anatropal or campylotropal, inserted upon 
an axile placenta. Style simple or none. Fruit a dry or fleshy berry, 
dehiscent or indehiscent. Seeds 1 or more in each cell, exalbuminous. 
—Trees or shrubs, with simple entire opposite or alternate leaves, often 
pellucidly punctate. 
A huge Natural Order, extending over the warfher regions of the whole world. 
Psidium pomiferum, L., the guava, a West Indian species, has been introduced into 
various parts of Tropical Africa. Psidiwm guineense, Swartz, “ another species culti- 
vated in the West Indies, is said to have been imported there from Guinea, but it does 
not appear that any specimens have been found in Africa.’ It is a variety of P. 
Araca, which is not a native of Africa. 
Myrtus communis, L., is also found escaped from cultivation. 
Trive 1. Myrteze.— Ovary 2-3-celled. Fruit a dry or pulpy berry. Leaves oppo 
S66; GUHOU gh gee ts ey ee Te EUGENES 
Trine 2. Lecythidese.—fruit fibrous or fleshy. Leaves alternate, not dotted. 
Pou momOun Ce 8s i en we ee eee 
Hvar ubrous; wipe 5.7 0 a 3. PrerersiA. 
reat Goaliy, wlohe 2 gi i See te Sn ew 4 4. NAPORROEE 
1, EUGENTA, Linn. ; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Plant. i. 718. 
Calyx-tube globose ovoid or turbinate, lobes 4. Petals 4. Stamens 
indefinite, distinct; anther-lobes parallel. Ovary 2-3-celled ; style 
filiform. Ovules numerous. Fruit a subdrupaceous berry, crowne 
with the persistent limb of the calyx. Seeds few, 1-4, globose oF 
compressed.—Glabrous trees or shrubs. Leaves opposite, coriaceous. 
Peduncles 1-flowered or arranged in cymose panicles. 
Peduncles solitary or fascicled, axillary. 
Flowers 1~4 in the axils of the leaves ; leaves mostly small. 
Leaves 3-1 in. long, ovate or elliptical ; flowers solitary . 1. £. coronata. 
Leaves 2 in. long, broadly ovate; flowers 2 in each axil . 2.*#. Micheli. 
Leaves 2-3 in. long, lanceolate; flowers 2-4 in each axil . 3. EZ. salicifolia. 
Leaves 3-4 in. long, broadly elliptical, with recurved mar- 
gins; peduncles 1 in.longormore ...... . 4. E.calycina. 
