104 MR. H. N. RIDLEY ON PLANTS 
Near M. macrothyrsa, Miq., and its allies, but distinguished from them at first sight 
by its leaves. In foliage it is much like M. pachyphylla, Merr., from the Philippines. 
The species would appear to be dicecious, or at least polygamous, all the flowers (none 
quite expanded) examined having been males. 
ARDISIA (§TINUS) DENHAMIOIDES, S. Moore, sp. nov. 
Planta glabra. .Ramuli sat graciles, superne foliati. Folia oblanceolata vel oblan- 
ceolato-oblonga, apicem versus sensim attenuata, apice obtusa, raro obtusissima, 
basin versus in petiolum brevem latumque gradatim angustata, tenuiter coriacea, 
non nisi obscure punctata, plerumque 6-9x1:8-3 em. Racemi foliis breviores, 
axillares, gracillimi, perpauciflori, 8-5 cm. longi; pedicelli tenues, 7-8 mm. longi, 
flores parvos 3:5 mm. diam. longe excedentes. Calyx 1:25 mm. longus, usque 
} divisus; segmenta rotundata, imbricata (dextrorsum obtegentia), fere omnino 
integra, nigro-punctata. Corolla alte partita, 3:5 mm. longa; lobi oblongo-obovati, 
obtusissimi, punctis nigris szequaliter inspersi, 2-2775 mm. lati. Anthere subses- 
siles, 2 mm. longze, apice mucronulatz. Ovarium ovoideum, stylo breviore termi- 
natum, sub flore circiter 1:5 mm. longum. 
Camp I, 400 ft. : 
Apparently a shrub or shrublet. Branches 2-3 mm.in diameter ; ultimate branchlets 
1 mm. or less, the former bearing in their lower portion the prominent scars left by 
fallen leaves. eaves with about 12 lateral nerves on each side of the midrib and 
several intervening nervules which are almost as conspicuous, all as well as the midrib 
fairly prominent on both faces; on both sides opaque glandular dots are visible in 
transmitted light, evenly scattered over the surface. 
Apparently near A. pendula, Mez, and its allies, but easily distinguished by the 
foliage and small flowers. The foliage greatly resembles that of the Australian 
Denhamia obscura, Meisn. | 
ARDISIA (TINUS) MYRCIOTDES, S. Moore, sp. nov. 
Ramuli foliati, glabri. Folia oblongo-lanceolata, rarius ovato-oblonga, ott in 
petiolum brevem alatum cuneatim attenuata, margine obscure undulata, tenuiter 
coriacea, utrinque satis crebro nigropunctata, glabra, pleraque 8-10 cm. longa 
(interdum circa 6 cm.), 2-3 cm. lata. Racemi folis subsquilongi, gracillimi, 
laxissime pauciflori; pedicelli flores longe excedentes, 7-10 mm. longi. Calyx 
breviter gamosepalus, 1:5 mm. longus; segmenta suborbicularia, 1x135 mm., — 
dextrorsum obtegentia, margine serrulato-ciliata, optime punetata. Corolla 4—5 mm. 
longa, ultra medium 5-lobata; lobi ovato-oblongi, obtusissimi, crebro punctati, 
2-25 mm. lati. Anthere subsessiles, 2:0 mm. longs, corolla breviores, apice 
mucronulatee. Ovarium late ovoideum, stylum duplo excedens, 1:5 mm. longum. 
Camp VI a, 3100 ft. i 
Leaves brown above when dry, pale green below ; dots fairly votis distributed over | 
both surfaces; petioles flat above, rounded on the back, glabrous, less than 1 cm. in. 
