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PLECTRONIA BARBATA, Benth. A Hook. f.—Native name Matira. From sea-level to 
the tops of the mountains, plentiful. 
Pacifie Islands; Fiji and Tonga eastwards to the Society Islands and the Marquesas. 
IxorA BRACTEATA, Cheesem., sp. nov.—Frutex 8-15-pedalis, undique glaber, ramulis 
gracilibus. Folia 2-5 poll. longa, ovato-oblonga vel elliptico-oblonga, obtusa vel 
subacuta, basi rotundata, subcoriacea, margine integra, venis conspicuis reticulatis ; 
petioli breves, }-4 poll. longi. Inflorescentia terminalis ad cymulas 3-5-floras 
reducta ; cymuli intra bracteas duas amplas orbiculatas vel transversim ellipticas 
oeclusi. Flores sessiles, albi, dimorphi, aliis longioribus tubo corolle gracili 
1-14 poll. longo, aliis brevioribus tubo corollæ crasso $ poll. longo. Calyx parvus, 
puberulus, obscure 4-dentatus. Corolle lobi 4, patentes, conspicue contorti. 
Stamina 4, ori corollæ inserta, filamentis latis brevissimis; anther lanceolate, 
acuminatee, exsertze. Stylus elongatus, gracillimus, corollam superans; stigma 
bilobum, lobis erassiusculis. Fructus 4 poll. longus, oblongus, rubicundus, parum 
suecosus. | 
Hills of the interior, not uncommon. Native name Ttoa. 
This belongs to Asa Gray's section Phylleilema, characterized by the flowers being 
collected in fascicles of 3 or 4 within two opposite floral leaves or bracts. It is evidently 
closely allied to Zxore fragrans, Asa Gray. 
*CoFFEA ARABICA, Linn.—The Coffee-plant was introduced many years ago, and has 
been extensively planted. It spontaneously reproduces itself from seed, and is now 
common in most parts of the island. 
South-western Asia. 
MonixDA CITRIFOLIA, Linn.— Native name Nono. Abundant, especially near the sea. 
The fruit is often eaten by the natives. 
Very plentiful in the Pacific Islands; also found on the shores of tropical Australia, 
Asia, and Africa. 
GEOPHILA RENIFORMIS, D. Don.—Native name Kapu-kapu. Common in moist 
shaded places and by the side of streams. 
Most tropical countries. 
CoPROSMA LEVIGATA, Cheesem., sp. nov.—Frutex 5-12-pedalis, glaberrimus, ramosus, 
cortice levi griseo ; ramuli graciles, foliosi. Folia 1-3 poll. longa, ovata vel ovato- 
oblonga vel elliptico-oblonga, acuta vel breviter acuminata, membranacea, in 
petiolum 4-3 poll longum attenuata, supra lucidiuscula, subtus pallidiora, venis 
primariis utrinque sat conspicuis, venulis reticulatis. Stipule late ovate, ciliate. 
Pedunculi graciles, petiolo breviores, 3-5-flori vel rarissime 5-7-flori. Flores 
minuti, 75-4 poll. longi, sessiles vel brevissime pedicellati. Corolla ¢ late cam- 
