﻿SONERILA FEPEROMIiEFOLIA, Oliv. 



Melastomace^e. Tribe Sonerileje. 



S. peperomisefolia, Oliv. (sp. nov.) ; acaulescens, foliis longiuscule 

 petiolatis carnosulis late ovato-ellipticis apice acntatis breviter acu- 

 minatia t. obtusis basi late rotundatis angustissime auricnlato-cordatis 

 5-7-nerviis, sapra glabris subtus in nerviis parce setnloso-i 

 erectis glabris supra medium tricbotome divisis 5-9-flons, floribus 

 tetrameris pedicellatis ssepius ternis, calyce tarbinato basi in pedi- 

 cellum angustatoglabro dentibus 4 deltoideis brevibus, petalis elliptic* 



minoribns (antheris flavidis) duplo longionbus. 



Hab. China, Prov. Kwantung, Dr. G. R. Tate-, North River, C. 

 Ford (No. 336). 



Folia lamina lf-6 poll, longa, l|-4 poll, lata; petiolus 1-4 poll, 

 longus parce setulosns. Scapus folia saepius snperans caniosnms. 

 Peclicelli calyce sequilongi parce setulosi v. glabri. Fetala \ poll, longa. 

 Stamina longiora §-f poll, longa. 



The calyx of the dry flowers appears to be 4-costate or obscurely 

 4-angled. Dr. Tate's specimens are in fruit, and the calyx i l these 

 shows the ridges more distinctly, with intermediate ones, Deem g 

 almost narrowly alate and decurrent into the pedicels.— V. uurw. 



Fig. 1. End. 2. Petal. 3. Long and (4) short stamens. 3. Caly* laid open 

 above. All enlarged. 



