198 C. Mez. — Myrsinaceae. , 
marginem praediti; stamina filamentis in tubum basi eum petalis connatum coalitis, antheris 
ovalis, acutiusculis, quam filamenta brevioribus; ovarium glabrum, lageniforme, stigmate 
discoideo. 
West-Madagascar: bei Ankifi (Hildebrandt n. 3259); ohne Standortsangabe 
(Boivin, Pervillé n. 343, 440, 476a). — Blüht im Dezember. 
Nota. Stationes in schedulis Boivini herb. Vindob. inscriptae »ins. Nossibé et Mayotte« 
omnino incredibiles. 
20. 0. venulosum Bak.! in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXI. (1885) 422. — Ramuli validius- 
culi, glaberrimi. Folia petiolis 5 mm longis, sensim in laminam transeuntibus stipitata, 
oblonga vel oblongo- vél elliptico-lanceolata, basi acuta apice acuminata, = 60 mm longa, 
20 mm lata, praeter lepides minutissimas brunneas peradpressas subtus dispersas mox de- 
labentes glabra, nitidula, punetis prominentibus permultis aucta. Inflorescentiae valde ab- 
breviate racemosae, glabrae, folia subaequantes vel iis paullo breviores , pedicellis validius- 
culis + 10 mm longis; flores 6 mm longi, glabri, 5-meri; sepala ad !/,—/; coalita, sub- 
orbieularia, latissime rotundata, dense valdeque punctata, margine optime ciliata; petalorum 
lobi elliptiei, apice oblique emarginati, valde punctati, carnosi; stamina a petalis omnino 
libera, filamentis inter sese in tubum peraltum (usque ad 3/, antherarum altit.) connatis, 
antheris ovato-ellipticis, anguste rotundatis; ovarium glabrum, clavatum, stylo paullo lon- 
giore crassiusculo, stigmate perobscure bilobo. 
Madagascar: Ost-Imerina bei Andrangolóaka (Hildebrandt n. 4083); ohne Stand- 
ortsangabe (Baron n. 2986, 2997). — Blüht im Mai. 
24. 0. Forsythii Mez n. sp. — Ramuli erassiuseuli, novelli minute dissiteque lepidoti. 
Folia petiolis == 3 mm longis, sensim in laminam transeuntibus stipitata, lanceolata vel 
late lanceolata, utrinque acuta, = 50 mm longa, 15 mm lata, juniora subtus lepidibus 
minutis brunneis mox delabentibus conspersa, rigidula, supra prominulo-costata subtus in- 
süper laxe reticulata, punctis prominulis magnis multisque aucta. Inflorescentiae umbellatim 
perpauci- (2-) florae, dissite lepidotae, foliis bene breviores, pedicellis — 6 mm longis; 
flores non nisi imperfecti cogniti glabri, 5-meri; sepala 1,5 mm longa, basi ad !/, connata; 
depresso-orbicularia, latissime rotundata, optime punctata, margine breviter denseque ciliata ; 
petala cum genitalibus descriptioni nimis juvenilia. 
, Madagascar: im Walde Ambohimitombo (Tanala) 4350—1400 m ü. M. (Fo rsyth 
Major n. 336). — Blüht im Januar (Herb. Berlin, Boiss.-Barbey). 
22. 0. Hildebrandtii Mez n. sp. — Ramuli squarrosissimi, validiusculi, apicem 
versus densissime peradpresseque brunneo-lepidoti quasi membrana obtecti. Folia petiolis 
Am 3 mm longis stipitata, obovata vel elliptica, basi breviter acuta vel subrotundata, integer- 
rima, = 30 mm longa, 15 mm lata, rigidula, praeter lepides minutissimas subtus dispersas 
brunneas glabra, utrinque optime prominenti-reticulata, punctis parum prominulis submultis 
aucta. Inflorescentiae perabbreviate racemosae vel umbellatae, glabrae, folia bene superantes, 
pedicellis = 9 mm longis; flores 4—8 mm metientes, glabri, 5-meri; sepala basi ad 1/4 con- 
nata suborbicularia, latissime rotundata, valde punetata, margine breviter denseque ciliata ; 
petalorum lobi elliptiei, anguste rotundati, subsymmetrici, valde punctato-maeulati; stamina 
petalis optime breviora filamentis in tubum magnum liberum eoalitis, antheris liberis, ovatis, 
era ovarium glabrum, ovoideum, stylo cylindrico longiore, stigmate maximo pul- 
0. 
Madagascar: Ost-Imerina bei Andrangolöaka (Hildebrandt n. 4085); ohne Stand- 
ortsangabe (G oudot). — Blüht im Mai. : 
23. 0. platycladum Bak.! in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXI. (1885) 424. — Ramuli graciles, 
glaberrimi. Folia disticha petiolis + 4 mm longis stipitata, elliptica, basin versus angustata 
demum subito optime rotundatim contracta vel subcordata, apice sensim acuta demum ma- 
nifeste mucronulata, integerrima, = 90 mm longa, 35 mm lata, glabra, nitidula, supra 
sicca laete viridia subtus perinsigniter triste vernicoso- IRA i uissi 
x à tper 1 rubentia, costis utrinque tenuissime 
filiformi-prominulis praedita, membranaceo-chartacea, punctis manifestioribus destituta. 
Inflorescentiae mihi non nisi valde imperfectae visae ut videtur 4-florae, glabrae, foliis 
