244 C. Mez. — Myrsinaceae. 
minulissime perobscureque crenulata, + 90 mm longa, 45 mm lata, membranaceo-char- 
tacea sicca laetissime viridia supra nitidula, punetulis minutissimis non nisi ad marginem 
paullo manifestioribus lie pellueidis aucta. Inflorescentia paupere abbreviateque 2-(—3-) 
pinnatim panniculata, breviter lateque subpyramidata, erecta, glabra, foliis multo brevior, 
pedicellis in statu cognito vix ultra t mm longis; flores 4-meri ex sicco flavo-virides non 
nisi cj! et immaturi cogniti; sepala medium usque connata lobis d.-tegentibus, suborbiculari- 
bus, apice latissime rotundatis nec emarginatis; petala ad 3/4 connata, lobis d.-tegentibus 
haud punetatis; stamina haud satis evoluta antheris generis e maximis, ex ovato acutis; 
ovarium floris G' reductum, elongate claviforme. Fructus ignotus. 
Jamaica: ohne Standortsangabe (Purdie) — Blüht im Dezember, — Herb. Kew. 
3. W. Fawcettii Mez! in Urb. Symb. antill. II. (1901) 408. — Frutex 3 m altus. 
Ramuli e gracilioribus, squarrosi, glabri. Folia petiolis lamina decurrente subalatis indeque 
Æ obscuris stipitata, utrinque acuta vel subacuta, = 70 mm longa, 30 mm lata, nitidula, 
chartacea, subtus levissime reticulata, utrinque costis filiformi-prominulis praedita, punctulis 
multis in parenchymate absconditis aucta. Inflorescentia submultiflora, bene subcorymbose- 
que 3—3-pinnatim pannieulata, foliis satis brevior, pedicellis vix ultra 1,5 mm longis; 
flores 4-meri, non nisi Q cogniti, quam maxime dioici; sepala Q irregulariter in lobos 
crenatos nunc truncatos nune rotundatos divisa, submembranacea; petala gynoeceo adpressa 
tenuissima hyalina, apice irregulariter in lobos 3 (—5) grosse crenatos incisa; stamina floris 
O nunc omnino nulla nune singula in staminodia brevissima valde imperfecta quam maxime 
reducta mutata; ovarium magnum sepala petalaque superans, crasse ellipsoideum, stylo 
brevissimo crasse cylindrico, placenta acuminata, 3- vel 4-ovulata.. 
Jamaica: in den Blue Mountains bei Portland Gap, 1800 m ü. M. (Harris in Herb. 
Jam. bot. Dept. n. 5422). — Blüht im November. 
4. W. xylosteoides (Griseb.) Mez! in Urb. Symb. antill. H. (1901) 409. — Ardisia 
xylosteoides Griseb.! Fl. Brit. West-Ind. Isl. (1861) 395 (quoad cit. specim. Jamaie., cet. 
exelus.*); Hemsl. Biol. centr.-amer. II. (1882) 294. — Tinus zylosteoides O. Ktze. Rev. 
gen. I. (1891) 975. — Ramuli crassiuseuli, glabri. Folia petiolis + 4 mm longis, lamina decur- 
rente anguste alatis stipitata, optime ovalia vel elliptica, utrinque rotundata vel basi brevissime 
acuta apice obtusiuscula, = 60 mm longa, 30 mm lata, nitida, laxe costata. Inflorescentia 
pauciflora optime corymbosa, foliis brevior, glabra, pedicellis usque ad 6 mm longis; flores 
vix ultra 4 mm longi, glabri, 5-meri; sepala ultra medium connata lobis late squamiformi- 
bus, optime rotundatis, subcoriaceis, margine saepius minutissime crenulatis; petala ultra 
medium connata lobis latissime elliptieis fere orbicularibus, symmetricis, rotundatis; stamina 
non nisi fragmentarie mihi nota petalis longiora antheris brevissimis ovato-cordiformibus, 
apice minute acuminulatis, dorso concoloribus nec punetatis; ovarium subglobosum, glabrum. 
Jamaica: Umgebung von St. Anns bei Moneague (Alex ander) — Herb. Goetting., 
Kew, Krug et Urban. 
5. W. crassifolia Mez! in Urb. Symb. antill. II. (1901) 409. — W. venosa Griseb.! 
Fl. Brit. West-Ind. Isl. (1861) 394 (e. p. quoad cit. spec. Alexander., cet. excl). — Ramuli 
crassi, glabri. Folia petiolis perlatis sensim in laminam transeuntibus + 5 mm longis 
stipitata, elliptica, basi late acuta apice angustius latiusve rotundata, + 55 mm longa, 30 mm 
lata. Inflorescentia scoparia, corymbose pannieulata, subpauciflora, glaberrima, foliis multo 
brevior, axibus omnibus crassiusculis nitidis, pedicellis 3—4 mm longis; flores 4-meri, non 
nisi Cj! cogniti 5—7 mm longi (ex sicco rubri?) subgeneris maximi; sepala d.-tegentia vel 
raro imbricata, coriacea, apice dentibus irregulariter pergrossis insignia, ultra medium con- 
nata, dissite punctulata; petala longissima in tubum sepala triplo superantem ultra 4/; longit. 
connata cereo-coriacea, laminis dextrorsum tegentibus ovato-ellipticis, late asymmetrice 
emarginatis, dissite punctulatis; stamina Cj! petalis permulto longiora antheris parvis, sub- 
sagittato-linearibus, acutis, filamentis maximis erassisque, fere liberis; ovarium floris Cj 
magnum sed sterile, stipitiformi-clavatum. 
" Loci »Haiti, Mexico, Nova Granada« ap. Griseb, 1. c. notati in herbariis plantis Grisebachii 
manu signatis non respondent indeque, quid in mente habuerit auctor, nullo modo eruendum. 
