714 MELASTOMACEAE. dissociiaeta. 



paniculis lermlnalibaa axillaribusve; lUmiaibui 8, aliemis sierilibus, anlheris 

 ovaiis. o — Caulis sarmenlosus, rami snblerelei glabrescenles, ramuli sublcreles 

 obscure tetragoni, uliimi compressi, oodis incrassalis aonulatis, fusco-farinosi. 

 Folia decussala peliolala, petiolis Iriangnlarlbns, inpra planil farinosis, 0,01 lon- 

 gis, ovaia obiuse acuminaia, basi cordala, mpra glabra, mblns pubc sparsa 

 vestila vei glabrescenlia irinervia, nervis laleralibna dnobus margini approximaiis, 

 coriacea, 0,1 longa, 0,05 lala. Flores Lerminales vel nxillares paniculali, pcdun- 

 culus comraunis obscure ictragoim-- quadrisnlcalus, nodis incrassalia, farinosns, 

 pedunculi ct pedicelli subleretes, bractcac angusle obovalae deciduac. Calyi bre— 

 vis campanulalus, tubo subtelragono, limbo dilatato, evius f.iriimsus, inlus glaber. 

 Corolla in alabaslro conico aculo acstivalione convolula lelrapctala, pctala obovata 

 obtusa glabra subcarnosa. Stamina 8, 4 fcrtilia, 4 slerilia, filamcnta annulo faucis 

 calycinae inserla lincaria, basi paullo laliora glabra, antherae basi affixae, com- 

 presse elongato-ovoidcae, apice atlenuatae ibidemque poro oblongo deliiscenles, 

 4 minores, conneclivo quadrifido appendicibus dnabus liliformibus inlrorsum rec- 

 tis, exlrorsum flexuosis auclo, 4 majores, connectivo extrorsum lamella rliombi- 

 formi, introrsum appendicibus duabus filiformibus praedito. Ovarii birsuli quadri- 

 iocularis ires parles calycis lubo adhaerentes, parle quarla libera iruncalo-conica, 

 ovula numerosa aualropa, slylus in verlice ovarii arliculalus teres, apiccra versus 

 incrassatus, stigraa capilcllatum. Fructus calyce velalus subcarnosus spliaeroi- 

 deus, calycis limbo pateriformi obvallalus, verticc iruncalus, acumine conico 

 tcrminatus quadrilocularis, dissepimenlis membranaceis. — Crescit in insula Su- 

 raatra prope Intrapocra. 



5. D. BILIGULATA Korlbals 1. c. 240. — Ramulis fusco-farinosis; foliis oblongis 

 obluse acuminalis, basi oblusis trinerviis (cum nervis duobus minoribus margini 

 approximalis); fioribus paniculatis ; staminibus 8, allernis fertilibus , anlheris 

 subbiporosis, conneclivo bilamellalo. 6 — Crescit in sylvis humilioribus insulac 

 Sumatrae juxla Paauw. 



6. D. CYANOCARPA Blume. - (Wlprs. I. c. 145. no. 15.) - Korlhals 1. c. 238. t. 50. 

 — Ramulis peliolisque selis simplicibus sparsis veslilis ; foliis Irinerviis cum ner- 

 vis duobus marginalibus, ovalo-oblongis acuminatis, basi cordatis; paniculis ler- 

 minalibus glabris; staminibus octonis, alternis effoelis. 6 — Caulis sarmenlosus, 

 rami allerni sparsi, ad caulis apicem conferli subleretes, nodis paullo cras- 

 sioribus annulalis setosis, ramuli erecti obscure telragoni, apicem versus com- 

 presse letragoni, laleribus latioribus, nodis incrassatis, sctis diffusis vestili. Folia 

 opposila ovato-oblonga obtuse acuminata, basi cordata, utrinque glabra coriacea 

 irinervia cum duobus nervis minoribus lateralibus, ncrvis secundariis parallelis 

 distantibus, 0,12 longa, 0,05 lala, pelioli setigeri 0,005 longi. Flores in paniculis 

 terminalibus subdicholomis, pedunculo communi quadrangulari quadrisulcalo, in 

 nodis incrassalo sparsim setigero, pedicellis subleretibus farinosis, saepe ternis, 

 medio ebraclealo, duobus laleralibus bracleatis, bracteae obovalae laciniatae vel 

 in lacinias lineares fissae. Calyx in alabastro obscure oclogonus, tubus obconi- 

 cus glabriusculus, limbus truncaius glaber coerulescens. Corolla in alabaslro 

 acutiuscula, aestivalione convolula lelrapelala, pelala tubo calycis apicem versus 

 inserta ovaia acula carnosa glabra. Stamina 8, alterna pctalis opposita slerilia, 

 filamenta linearia glabra subcarnosa, anlherae basi affixae sigmoidcae tereles 

 bisulcatae, apice poro ovali dehiscenles, conneclivum basi bilabialum, labio ex- 

 tcriore aculo, inleriore trilobo, lobis lateralibus oblongis obtusis, lobo medio 

 triangulari acuto, anlherarum rudiraentura filiforme et connectivum subbilabiatum 

 in slaminibus sterilibus. Ovarium membranaceum apice calyci adhaerens ovoi- 

 deum glabrum quadriloculare, ovula numerosa, placentas carnosas tegenlia, ana- 

 tropa. Slylus teres glaber. Stigma truncatura papillalum. Fructus calyce velatus 

 baccatus subglobosus glaber coeruleus, apice calycis limbo marginatus, truncatus 

 quadrilocularis, dissepimentis membranaceis. Placenlae ope laminae subcarnosae 

 axi loculi affixae subcarnosae, saepe laciniaiae. Semina numcrosa parva, placen- 



