150 FLORA VITIENSIS. 
v. suffrutices; foliis alternis, rarissime oppositis v. ternatis, punctatis, breviter petiolatis, integris v. 
serratis; floribus paniculatis aut rarissime racemosis, pedunculis terminalibus v. axillaribus, pedicellis 
apice pedunculorum ssepius umbellulatis, corollis albis v. roseis, frequenter punctatis; drupis ssepius 
purpureis.—Anguillaria, Gsertn. Fruct. vol. i. p. 972. t. 77. f. 1 (excl. spec. prim.). Bladhia, Thunb. 
Nov. Gen. pars i. p. 6. Pyrgus, Lour. Fl. Cochinch. p. 148. 
The British Museum collections contain a fine new species of this genus, discovered by M‘Gillivray in 
Captain Denham’s Expedition. In leaf it resembles my A. grandis, but is at once distinguished by its scro- 
biculato-asperous branches, etc. I have named it Ardisia scrobiculata (sp. nov.) Seem. mss. in Herb. Mus. 
Brit.; ramis paniculis calycibusque scrobiculato-asperis; foliis ad apicem ramorum erassorum congestis 
obovato-spathulatis ultra pedalibus crasse coriaceis integerrimis supra nigro-punctatis; panieulis amplis, 
bracteis spathulatis membranaceis deciduis, calycis laciniis ovatis acutis, coroll lobis ovato-oblongis sestiva- 
tione imbricatis.—A neitum (M‘Gillivray!), and New Caledonia (Vieillard! n. 397). Deplanche’s, n. 29, 
also from N. Caledonia, is very close to this species. 
1. A. grandis, (sp. nov.) Seem. in Bonplandia, vol. ix. p. 259 (Tab. XXIX.) ; glabra; foliis ad 
apicem ramorum crassorum congestis oblongo-linearibus obtusis v. acutis, ultra-pedalibus v. 3-peda- 
libus, crasse coriaceis integerrimis basi in petiolum crassum angustatis; paniculis axillaribus co-floris ; 
calycis lobis ovatis acutis ciliatis; corollee lobis ovatis v. obovatis obtusis sestivatione imbricatis ; 
drupis globosis apiculatis.—Ovalau (Seemann! n. 293). 
A very fine species, the largest leaves sometimes 8 feet long, and 4-6 inches broad. Flowers white. 
EXPLANATION OF PrATE XXIX., representing Ardisia grandis from specimens collected by me. Fig. 
l,an entire flower; 2, corolla laid open; 3, pistil; 4 and 5, sections of ovary; 6, ripe fruit; 7,a drupe ; 
8, cross-section of fruit :—all, with exception of Fig. 6, magnified. 
2. A. (?) capitata, A. Gray in Proceed. Amer. Acad. vol. v.; arborea? glabra; foliis ad apicem 
ramorum crassorum congestis obovato-spathulatis ultrapedalibus subcoriaceis integerrimis reticulato- 
venulosis basi in petiolum brevem crassum angustatis; pedunculis axillaribus compressis simplicissi- 
mis capitulum strobilaceum gerentibus; bracteis magnis squamaceis persistentibus.—Ovalau (U. S. 
Expl. Exped.). 
A. grandis, Seemann, considerably resembles this in foliage, but has thyrsoid panicles. 
9. A. Storckii, (sp. nov.) Seem.; glabra (v. ramulis nascentibus ferrugineo-tomentellis ?) ; 
foliis oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis integerrimis, basi acutis inzquilateris; cymis axillaribus petiolo 
brevioribus, pedicellis filiformibus; calycis lobis ovatis obtusissimis; corolle lobis ovatis acuminatis 
eestivatione imbricatis.—Viti Levu and Ovalau (Seemann! n. 292; Storck! n. 897). 
Blade of leaf 5-6 inches long, 1-1} inches broad.  Petiole 1—1 inch long. 
4. A. Vitiensis, (sp. nov.) Seem.; glabra; foliis brevipetiolatis ovalibus acuminatis basi 
acutis submembranaceis dentatis; cymis axillaribus paucifloris petiolo longioribus; calycis lobis 
ovatis obtusis; corolle lobis ovatis longe acuminatis estivatione imbricatis.—Viti Levu (See- 
mann! n. 291). 
Petioles 6 lines long. Blade of leaf 84-4 inches long, 1-14 inches broad. 
v 
Orvo LVI. SAPOTACEÆ. , 
This Order is represented in tropical Polynesia by the genera Sapota (with five species), Mimusops 
with one species (i. e. M. dissecta, R. Brown, Forst. Icon. (ined) t. 105) from the Tongan Islands (Forster !), 
and Bassia with two species, viz. B. Amicorum, A. Gray, from the Tongan Islands (Forster! D. Nelson!), 
and B. obovata, Forst., from the New Hebrides (Forster!). There are, besides the doubtful Jsonandra (?) 
Richii, A. Gray, from the Tongan Islands (U. S. Expl. Exped.), which may perhaps prove identical with 
Mimusops dissecta, and three undescribed species, preserved at the British Museum, one from New Cale- 
Cookin Anderson !), one from the Isle of Pines (Sir E. Home !), and one from the Tongan Islands (Capt. 
‘ook !). 
