374 C. Mez. — Myrsinaceae. 



ramulis perabbreviatis verruciformibus formatae petiolos subaequantes, pedicellis validis, 

 glabris; flores 4- et 5-meri, 5 — 6 mm longi; sepala medium usque connata, lobis late 

 triangularibus, obtusiusculis, margine minutissime papilluloso-fimbriatis ; petala basi bre- 

 viter connata, stamina paullo superantia, elliptica, apice subacuta, punctulis nullis vel 

 perpaucis elongatis prope apicem sitis aucta; antherae ovato-ellipticae, apice subrotundatae; 

 ovarium in flore Q 1 pyramidatum. 



Abyssinien: Mittlere Region des Berges Silke 2700 — 3000 m ü. M. (Schimper 

 n. 673), am Berge Ghaba (Steudner n. 1297). — Blüht im Februar. 



70. R. ulugurensis (Gilg) Mez. — Myrsine ulugurensis Gilg! msc. in herb, berol. 

 — Ramuli crassiusculi, glabri. Folia petiolis ± 2 mm longis stipitata, oblongo-elliptica 

 vel elliptica, basi brevissime acuta apice bene rotundata et raro minutissime emarginella, 

 integerrima, dz 45 mm longa, 20 mm lata, praeter lepides paucas minutissimas immersas 

 subtus dissitas glabra, non nisi paullo prominulo-costulata et subtus obscure reticu- 

 lata, lineis resiniferis aucta. Inflorescentiae e ramulis verruciformibus formatae , fructi- 

 ferae usque ad 6 mm longae, pedicellis validis, glabris; flores ignoti. Drupa globosa, 

 glabra, fere laevis, apice punctulis paucis atris marmorata, ± 3 mm diam. metiens, 

 sepalis 5 basi breviter coalitis, ovatis, punctatis, bene glanduloso-ciliatis insidens. 



Ostafrika: in den Uluguru-Bergen, 2400 m ü. M. (Goetze n. 288). — Fructifiziert 

 im November (Herb. Berlin). 



Einheimischer Name: Msommaro. 



71. B.. rhododendroides (Gilg) Mez. — Myrsine rkododendroides Gilg! in Engler's 

 Bot. Jahrb. XK. Beibl. n. 47 (1894) 44. — Bamuli crassi, glaberrimi. Folia petiolis 

 usque ad 1 mm longis , basin usque lamina decurrente dilatatis stipitata , glaberrima, 

 elliptica vel obovato-elliptica , basin versus sensim cuneatimque acuta, apice brevissime 

 acutiuscula, ± 110mm longa, 45 mm lata, fere laevia vel utrinque venulis suberectis 

 dense dispositis filiformi-prominulis et hinc inde reticulo obscuro praedita, chartacea, 

 opaca, subtus punctulis crebris brunneis conspersa. Inflorescentiae e ramulis breviter 

 verruciformibus formatae, umbelliformes, dz 5-florae, petiolos aequantes vel superantes, 

 pedicellis crassis, glaberrimis, zrz 5 mm longis; flores glabri, 5-meri, 4,5 — 5 mm longi; 

 sepala ad 1 / 3 longit. coalita, lobis ovato-triangularibus, apice acutiusculis, prope apicem 

 perpaucipunctatis ; petala ad 1 / 4 connata, lobis late lanceolatis, acutiusculis, lineis non- 

 nullis longis tenuissimis praeditis; antherae maximae, petalis sat breviores, apice obtuse 

 acuminulatae , late cordalo-ovatae; ovarium floris (j* bene evolutum, ovoideo-conicum, 

 stigmate magno, crasse cylindrico apice excavato. 



Ostafrika: ein Charaktergewächs der oberen Waldregion des Kilimandscharo 

 (Volkens n. 852, 1521, 1890. — Herb. Berlin, Boiss.-Barbey). 



72. R. neurophylla (Gilg) Mez. — Myrsine neurophyüa Gilg! in Engler's Bot. 

 Jahrb. XIX. (1894) Beibl. n. 47, 45 et 1. c. XXVIII. (1900) 446. — Myrsine melano- 

 phloeos Bak. (non R. Br.) in Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. III. (1877) 49 4. — Bamuli crassi, 

 novelli non nisi minutissime ferrugineo-puberuli. Folia petiolis zt 1 mm longis stipi- 

 tata, basi acuta apice anguste rotundata vel acutiuscula minuteque emarginella, ±100 mm 

 longa, 35 mm lata, praeter lepides minutissimas punctatim immersas subtus ± dense 

 dissitas glabra, nitidula, supra glauco-viridia subtus saepius rubentia, punctis partim 

 breviter lineoliformibus in parenchymate absconditis nee secus marginem manifestioribus 

 aucta. Inflorescentiae e ramulis breviter crasseque cylindricis, dense squamulis obtectis 

 formatae zb 10 mm longae petiolos subaequantes, 5 — 8-florae, pedicellis crassiusculis, 

 glabris, 3 — 6 mm longis; flores ante anthesin 4 mm longi, evoluti 6 — 7 mm diam. 

 metientes, 5-meri; sepala basi breviter coalita, ovata, acutiuscula vel rotundata, punctulis 

 nonnullis nunc obscuris nunc manifestis pieta; petala Q lingulata Q 1 late elliptica, 

 anguste rotundata, punctulis nunc destituta nunc praedita; antherae sessiles petalis 

 breviores. dorso haud punetatae; ovarium glabrum. 



Hochgebirge des tropischen Afrika: Ru-Nssoro 2800 m ü. M. in Sümpfen 

 (Stuhlmann n. 2373. Scott Elliot n. 8016), Uhehe (Goetze n. 630), Ukinga (Goetze 



