114 Specimen of the Botany of New Zealand, 



petalis deciduis plus duplo polysperma, stylum aequaiitia. dipsula trilocu- 

 laris, polysperma, Semina minuta, cuneiformia. 



560. M. diffusa, ramulis radicantibus, foliis ellipticis ovatisve acuminatis 

 venosis utrinque glabris nitidis, paniculis axillaribus terminalibusve, pedi- 

 cellis oppositis, ramulisque pilis rigidis curtis conspersis, calycibus campa- 

 nulato-urceolatis. Sm. in Linn. Soc. Tr. v. iii. p. 268. DC. Prodr. iii. p. 

 224. A. Rich. Fl. Nov. Zel. p. 333.— Melaleuca lucida. Liim. Suppl. p. 342. 

 non Forst. 



New Zealand (Northern Island). — 1769, Sir Jos. Banks. In dense fo- 

 rests at Wangaroa, adhering to the trunks of the largest timber trees. — 

 1826, A. Cunningham. 



Friitex ramosus, glaberrimus. Ramuli radicantes. Fulia elliptica, acumi- 

 nata, obtusa, petiolata, lucida, revoluta ab basin trinervia. Patiicula ramosa 

 plerumque terminalis. Calyx campanulatus, persistens, limbus 5-lobatus, 

 lobis obtusis. Petala 5, lutea, breviter vuiguiculata, concava, obtusa, tenuis- 

 sime ciliata decidua. Stamina flavescentia, petalis quater longiora, stylum 

 jequantia. Capsula globosa, trilocularis, trivalvis. Semina ? 



561. M. ? lucida, foliis lanceolatis utrinque acuminatis aveniis enerviis, 

 floribus terminalibus congestis sessilibus. A. Rich. Fl. Nov. Zel. p. 333. 

 — Melaleuca lucida. Forst. Prodr. n. 216. non Linn. 



New Zealand.— 1773, G. Forster. 



Ohs. A very little understood species, not noticed by M. DeCandolle, and 

 only by M. A. Richard from Forster with a mark of doubt. 



562. M. hypericifoUa, glabra, ramis radicantibus, foliis sessilibus ovalibus 

 oblongo-lanceolatisve obtusis cum apiculo utrinque glabris, junioribus subci- 

 liatis, subtus venosis ad basin triplinerviis, racemis brevibus subpaniculatis 

 lateralibus ramulisque pubentibus, calycibus subinfundibuliformibus. 



New Zealand (Northern Island). In dense forests, adhering to trees, 

 near the Kahio river, Wangaroa, — 1833, R. Cunningham. 



Frutex subscandens, cortice ramulorum pallide testaceo membranaceo pu- 

 bente laxo, facile separabili. Rami stricti, teretes, juniores foliati. Folia 

 opposita, sessilia, basi rotundata, uncialia subtus discoloria. Flores race- 

 mosi rubicundi. Calycis limbus quinquedentatus, dentibus brevibus deci- 

 duis. Petala 5, rosea, glabra, obtusa, caduca. Stamina numerosa, petalis 

 plus triplo longiora, stylum aequantia. Capsula parva, globosa, leviter pu- 

 bens (loculicido-dehiscens) 3-locularis, 3-valvis, valvis medio septiferis. 



563. M. ? salicifolia, glabra, racemis strictis virgatis, foliis lineari-lanceo- 

 latis elongatis acuminatis subfalcatis laevigatis, margine revolutis. 



New Zealand (Northern Island). Forests of Wangaroa. — 1833, R. Cun- 

 ningham. 



Arhuscula gracilis elegans, ramis teretibus pallidis ssepe et prsesertira ad 

 axillas radicantibus. Folia (3 — 5 uncialia) opposita valde angusta, attenu- 

 ata coriacea, nitidissima, parce punctata, venosa. Flores nondum vidi. 



3. Eugenia, Mich., Z. 



564. E. Maire, glabra, pedunculis axillaribus multifloris (4 — 12) folio 

 sublongioribus racemosis, pedicellis inferioribus oppositis 2 — 3-floris, foliis 



