VEGETATION OF THE FEEJEE ISLANDS. 235 
folk Island; another species of the same genus is also dice- 
cious as well as the following: 
Macropiper puberulum, sp. n., foliis ovatis acuminatis basi 
rotundatis subcordatisve 5-9-nerviis supra glabris demum 
bullato-rugosis, subtus reticulatis pubescentibus, spicis foe- 
mineis elongatis solitariis geminisve. Ramuli glabri. Petioli 
9-18 lin. longi, usque ad medium anguste membranaceo-alati. 
Folia 3-6 poll. longa, pleraque 23-4 poll. lata, longiuscule et 
acute acuminata. Pedunculi petiolo breviores. Amenta 
feminea 3-6 poll. longa, tenuia, densiflora. Squame pel- 
tate. Ovarium sessile. Stigmata 3, brevissima, divaricata. 
Baccæ (siccitate rubre) parvze, ovoideo-globose, distincte at 
basi parum angustate. Flores masculos non vidi. Feejee 
Islands, Mr. Hinds, Mr. Barclay. 
Canna Indica Linn. Friendly Islands, Mr. Barclay. 
Hellenia? pubiffora, sp. n., foliis elongato-lanceolatis acu- 
minatis basi longe-angustatis glabris, panicula puberula 
(ebracteata? ramis ultimis 2-6-floris, perigonio exteriore tu- 
buloso, interioris tubo exserto labio basi utrinque appe ae d 
lato profunde bifido laciniis bilobis, filamento apice breviter 
appendiculato, stylo glabro. Folia 1-2-pedalia. Ligula ob- 
tusa, 2-3 lin. longa. ^ Panicule terminalis rami primaru 
pauci, secundarii in racemos dispositi, breves, 2-6-flori. Pe- 
dicelli 1-3 lin. longi. Bracteæ in speciminibus nulle. Flores 
breviter puberuli. Perigonium exterius 4-5 lin. longus, 
apice trifidus. Filamenti appendiculum ovatum, relata. | E 
Capsula baccata, globosa, 5 lin. diametro, levis, 2-3-sperma. : 
New Guinea, Mr. Hinds; Tobie Island, Mr. Barclay. E - 
Alpinia, sp. n.? A. nutanti affinis, diversa panicula glabra, 
labio lanceolato-oblongo, basi obscure appendiculato. Flowers 
very imperfect in the specimen. New Ireland, Mr. au 
* Dendrobium (Spatulata) Mirbelianum. Gaudichaud, Voy- 
age, t. 38. x ; 
— This plant, but ill figured by Gaudichaud's artist, buen 
to a very curious and beautiful section of Dendrobium, 
. -.* The account of the nine following Orchidacee has been communicated 
ws by Dr. Lindley. ; ed 
