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22 A. A'XCEPS (Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 280.) glabrous ; 

 branches climbing, 2-edged ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acumin- 

 ated ; panicles terminal : with flattened, nearly smooth ramifica- 

 tions ; segments of calyx lanceolate, acute, of the corolla ovate, 

 acute. 1? . S. Native of Silhet. Branches pale grey. Leaves 

 5-10 inches long, coriaceous. Pedicels subumbellate. Flowers 

 small, pink, dotted. 



Tiro-edge J-branched Ardisia. Shrub cl. 



23 A. "COMPLAXA'TA (Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 280. cat. 

 no. 2-277.) branches terete; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acumin- 

 ated glabrous ; panicles axillary and terminal: with villous, diva- 

 ricate, flexuous ramifications ; lobes of calyx triangular, acute, 

 ciliated, dotted. Tj . S. Native of Penang and about Chap- 

 pedong. A. polycarpa, Wall. cat. no. 2285. A rambling sub- 

 scandent shrub. Branches rather tomentose and rusty while 

 young. Leaves coriaceous, 6-8 inches long. Pedicels in um- 

 bellate fascicles. Flowers small, pink. Berries dark purple. 

 Very like A. unceps, but is readily distinguished by its terete 

 branches. 



Flatlencd-peduncled Ardisia. Clt. 1824. Shrub cl. 



24 A. KAMDKN (Blum, bijdr. p. 686.) leaves oval, rounded 

 at the apex, acute at the base, quite entire, glabrous ; panicles 

 terminal, drooping ; pedicels racemose ; calycine teeth acute ; 

 stem climbing. Jj . S. Native of Java, in mountain woods, 

 where it is called Ojot Kaijambang and Kibaralalakkie. 



Climbing Ardisia. Shrub cl. 



25 A. BLU'MII (Alph. in D. C. Lin. trans. 17. p. 117.) 

 leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated at both ends, subrepand, 

 glabrous, finely dotted beneath ; panicles axillary and terminal, 

 short ; pedicels subumbellate ; calycine teeth roundish ; branch- 

 lets 2-edged. Jj . S. Native of the island of Nusse Kambanga, 

 where it is called Sikattan, A. anceps, Blum, bijdr. p. 685. 

 but not of Wall. 



Blume's Ardisia. Shrub cl. 



26 A. FLORIBU'XDA (Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 272. cat. no. 

 2263.) young shoots and tender leaves covered on both sides 

 with dense, scaly, purple, loose tomentum ; leaves crowded 

 towards the tops of the branches, oblong-lanceolate, acuminated 

 at both ends, very obscurely crenulated, coriaceous, shining 

 above and glaucous beneath ; panicles terminal, oval ; pedicels 

 umbellate ; calyx dotted : with ovate, acute lobes ; segments of 

 corolla ovate, acute. > . G. Native of Nipaul, on Sheopore, 

 and of Noakote. Leaves 5-6 inches long. Flowers small, red. 



Bundle-flowered Ardisia. Shrub 10 feet. 



27 A. MISSION-IS (Wall. cat. no. 6524. Alph. D. C. in Lin. 

 trans. 17. p. 117.) glabrous; leaves oblong-lanceolate; panicle 

 terminal, loose, length of leaves ; lobes of calyx ovate, acute. 

 T; . S. Native of the East Indies. Leaves crowded at the ex- 

 tremity of the branches, 4-5 inches long. Peduncles axillary, 

 remotish, 3-6-flowered. Lobes of corolla lanceolate, acumin- 

 ated. 



Mission Ardisia. Shrub or tree. 



28 A. HU'MILIS (Vahl. symb. p. 40. Blum, bijdr. p. 687.) 

 glabrous ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated at both ends, 

 glabrous, veined, shining ; umbels simple, axillary, pedunculate ; 

 flowers drooping : segments of calyx short and rounded, cilia- 

 ted ; lobes of corolla lanceolate, first recurved, then revolute. 

 ^ . S. Native of Coromandel, Nipaul, Bengal, Martaban, Cey- 

 lon, Sumatra, Java, Penang, c. A. solonacea, Roxb. cor. 1. 

 p. 22. t. 27. Sims, bot. mag. 1677. Wall. cat. 2283. A. 

 littoralis, Andr. bot. rep. 630. A. doma, Wall. cat. no. 2283. 

 A. oleracea, Wall. cat. 2283. G. A. umbellata, Roxb. fl. ind. 

 2. p. 273. Lodd. bot. cab. 531. Wall. cat. no. 2283. A. 

 nana, Wall. cat. no. 2283. L. Leaves deep green, 3-4 inches 

 long and about 2 broad. Peduncles solitary, bearing each a sim- 

 ple racemose umbel of many pretty, large, drooping, rose-coloured 



flowers. Anthers united by their heads into a cone. Berry size 

 of a pea, shining, black, juicy. Blume says the racemes are 

 compound and divaricate, composed of umbels of flowers. 



Var. /3 ; leaves more acute, membranous, with rather pro- 

 minent nerves ; peduncles and pedicels elongated, few-flowered. 

 Tj . S. Native of the mountains of Silhet. A. solonacea, Wall, 

 cat. 2283. A. K. 



Var. y ; flowers large ; bracteas more ample, fj . S. Native 

 of the Nelligherry mountains. A. grandiflora, Wall. cat. no. 2372. 



Var. I ; leaves larger, shining on both surfaces. J? . S. A. 

 Wightiana, Wall. cat. no. 2330. 



Humble Ardisia. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1798. Shrub 4 to 8 ft. 



29 A. LtfaiDA (Blum, bijdr. p. 687.) leaves oblong-lanceo- 

 late, acuminated at both ends, quite entire, coriaceous, glabrous; 

 panicles umbellately racemose, axillary ; calycine segments 

 rounded. ^ . S. Native of Java, on the western mountains, 

 and near Tjiradjas. 



Lurid Ardisia. Fl. year. Shrub. 



30 A. NEKIIFOLIA (Wall. cat. no. 2278. Alph. D. C. in Lin. 

 trans. 17. p. 118. t. 8.) leaves oblong, acuminated, on long 

 petioles, with the nerves rather distinct ; panicles loose, ter- 

 minal, and lateral, shorter than the leaves ; peduncles and pedi- 

 cels rather velvety ; calycine segments small, acute, ciliated ; 

 lobes of corolla ovate, acuminated ; style exserted ; anthers 

 cuspidate, almost sessile. Tj . S. Native of Silhet. Peduncles 

 sometimes elongated and cirrhose. 



Var. /3, montana (Alph. D. C. 1. c.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 long-acuminated ; pedicels shorter ; calycine segments broader ; 

 alabastra small, acuminated, t; . S. A. neriifolia ? /3. Wall, 

 cat. no. 2278. 



Nerium-leaved Ardisia. Shrub or tree. 



31 A. ESCALLONIOIDES (Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnsea. 6. p. 

 393.) glabrous ; leaves cuneated-obovate, quite entire, paler 

 beneath, ending in a blunt acumen ; panicle terminal, formed 

 from dense-flowered erect racemes, pyramidal ; calycine seg- 

 ments elliptic, obtuse. Ij . G. Native of Mexico, in woods at 

 Papantla. Leaves 4 inches long, with the petioles. Flowers 

 white. Berries black. 



Escallonia-like Ardisia. Shrub or tree. 



32 A. DFVE'RGENS (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 275. Wall. cat. no. 

 2269.) glabrous; branches diverging; leaves ovate-lanceolate, 

 attenuated at both ends, almost sessile ; peduncles rather vel- 

 vety, bearing a few small, alternate umbellets or corymbs. ^ S. 

 Native of the Moluccas and Penang. A. punctata, Jack, ined. 

 ex Roxb. fl. ind. 1. c. Leaves 4-5 inches long. Corymbs ter- 

 minal, paniculate. 



Dicerg-mg-branched Ardisia. Shrub. 



33 A. POLTCE'PHALA (Wall. cat. no. 2293.) glabrous ; leaves 

 oblong, acute, ample, unequally revolute on the margins beneath ; 

 peduncles numerous at the tops of the branches, compressed, 

 one half shorter than the leaves ; flowers densely racemose ; 

 calycine lobes obtuse ; alabastra acute ; style inclosed. Jj . S. 

 Native of the East Indies, on the banks of the river Atran. 

 Leaves 5-7 inches long, 1-J- and 2^ inches broad, coriaceous. 

 Pedicels incurved, approximate at the tops of the peduncles. 

 Lobes of corolla acuminated. Berry black, striated. 



Many-headed Ardisia. Shrub. 



34 A. TCBERCCLA'TA (Wall. cat. no. 2274.) leaves ovate- 

 acuminated, coriaceous, dotted everywhere ; racemes axillary 

 and terminal, many-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; peduncles 

 rather compressed, glabrous ; calycine segments ovate-acute, a 

 little ciliated. Jj . S. Native of Singapore. Branches angu- 

 larly compressed at the apex. Leaves 2-4 inches long, nar- 

 rowed at the base, full of resinous dots. Pedicels umbellulate. 

 Flowers small. 



Tubcrclcd Ardisia. Shrub or tree. 



