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The Leucopogon of the Feejee Islands, which Dr. Seemann has re- 

 ferred to L. Cymhulce, LabilL, of New Caledonia (in Bonplandia, 1861, 

 p. 257, no. 285), I had characterized as L. Vitiensis. 



StyracacecB, incl. Symplocinece. 



There is no Styrax in the collection of the American Expedition. 

 One would be much disposed to adopt the division, not, with Miers, 

 into three genera, but into two, viz.: 1. Styrax, and 2. Strigilia, Cav., 

 including Cyrta, Lour. Between the latter I can perceive no essential 

 distinction. Bentham, however, appears to be justified in his conclu- 

 sion, " that Styrax as a whole is far too natural to be thus broken up 

 into distinct genera. The degree of adherence of the ovary and of the 

 persistence of its dissepiments is variable in species otherwise closely 

 allied," — and the same remark applies to the aestivation and texture 

 of the corolla. It is remarkable that Miers should have referred that 

 most true Styrax, S. Japonica, to his genus Cyrta, and have excluded 

 from the latter S. Benzoin. 



Symplocos spicata, Roxb. To this Indian, South Chinese, and 

 Archipelagic species Dr. Seemann refers one which he, as well as our 

 naturalists, collected plentifully in the Feejee Islands, — probably 

 with good reason, although our specimens have for the most part the 

 leaves entire or nearly so, and a shorter inflorescence. It runs into 

 several varieties, one with very large leaves. 



Ebenacece. 



DiosPYROS Samoensis (sp. nov.) : ramis novellis vix puberulis; 

 foliis glabris ovato-oblongis obtuse acuminatis basi acutis laxe venosis 

 (3 — G-poU.) ; pedunculis masculis 3 - 9-floris, foeraineis solitariis uni- 

 floris petiolum subtcquantibus ; calyce 4-fido sericeo-puberulo, lobis 

 obtusissimis, foemineis rotundatis basi intus quasi coronatis corollam 

 extus sericeam 4-fidum adjequantibus ; staminibus 8 - 9 ; ovario hir- 

 suto 8-loculari ; fructu globoso. — Tutuila and Savaii, Samoan or 

 Navigators' Islands ; " in woods, and also sometimes planted." 



Maba foliosa (Rich, in herb.) : foliis confertis lato-eUipticis utrinque 

 rotundatis basi cordatis brevissime petiolatis glabratis (poUicaribus vel 

 sesquipollicaribus), novellis cum ramulis fructibusque olivgeformibus 

 ferrugineo-tomentulosis ; pedunculis fructiferis brevibus 1 - 3-floris ; 

 calyce trilobo. — Muthuata and Ovolau, alt. 2,000 feet, Feejee Islands. 



Maba elliptica, Forst., which apparently includes M. major, 



