Monogynia. 797 



rubens, MELASTOMA, foliistrinerviisden. 



ticulatis ovato - lanceolatis glaberri- 

 mis, rarnis petioiisque coloratis; 

 racemo terminali , floribus confertis 

 dioicis ottandris. Prodr. p.71. 



Melaftoma s foliis ovatis nitidis minu- 

 tiflime denticulatis, venis ct ramu- 

 lis purpurafcentibus. Brown. jam. 

 219. 8. 



Provenit in alpibus Jamaicae auftra* 

 lis. ft. 



JFrutex orgyalis, ramofus, erectus. 



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

 nis, fulcatis, glabris, fanguineis. . 



Folia petiolata, oppofita, decuflata, oblonga acu- 

 minata 1. ovato • lanceolata , apice reflexa, con- 

 vexiufcula, margine minute denticulata, trh 

 nervia, nervis poftice diftin&ioribus faepe colo- 

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

 Petioli teretiufculi, convexi, fanguinei, 



Racetnits terminalis, pedunculo 4-quetro, eredus, 

 compofitus : ramulis tetragonis, brcvibus oppo- 

 fitis, patentibus, fubdivifis, rubro -coloratis. 

 Flores terminales conferti, numcrofi, oiinuti, 

 ' breviilime pedicellati , dioicu 



