Monogynia. 797 



riihcns. MELASTOMA, foliistrinerviis den- 

 ticulacis ovaco -lanceolatis glaberri- 

 mis, ramis petiolisque coloratis; 

 raeemo terminali , floribus confertis 

 dioicis oftandris. Prodr. p. 71. 



Melafloma^ foliis ovatis nitidis minu- 

 tidime denttculatis, venis et ramu- 

 \\s purpurafcentibus. B r o wn. jam. 

 219. 8- 



Provenit in ajpibus Jamakae auftra- 





Jjrutex orgyalis, ramofus, eredus. 



Rami erecliufculi, glabri, rubri ; ramulis 4-go- 

 nis, fulcatis, glabris, fanguineis. 



Folia petiolata, oppofita, decuflata, oblonga acu- 

 minata I. ovato - lanceolata , apice reflcxa, con- 

 vexiufcula, margine minute denticulata, tri, 

 nervia , nervis poflice diflindioribus faepe colo- 

 ratis, fub-rjgida, glaberrima, fufco- viridia. 

 Petioli teretiufculi , convexi , fanguinei. 



i^flc^ww^ terminalis, pedunculo 4-quetro, ereclus, 

 compofitus : ramulis tetragonis, brevibus oppo- 

 fitis, patentibus, fubdivifis, rubro-coloratis. 

 Flores terminales conferti , numerofi , minuti , 

 brevillime pediceliati , dioici 



