Rapanea. 377 
longis stipitata, obovata vel obovato-oblonga, basi late subcuneatim acuta apice obtusa 
vel rotundata, integerrima, = 60 mm longa, 30 mm lata, glabra, chartacea, utrinque 
tenuiter costulata nec reticulata, punetulata. Inflorescentiae e ramulis verruciformibus, 
in ramorum apice dense dispositis formatae 3—5-florae, subeorymbosae, quam petioli 
breviores, pedicellis glabris, = 1 mm longis; flores —— 2,5 mm longi, glabri; sepala 
basi breviter connata, ovata, obtusa, margine minute ciliata, paullo punctata; petala 
albida oblongo-lanceolata, obtusa; antherae petalis alte insertae, apiculatae, dorso haud 
punctatae; ovarium floris (Cj! sat reduetum ovato-conicum. 
Jamaica: in den Blue mountains (Harris in herb. Jam. bot. Dept. n. 5398). — 
Blüht im Oktober (Herb. Krug u. Urban, Boiss.-Barbey). 
Nota. Species persingularis et quam maxime anomala, Suttoniae generis characteres 
praebens. Tamen huic non adsociavi et pro Rapaneae forma dialypetala sumpsi et propter 
aream geographicam distinctissimam et ob similitudinem intimam cum reliquis antillanis et demum 
quia semel tantum adhuc lecta fortasse de arbuscula anomala provenire posset stirps. 
80. R., myrtoides (Hook.) Mez. — Myrsine myrtoides Hook.! Icon. pl. (1852) t. 
77. — Frutex habitu myrtilineo, ramulis crassis, junioribus ferrugineo- tomentellis 
adultis fuscobrunneis. Folia densissime 5-stiche ordinata sibique ineumbentia ramulos 
fere omnino obtegentia, squarrose reflexa vel patentia, adulta praeter marginem optime 
ciliatum glabra, suborbieulari-elliptiea, apice mucrone parvo imposito rotundata basi 
brevissime acutiuseula, = 7 mm longa, 5 mm lata, subtus paullo scrobiculata, nitidula 
et punetulis immersis crebris aucta. Inflorescentiae e ramulis brevissimis vix conspicuis, 
non nisi squamulas perpaucas et flores 4—2 proferentibus formatae, pedicellis glabris 
vix 4 mm longis; flores > 4 mm longi, glabri; sepala vix ultra !/, longit. connata, 
lobis late ovatis, acutiusculis, perpaucipunctatis, margine eiliolatis; petala ad 1/5 longit. 
connata, lobis ellipticis, subrotundatis, satis papillulosis, punetulis paucis secus margi- 
nem positis ornatis; antherae (floris Q) petalis paullo breviores, acuminulatae; ovarium 
globosum stigmate maximo, conico, ovarium longitudine superante. ; T 
Columbia: Vulean von Pasto 4000 m ü. M. (Jameson n. 449, Linden n. 958. 
— Herb. Boiss.-Barbey, Deless., Kew, Wien). 
81. R. dependens (Ruiz et Pav.) Mez. — Caballeria dependens Ruiz el us 
Syst. I. (1798) 281. — Myrsine dependens Spreng. Syst. I. (1825) 664; A.DC.! in 
DC. Prodr. VII. (1844) 102. — Manglilla dependens Roem. et Schult. Syst. IV. ( s 
506. — Caballeria myrtifolia Ruiz et Pav.! ex A.DC. l. e. — Samara myr Are ex 
Willd.! ap. Roem. et Schult. Mant. III. (1827) 220. — Myrsine myrtifolia A.DC.: l. 
. € 403. — Myrsine tetrandra Willd.! ap. Roem. ‚et Schult. Syst. IV. (181 9) put 
Myrsine ciliata H.B.K.! Nov. gen. et spec. Il. (1818) 248 t. 245. — Were ^ vx 
myrtillineo, ramulis dense ferrugineo-tomentosis demum glabralis, Ker: is. Hs = 
Saepius patentia vel reflexa petiolis usque ad 3 mm longis sed sueto satis revio = y 
junioribus saltem tomentosis stipitata, forma valde variabilia: nunc typice vend 
tica nune latissime elliptica vel fere orbieularia, nune rarius obovata, basi sueto 
tundata rarius brevissime nune breviter acuta, apice nonnunquam acuminulo eee 
imposito bene vel latissime rotundata et saepius minute emarginata, ee eu 
Dune 8 mm longa, + 6 mm lata, nunc usque ad 18 mm longa, > iem as vem 
Coriacea vel rigida, adulta saltem praeter marginem (junioribus gens 2 
ciliatum glabra, supra dense sérobieulata, subtus nunc laevia nunc en Hm ponti 
reticulata et punetulis crebris parvis dissitis nec non linea e esum ecco igra 
ginem sequente nune permanifesta nune magis obscura praedita. ioi M peicks panllo 
mulis brevissimis vix conspicuis formatae, Kong oe ru nd mp Bear 
Mu en pi : my Siue margine breviter cilio- 
Sepala ad !/,—!/, longit. connata, lobis late ovatis, nen : $ 
latis, silet m inedit: pelala basi breviter tantum ze. a cic 
data, punctulis crebris nonnullis paullo elongatis praedita; an isis: ne b conico, 
Perlatae, ovatae, subrotundatae; ovarium in flore Q globosum, stig eua 
acuto, 3-plo longiore. 
