282 C. Mcz. — Myrsinaceae. 



coriacea, glabra, fere omnino laevia, punctis glandulosis manifestioribus destituta. Inflores- 

 centiae multiflorae, dense panniculatae, brevissime pubescentes, foliis multo breviores, pedi- 

 cellis per anthesin gracilibus vix ultra 5 mm longis; flores 3,5 mm longi, glabri; sepala vix 

 ultra y 6 connata lobis ovato-ellipticis , bene rotundatis, margine lepidoto-ciliolatis, haud 

 punctatis ; petala basi breviter coalita lobis late ellipticis, apice oblique brevissime acuminu- 

 latis, punctulis paucis brunneis prope apicem et perpaucis aterrimis circa medium auctis ; an- 

 therae petalis paullo breviores acutae, dorso punctis paucis atris pictae ; ovarium glabrum, 

 ovoideum, stylo crasso cylindrico breviore, stigmate disciformi. 



Bourbon (Reunion) : Boivin n. 1267, Commerson n. 303, Gaudichaud, 

 Richard n. 303, 423. 



8. B. multiflora A. DC. ! in Ann. sc. nat. 2. ser. XVI. (1 841 ) 89 et in DC. Prodr. VIII. 

 (1844) 109. — Tinus multiflora 0. Ktze. Rev. gen. II. (1891) 974. — Ramuli percrassi, 

 suramo apice novelli ferrugineo-tomentosi celerrime glabrati, verrucosi. Folia petiolis ± 

 10 mm longis, latissimis crassisque sensim in laminam transeuntibus stipitata, elongate 

 obovata, basin versus sensim cuneatim acuta, apice rotundata, ±160 mm longa, 60 mm 

 lata, coriacea, glabra, opaca, punctulis prominulis parvis aucta. Inflorescentiae dense squar- 

 roseque panniculatae, foliis breviores, non nisi perobscure puberulae, pedicellis crassis usque 

 ad 7 mm longis; flores 3 mm longi; sepala basi breviter coalila fere semiorbicularia, Jatissime 

 rotundata, crasse coriacea, haud manifestius punctulata; petala basi vix ad */; coalita latissime 

 elliptica, optime rotundata, emarginata, coriacea, punctulis minutis conspersa; antherae per- 

 crassae, ovato-triangulares, subacutae, petalis breviores, dorso concolores nee punetatae; 

 ovarium ovoideum, stylo crassiusculo subduplo breviore, stigmate parvo subobtuso. 



Mauritius: in Bergwäldern (Blackburne, Bojer, Riche n. 93, Sieb er Maur. 

 n. 107). 



9. B. insularis A. DC! in Trans. Linn. Soc. XVII. (1834) 113 et inDC. Prodr. 

 VIII. (1844) 109 (e. p., exclus. cit. Commerson n. 304). — Myrsine insularis D. Dietr. 

 Synops. I. (1839) 619. — Ardisia insularis Bak. (non Mez) Fl. Mauritius (1877) 190. — 

 Tinus insularis O. Ktze. Rev. gen. II. (1891) 974. — • B. Barthesia Boj.! (non A. DC.) 

 Hort, maurit. (1837) 196. — Stolidia mauritiana H. Baill. ! in Adansonia II. (1862) 359 (cf. 

 Baill. in Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris n. 124 (1892) 989). — Bamuli crassi, glabri vel apicem 

 versus peradpresse pallideque ferrugineo-lepidotuli. Folia petiolis latis ± 8 mm longis stipi- 

 tata, anguste vel elliptico-obovata vel obovata, "basi acuta apice obtusiuscula vel rotundata, 

 ±70 mm longa, 35 mm lata, punctulis manifestioribus destituta. Inflorescentiae submulti- 

 florae, ereetae, subpyramidatae, foliis bene breviores, paullo lepidotae, pedicellis crassius- 

 culis per anthesin vix ultra 1,5 mm longis fruetiferis duplo vel ultra auctis; flores 3,5 mm 

 longi, glabri; sepala ad l / 4 — 1 / 3 connata, minute et saepius obscure punctulata; petala basi 

 breviter coalita elongate elliptica, bene asymmetrica; antherae petalis sat breviores ex ovalo 

 persensim acutae trianguläres, dorso haud punetatae; ovarium crasse ellipsoideum stylo 

 breviore, stigmate subdiseoideo. 



Mauritius: Commerson n. 712, Riche n. 40, Bojer. 

 Einh. Name: Bois Pinta de. 



10. B. Candolleana Mez n. sp. — B. insularis A. DC! in DC. Prodr. VIII. (1844) 

 I 09 (e. p., quoad cit. Commerson n. 304.) — Ramuli crassi, glabri. Folia petiolis ± 1 mm 

 longis, latissimis et insensim in laminam transeuntibus stipitala, obovata, basi cuneatim 

 acuta apice rotundata vel obtusiuscula, ±110 mm longa, 50 mm lata, coriacea, glabra, 

 opaca, punctulis prominulis parvis nunc parum conspieuis nunc manifestioribus partim bre- 

 viter lineatim elongatis aucta. Inflorescentiae multiflorae, optime squarroseque bipinnatim 

 panniculatae, patentes vel pendulae, parce ferrugineo-puberulae, foliis paullo breviores, pedi- 

 cellis per anthesin vix ultra 4 mm longis; flores 4 mm longi, glabri; sepala ultra l fe connata, 

 aperta, semiorbicularia, punctis obscuris brunneis praedita; petala basi breviter coalita, lobis 

 latissime ellipticis, rotundatis et emarginellis, punctulis prope apicem brunneis, medio paucis 

 atris pictis; antherae petalis paullo breviores maximae, acutiusculae, dorso haud mani- 

 festius punetatae; ovarium ovoideum, stylo 3-plo breviore crasso, stigmate disciformi. 



Bourbon: Boivin n. 1268, Commerson n. 304. 



