24 GARDNER ON LYGODISODEA, &c. 
Has. Guiana, Aublet. Brazil ; common along the shore from Maccio’ 
to the mouth of the San Francisco. Mr Gardner, (n. 1310.) —* Flowers. 
tinged with pink. Berries scarlet,” about the size of a pea. 
A new species exists in Mr Schomburgk’s collection from Guiana, 
which may be thus distinguished :— J 
M. brevipes ; foliis late ovatis acuminatis coriaceis opacis immarginatis 
nervis omnino obsoletis utrinque minute impresso-punctatis, costa supra 
canaliculata, umbellis paucifloris congestis sessilibus 2—3-floris in ramos 
juniores axillaribus terminalibusque, pedicellis calyce brevioribus, antha 
calcare elongato. 
Has. Guiana, Mr Schomburgk, (n. 690).—Flowers much crowded 
very short fascicles. The leaves are singularly opaque on the surface 
exhibiting no trace of nerves whatever. From the three above species, M. 
grandiflora, (Mart. in De Cand.) seems very distinct, though I jadge 
from an imperfect but authentic specimen in my Herbarium.)— Ep. 
LYGODISODEA, Ruiz et Pavon. 
This curious genus has been made the type of a new Natura 
Order, by Bartling, which is adopted by Lindley and Martius, 
while De Candolle places it in his tribe Pederiee of the Order 
Rubiacee. Both Bartling and De Candolle seem to have 
made their observations on the structure of the genus from 
the same source, viz. specimens in the herbarium of Henke 
the former altogether erroneously, the latter with his wonted, 
almost unerring sagacity. The description which De Can- 
_ dolle gives’ quite corresponds with the structure of the re- 
cent fruit of a new species, which I have lately added i 
my collections. It was out of flower, but the following are 
the notes which I made from the fruit and seeds :— Fruit 
indehiscent, oval, compressed, shining, crowned by the per- 
sistent teeth of the calyx. Tube of the calyx at length sepa 
ating completely from the carpels, fragile, bursting irregula | 
from the bottom. Carpels two, oval, compressed, winget 
applied to each other by their flattened internal surfaces, each 
suspended by a slender free cord, which arises from tl 
bottom of the calyx, and passes upward along the middle of 
their backs to their apices. Embryo erect in ‘the centré of 
thin horny albumen. Radicle inferior, long, cylindri 
Cotyledons cordate, foliaceous. Plumule i oe : 
