110 MELASTOMACE:E. 
established by Prof. JJ. MarsuMvRA. Soon afterwards, I found that the plant is 
different from the same genus, to which matter I referred in my ** Mater. FI. 
Formos. p. 449." In my excursion to the island in the earlier part of this 
year, I was successful in finding out a fruiting plant which is quite the 
same as the one which was formerly referred to 7ushires.  'The fruit is à 
berry of light purple colour. lt is quite clear that this does not belong to 
Tashirea, the fruit of whieh is usually à capsule, but does to Paclgcentria. 
"The latter is distinguished from the former by not auricled anthers and 
berry. 
Medinilla formosana Hayara sp. nov. Frutex ad truncos scandens, 
ramis subteretibus, corticibus cinerascentibus, gracilibus, internodiis 7-10 em. 
longis, ad nodos setas numerosas gerentibus. Folia opposita ternata vel ver- 
ticillata, oblongo-obovata, vel obovato-lanceolata, 10-290 em. longa, 3-6 em. lata, 
sursum obtusa apice breve eaudato-acuminata basi attenuato-cuneata, in vivo 
crassiuseula, in exsiccato sub-membranacea. integerrima vel integra pinninervia, 
venis lateralibus primariis oppositis arcuatis ad apicem coste attingentibus, 
utraque glabra, in vivo supra nitida, subtus pallida, subsessilia vel breve 
petiolata, petiolis 8 mm. longis.  Paniculw terminales vel quasi-laterales, 25 em. 
longz 10 em. late, ramis verticillatis superpositim dispositis angulo 90? divari- 
catis glabris, floribus ad apicem ramorum 2-plo subumbellatim dispositis, 
pedicellis ultimis 6 mm.longis, glabris, bracteis minutis linearibus 3 mm. 
longis. Calyx tetragono-subglobosus glaber 3 mm.longus 2! mm.latus, fauce 
plus minus constrietus, limbo ampliato, integro vel obseure 4-dentato, den- 
tibus late rotundatis, vel non dentato. Petala 4, valde obliqua obovata 7 mm. 
longa, 4 mm. lata, apice obtusa basi cuneata ad insertionem truncata contraeta 1 
mm.lata. Stamina 8 squalia ad faucem calysis affixa, filamentis complanatis 
subulatis 4 mm. longis, J mm. latis, antheris 2-4 mm. longis 1 mm. latis subu- 
latis apice rostratis l-porosis, connectivis basi antice 2-auriculatis, postice 
1-calearatis, auriculis 1 mm.—3 mm.longis, ealearibus angustioribus vel linearibus 
imm.longis apice truncatis. Ovarium. calycis tubo coh:rens, apice conico- 
iruneatum, stylo columnari 4 mm.longo sursum subelavato obtuso, stigma 
punetiforme. Bacca subgloboss, 7 mm.in diametro, apice calycis limbo 
annulariter coronata. Semina numerosa elongato-obovoidea, 1 mm. longa. 
