Plate 2438. 



VAV^A MEGAPHYLLA, Wri^Jd. 



MELIACE.E. Tribe Melie.e. 

 V megaphylla C.IIirric^Ia in K.a^ Bulhtin, 1895, 102: rami, 



teretibus crassis lenticellatis ; foliis longiuscule et rimde petiol-itis 

 conaceis glabratis elliptico-obovatis breviter cuspidatis v. obtusis laiiiina 

 basi in petiolum cuneatim an-ustata, venis primariis utrinque 11-13 

 costa vahda supra puborula subtus prominente, cyn.Js podunculatis 

 plurifloris a< laj.ices ramorum congestis, bracteis ovall-obl.'ngis, calycis 

 hirti 5_6-^fadi tubo turbinato segmentis ovatis lanceoktil obliquis. 

 petahsS-/ coriaceis ob].,ngi8 vix t^H-tis sod marginibus surplus Jncurvis 

 tomentelhs, filamentis apice liberis intus pilosis, antheris 12-16 exsertis 

 ovano ovoideo hirsuto 4-5-loculare, ovulis geminatis collateral il, us. ' 



Hab. Fiji : Tamavua, D. Yeoward (No. 37). 



ilrW procera. /'o/ia pedalia, 5-6^ poll. lata ; petlolus 1 i-?' poll 

 longus. Pedunculi cymarum 3 poll, longi. Flares albi. -^ -^ ^ ' 



The description of this fine VaicEa is based on an excellent spfcimen 

 communicated by Mr. Yeoward. We had previously what I take to be 

 a form of the same species with narrower leaves (2A-41 in. broad) from 



Mr. Storck.— D. Oliver. ' 



Fig. 1. Calyx laid open, showing the pfstiL 2. Petal. 3. Staminal tube laid open 

 from -n-ithin. 4. Dorsal view of anthers. 5. Iran verso section of ovary. All 



enlargd, ^ ' 



