Myrtus.] MYRTACE, 169 
2. M. Ralphii, Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. ii. 329.—An erect branch- 
ing shrub 6-15ft. high, rarely taller and becoming a small tree; 
branchlets very slender, and with the young leaves sparingly 
tomentose. Leaves %-lin. long, usually green, shortly petioled, 
ovate or oblong-ovate to orbicular-ovate, obtuse or acute, thinly 
coriaceous or almost membranous, the surface flat or very slightly 
tumid between the veins. Flowers quite as in M. bullata but 
slightly smaller. Berry }-4in. long, broadly ovoid, dark - red, 
2-celled. Seeds much fewer than in M. bwllata.—Handb. N.Z. 
Fl. 74; Kirk, Forest Fl. t. 94; Students’ Fl. 165. 
Norra Istanp: From Whangarei to Cook Strait, but often local. Sourn 
ania Nelson and Marlborough, rare. Sea-level to 1500 ft. December— 
anuary. 
Very closely allied to M. bullata, but the leaves are smaller, usually green, 
with the surface plane or very slightly tumid; and the berry has fewer seeds 
3. M. obcordata, Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 71.—A much-branched 
shrub 5-15 ft. high ; branches slender, spreading, the younger ones 
pubescent. Leaves opposite or in opposite fascicles, 1—4in. 
long, obcordate, narrowed into a short puberulous petiole, coria-: 
ceous, glabrous on both surfaces or slightly silky when young. 
Flowers solitary, axillary, +in. diam., white. Peduncles as long 
as the leaves, pubescent. Calyx 4-lobed; lobes oblong, acute. 
Petals 4, orbicular. Berry +in. long, broadly ovoid, dark-red or 
violet, 2-celled. Seeds 1-2 in each cell, reniform; testa bony.— 
Handb. N.Z. Fl. 74; Kirk, Forest Fl.t.70; Students’ Fl.165. Enu- 
genia obcordata, Faoul in Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. iii. 2 (1844) 122. 
NortH AND SoutH Is~Anps: In woods from Whangarei to Foveaux 
Strait, but local north of the East Cape. Sea-level to 2000 ft. Rohutu. 
December—January. 
4. M. pedunculata, Hook. f. in Hook. Ic. Plant. t. 629, — A 
much-branched compact or diffuse shrub 5-15 ft. high; branches 
slender, glabrous, 4-angled. Leaves opposite, +-?in. long, obo- 
vate or obovate-oblong or oblong-ovate, rounded at the tip, rarely 
acute, coriaceous, glabrous, narrowed into short petioles, Flowers 
axillary, solitary, +in, diam., white. Peduncles slender, gla- 
brous, longer or shorter than the leaves. Calyx glabrous, 5-lobed, 
2-bracteolate at the base. Petals 5, rounded. Berry small, tin. 
long, broadly ovoid, red or yellowish, 2-celled. Seeds 2-5.— 
Fl. Nov. Zel.i. 711; Handb. N.Z. Fl. 74; Kirk, Forest Fl. t. 112; 
Students’ Fl. 165. Eugenia vitis-idea, Raoul in Ann. Sct. Nat. 
Ser. ii. 2 (1844) 122. 
NortH anp SoutH Istanps, Srewart Istanp: From Hokianga and the 
Bay of Islands southwards, but often local. Sea-level to 2000ft. Rohuwtuw. 
December-January. 
Closely allied to M. obcordata, but easily recognised by the glabrous branch- 
lets, obovate leaves rounded at the tip, and 5-lobed calyx. 
