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upon the stem and primary branches, give a peculiar aspect 
to this plant which it is not easy to define in words, 
131. L. Menziesii. Hook. et Grev.—L. Arbuscula. Hook. et 
Grev. Ic. Fil, t. 200. (non Kaulfuss.) 
Has. Owhyhee. Menzies. Oahu. Messrs. Lay and Collie. 
132. L. Arbuscula. Kaulf. Enum. Fil. p. 19. (non Hook. et 
Grev.) 
Has. Sandwich Islands. Oahu. Chamisso. Messrs. Lay 
and Collie. Oualan and Borabora. Durville. 
133. L. pumilio. Br. Prod. p. 166. 
Has. Tropical parts of New Holland. Sir Joseph Banks, 
in Brown's Prod.—The stem, according to Brown, is erect 
and subsimple. 
+ + Caule repente. 
134. L. concinnum. Sw. Syn. Fil. p. 183, et 408.—L. apicu- 
latum. Desv. Enc. Bot. Suppl. v. 3. p. 551.—L. umbrosum. 
Bory, in Willd. Sp. Pl. v. 5. p. 36.—L. sparsifolium. Des. 
l c. p. 553.—L. obtusum. Desv. lc. p. 548.—L. pectinatum. 
Lam. Enc. Bot. v.3. p. 651.—L. viridulum, Bory, in Willd 
l c. p. 31.—L. falcatum. Desv. l. c. p. 540. 
Has. Islands of Bourbon and Mauritius.—After a careful 
examination of the descriptions of the above synonyms, We 
feel ourselves fully justified in uniting them with L, conci 
135. L, Roxburghii. Hook. et Grev. | 
Caule procumbente stolonifero vage bi-tripinnatim pun? 
folioso, foliis ovato-oblongis subnitidis margine superiore den- 
ticulato basi dilatato ciliato sub-marginato, stipulis folio triplo 
minoribus late obovatis marginatis spinuloso-denticulatis dorso 
munutissime punctatis mucrone longo rigido aspero aristatis. 
Has. —? «Herb. Roxb.” Dr. Wallich-—In genere 
aspect this species approaches Z. concinnum, but the "E 
_ are broader, more dilated in the upper margin at the b " 
they are distinctly ciliated, but by no means prolonged ur 
narrow auricle. ‘The stipules are singularly though minutely 
