MYRSINE.E. 87 



cum petalo ad connatis glabris filiformibus, antheris oblongo-globosis 

 longis vel longioribus totiusque latis vel minus latis apice leviter obtuse mucro- 

 natis basi 2 lobatis introrse clehiscentibus glabris. Rudimentum ovarii ampulli- 

 forme cum stylo 1mm. longum ^ mm. latum giabrum. Fructus siccus globosus 

 lasvis 4 mm. in diametro stylo apiculatus. 



HAB. Nanto: Suiriko, leg. U. MORI, Juli. 1907, (No. 3465) ; Taito : Bun- 

 shiseki, leg. IT. MORI, Dec. 1906, (No. 1841). 



Near Embelia oblongifolia HEMSL. (FOEBES et HEJISL. Incl. Fl. Sin. II. p. 



62; MEZ Myrsinacese, ENGLER'S Pfl.-reich p. 316), but differs from it 



by the petals which are entirely smooth on the back, and by the apiculate 



anthers. In E. oblongifolia, petals are papillose on both surfaces and anthers 



are einarginate. 



Rapanea AUBL. 



Rapanea iieriifolia (SIEB. et Zucc.) MEZ Myrsinacere in ENGLER 

 Pfl.-reich p. 361. 



Myrsine capitellata HAYATA in MATSUM. et HAYATA Enum. PI. Formos. p. 

 225 (non WALL.). This differs from Rapanea capitellata ( = Myrsine capitellata) 

 in having distinctly pedicellate flowers. 



Myrsine vacciniifolia HAYATA sp. nov. Frutex. Kami teretes recti, 

 raniulis gracillimis dense rarnosis dense foliatis hirsutis. Folia alterua rhom- 

 boideo-ovata vel -obovata 1cm. longa 5 mm. lata apice triangulari-acuta breve 

 aristata vel obtusa basi cuueato-acuta tenuiter coriacea margiiie aristato-serru- 

 lata, costa supra impressa subtus tenuiter elevata, veuis utraque pagiiie tenuiter 

 elevatis, petiolis circ. 1 mm. lougis glabris. Flores minuti ad axillas foliorum 

 2-3-fasciculati brevissinie pedicellati. Sepala (vel calycis lobi) 4 rarius 5 ob- 

 longa vel lineari-oblonga J mm. longa ^ mm. lata erecta plus minus interiore 

 concava recta apice acuta vel obtusa basi plus minus coutracta rnargine sursum 

 glanduloso-contracta utraque pagine glabra utraque pagine rubo-elevato-punc- 

 tata, sinibus inter sepala latis obtusissiniis. Corolla persisteus, tubo cylindrico- 

 campanulato mm. lato glabro, lobis triaugulari-oblongis |rnm. lougis totiusque 

 vel minus latis apice acutis basi latioribus margine gianduloso-denticulato- 

 ciliolatis utraque pagine glabris utraque pagine rubro-elevato-punctatis. Sta- 



