\ 86 C. Mez. — Myrsinaceae. 



longe acuta apice eleganter acuminata, margine bene crenata, ±180 mm longa, 50 mm 

 lata, submembranacea vel chartacea, glabra, utrinque laxe prominulo-reticulata, punctulis oo 

 parvis prominulis dense consita. Inflorescentiae quam maxime abbreviatae in umbellas pen- 

 dulas, pedunculo brevissimo dense squamoso stipitatas mutatae, ± 1 5 mm longae, adpresse 

 ferrugineo-tomentellae , pedicellis 5 — 7 mm longis; flores rosei, 6 mm longi, glabri; sepala 

 ovato-triangularia, subacuminata , margine bene ciliata, et punetis paucis magnis atris et 

 punctulis lineisque brunneis dense picta; petala longe acuminata; antherae sensim peracutae, 

 punetis oo atris utrinque dense marmoratae; ovarium ovoideum. — Fig. 32. 



Kamerun: Yaunde, im sebattigen feuchten Urwald (Zenker u. Staudt n. 363, 382) 

 — Blüht im Juli. Herb. Berlin. 



6. A. cymosa (Bak.) Mez. — Ardisia cymosa Bak. ! (non Blume) in Oliv. Fl. Trop. 

 Afr. III. (I 877) 495. — Tinus cymosa 0. Ktze. Rev. gen. II. (1 891 ) 974. — Ramuli e graci- 

 lioribus, apicem versus brevissime tomentelli. Folia petiolis ± 1 mm longis stipitata, bene 

 vel anguste elliptica, basi acuta apice breviter acuminata, toto margine obtuse crenata, 

 ±140 mm longa, 50 mm lata, adulta utrinque praeter nervum primarium subtus ± rudi- 

 mentarie lepidoto-tomentellum glabra, membranacea, laxe prominulo-reticulata, punctulis 

 oo atris partim brevissime lineoliformibus aueta. Inflorescentiae fasciculatae , petiolis bre- 

 viores vel eos subaequantes , pedicellis ± 4 mm longis, validis; flores 7 mm longi; sepala 

 libera, ovata, late acutiuscula, margine optime ciliata, punctulis multis parvis praedita; petala 

 late ovato-elliptica , dissite punctulis parvis picta; antherae sensim acutae dorso bene punc- 

 tatae; ovarium conicum. 



Westafrika: Insel Fernando-Po (Mann n. 1082). — Herb. Kew. 



7. A. haemantha (Gilg) Mez. — Ardisia haemantha Gilg! in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXX. 

 (1 901 ) 99. — Bamuli graciles, novelli ferrugineo-tomentelli. Folia petiolis ± 1 mm longis 

 stipitata, elliptica, basi breviter apice eleganter acuminata, margine subobscure levissime 

 undulatim crenata, ± 170 mm longa, 60 mm lata, tenuiter membranacea, prominulo- 

 costulata perlaxeque reticulata, punctulis prominulis parvis oo conspersa. Inflorescentiae 

 e floribus 2 — 5 umbellatis, nutantibus formatae, levissime tomentellae, petiolos paullo 

 superantes, pedicellis ± 6 mm longis, gracilibus; flores 5 — 6 mm longi, glabri, sanguinei; 

 sepala basi breviter coalita, ovata, late triangulo-acuta, margine optime ciliata; petala elon- 

 gata anguste ovato-elliptica, sensim acuta, optime punetato-maculata ; antherae dorso prope 

 apicem paueipunetatae ; ovarium ovoideum vel ellipsoideum. 



Kamerun: im Uferwald am Lobefluss und in feuchtem Wald bei Ebea (Di n klage 

 n. 871, 1 503). — Blüht im August. Herb. Berlin. 



8. A. brunneo-purpurea (Gilg) Mez. — Ardisia brunneo-purpurea Gilg! in Engler's 

 Bot. Jahrb. XXX. (1901) 98. — Ramuli graciles, apicem versus peradpresse ferrugineo- 

 tomentelli. Folia petiolis ± 10 mm longis stipitata, elliptica vel obovato-elliptica , basin 

 versus euneatim acuta apice eleganter acuminata , integerrima vel apicem versus perobscure 

 undulatim crenulata, ± 150 mm longa, 55 mm lata, membranacea, glabra, utrinque sub- 

 obscure perlaxeque prominulo-reticulata, punetis oo atris prominentibus dissitis insignia. 

 Inflorescentiae quam maxime abbreviatae in umbellas ± 1 0-floras sessiles, parce ferrugineo- 

 puberulas reduetae, ± 1 5 mm longae , pedicellis validis, ad 8 mm longis ; flores 6 mm longi, 

 brunnei-purpurei ; sepala dorso ferrugineo-tomentella margineque optime pilis brevibus capi- 

 tatis ciliata, ex ovato acuminata; petala oblique longe acuminata, prope apicem sicut sepala 

 punctata ceterum punetis magnis atris dissitis picta, dorso lepidibus ferrugineis praedita; 

 antherae sensim acuminatae, dorso obscure punetatae; ovarium crasse ovoideum. 



Kamerun: Mungo, an schattigen Stellen im Urwald häufig (Buchholz). — Blüht im 

 Mai. Herb. Berlin. 



9. A. Zenker! (Gilg) Mez. — Ardisia Zenkeri Gilg! in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXX. 

 (1901) 100. — Ramuli graciles, novelli dense ferrugineo-lepidoti, mox glabrati. Folia 

 petiolis ± 1 mm longis, gracilibus stipitata, lanceolata, utrinque acuta vel apice acuminata, 

 integerrima, ±100 mm longa, 2 mm lata, subchartacea, praeter lepides minutas castaneas 

 peradpressas subtus dissitas nervumque medium hie ± rudimentarie lepidotum adulta glabra, 



