MYRSINEZ, 291 
1. Parathesis corymbosa, Hemsley, n. sp. 
P. crenulate aff. differt foliis non acuminatis venis lateralibus primariis crebrioribus, corymbis 
compositis amplioribus bracteis conspicuis persistentibus instructis, pedicellis non recurvis, 
antheris apice tantum dehiscentibus. 
Arbor vel frutex, preter flores glabrescens, ramis crassiusculis. Folia petiolata, vix coriacea, glabra, 
oblongo-elliptica, 3-5 poll. longa, et usque ad 2 poll. lata, apice vix acuta nec acuminata, basi 
cuneata nec longe attenuata, margine leviter undulata, venis transversis numerosis, crebris, 
conspicuis. Flores 4-5 lineas diametro, numerosissimi, in corymbos compositos terminales 
dispositi ; corymbi laxi, subfoliosi, ferrugineo-furfuracei, ad 9 poll. longi et 6 poll. lati, ramulis 
divaricatis; bractee oblong vel obovate, obtusissime, usque a 6 lineas longe, persistentes ; 
pedicelli recti; corolla extus intusque ferrugineo-furfuracea ; antherz dorso prope basin affixe, 
superne tantum dehiscentes ; ovarium apice leviter furfuraceum. Fructus nondum visus. 
Soutn Mexico, Sierra San Pedro Nolasco &c. (Jurgensen, 611). Hb. Kew. 
2. Parathesis crenulata, Hook. f. in Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. ii. p. 649. 
Ardisia crenulata, Vent. Choix, t. 5; DC. Prodr. viii. p. 120, nec Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 2. 
Sour Mxxico, Mirador (Linden, 397), Vera Cruz (Galeotti, 7108), Orizaba (Botters, 
910; Bourgeau, 2450), without locality (Jurgensen, 203), valley of Cordova (Bourgeau, 
1531), Yucatan and Tabasco (Johnson, 118, 123); Costa Rica (Endres); Panama, 
Paredez Islands (Seemann, 1611).—Cotompia; Hayti. Hb. Kew. 
3. Parathesis melanosticta, Hemsley. 
Ardisia melanosticta, Schl. in Linnea, viii. p. 526. 
SoutH Mexico, between San Salvador and Jalapa (Schiede & Deppe), near Tintalcingo 
(Liebmann), Orizaba (Botteri, 482), without locality (Hahn; Jurgensen, 73). Hb. Kew. 
4. Parathesis trichogyne, Hemsley, n. sp. 
Plus minus ferrugineo-furfuraceis, floribus parvis dense corymbosis, corymbis compositis terminalibus, 
bracteis minutis, antheris dorso paulo infra medium affixis, ovario dense furfuraceo-hirsuto. 
Arbor vel frutex glabrescens, ramis foliisque primum plus minus ferrugineo-furfuraceis, cortice 
pallida. Folia (pauca superiora tantum visa) petiolata, vix coriacea, oblongo-elliptica, 3-4 poll. 
longa, acuminata, vix acuta, basi cuneata, integra, venis transversis haud conspicuis. lores 
parvi (vix 3 lineas diametro), numerosissimi, racemoso-corymbosi ; corymbi terminales, pyra- 
midiformes, semipedales, ramulis pedicellis floribusque ferrugineo-furfuraceis; calycis dentes 
obtusi; corolla rotata, furfuracea, segmentis revolutis ; anther versatiles, dorso paullo infra 
medium affixe; ovarium dense furfuraceo-hirsutum, stylo persistente. Fructus non visus. 
Nicaragua, Chontales (Lévy, 478). Hb. Kew. 
5. Parathesis, sp. 
Panama, Mamei station (S. Hayes, 706). Hb. Kew. 
4, ARDISIA. 
Ardisia, Sw. Prodr. Fl. Ind. Occ. i. p. 467, t. 10; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. ii. p. 645 
About 200 species in tropical and subtropical countries, but very rare in Tropical 
Africa. There are probably as many unnamed species in Kew herbarium as there are 
described species of which no named specimens exist at Kew. 
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