MYRSINEACE.E. X. EMBELIA. XI. CHORIPETALCM. XII. M.ESA. 



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6 E. FLORIBI'NDA (Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 291. cat. no. 

 2305. A.) climbing, glabrous ; branches slender ; leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, finely-acuminated, with straight margins ; panicles 

 axillary, of many long slender racemes. H . w . G. Native of 

 Nipaul, on Chundragiri, Sheopore, and at Thankote. A beautiful 

 climber. Branches scabrous from dots. Leaves 5-6 inches 

 long, with entire revolute edges ; dark green above, and pale 

 underneath. Flowers fragrant, dense, yellowish green. 



far. p ; macrophtflla (Alph. D. C. 1. c.) leaves longer. Jj . w 

 S. Native of Silhet. E. floribunda, Wall. cat. no. 2305. B. 

 Bundle-flowered Embelia. Shrub cl. 



7 E. VESTITA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 288.) villous, scandent, 

 very much branched ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, attenuated, sub- 

 serrated ; racemes axillary. lj . w . S. Native of Silhet. The 

 shrub is uncommonly well-furnished with branches and foliage. 

 The flowers are particularly small and delicate, collected into 

 little, oblong, subsessile, axillary racemes. 



Ciothed Embelia. Shrub cl. 



8 E. NU'TANS (Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 290. cat. no. 2303.) 

 shrub nutant, at length pendulou*, with very slender dense 

 branches ; leaves somewhat bifarious, approximate, lanceolate, 

 acuminated, smooth and shining, waved ; racemes numerous, 

 short, 2-3 together, in axillary fascicles. !? . S. Native of 

 Silhet. Bark of branches dotted, while young downy. Leaves 

 rather coriaceous, entire, pale, and minutely dotted beneath. 

 Flowers small, white, verging to greenish, with a disagreeable 

 smell. This is a \ery elegant shrub; its dense branches and 

 pendulous habit render it a desirable ornament in tropical 

 gardens. 



Drooping Embelia. Shrub 5-6 feet. 



9 E. ROBU'STA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 287.) rambling; leaves, 

 smooth, from oblong to ovate ; racemes axillary and terminal, 

 solitary. Ij . S. Native of the East Indies, on the Rajmahul 

 hills, \oung branches, and under surfaces of leaves downy, 

 the tender parts clothed with rust-coloured jointed and glandular 

 tomentum. The leaves and flowers are beset with dots, which 

 are elevated on the latter. Flowers greenish white. Calyx 

 villous. 



Robust Embelia. Clt. 1823. Shrub rambling. 



10 E. PARVIFLORA (Wall. cat. no. 2307. Alph. D. C. 1. c.) 

 leaves bifarious, small, approximate, ovate, acute, obtuse at the 

 base, entire, glabrous, shining ; racemes axillary, shorter than 

 the leaves ; flowers small, densely umbellulate ; peduncles velvety. 

 H . S. Native of Silhet. 



I'ar. p, major (Alph. D. C. 1. c.) leaves oblong, acute at both 

 ends, larger, a little toothed. \) . S. 

 Sina//-Jl_ nered Embelia. Shrub. 



11 E. CROPHY'LLA (Wall. cat. no. 2309. Alph. D. C. 1. c. 

 131.) quite glabrous; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated at 

 both ends, entire, coriaceous, shining ; peduncles simple, elon- 

 gated, about equal in length to the leaves ; pedicels very short. 

 ^ . S. Native of Singapore. Leaves 2-3 inches long, cuspi- 

 date. Flowers small. 



Tail-leated Embelia. Shrub. 



j- Doubtful specie*. 



12 E. TSJE'RIAH-COTTAM (Alph. D. C. 1. c.) leaves ovate or 

 elliptic, quite entire, thickish, evergreen, paler beneath ; racemes 

 small, axillary, shorter than the leaves ; lobes of corolla roundish. 

 TZ . S. Native of Malabar. Tsjeriam-Cottam, Rheed. mal. 5. 

 p. 21. t. 11. Basal, No. 2. Lam. diet. 1. p. 381. Ardisia ; 

 Tsjeriam-Cottam, Room, et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 518, Racemes 

 solitary or twin. Flowers greenish-brown. Stigma globose. 

 Berry round, reddish, rather acid. 



Tsjeriam-Cottam Embelia. Shrub or tree. 



1 3 E. ? BASA'AL (Alph. D. C. 1. c.) leaves ovate, acute, quite 



entire, aggregate, terminal ; racemes small, lateral, shorter than 

 the leaves ; segments of corolla acute. )? . S. Native of 

 Malabar and Cochinchina. Ardisia? Basaal, Roam, et Schultes, 

 syst. 4. p. 517. Basaal, Rheed. mal. 5. p. 23. t. 12. Lam. diet. 

 1. p. 38 1. Leaves glabrous, dark green. Flowers small, 

 numerous, white, sweet-scented. Berries small. 



Basaal Embelia. Tree middle-sized. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Ardisia, p. 20. The 

 climbing species answer well for training up the rafters in stoves. 



XI. CHORIPETALUM (from x </>c, cAorw, separately; and 

 TfiTaXov, petalon, a petal ; the petals are separate, not joined 

 together as in other genera of the order.) Alph. D. C. in Lin. 

 trans. 17. p. 131. Myrsines dubia?, Wall. 



LIN. SYST. Tetrandria Mcnogynia. Calyx 4~cleft. Corolla 

 4- petalled ; petals falling off separately. Stamens 4, opposite 

 the petals, and combined with them at the base. Anthers shorter 

 than the filaments. Style filiform, shorter than the petals. 

 Ovarium superior, perhaps sometimes abortive, therefore the 

 flowers are sometimes polygamous. Drupe globose, 1 -seeded. 

 W T oody plants, natives of Asia. Leaves alternate, entire, gla- 

 brous, ovate at the base, and narrowed a long way into .the 

 petioles. Flowers racemose ; peduncles axillary ; bracteas per- 

 manent, alternate, small ; the inflorescence is therefore that of 

 Embelia. This genus, having the corolla composed of separate 

 petals, verges towards Rhamneacece. 



1 C. AURANTI'ACUM (Alph. D. C. 1. c. p. 131.) leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate ; peduncles spike-formed, simple, 3 times shorter than 

 the leaves ; petals lanceolate ; filaments longer than the petals. 



Jj . S. Native of the Indian peninsula. Myrsine aurantiaca, 

 Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p. 300. cat. no. 2299. Flowers yel- 

 lowish. A large rambling shrub. 



Orange-like Choripetalum. Shrub rambling. 



2 C. INDULA'TCM (Alph. D. C. 1. c. p. 132.) branches full of 

 elevated callous protuberances ; leaves ovate or lanceolate, acute 

 at both ends, a little undulated, thin, full of pellucid dots ; 

 peduncles 3 times shorter than the leaves ; petals lanceolate, 

 acute, glandularly ciliated. 1? . G. Native of Nipaul, on 

 Sheopore. Myrsine undulata, Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 299. 

 A large climbing shrub. Flowers small, scentless, yellowish- 

 white. 



Undulated-leaved Choripetalum. Shrub cl. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Ardisia, p. 20. 



Tribe III. 



MJE'SEJ (this tribe only contains the genus Mcesa) Alph. D. C. 

 in Lin. trans. 17. p. 132. Calyx 5-lobed. Corolla 5-lobed, in- 

 duplicate in aestivation. Stamens 5, free, inserted in the base of 

 the corolla, inclosed. Anthers ovoid-cordate, equal in length to 

 the filaments. Ovarium adherent, half-inferior, many-ovulate. 

 Style short ; stigma 3-5 lobed. Seeds small, numerous, angular, 

 fixed to the central placenta Embryo transverse. Shrubs or 

 trees, natives of Asia and Africa. Leaves alternate, sometimes 

 full of pellucid dots, variable on the same specimen. Racemes 

 usually axillary, simple, or branched, many-flowered ; flowers 

 alternate, on short pedicels ; bracteas 2, almost opposite, near 

 the base of the calyx. 



XII. M^-E'SA (rnaas, the Arabic name of one of the species.) 

 Forsk. desc. p. 66. Alph. D. C. in Lin. trans. 17. p. 133. 

 Baeobotrys, Forst. nov. gen. t. 11. Blum, bijdr. 864. Sibouratia, 

 Pet. Th. nov. gen. mad. p. 12. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria Monogynia. Character the same as 

 that of the tribe. This genus joins the present order to Primu- 

 laceae, through Samclus. 



