lowiane. N. OJ Vacciniee. 
TAB. DCCCXCI. 
Vaccinium puxirotium, Hook. fil. 
Frutex erectus glaberrimus, ramis robustis foliosis, foliis breve 
petiolatis oblongis obtusis integerrimis basi rotundatis crassis 
coriaceis enerviis subtus punctatis, racemis plurimis erectis 
strictis multifloris, floribus 2-bracteolatis breve et crasse pedi- 
cellatis, calycis tubo turbinato limbi lobis rotundatis margini- 
bus glandulosis, corolla globoso-ampullacea crassa ore contracto 
limbi lobis brevibus late ovatis recurvis, filamentis pilosis, anthe- 
ris inclusis breviter oblongis loculis in tubulos lente recurvos 
apice apertos productis dorso breviter 2-setosis, stylo recto in- 
cluso, ovarii apice piloso. 
Has. Borneo; on Kini Balu, alt. 7500 feet, H. Low, sq. 
A pretty shrub, varying, according to Mr. Low, from 18 inches 
to 4 feet high, and bearing a profusion of apparently white blos- 
soms. The leaves are very thick and coriaceous, obscurely veined 
below, and there covered with scattered black dots. The tube o 
the corolla is much thickened where most swollen. J. D. H. 
Fig. 1. Flower. f. 2. Stamen. 7.3. Ovarium. /- 4. Leaf :— 
all magnified. 
