598 LXXXVIII. MYRSINES. (C. B. Clarke.) [ Ardisia, 
36. A. bhotanica, Clarke; leaves large lanceolate crenate, peduncles 
axillary short rigid bearing umbels arranged in simple panicles, corolla and 
stamens of Ardisia. 
Buoran ; Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 3587). 
Leaves 9 by 24 iv., acuminate, prominently nerved, gland-dotted, base cuneate ` 
etiole } in. Peduncles 4-1 in.; panicles 14 in. diam. ; pedicels } in. Buds 4-4 by 
ji. hardly acute. Calyx-teeth A in., ovate-lanceolate. Corolla-segments subacute. 
tamens free ; filaments very short; anthers oblong-lanceolate. Berry not seen. 
37. A. Wallichii, 4. DC. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xvii. 123, and Prodr. 
viii. 137 ; leaves obovate-elliptic minutely toothed, peduncles axillary bear- 
ing many-flowered subsimple racemes. Kurz For. Fi. ii. 122, and in Journ, 
As. Soc. 1877, pt. ii. 226, in part. Ardisia sanguinolenta, Wall. Cat. 2287 (not 
of Blume). Ardisia sp. n. 31, Herb. Ind. Or. H. f. $ T. 
Prome and Rancoon; McLelland. Brrma; Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 3594).— 
Distris. Ava. 
Closely resembling A. humilis, Vahl, from which it differs in the minutely denti- 
culate (not subentire) leaves; and should perhaps be reckoned a Birmese form of 
that species.—Kurz makes two varieties, whereof 1. Wallichii proper has the young 
shoots and inflorescence with rusty-brown floccose hairs, and 2. g/abriuscula with the 
young shoots glabrous, and the pedicels indistinctly puberulous. Kurzs " Wallichii 
proper” is probably therefore the plant above called A. khasiana var. Thomsoni, and 
his var. glabriuscula will be Wallich’s A. sanguinolenta. 
tt Leaves entire or subentire. 
88. A. involucrata, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. 1871, pt. ii. 68; leaves 
obovate-oblong acute at both ends, peduncles lateral and subterminal carrying 
simple umbels, bracteoles 4 in. ovate concave subpersistent, sepals in fruit 
j-j in. Ardisia sp. n. 26, Herb. Ind. Or. H. f. & T. 
Sıx ; alt. 2-5000 ft., Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 3560), J. D. H., Kurz, &c., not 
rare. 
A shrub, 3-6 ft. Leaves 5} by 21 in., shortly acuminate, base attenuate ; petiole 
hardly any. Peduncles 1-3 in., stout ; pedicels 1 in., usually about 5, bracteoles as 
many. Sepals } in. (in flower), orbicular, concave, waxy corolloid, pink. Corolla 
4 in. long, segments scarcely acute. Filaments short; anthers oblong-lanceolate. 
Berry + in., globose, scarcely striate; sepals in fruit spreading at the base, elongate, 
connivent over the summit of the berry.—This is a very striking species, that has 
been marked as generically distinct ; but it is very nearly allied to A. humilis. 
39. A. oxyphylla, Wall. Cat. 2291; leaves elliptic narrowed at both 
ends, peduncles axillary carrying lax few-flowered racemes, pedicels ł in. 
A. DC. Prodr. viii. 130. 
PxwaNG ; Wallich, "TENAssgRIM (or Andamans); Helfer (Kew Distrib. n. 3571, 
3585). 
Leaves 7 by 2} in. (or much smaller), widest at the middle or a little above it, 
subcoriaceous, nerves numerous distinct; petiole 4 in. Peduncles 1-3 in., near the 
apex of the branches or distant therefrom, slender; racemes often shortened, sub- 
umbelliform ; pedicels 2-6. Buds 4 by 4 in. Calya-segments 4; in., ovate, obtuse. 
Berry } in., globose, hardly striate. 
Van. attenuata, Wall. Cat. 2286 (sp.); peduncles still more slender. A. DC. in 
Trans. Linn. Soc. xvii. 119, and Prodr. viii. 131; Kurz For. Fl. ii. 109. A. 
alternata, A. DC. in Ann. Sc. Nat. 2, ii. 296. A. oblonga, A. DC. in Trans. Linn. 
Soc, xvii. 121, and Prodr. Le 131; Kurz l. c. 109, and in Journ. As. Soc. 1877, pt. ii. 
226.—Pegu, Tenasserim, Andamans. The type sheet of Wall. Cat. 2286 is nearly 
identical with A. oryphylla, but exhibits neither flower nor berry; the second sheet 
has smaller leaves, one oblong berry, and is A. oblonga, A. DC. ; 
