Rapanea. 357 



9. R. Thwaitesii Mez n. sp. — Myrsine capitellata Thwait.! (non Wall.) Enum. 

 pl. Zeyl. (1860) 173 (e. p.). — Myrsine capitellata var. lanceolata Trimen! (non Clarke) 

 Handb. Fl. Ceylon III. (1895) 68 (e. p.). — Ramuli crassiusculi, glaberrimi. Folia pe- 

 tiolis usque ad 5 mm longis stipitata, glaberrima, integerrima, obovata, basin versus 

 sensim subacuminatimque acuta, apice ± late rotundata emarginataque , rigida, rfc 

 30 mm longa, 1 7 mm lata, supra nitida vel nitidula scrobiculataque, utrinque sed prae- 

 sertim supra dense prominulo-reticulata, punctulis praesertim ad folii apicem crebris 

 prominulis praedita. Inflorescentiae e ramulis breviter verruculiformibus formatae, ± 

 5-florae, glabrae, optime umbelliformes, petiolos superantes, pedicellis e gracilioribus 3— 

 5 mm longis; flores 2,5 — 3 mm longi, glabri; sepala breviter coalita, acuminulata, punctis 

 multis elongatis praedita; petala ad */ 6 longit. connata, lobis anguste ellipticis, subacutis, 

 punctulis paucis praeditis; antherae petalis satis breviores, florum q? late ovato-ellipticae 

 apice acumine permanifesto papilloso praeditae florum Q sagittiformes ; ovarium floris Q 

 optime globosum vel obovoideum, stigmate 2-plo longiore. 



Ceylon: höhere Bergregion (Gardner n. 513, 514, 515, Thwaites n. 623, 

 War bürg n. 1081). 



10. R. striata Mez n. sp. — Ramuli e gracilioribus, glaberrimi, verrucosa. Folia 

 petiolis rb 6 mm longis stipitata, glaberrima, integerrima, oblonga vel oblongo-lanceolata, 

 basin versus persensim acuta, apice brevissime acuminulata demum obtusiuscula vel raro 

 omnino obtusiuscula, ±60 mm longa, 25 mm lata, adulta chartacea, subtus lineis bre- 

 vibus permultis facillime reperiendis striata. Inflorescentiae e ramulis brevissime verru- 

 culiformibus, deciduis formatae vix ultra 5-florae, umbellulatae, petiolis breviores, pedi- 

 cellis 2 mm longis, crassiusculis, glabris; flores 3 mm longi, glabri; sepala basi breviter 

 coalita, lobis ovatis, acutis; petala vix ultra */$ longit. connata, ovata, acuta, punctulis 

 parvis paucis picta; antherae late ellipticae, apice acuminulo parvo obtuso papilloso prae- 

 ditae, petalis multo breviores; ovarium floris q* valde l'eductum, pyramidatum. 



Vorderindien: Malabarküste (Stocks u. Law). 



11. R. daphnoides Mez n. sp. — Frutex humilis, ramulis crassis, glaberrimis, 

 verrucosis. Folia petiolis usque ad 4 mm longis, lamina decurrente dilatatis stipitata, 

 glaberrima, integerrima, utrinque sensim angustata basi peracuta apice obtusiuscula, zb 

 55 mm longa, 13 mm lata, coriacea, opaca, supra minute scrobiculata, utrinque costis 

 filiformi-prominulis tenuissimis praedita, secus marginem insignius glanduloso-punctata. 

 Inflorescentiae e ramulis minutissimis vix verruciformibus dicendis formatae, 3 — 5-florae, 

 subumbellulatae, pedicellis glabris, crassiusculis, 1 — 2 mm longis; flores 2,5 — 3 mm 

 longi, glabri : sepala basi breviter tantum coalita lobis ovato-squamiformibus, apice ob- 

 tusiusculis ; petala ad */ 3 longit. connata, floris Q anguste elliptica, apice subrotundata, 

 margine ciliato-papillosa; antherae floris Q sagittiformes, acutae; ovarium crasse ellip- 

 soideum, stigmate paullo longiore iiTegulariter farciminiformi. 



Vorderindien: bei Courtallum (Wight n. 1779 e. p.). — Blüht im Februar (Herb. 

 Boiss.-Barbey, Wien). 



12. R. avenis (Blume) Mez. — Ardisia avenis Blume! Bijdr. (1826) 69 1. — 

 Myrsine avenis A.DC. in Trans. Linn. Soc. XVII. (1834) 107 et in DC. Prodr. VIII. 

 (1844) 96; Miq.! Fl. Ind. bat. II. (1856) 1015; Scheff. ! Comm. Myrs. Archip. ind. 

 (1867) 47; Koorders et Valeton, Bijdr. V. (1900) 234. — Ramuli validi, novelli summo 

 apice minute ferrugineo-tomentelli celerrime glabrati. Folia petiolis ± 6 mm longis 

 stipitata, utrinque acuta apiceque demum subito anguste rotundatirn contracta, integer- 

 rima, zh 65 mm longa, 16 mm lata, coriacea, glabra. Inflorescentiae e ramulis bre- 

 vissime verruculosis bene squamosis ortae perpauci- (2 — 5-) florae, 5 mm longae quam 

 petioli breviores, pedicellis glabris, 3 mm longis; flores 2 mm longi; sepala bene ad y 3 

 connata lobis triangularibus; petala basi breviter connata lobis anguste ellipticis, rotun- 

 datis; antherae apice acuminulatae ; ovarium floris q 1 sat reductum, subconicum. 



Java: auf den Bergen Gede, Kanding-Bedak und Pandok-Tenga (Blume, Kühl 

 et van Hasselt, Reinwardt, Solms n. 219, Zollinger n.883, Warburg n. 4252, 



