BY J. H. MAIDEN. 349 



as far as the Lord Howe Island flora is concerned. The genera 

 Myrdne and Rapanea are chiefly distinguished by the following 

 characters : — 

 Et lilamenta et stylus manifesta; albumen ruminatum. Stigma 



magnum, florum ? labosum Myrsme. 



Antherae sessiles et stylus nullus albumen saepius laeve Ecqyanca. 



Following are the previous references to Lord Howe Myrsin- 

 acese : — 



Myrsine crassijolia, R.Br., M. 2)laiystigma, F.v.M., both quoted 

 in Muell. Fragm. (ix. 77); and other references given byHemsley 

 (Ann. Bot. x. 242). 



Mez does not admit Rapanea crassifoUa^ Mez {^Myrsine crassi- 

 folia, R.Br.), to the list of Lord Howe plants, although he states 

 (op. cit. 365) that it occurs in Norfolk Island. He, however, 

 recognises two species of Myrsine from Lord Howe Island, viz., 

 Rapanea myrtilliyia, Mez, n.sp., and R. ijiloiystigma^ Mez {Myrsine 

 platystigraay F.v.M.). He states that in herbaria the two species 

 are mixed. The matter is of such importance that 1 transcril)e 

 Mez's descriptions of his new species here : — 



" 56. R. myrtillina, Mez, n.sp. Frutex humilis ramulis gla- 

 berrimis, crassiusculis, valde verrucosis. Folia petiolis 1-2 mm. 

 longis stipitata, glaberrima, integerrima, oblongo-lanceolata, 

 ± 4 mm. lata, basin versus persensim acuta apice rotundata, 

 rigida, margine zona maxime incrassata cincta, laevia, subtus 

 punctis lineisque brevibus creberrimus permanifestis insignia. 

 Inflorescentiae e ramulis brevissime verruciformibus, valde dissitis 

 formatae perpauci (1-2-) florae, non nisi fructiferae cognitae. 

 Bacca globosa ± 4 mm. diam. metiens, punctulis atris marmorata, 

 pedicello brevi (1-1, 5 mm.) crassoque stipitata, sepalorum lobis 

 margine glabri triangularibus, acutis, atropunctatis insidens. 



" Australien : Lord Howe's Island (Fullagar). 



''Nota. In herbariis cum sequenti commixta." 



"57. R. j^lntystigma (F. Muell.), Mez [Myrsine platystiyma, F. 

 Muell. Fragm. viii. 1873, 48). — Ramuli crassiusculi, tortuosi, 

 glaberrimi. Folia glaberrima, petiolis usque ad 7 mm. longis 

 stipitata, elliptica, basi breviter acuta apice rotundata, usque ad 



