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II. Myrsine, Linn. Gen. n. 269; DC. Prodr. vol. viii. p. 92. Flores polygami-dioici, 4—5- 
meri. Calyx-4—5-fidus. Corolla 4—5-partita; lobis estivatione imbricato-subquincunciali, 2 exteri- 
oribus, 2-3 interioribus, aut rarius valvari. Stamina libera, corollà nunc longiora. Filamenta bre- 
vissima, basi corollæ inserta. Antheræ 2-loculares, erecte, lanceolate, glanduloso-acutz, basi sub- 
bilobze, filamentis multo longiores, loculis longitudinaliter a basi versus apicem dehiscentibus. Pollen 
(siccum) sphzricum. Ovarium globosum. Stylus cylindricus, brevis, caducus. Stigma capitatum, 
papillosum, irregulariter lobatum v. fimbriatum. Placenta spherica, apice frequenter depressa. 
Ovula 4-5 circa verticem placentz, peltatim amphitropa. Drupa pisiformis, putamine crustaceo, 
abortu 1-sperma.—Frutices v. arbuscule; foliis alternis, coriaceis, integris v. rarius dentatis; 
fasciculis florum axillaribus; bracteis imbricatis, caducis ; floribus breviter pedicellatis, sepe in eadem 
plantá 4—5-andris, parvis, masculis majoribus; lobis calycinis minimis, szepe inzqualibus; laciniis 
corolle alabastro inflexis; stigmate in fl. foemineis nonnunquam magno colorato.—Rapanea, Aubl. 
Guian. vol. i. p. 121. Manglilla, Juss. Gen. p. 151.  Caballeria, Ruiz et Pav. Prodr. p. 32. Athru- 
phyllum, Lour. Fl. Cochinch. p. 148. Suttonia, A. Rich. Fl. Nov. Zel. p. 349. t. 38. 
Besides the species enumerated below, there are in tropical.Polynesia M. Gaudichaudii, DC., from 
the Sandwich Islands; M. Lessertiana, DC., from the Sandwich Islands (Capt. Cook! Hillebrand!); A. 
Sandwicensis, DO., from the same group of islands (Capt. Cook! Maerae! Hillebrand D; and M. Tuitensis, 
A. Gray, from the Society Islands. 
1. M. crassifolia, R. Brown, Prodr. p. 534; DC. Prodr. vol. viii. p. 96; glabfa; foliis obova- 
tis ovalibusve coriaceis petiolatis ; fasciculis 4—5-floris, floribus subsessilibus 4-andris, dentibus calycinis 
ovatis subciliatis; corolle lobis obtusis recurvis dentibus calycinis duplo majoribus, antheris erectis 
coroll brevioribus.— Viti Levu and western side of Vanua Levu (Seemann! n. 289). Also collected 
in Norfolk Island and east coast of New Holland (R. Brown !). 
As far as my specimens go, they agree perfectly with the Norfolk Island and Australian plant. 
2. M. myriczefolia, A. Gray in Proceed. Amer. Acad. vol. v.; glaberrima ; foliis subspathu- 
latis seu oblongis basi cuneatis in petiolum attenuatis integerrimis apice sepius retusis utrinque 
crebre punctulatis, venis vix perspicuis; floribus tetrameris sessilibus ; calycis lobis lato-ovatis obtu- 
sissimis; corolla 4-partita; drupis globosis .—Kadavu (Seemann! n. 290). Also collected in the 
Society Islands. ; 
Drupe sessile or nearly so, by which this species may be distinguished from any form of M. capi- 
tellata (including neriifolia, Korthalsii, etc.), but the discrimination of some forms of this from M. crassi- 
Jolia may be more difficult. 
3. M. 0) Brackenridgei, A. Gray, l. c. ; glabra; foliis petiolatis membranaceis oblongis utrinque _ 
acutis vel acuminatis margine integerrimis vel undulatis ; pedicellis filiformibus fructu globoso 3-5-plo 
longioribus; calyce 5-lobo, lobis rotundis ciliatis.—Mountains of Ovalau (U. S. Expl. Exped.). 
III. Ardisia, Swartz, Prodr. p. 48; Fl. Ind. Occ. vol. i. p. 467. t. 10; DC. Prodr. vol. viii. p, 
190. Calyx 5-partitus v. rarius 5-fidus, lobis estivatione sinistrorsum convolutis, plerumque subci- 
liatis. Corolla 5-partita v. rarius 5-fida; lobis patentibus v. reflexis, zestivatione sepius sinistrorsum, 
in unicá specie dextrorsum, convolutá, lobo 1 exteriore, rarius valvari. Stamina 5, basi v. tubo 
corolla inserta. Filamenta libera, plerumque brevissima. Anthere libere, erectz, basi emargi- 
nate v. 2-fide, szepius 3-angulari-acuminatz, plerumque filamento longiores. Loculi rimá longitu- 
dinali ab apice versus basim dehiscentes, interne non subdivisi, marginibus rarissime extus revolutis. 
Pollen (siccum) plerumque sphzricum. Ovarium rotundatum, l-loculare. Stylus filiformis, apice 
subulatus. Placenta centralis, spherica. Ovula co, sæpius 6-12, peltatim amphitropa. Drupa glo- 
bosa, externe subcarnosa, plerumque glabra, interne coriacea dura. Semen unicum.—A rbores, frutices 
