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of them in the same work. In the "Encyclopaedia Me'thodique" Poiret published many new 

 species in 1804, chiefly from Mauritius, and in the following year Willdenow described others 

 in his edition of the " Species Plantarum." In 1810 Brown published his Australian Flora, 

 and in it several species of the genus Maba, the new genus Cargillia, &c. 



In 1825-26 Blwne published some Javan species of Diospyros and a new genus Leu- 

 coxylum. 



From 1828 to 1832 Wallich circulated the chief part of his lithographed list with spe- 

 cimens of East Indian plants, and amongst them a large number of Ebenacese chiefly be- 

 longing to the genus Diospyros. 



In 1837 Blanco published his " Flora de Filipinas," which contained a few new names 

 of Ebenaceae ; also in the same year G. Don, in the 4th volume of his " General System of 

 Gardening and Botany," described all the species of Ebenacese known to him, including a 

 revision of the family; and E. Meyer published his catalogue of the plants of South Africa 

 collected by Drege, containing the names of several new species of Royena and Euclea, but 

 without descriptions. 



In 1844 Alphonse De Candolle monographed the family in the " Prodromus " and added 

 many new species and the three new genera Chmisanthus, Rospidios, and Macreightia. In 

 the following year Alexander Braun published the first fossil species of the family. 



The most important subsequent contributions to the family contain some plates of 

 Dr Wight in 1850; fossil species by Unger in 1850, 1851, 1866, 1867; some Indian species 

 by Dalzett in 1852 and 1861; Brazilian species by Martins and Miquel in 1856; Java and 

 Sumatra species by Zollinger, Miquel, Teijsmann, Hasskarl, &c.; Ceylon species by Dr Thwaites 

 in 1860 and 1864; fossil species by Ettingshausen, Heer, Massalongo, &c.; Mozambique species 

 by Klotzsch in 1862; Australian species by Dr F. Mueller and Mr Bentham in 1864 1869; 

 and Indian species by Major Beddome and Mr 8. Kurz in 1871. 



In the present paper between 80 and 90 new species are described and 1 new genus. 



In the subjoined chronological list of specific names each name is given only on the 

 first occasion of its publication, even though the same name may have been subsequently 

 published for a different species. 



EBENACE.E. 

 Chronological List of published specific Names, with references and localities. 



A.D. 



1753. Royena lucida, Linn. Spec. Plant, (vol. I.) p. 397. Cape of Good Hope. 



1753. Royena glabra, Linn. Spec. Plant, (vol. I.) p. 397. Cape of Good Hope. 



1753. Royena hirsuta, Linn. Spec. Plant, (vol. I.) p. 397. Cape of Good Hope. 



1753. Diospyros Lotus, Linn. Spec. Plant, (vol. II.) p. 1057. Mediterranean region. 



1753. Diospyros virginiana, Linn. Spec. Plant, (vol. n.) p. 1057. N. America. 



1763. Diospyros inconstans, Jacq. Amer. p. 276. t. 174. f. 67. S. America. 



1767. Royena villosa, Linn. Syst. Nat. edit. XII. vol. n. p. 302. Cape of Good Hope. 



1768. Royena scabra, Burm. Prodr. Fl. Cap. p. 13. Cape of Good Hope. 



1771. Vaccinium pensylvanicum, Miller, Gard. Diet. edit. VI. Cfr. Aiton, Hort. Kew. ed. II. 

 vol. III. p. 62 (1811). 



