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subacuta, quam inferior angustior, glaberrima, Lewis, ,\ -nervis, 
subch.artacea,marginehyalino latiusrulo, (Mini palea fere aequilonga 
structura simili et flore hermaphrodite. Fiiuiuniia ex apice 
anthoecii exserta ; antherae ignotae. Ovarium elongato-oblon- 
gam ; stigmata plumosa, 1 mm. longa, ex apice anthoecii exserta. 
i ignota. 
Polynesia. Christmas Island, communicated by Mr. J. H. 
Maiden. 
D'ujit'irut zt> u'ltnphrodes ranges from the Carolines to the 
Paumotu Archipelago. I have seen specimens from the following 
localities: Caroline-, [taluk ; Wilson) Island, M7//-/>.x'.s Krped. ; 
Gilbert Group, Uteite, PnwelL 51 ; Phoenix Group, Canton Island, 
J. J. Lister: Paumotu Archipelago, Ilao (Mow island), Hinrks, 
Brirrlay- Anaa (Chain Islands Cuwin,/. i:V.»5; Tataro (King's 
Island), WiJkps'x E.rpvd. Another n'earlv allied species is 
Dif/iPtrio jdnh/raridm, Stapf (/W.-,/„, >,hil ;,-,, n ,h» ///. Trim), 
collected by C. Wri-ht (of liin-^dd and Kod-r-'rs's expedition) on 
the summits of mountain^ in tlie lionin Islands where it grows in 
dense patches. These two species and 1). pnriiira form a "marked 
natural group which seems to be ipfite peculiar to the Pacific 
Islands. This is the more interesting as all the localities 
mentioned above, with the exception of honin are low coral 
XII.-DIAGNOSES AFRICANS, XV. 
801. Ochna tenuissima, Shi/if ("Oehnaceael • () ,j, ( di/h>r< 
proxima. folds teniuoribus [, ;l ■; ,,, lL ,-- ls ,.|, Mt . ;l ',^ . ,". t , ,,,.,, | j ^ |, 
bus magis ramosis. pedieeiiis Ion -<m-M,u- li ,i iii u Kiuh mi 
distincta. ' ' ' ' 
Frutf'.r humilis, glaberrimus, ramis fusceseeiitibus "ri 
Folia oblanceolata, breviter acuminata, b^in versus lom-e 
Urn attenuata, toto mar- u t BDinulia valde 
curvatis, <J-U cm. lousra, 2-1 cm lat , mnuiter „e ml 7 V. 
viri,lui « uen - !■> r, ', t ruli \ ' 'in 
culatione ten ; stipalae n 
filiformes caducae, peti PaSZ o 
W,5-15cm.longae, | eCselone 
b cm. longos vel valde abbreviatos referentihns , ,,'„r ~\ 
caducae, filiformes; ped f } 1,a " '?/ ' 
^•I'fila ovata. obtusa vel subobtusa sub L\h f'- i " ' " 
demum paulo longiora. p, tain _,./,,,,. , ,"' " * '"" 
An^roe sub apice deb •■ . ihs aeqmlong 
longus ; stigmatis lobi minuti gae> ^^ 4 
Uganda. Entebbe, 1170 m., E. Brown 345 
his^dubs, ramis ad P ressep arC eq 
acute quadrans 
f-;,i' tl , 
