88 JIYKSKE^. 



uiiiia 4 petalis opposita basin coroUre adnata, tilameutis cum tubo corollre 

 conuatis ^ mm. longis dilatatis complauatis triangidaribus basi ^ mni. latis 

 margine ciliolatis, antlieris lanceolato-linearilius § mm. longis -J mm. latis apice 

 acuminatis. Ovarium ampuUiforme apice rostratum cum rostris Imm. longum 

 ^ mm. latum glalirum 1-loculare, placentis centralibus ; stylo columniformi 

 rostris ovarii articidato ad articidationem pliis miniis dilatato, stigmate iguoto. 

 Fructus gloLosus 5 mm. in diametro sicci;s liaud dchiscens ; semina ignota. 



Yery uear Jlyrsine africana Ldcx. (Mez Myrsiuacere in Exgler Ptl.-reicli 

 p. 340, tig. 58) in its habit, leaves aud flowers, but differs from it in having 

 mucli smaller flowers with much narrower linear stamens and ovary with a 

 long beak \yhicli is articidated witli the style. M. a/ricana figured in IMex's 

 mouogTaph has, jwrhaps by an en-or, ciliate or denticidate sepals and petals in 

 the male flowers, but has entire sepals and petals iu the female ones. 

 Ardisia G^rtx. 



Ardisia citrifolia Hatata sp. nov. Snffrutex circ. 18 cm. altus ; caides 

 sini^ilices haud vel vix ramosi. Folia subopposita vel alterna elongato-oblonga 

 circ. 9cm. longa circ. 3cm. lata apice acuminata ad summum obtusa basi obtusa 

 margine subiutegra vel phis minus uudidata sujira glabra subtus brevissime 

 glandxdoso-hirsuta, costa supra teniiissime impressa subtus elevata, venis late- 

 ralibus supra planis haud elevatis subtus elevatis tenuissimis, jirope marginem 

 distincte puuctata, petiolis lcm. longis hii-sutis supra profunde sulcatis. Flores 

 ignoti. Fructus umbellati, umbellis terminalibus simplicibus solitariis 8-10- 

 radiatis longe peduncidatis, peduncidis erectis rectis nec recm-vis nec cernuis 

 fusco-toraentosis gTacillimis apice foliis 1-2 instructis, pedicellis 6-7 mm. lougis 

 fusco-tomentosis ; sepahi fractifera basi ad i coalita triangidari-oblonga, parti- 

 bus liberis 2mm. longis Imm. latis apice obtirsis basi liaud contractis cxtiis 

 liirsutis intus glabris margine ]iaud ciliatis iutegris. Bacca globosa rubra 

 Tmm. in diametro. 



Hab. Touroku, leg. T. So.ma, Dec. 1910. 



Ardisia comudentata Mez Myrsinacej^, in Exgler Pfl.-reich p. 144; 

 Hayata, Mater. Fl. Formos. p. 182. 



The original description of 3Iez is as follows : — •'Eamuli gi"aciles, glabri. 

 Folia petiolis + 4 mm. longis stij)itata, obovata vel oblonga, basin verdua 



