374 C. Mez. — Myrsinaceae, 
ramulis perabbrevialis verrueiformibus formatae petiolos subaequantes, pedicellis validis, 
glabris; flores 4- et 5-meri, 5—6 mm longi; sepala medium usque connata, lobis late 
iriangularibus, obtusiusculis, margine minutissime papilluloso-fimbriatis; petala basi bre- 
viter connata, stamina paullo superantia, elliptica, apice subacuta, punctulis nullis vel 
perpaucis elongatis prope apicem sitis aucta; antherae ovato-ellipticae, apice subrotundatae; 
ovarium in flore Cj! pyramidatum. 
Abyssinien: Mittlere Region des Berges Silke 2700—3000 m ü. M. (Schimper 
n. 673), am Berge Ghaba (Steudner n. 41297). — Blüht im Februar. 
70. R. ulugurensis (Gilg) Mez. — Myrsine ulugurensis Gilg! mse. in herb. berol. 
—- Ramuli erassiuseuli, glabri. Folia petiolis = 2 mm longis stipitata, oblongo-elliptica 
vel elliptica, basi brevissime acuta apice bene rotundata et raro minutissime emarginella, 
integerrima, = 45 mm longa, 20 mm lata, praeter lepides paucas minutissimas immersas 
subtus dissitas glabra, non nisi paullo prominulo-costulata et subtus obscure reticu- 
lata, lineis resiniferis aucta. Inflorescentiae e ramulis verruciformibus formatae, fructi- 
ferae usque ad 6 mm longae, pedicellis validis, glabris; flores ignoti. Drupa globosa, 
glabra, fere laevis, apice punctulis paucis atris marmorata, = 3 mm diam. metiens, 
sepalis 5 basi breviter coalitis, ovatis, punetatis, bene glanduloso-ciliatis insidens. 
Ostafrika: in den Uluguru-Bergen, 2400 m ü. M. (Goetze n. 288). — Fructifiziert 
im November (Herb. Berlin). 
Einheimischer Name: Msommaro. 
71. B. rhododendroides (Gilg) Mez. — Myrsine rhododendroides Gilg! in Engler's 
Bot. Jahrb. XIX. Beibl. n. 47 (1894) 44. — Ramuli erassi, glaberrimi. Folia petiolis 
usque ad 10 mm longis, basin usque lamina decurrente dilatatis stipitata, glaberrima, 
. elliptica vel obovato-elliptica, basin versus sensim cuneatimque acuta, apice brevissime 
aculiuseula, = 110 mm longa, 45 mm lata, fere laevia vel utrinque venulis suberectis 
dense dispositis filiformi-prominulis et hinc inde reticulo obscuro praedita, chartacea, 
opaca, subtus punctulis crebris brunneis conspersa.  Inflorescentiae e ramulis breviter 
verruciformibus formatae, umbelliformes, + 5-florae, petiolos aequantes vel superantes, 
pedicellis crassis, glaberrimis, = 5 mm longis; flores glabri, 5-meri, 4,5—5 mm longi; 
sepala ad 1/3 longit. coalita, lobis ovato-triangularibus, apice acutiusculis, prope apicem 
perpaucipunctatis; petala ad !/, connata, lobis late lanceolatis, acutiuseulis, lineis non- 
nullis longis tenuissimis praeditis; antherae maximae, petalis sat breviores, apice obtuse 
acuminulatae, late cordalo-ovatae; ovarium floris g" bene evolutum ovoideo-conicum, 
stigmate magno, crasse cylindrieo apice excavato. 
Ostafrika: ein Charaktergewächs der oberen Waldregion des Kilimandscharo 
(Volkens n. 852, 1521, 1890. — Herb. Berlin, Boiss.-Barbey). 
TA. R. neurophylla (Gilg) Mez. — Myrsine neurophylla Gilg! in Engler's Bot. 
Jahrb. XIX. (4894) Beibl. n. 47, 45 et I c. XXVII (1900) 446. — Myrsine melano- 
‚phloeos Bak. (non R. Br.) in Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. II. (1877) 494. — Ramuli crassi, 
novelli non nisi minutissime ferrugineo-puberuli. Folia petiolis + 40 mm longis stipi- 
tata, basi acuta apice anguste rotundata vel acutiuseula minuteque emarginella, = 100 mm 
longa, 35 mm lata, praeter lepides minutissimas punctatim immersas sübtus =+ dense 
dissitas glabra, nitidula, supra glauco-viridia subtus saepius rubentia, punctis partim 
breviter lineoliformibus in parenchymate absconditis nee secus marginem manifestioribus 
aucta. Inflorescentiae e ramulis breviter erasseque cylindrieis, dense squamulis obtectis 
formatae = 40 mm longae petiolos subaequantes , Ecc libflórue pedicellis crassiusculis, 
glabris, 3—6 mm longis; flores ante anthesin 4 mm longi volti 6—7 mm diam. 
metientes, 5-meri; sepala basi breviter coalita, ovata, abdiuseia vel rotundata, punctulis 
nonnullis nunc obscuris nune manifestis picta; petala CO lingulata g jate elliptica, 
anguste rotundata, punetulis nune destituta nunc praedita; anhori sessiles petalis 
breviores, dorso haud punctatae; ovarium glabrum, / 
Hochgebirge des tropischen Afrika: Ru-Nssoro 2800 m ü. M. in Sümpfen 
(Stuhlmann n. 2373, Scott Elliot n. 8016), Uhehe (Goetze n. 630), Ukinga (Goetze 
