51. MtL.VSTO.MACE.Ti. 



Barringtonia racemosa IJI.UMK ; MATSU.M. et HAVATA Knum. PL Formos. 

 p. 144. 



II \i;. Taihoku, Kelung. Kaapau. 



])ISTI;H{. Loo-choo, Malaya, India and Polynia. 



Barringtonia speciosa Foit-sr; MATSIM. et HAYATA Knum. PI Formo-. 



HAL. Exact locality is not known to me. The fruits of this tree at-" 

 found almndantly on the coast of Kotosho island. They arc, perl laps, earned 

 to 1)\- Ava\'cs from the Philippines. I haye seen a single example at Ka 

 noar Koslniu. It is questionable, however, whether it is really \\ildor not. 

 . Malaya, India, Polynesia. 



51. Melastomaceae. 



Ovary '5-G-celleil, ovules very many, placentas radiating from the 

 axis. Seeds very many. Anthers opening by a single terminal ]x>re 

 ...................................... (Melastomea?). (1) 



Ovary 4-5 celled, ovules very many, parietal or nearly basal placentas. 

 Seeds very many. Anthers short opening by slits. Fruit baccate. 



............ (Astroniea?) Asti'oni<i, 7 



( 1 ) Seeds curved through half a circle, minutely punctate 

 ........................................ (Osbeckierc.) (_> i 



Seeds straight, oblong or cuneate, raphe often exctirrent. Ovary 

 with the vertex usually free conical. Fruit eapsular. 

 ............ ........................... (Oxysporea 1 ). 



Si-ed. straight; oblong or cuneate, often angular, raphe sometimes 

 excurrent. Ovary flattened or depressed at the vertex. Fruit 

 eapsular ....................... (S one rile*) Sarcopyramis. 



( 2 ) Stamens all alike. Fruit eapsular ..................... Osbeclda. 1 



Stamens very unequal ................. , ............. Mdastoma. 2 



( 3 ) Inflorescence terminal, anthers 8 unequal, connectives 2-setosed at 



the apex. ........................................ Hart /tea. 3 



