326 C. Mez. — Myrsinaceae. 
breviora filamentis prope basin insertis quam antherae elongatae subrectangulares, apice 
emarginatae, dorso bene punctatae 4!/5-plo longioribus; ovarium floris Cf valde reduc- 
tum, lageniforme. : 
China: Prov. Yun-Nan (Henry n. 9793). — Herb. Kew, Mez. 
74. E. procumbens Hemsl.! in Hook. Icon. pl. (1901) sub. t. 2724. — Fructi- 
culus procumbens ramulis tenuibus, flexuosis, brunneo-villosis. Folia petiolis gracilibus 
+ 5 mm longis stipitata, optime elliptica, basi brevissime acuta vel subrotundata apice 
optime rotundata, margine utrinque leviter = "7-crenata denticulisque minutis peracutis 
valde erectis praedita, = 25 mm longa, 30 mm lata, tenuiter membranacea, subtus 
canescenti-pallida, praeter nervum medium subtus rudimentarie brunneo-puberulum glabra, 
laevia, punetulis et rubentibus uniseriatim marginem sequentibus et brunneis dissitis 
aucta. Inflorescentiae perabbreviate racemosae, longiuscule peduneulatae, = 5-florae, 
folis paullo breviores, puberulae, pedicellis gracillimis ad 5 mm longis; flores 3 mm 
longi; sepala fere medium usque coalita, rotundata, prope apicem rubenti-, ceterum atro- 
punetulata; petala anguste oblonga, brevissime papillosa, apice paullo emarginella, sicut 
sepala punctata; stamina petalis prope basin inserta iisque paullo breviora filamentis 
quam antherae apice acutiusculae, dorso optime punetatae —5-plo longioribus; ovarium 
in flore cj! valde reductum, lageniforme. 
China: Prov. Yun-Nan (Henry n. 14160. — Herb. Kew, Mez). 
75. E. Fordii (Hemsl.) Mez. — Ardisia Fordii Hemsl.! in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXVI. 
(1889) 64. — Ramuli gracillimi, apicem versus tomento densissimo lepidum purpureo- 
ferruginascentium obtecti. Folia petiolis = 3 mm longis stipitata, lanceolata, utrinque 
acuta apice demum peranguste rotundatim contracta, integerrima, == 45 mm longa, 
14 mm lata, chartacea, supra glabra laevia subtus densissime costulata nervoque mar- 
ginali permanifesto aucta lepidibus multis brunneis e majoribus conspersa, punetulis 
manifestioribus destituta. Inflorescentiae brevissimae, 1— 2-florae, lepidotae, foliis multo 
breviores, pedicellis gracillimis fructiferis usque ad 7 mm longis; sepala basi breviter 
coalita ovato-triangularia, late acuta, margine pilis clavatis castaneis dense ciliata, sub- 
obscure dissite punctata; ovarium (fecundatum) crasse ovoideum stylo gracillimo. — 
Cet. ignota. 
China: Prov. Kwang-Tung (Ford n. 140. — Herb. Kew). 
. 16. E. longifolia (Benth.) Hemsl.! in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXVI. (1889) 62.— Samara 
OoN Benth. ! FI. hongkong. (1861) 205. — Ribesiodes longifolium O. Ktze. Rev. gen. Il. 
(1891) 403. — Frutex scandens ramulis gracilibus, glabris. Folia petiolis + 7 mm longis 
stipitata, lanceolata vel obscure oblongo-lanceolata, basi longius breviusve apice breviter 
acuta, integerrima, 2- 22 mm lata, chartacea, glabra, supra vix subtus bene prominulo- 
reticulata, punctis multis — in parenchymate absconditis aucta.  Inflorescentiae pauci- 
(=+ 6-) florae, petiolos subaequantes, minutissime ferrugineo-puberulae, pedicellis gracili- 
bus usque ad 3 mm longis bracteas minutas multo superantibus; flores staminibus 
petala longe superantibus computatis 4 mm longi; sepala basi breviter coalita triangu- 
laria, acuta, dissite punctulata; petala elliptica, late triangulo-aeuta, haud manifestius 
punctata; stamina petalis infima basi inserta filamentis longissimis fere omnino liberis, 
antheris apice anguste rotundatis, dorso punetulatis; ovarium floris q" valde reductum, 
glabrum, substipitiforme. 
China: Hongkong-Insel auf dem Mt. Parker (Ford, Hance n. 1190, Haviland 
n. 1025. — Herb. Kew). 
17. E. laeta (L.) Mez. — Samara laeta L. (non auct.) Mant. II. (1774) 199; Swartz, 
Prodr. (1788) 151; Walk.-Arn.! in Trans. Linn. Soc. XX. (1851) 359. — Myrsine laeta 
A. DC. in Trans. Linn. Soc. XVII. (1834) 442 et in DC. Prodr. VII. (1844) 103 (certe 
quoad cit. syn. »Sw.«). — Choripetalum obovatum Benth.! in Hook. London Journ. Bot. I. 
(1842) 490. — Choripetalum Benthamii Hance! in Walp. Ann. III. (4853) 10. — Samara 
obovata Benth.! in Hook. London Journ. Bot. IV. (185 2) 301 et Fl. hongkong. (1861) 205. 
— E. obovata Hemsl.! in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXVI. (1889) 62. — Ribesiodes obovatum 
