THE FLOUA OF MOUNT llALCON. '297 



DISCOCALYX Mez. 

 Discocalyx s}). 



In forests at 1,400 in. alt. (No. 5(508), specimens witli inunatnre frnit only, 

 apparently inidescriljed. 



Discocalyx sp. • 



In forests at 1,SOO ni. alt. (No. 5508). 



y RAPANEA Anhl. 



Rapanea retusa Merrill n. sj). 



Frutc'x glaher ad 3 ni. alta ; I'oliis ohlongo-oManccolatis, (.-oriat'eis, 

 apice rotusis, basi ctineatis, 3 ad 5 cm. longis, siil)tus valdc i;landii- 

 loso-punctatis ; flores 4-meri, 2 mm. loiigi, fast-ieulati ; petalis ovatis, 

 aciiti.s, punctatis usque ad \ c(mnatis. 



An erect much branched slinil) al)Out .'> m. higii. g-hil)r()us throughout. 

 Branches brown or gray, the younger ones ghuidular-punctate. Leaves 

 oblong-obhmceohite, to narrowly elliptical-obhuiceohite, 3 to 5 cm. long, 

 0.5 to 1.5 cm. wide, coriaceous, shining above, both surfaces glandular- 

 punctate, the lower one more prominently so, margins entire, the apex 

 retuse, the base cuneate; petioles 3 to 8 mm. long; nerves and reticula- 

 tions obscure. Flowers fasciculate in the leaf-axils, usually about 5 in a 

 fascicle, the pedicels glabrous, glandular-punctate, 3 to 4 mm. long. 

 Calyx lobes 4, ovate, acute, nearly 1 mm. long, glandular-punctate. 

 Corolla 3 mm. long, the lobes 4, narrowly-ovate, acute, glandular- 

 punctate, united for the lower \. Anthers suborbicular-ovate, about 

 1.3 mm. long. Fruit globose, about 3 mm. in diameter, slightly glan- 

 dular-punctate or nearly epunctate, crowned by the style which is 

 apparently sessile and coarsely lobed. 



In open heaths at 2,400 ni. alt. (Nos. 5734, 5735) ; both specimens in fruit; 

 also collected by Merriit in July, 1906, at from 1,600 to 2,200 m. alt, (Nos. 4426, 

 4449), both specimens with staminate flowers. 



Apparently a distinct species, characterized by its 4-merous flowers, and oblong- 

 oblanceolate, retuse, glabrous, glandular-punctate leaves, but in the absence of 

 pistillate flowers I am not sure of its affinity, but it appears to belong in the 

 group with Rapanea myrtillina, M. platystigma, etc., this group being developed in 

 New Zealand. Australia, etc., with a single species extending as far north as New 

 Guinea. 



EMBELIA Burm. 



Embelia halconensis Merrill n. sp, (^ Puttura?) 



Frutex vel arbor erecta, glal)ra ; foliis oblongo-ovatis, integris, 5 ad 

 7 cm. longis; racemis axillarilnis, solitariis, 3 ad 4 cm. longis, basi 

 squamis imbricatis destitutis ; flores 5 et 6-meri, petalis basi breviter 

 connatis; filamentis quam petalis brevioribus. 



A shrub or tree glabrous throughout, reaching a height of 10 m. 

 Branches dark gray, slender, lenticellate. Leaves oblong-ovate, entire, 



