516 LXXXVIII. MYRSINEJ;. (C. B. Clarke.) \_Embelia. 



12. E. Myrtillus, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. 1871, pt. ii. 67, and For. FL ii. 

 104 ; leaves small broadly-elliptic glabrous obtuse base entire, racemes shortened 

 almost to umbels rusty-pubescent. Myrsine Myrtillus, Hook. Ic. PI. t. 825. 

 Samara Myrtillus, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. 1877, pt. ii. 223. 



BIRMA; Taondong summit, Griffith. MALACCA; Mt. Ophir, Griffith, Lobb. 

 DISTRIB. Philippines. 



Exceedingly like E. parviflora, except that the leaves are glabrous and promi- 

 nently dotted beneath, the flowers 4-merous. Kurz guesses it to be a prostrate shrub, 

 but the habit is that of E. parviflora, and it is perhaps scandent. The branches 

 are rusty-pubescent, and the inflorescence exactly as that of E. parviflora, with which 

 it must be congeneric. 



13. 22. Gamble!, Kurz ms. ; leaves obovate-oblong or elliptic acute or 

 subobtuse entire glabrous reticulated on both surfaces, fruits in. diam. globose. 

 Samara (Choripetalum) frond osa, King ; Gamble Darjeeling list 52. 



SIKKIM; alt. 6-9000 ft., frequent; Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 3544), J. D. H., 

 &c. 



A large climber ; branches glabrous, or tips rusty-tomentose. Leaves 5^ by 2^ 

 in., base rounded or cuneate. midrib beneath glabrous or rarely tomentose ; petiole 

 | in. Racemes 1-1^ in., simple, numerous, usually from the portion of the branches 

 bare of leaves, minutely pubescent or nearly glabrous; pedicels ^ in. Petals in., 

 elliptic, obscurely pubescent, imbricate in bud. Stamens 4 ; anthers oblong ; not 

 overtopping the petals. Leaves eaten by the hill-men (J. D. H , J. S. Gamble). 



14. E, Nag-ushia, Don. Prodr. 147 ; leaves lanceolate or obovate-lanceo- 

 late entire glabrous membranous base narrowed, fruits 5^ in. broad depressed- 

 globose. Myrsine ? undulata, Wall. Cat. 2301. Choripetalum undulatum, 

 A. DC. Prodr. viii. 88. 



NIPAL; Wallich. SIKKIM, alt. 5-10,000 ft.; J. D. H., Gamble, &c. KHASIA 

 MTS., Masters. 



A large climber (Gamble), or a tree 60 ft. high (J. D. H.), or a large erect 

 shrub (Clarke) ; branches glabrous. Leaves 3-6 by 1-2 in., suddenly shortly acu- 

 minated or subobtuse ; petiole ^-f in. Bacemes 1 in., simple, usually from the 

 portion of the branches bare of leaves, and appearing with the very young leaves, 

 minutely pubescent or nearly glabrous ; pedicels 0- in. Petals -^ in., elliptic. 

 Filaments 4, not so long as the petals. Flowers often hermaphrodite. Drupes edible 

 (Don). Acid leaves eaten by the hill-men (J. D H.). 



VAR. subcoriacea ; leaves subcoriaceous, racemes 2-3 in. Khasia Mts., Griffith 

 (Kew Distrib. n. 3545) ; Cherra and Surureem, alt. 5-6000 ft., H. f. $ T. A lofty 

 climber. Leaves 5 by 2 in., obovate-lanceolate, suddenly acuminated or subobtuse, 

 base cuneate or sometimes broadly rhomboid almost rounded. Fruits | in. broad, 

 depressed-globose, resembling those of E. Ragushia. This may be a distinct species. 



15. XS. viridifiora, Scheff. Myrsin. 45 ; leaves coriaceous obovate or 

 oblong entire glabrous base narrowed, fruits \ in. subglobose rather longer than 

 broad. Choripetalum viridiflorum, A. DC. Prodr. viii. 88. 0. aurantiacum, 

 A. DC. 1. c. ; Wight Ic. t. 1210. Samara Rheedii, Wight Ic. t. 1591. S. viri- 

 difiora, Thwaites Enum. PL Zeyl. l7S.JRheede Hort. MaL vii. t. 42. 



DECCAN PENINSULA and CEYLON, alt. 2-5000 ft., frequent. DISTRIB. Malaya. 



A lar_>e, scandent shrub. Leaves 4-6 by 1^-2 J in. (or smaller oblong), nar- 

 rowed cuneate at both ends or subobtuse; petiole^ in. Racemes -1 in., mimitely 

 pubescent or nearly glabrous. Petals ^ in,, elliptic. Hardly distinguishable with- 

 out the fruit from the coriaceous form of E. Nagushia. 



.. STTBGENUS II. Rhynchostylis. Petals twisted in the bud. Ovary 

 tapering upwards into a beak. (Racemes axillary). . . 



