‘424 MELASTOMACEZ. 
6. Conostegia speciosa, Naud. in Ann. Sc. Nat. sér. 3, xvi. p. 109. 
Panama (Hayes, 86; Seemann & Cuming).— VENEZUELA, CotomBia. Hb. Kew. 
7. Conostegia sphzerica, Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxviii. p. 98. 
- Sour Mexico, Teotalcingo (Liebmann). Hb. Kew. 
8. Conostegia subcrustulata, Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxviii. p. 98. 
Conostegia purpurea, Griseb. | | 
Panama, on the banks of the river Chagres (Duchassaing). 
9. Conostegia subhirsuta, DC. Prodr. iii. p. 174. 
Sour Mexico, Jalapa (Galeotti, 2916 ; Linden, 610), Tlapocoya, Mirador (Iiebmann), 
Huatusco (Ghiesbreght).—CotomBia, and common in the West Inpizs. Hb. Kew. 
10. Conostegia superba, Don in Mem. Wern. Soc. iv. p. 317. 
Conostegia macrophylla, Naud. 
Sout Mexico, Lacoba and Hacienda de Java (Liebmann). Ub. Kew. 
11. Conostegia xalapensis, Don in Mem. Wern. Soc. iv. p. 317. 
Melasioma xalapensis, Bonpl. Melast. t. 54. 
SovutH Mexico, region of Orizaba (Bourgeau, 2452; Bilimek, 154), valley of Misantla 
(Hahn), Jalapa (Galeotti, 2920), Mirador (Liebmann), between Tehuantepec and the 
river Coazacualcos (Andriewx, 375), Yucatan and Tabasco (Johnson); Honpuras 
(Armstrong); Nicaragua (Tate); Costa Rica, on roadsides near Alajuela (Polakowsky); 
Panama, Chagres (Fendler, 30), Boquete (Seemann).—Southward to Peru and in Cusa. 
Hb. Kew. « 
19. MICONIA. 
Miconia, Ruiz et Pav. Prodr. p. 60; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. i. p. 763; Triana in Trans. Linn’ 
Soc. xxviii. p. 100. 
This is the largest genus of the family, comprising upwards of 350 species, generally 
diffused from Mexico to Peru and South Brazil, including the West Indies; most 
numerous on the eastern side. Shrubs and trees. 
1. Miconia albicans, Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxviii. p. 116. 
Miconia holosericea, DC. | 
Melastoma albicans, Sw. 
Melastoma holosericea, Vahl, Bonpl. Melast. t. 23 et 24. 
A very distinct and widely spread species in TropicaL AMERICA and the West INDIES 
to—Panama, Veraguas (Seemann); South Mexico, Trapiche de la Concepcion (Lieb- 
mann), without locality (Sal/é). Hb. Kew. 
2. Miconia alternans, Naud. in Ann. Sc. Nat. sér. 3, xvi. p. 161. 
Miconia pteropoda, Naud. nec Benth. 
PANAMA, in a wet ravine close to the railway (S. Hayes)—Gvutana. Hb. Kew. 
