i 
5. 
6. 
8. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
105 
Ae zii. Roxb. ; Duthie i in “Hong f. FL Brik Ind. ii. 498. 
Parker and elsewhere, prd ig watow ; Rosin, 
ui S Macao; Sanning ; Lienchow River. Fl. white, 
. E. gracilenta, Hance in Journ. Bot. 1885, 7. At Saichuson 
near Mies on the North River; Tienoliow River. Fl. 
white, 
E. Championi, se ; Acmena Championi, Benth. Fl. Hongk. 
In the Ha appy Valley woods, Mt. Nicholson, Mt. 
Victoria and Taitam Tuk, Hongkong. Fl. white, 
November 
E. minutiflora, Hance in Journ. Bot. 1871, 5. In the Happy 
Valley woods, Taitam Tuk and Mt. Kellet, Hongkong. 
Fl. white, October. 
. E. Jambolana, Lam.; Duthie in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. 499. 
Kennedy Road, Bowen Road, Repulse Bay and other 
PM eee ; Plovers’ Cove, Hongkong New Terri- 
t i 
Benth. FI. Hon am 119. In the Happy Valley il, 
Little Hongkong woods and Causeway Bay, Hongkong ; 
Lantao Island, Maónshan p Shalotung, Ho 
Territory ; Macao ; North-west River; Lofoushan. Fl. 
white, July. 
X erode ben KE Kurz ; Duthie in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. 
483. Hongkong without locality. Fl. white, August. 
MELASTOMACEAE. 
Key to genera. 
. Stamens twice the petals in number 2. 
Stamens equal to the ciem in number 9. 
Leaves penninerved 12. Memecylon. 
Leaves palmatinerved . 5 . i 3. 
Anthers all similar — ... TEN wes 4, 
ds wee 5. 
Calyx hispid or with ciliate scales e. 1 Osbeckia. 
Calyx v. . 6 
Anthers SET Ts iU 6. 
Anthers i or more  ... idu tul 8. 
Leaves cuneate at base ch ai 4 Barthea. 
Leaves cordate at base sib iim d 
Stems leafy... ide $i .. 7. Fordiophyton. 
t scapigerous e ee .. 8. Gymnagathis. 
Flowers umbellate on a common 
peduncle... «ve ow 2, Otanthera, 
Flowers cymose or solitary € .. 8. Melastoma. 
Inflorescence axillary ... eet -. 6. Blastus. 
Inflorescence : eee eee LIII P e 10. 
