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pilose. Hairs on the branchlets and leaves silky and purplish. 

 Berries ovoid, glabrous. 



Great- leactd Ardisia. Shrub or tree. 



52 A. M.ACROPHY'LLA (Reinwdt. ex Blum, bijdr. p. 691. but 

 not of Wall.) leaves rather large, oblong, acuminated, obtuse at 

 the base, quite entire, coriaceous, tomentose beneath, as well as 

 the umbels, which are subcorymbose and axillary. I? . S. Na- 

 tive of Java, in the western provinces, on the mountains, where 

 it is called Lamjianie-Badak. 



Long-lcaced Ardisia. Shrub or tree. 



3. Leaves glabrous, crenated, toothed or serrated. 



53 A. SERRA'TA (Pers. ench. 1. p. 233.) glabrous; leaves 

 lanceolate, serrated ; racemes terminal, compound. Jj . S. Na- 

 tive of South America, near Santa Cruz. A. Cavanillesiana, 

 Roam, et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 515. Anguillaria serrata, Cav. 

 icon. 6. p. 2. t. 503. Leaves 6 inches long. Panicle pyramidal. 

 Segments of corolla ovate-lanceolate. 



Serrated-leaved Ardisia. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 



54 A. PYRAMIDA'LIS (Pers. 1. c. but not of Roth.) glabrous ; 

 leaves lanceolate-ovate; racemes terminal, composed of umbel- 

 bearing compressed peduncles; segments of calyx ovate, acute, 

 ciliated ; corolline lobes lanceolate. 1? . S. Native near Santa 

 Cruz. Anguillaria pyramidalis, Cav. icon. 6. p. 1. t. 502. 

 Leaves nearly sessile, a little toothed, tapering into the petioles, 

 6 inches long. Panicles ample, pyramidal. Calyxes rufescent. 

 Corolla r"d. Drupe coriaceous. 



Pyramidal Ardisia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. Tree 20 to 

 25 feet. 



55 A. SPECIOSA (Blum, bijdr. p. 684.) leaves oblong, acu- 

 minated, rather attenuated at the base, obsoletely denticulated, 

 coriaceous, glabrous ; panicles terminal, divaricate ; pedicels 

 subumbellate ; calycine segments rounded. Ij . S. Native of 

 Java, in mountain woods, where it is called Kissamplak. Allied 

 to A. divaricata. 



Shon-y Ardisia. Shrub or tree. 



56 A. SERRI LA'TA (Swartz, prod. p. 48. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 471.) 

 glabrous ; leaves lanceolate, acuminated, wrinkled, serrulated, 

 beset with rusty dots beneath ; panicles terminal ; pedicels um- 

 bellate ; segments of the corolla ciliated. Ij . S. Native of His- 

 paniola, on the banks of rivers. Plum. icon. t. 80. Branches 

 downy. Pedicels and calyxes coloured. Corollas deep red. 

 Berries blood red. 



far. p, chrysophylla (Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 515.) 

 panicle terminal ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, golden 

 yellow beneath. Jj . S. Native of St. Domingo. Anguillaria 

 chrysophylla, Lam. ill. 2. p. 109. no. 2743. Flowers violaceous. 

 Berries red. 



Serrulated-leaved Ardisia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Sh. 

 2 to 3 feet. 



57 A. FULIGINOSA (Blum, bijdr. p. 692.) leaves oblong-acu- 

 minated, cuneated at the base, obsoletely denticulated at the 

 apex, "labrous in the adult state, but clothed with rusty tomen- 

 tum while young, as well as the branchlets ; umbels subracemose, 

 axillary ; calycine teeth acute. t? . S. Native of Java, in 

 mountain woods. Allied to A. solanacea. 



Fuliginous Ardisia. Fl. year. Shrub. 



58 A. GLABRA TA (Blum. 1. c.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, acu- 

 minated at both ends, with rather crenulated subglandular mar- 

 gins, smooth on both surfaces : umbels corymbose, terminal ; 

 calycine segments semi-lanceolate, obtuse, about equal to the 

 corolla in length. I? . S. Native of Java, in the province of 

 Bantam, where it is called Lampanie. Allied to the preceding. 



Smootli Ardisia. Shrub or tree. 



59 A. MACROCA'RPA (Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 277.) gla- 



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brous ; leaves oblong, acute, tapering downwards, gland ularly 

 crenated, dotted ; racemes terminal, corymb-formed, almost 

 sessile ; segments of corolla ovate, obtuse ; berries large. 

 ^ . S. Native of Nipaul, on most of the hills about the great 

 valley. Branches greenish. Leaves approximate, coriaceous, 

 6-8 inches long, paler beneath, veinless. Racemes slightly 

 pubescent. Flowers flesh-coloured, dotted. Pedicels clavate. 

 Berry vermillion-coloured, as large as a gooseberry. This is 

 a beautiful shrub. 



Large-fruited Ardisia. Clt. 1824. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



60 A. MEMBRANA'CEA (Wall. cat. no. 2288.) glabrous; leaves 

 approximate, oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, tapering a long way 

 at the base, irregularly crenulated, membranous ; peduncles 

 axillary, 4 times shorter than the leaves ; pedicels short, approx- 

 imate ; alabastra obtuse ; calycine segments ovate, acute, about 

 equal in length to the lobes of the corolla ; style inclosed, 

 fj . S. Native of Silhet, on the mountains. Branches thick, 

 filled with medulla. Leaves 4-5 inches long, dotted. Pedun- 

 cles often reflexed. Flowers small, in loose fascicles. 



Membranous-leaved Ardisia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



61 A. WALLICHII (Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 123.) 

 leaves obovate, acute, or obtuse, narrowed into the marginate 

 petioles, repandly crenulated ; peduncles axillary, one half shorter 

 than the leaves, and are, as well as the pedicels pilose ; flowers 

 in loose racemes ; calycine segments ovate, acute, a little ciliated ; 

 lobes of corolla ovate, acuminated ; anthers nearly sessile, blunt- 

 ish ; style inclosed. ^ . S. Native of the Burman empire, on 

 the banks of the Irawaddy and the At ran. A. sanguinolenta, 

 Wall. cat. no. 2287. but not of Blum. A humble shrub : with 

 thick, hardly woody branches. Young branches and leaves full 

 of blood-coloured juice. Leaves 4-5 inches long, and 2 broad, 

 thickish. 



M'aUictis Ardisia. Shrub dwarf. 



62 A. JAPONICA (Blum, bijdr. p. 690. Hornstedt, diss. nov. 

 pi. gen. pt. 1. p. 6-7. with a figure. Thunb. fl. jap. p. 95. t. 

 18. under Bladhia) glabrous ; leaves nearly opposite, or 3-5 in 

 a whorl, on short petioles, cuneate- oblong, acute, glabrous, ser- 

 rated; pedicels subumbellate, secund, drooping ; calyx 5-toothed; 

 racemes simple, axillary. fj . G. Native of Japan, on the 

 mountains among bushes. Sankits vulgo Jamma Tadsi banna, 

 Kaempf. amoen. 5. p. 775. Root creeping. Leaves a hand long. 

 Pedicels red. Corollas white. 



Japan Ardisia. Shrub 1 foot. 



63 A. GLA'BRA (Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 123.) gla- 

 brous ; leaves nearly opposite, serrated, ovate-acuminated. 



f? . G. Native of Japan. Bladhia glabra, Thunb. fl. jap. p. 

 350. Lin. trans. 2. p. 331. Stem frutescent, articulated, simple. 

 Leaves approximate at the top of the stem, 14- inch long. 

 Berries red, size of small peas. 

 Glabrous Ardisia. Shrub 1 foot. 



64 A. PC'MILA (Blum, bijdr. p. 688.) stem suffruticose, pro- 

 cumbent at base, rooting ; leaves lanceolate-elliptic, acute, nar- 

 rowed into the petioles at the base, obsoletely crenulated, marked 

 with transverse stripes, glabrous ; flowers subumbellately race- 

 mose ; calyx 5-toothed ; segments of corolla crenulate. Jj . S. 

 Native of Java, in shady places on Mount Salak. 



Dnarf Ardisia. Shrub 1 foot. 



65 A. CRISPA (Alph. D. C. 1. c.) glabrous ; leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, with repandly crenulated 

 glandular edges ; cymes terminal, usually solitary, often com- 

 pound ; pedicels smooth, finely veined, umbellate, drooping ; 

 segments of calyx and corolla obtuse. Jj . G. Native of Pe- 

 nang, Singapore, Japan, and China. Bladhia crispa, Thunb, fl. 

 jap. p. 97. Banks, icon. Kaempf. t. 7. Ardisia elegans, Andr. 

 hot, rep. t. 263. A. crenata Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 276. Wall. 



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