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oblongis acuminatis, basi æquali v. subaequali leviter cordatis v. rotundatis, crenulato-serrulatis, 
novellis utrinque sericeis, adultis ovato-glabrescentibus, supra puncticulato-pilosulis (albumen sub- 
levibus); cymis d densifloris, perianthii (fl. 4) laciniis concavis, conspicue imbricatis ; cymis 9 
paucifloris petiolo brevioribus; bacca parva ovata glaberrima.— Celtis orientalis, Forst. Prodr. n. 394, 
et Herb. C. glabrata, Soland. Prim. Fl. Ins. Pacif. (ined.) p. 345. Nomen vernac. Tahitense, 
teste Solander, “ Ea-erhe páio."—Common all over Viti (Seemann! n. 562). Also collected in Tana 
(W. Anderson, a.p. 1774, Barclay !), Society Islands (Forster! Banks and Solander !), and New 
Caledonia (M‘Gillivray !). 
II. Gironniera, Gaud. Voy. de la Bonite, t. 85. Flores dioici (? saltem diclines in ramulis di- 
versis). Fl. 4: Perianthium 4-partitum, laciniis subrotundis zestivatione valde imbricatis. Stamina 4. 
Fl. ¢: Perianthium maris, sed majus. Nux sicca, lenticularis, adpressa, strigulosula, perianthio per- 
sistente suffulta. Styli 2, basi in 1 brevem confluentes, caeterum filiformes, longi, undique papillis 
piliformibus brevibus stigmatosi, persistentes.—Frutices v. arbores inermes, foliis penninerviis inte- 
gerrimis v. denticulatis, stipulis liberis majusculis folium terminale gemmaceum densissime seri- 
ceum primo velantibus, illo sese explicante, caducis; floribus d minutis in glomerulos (revera 
cymulas contractas) collectis, glomerulis dispositis in racemum axillarem sæpius ad basin in ramos 3 
divisum, alterum brevissimum, 2 inzqualiter elongatos; florum 9 cyma contracta dein ramosissima 
v. laxa, subracemiforme depauperata.—Nemostigma, Planch. in Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 3. t. x. p. 265 
et 338. 
1. G. celtidifolia, Gaud. l. c. t. 85 ; Planch. I. c. 340; arborea ; foliis magnis oblongis acute 
brevique cuspidatis, basi oblique cordatis, margine revoluto remote denticulatis, subtus secus nervos 
strigosis ; nucibus parvis, pluribus in cymam confertissime ramosam densam collectis.—Nomen 
vernac. Vitiense, “ Nunu."— Island of Ovalau (Seemann! n. 423). Also found in the Philippine 
Islands (Cuming ! n. 870). : 
The fruit of the Nunu is said to be eaten in famine (see * Feejéean and English Dictionary,’ Vewa, 
Feejes, p. 319). 
Susongnpo Il. URTICEA. 
Besides the genera enumerated below, the following have been met with in tropical Polynesia, but as 
yet not in Viti, viz. 1. Urtica, represented by U. Sandwichensis, Wedd., in the Sandwich Islands (Maerae !). 
2. Urera, represented by U. glabra, Wedd., in the Sandwich Islands (Captain Cook! Macrae !), and U. Sand- 
wichensis, Wedd. (Villeburnea crenulata, Gaud. Bonit. t. 92), also a native of the Hawaiian group. 3. Pilea, 
represented by P. peploides, Hook. et Arn., in the Sandwich Islands (Seemann! n. 2261,Gaudichaud!). 4. Ze- 
canthus, represented by L. Solandri, (n. sp.) Seem. in Herb. Mus. Brit. (Dorstenia oppositifolia, Sol. Prim. Fl. 
Ins. Pacif. (ined.) t. 322, et in Parkins. Drawings of Tahit. Plants (ined.) t. 96. en vernac. Tahitense, 
“ Pirhi papa ” v. “ Pilki pupa,” teste Solander); glabra ; foliis ovalibus obtusis integerrimis interdum basi 
subcordatis ; floribus masculis 4-meris (albidis). .Tahiti (Banks and Solander!). Seems to be perfectly dis- 
tinct from the well-known L. Wrightit, Wedd. Solander gives the following description of it :—-* Planta 
herbacea, parasitica, supra radices arborum forte annua, tota succulenta, levis, vix pedalis. Caulis basi sspe 
per spatium 3-unciale decumbens, ubi radices fibrosas oo subtus excrescens ibique smpe crassitie digiti 
minimi, dein erectus, teres, glaber, ramosissimus. Rami oppositi, cauliformes. Folia opposita, petiolata, 
ovalia, obtusa, integerrima, interdum basi parum cordata, glabra, levia, succulenta, enervia, uncialia. 
Petioli foliis duplo breviores. Flores omnes collecti in receptaculo carnoso subrotundo, planiusculo, parum 
convexo, magnitudine unguis, terminali sessili, sub quo paria 2 suprema foliorum receptaculo adnata que 
involucrum formant. d Flores pauciores in eodem receptaculo cum femineis, sed supra illos elevati, pe- 
dicellis filiformibus sepe 3 lineas longis. Calyx 0. Corolla 1-petala, campanulata, herbacea, subpellucida, 
sesquilinearis, 4-fida; lacinie ovate, apice parum incrassate, subbicornes; corymbis brevissimis erectis. 
Filamenta 4, fundo corolle adnata, filiformia, plana, pellucida, corolla fere duplo longiora, divergentia, ante 
explicationem geniculo-inflexa duplicata, dein elastica exsilientia. Anthere ovate, didyme, albide. 
