46. FLORA VITIENSIS. 
floribus paniculatis v. racemosis sepius viridibus albis v. rufescentibus ; capsulz loculis intus glabris 
v. hispidis v. tomentosis.— Dimereza, Labill. Sert. Austr. Caled. t. 51. 
l. C. rhoifolia, A. Gray, Bot. Wilkes, p. 254; foliis 8-12-foliolatis glabris, foliolis oblongo- 
lanceolatis subacuminatis basi sepius acutis subtus glaucescentibus ; paniculis puberulis laxifloris ; 
petalis orbiculatis exunguiculatis intus squamula bipartita villoso-barbata auctis; filamentis inferne 
pilosis; capsula profunde triloba.—Nomina vernac. Vitiensia, “ Wive et “ Baka ni vudi.”—Ovalau 
(U. S. Expl. Exped.; Seemann! n. 73); Kadavu (Seemann! n. 69), and Viti Levu (Seemann! 
HGB. 
A tree for which the natives of Kadavu gave me the name of “ Wive," and those of Viti Levu, that of 
" Baka ni vudi,"—the latter would signify * the Banana-fig." 
2. C. leptobotrys, A. Gray, Bot. Wilkes, p. 255 ; glabella; foliolis 14-20 longiuscule petio- 
latis lanceolato-oblongis acuminatis basi rotundatis glabris concoloribus ; paniculis gracillimis race- 
mifloris ramosis folio æquilongis cum petiolis junioribus tomentosulis ; floribus polygamo-monoicis ; 
calyce 5-partito persistente, petalis squamzeformibus multoties majoribus ; antheris 10 subsessilibus ; 
capsula obcordato-triloba stipitata.—Ovalau (U. S. Expl. Exped.). 
3. C. () Brackenridgei, A. Gray, Bot. Wilkes, p. 255; glabella; foliis 6-8-foliolatis ; foliolis 
oblongis v. sublanceolatis subacuminatis basi attenuatis crebre penninerviis subtus badiis ; paniculis 
compositis folio brevioribus; floribus ign.; capsula compressa obovato-cuneata truncata 2-loculari. 
—Ovalau (U. S. Expl. Exped.). 
The flowers being unknown, this species may possibly be a Ratonia.* 
III. Ratonia, D.C. Prodr. vol. i. p. 618; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. p. 399. Flores polygamo- 
dioici, regulares. Calyx parvus, cupularis, breviter 4—5-lobus, lobis leviter imbricatis v. subvalvatis v. 
apertis. Petala 0 v. 4-5, intus squamigera, sepissime brevia, obovato-spathulata, villosa. Discus 
completus, annularis y. tumidus. Stamina 7-10, disco intus inserta, centrica, filamentis filiformibus 
sepissime villosis; antherz breviter oblonge, longe exserte. Ovarium substipitatum, 2—3-gonum, 
1-3-loculare ; stylus terminalis, stigmate 2-3-dentato ; ovula in loculis solitaria, medio axi inserta. 
Capsula coriacea, 1—3-loba, sessilis v. stipitata, lobis globosis compressis oblongis v. cymbiformibus 
2-valvibus. Semina arillata, testa crustacea ; cotyledones crasse, seepe curvze.— Arbores sæpe elatze ; 
foliis alternis, exstipulatis, abrupte pinnatis, foliolis alternis v. sepe oppositis integerrimis v. rarius 
serratis; racemis paniculatis, seepe elongatis, gracilibus, multifloris.— Cupanie sp. auct. 
* At the British Museum there are three other Polynesian species of Oupania, viz.:— 
1. Cupania glauca, Camb. in Mem. Mus. vol. xviii. p.28. .Dimereza glauca, Labill. Austr. Cal. t. 51. 
Diplopetalon glaucum, Spreng. Cur. Post. 150.—New Caledonia (W. Anderson! in Mus. Brit). To this 
will probably have to be united C. semiglauca, F. Muell. in Benth. Fl. Austr. vol. i. p. 457; Arytera semi- 
glauca, F. Muell. in Trans. Vict. Inst. vol. iii. p. 25, from the east coast of Australia, 
2. Cupania juglandifolia, (sp. nov.) Seem.; petiolis basi dilatatis ; foliis 4-7-jugis eum impari; foliolis 
breve (3 unc. long.) petiolulatis, obiongis acuminatis v. acutis basi obtusis margine subdenticulatis, submem- 
branaceis; floribus in capitula multiflora aggregatis, capitulis racemoso-paniculatis, basi braeteatis; pedi- . 
cellis articulatis, laciniis calycis petalisque imbricatis staminibusque 5.—New Caledonia (Forster! in Mus. 
Brit.). The largest leaf 21 feet long; leaflets 6-7 inches long, 2-23 inches broad. Flowers in very young 
bud only. 
3. Cupania Macgillivrayi, (sp. nov.) Seem. in Herb. Mus. Brit.; arborea; ramulis foliisque fulvo. 
velutinis Pea glabratis ; foliis alternis 2-3-jugis eum impari; foliolis breviter petiolulatis obovato-oblongis 
v. oblongis obtusis, basi angustatis, margine integerrimis revolutis; racemis axillaribus folio brevioribus, 
floribus masculis basi bracteatis fascieulatis; sepalis 5-6 imbricatis, exterioribus ovato-lanceolatis, interiori- 
bus ovato-oblongis obtusis; petalis nullis; ovario rudimentario 3-lobo, disco villoso; fl. femineis ign.—Isle 
of Pines, off New Caledonia, near the Peak (M‘Gillivray! in Mus. Brit). A very singular small-leaved 
species, which however may possibly prove to be a Dodonea, when the fruit shall become known. 
