10. Shrub... PER T ied $e: ds penu 
kl. 
LII eee eee 
erb. cee S 
11. Stem glabrous ... M es’ .. ll. Sarcopyramis. 
< Stem hairy — ... E ze .. 12. Sonerila. 
1.—OSBECKIA. 
Key to species. 
Calyx densely tomentos ex ^ crinita. 
Calyx with a few tufts of hairs 2. 2. chinensis. 
1.0. aira Benth. ; Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. ii. 517. 
Lienchow Bio North River; Lofoushan. FI. purple 
or white, August. 
2. O. chinensis, vut. ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 114. On grassy slopes 
of Mt. h, Mt. Parker, and Mt. Victoria, Hongkong ; 
Lantao Dad, and very abundant near Sheungshti, 
Hongkong New Mesa Lienchow River; Pakhoi 
Fl. mauve or white, August. 
9.—OTANTHERA. 
L 0. Fordii, Hance in Journ. Bot. 1881, 47. On hill east of 
Happy Valley, Hongkong. FI. rose-coloured, July. 
3.—MELASTOMA. 
Key to species. 
1. Creeping undershrub ... des CE i song 
rect herb u d 
2 pem 1i to 2 inches long vee s. S. Poss: 
Leaves 3 inches or mo g 5: 
3. Calyx with closely adpressed s scales ... 2. candidum. 
Calyx with spreading bristles e 4. sanguineum. 
1. M. repens, Desr. ; Benth. Fl.  Hongk. 113. Common on the 
summit of hills, Hongkong ; near Lowu, Sap pe = 
2. M. candidum, Don; M. AE Don; Benth. l. c. 113. 
Common on the hills, Hongkong ; on hill north of King's 
ark, od Hongkong New Territory; river bank 
near Ch ; acao; Pakhoi; Lofoushan. FI. 
rose-purple, July, 
3. M. intermedium, Dunn in Journ. Lin Soc. xxxvii. 360. 
Lantao Island and Sheklipui, Heo New Territory ; 
Fl. rose-purple, 
ay. 
4. M. sanguineum, Sims; M. decemfidum, Roxb.; Benth. l. c. 
114. Very common on the hills, Hongkong ; ; Lantao 
Island, one New Taito Macao. Fl. rose- 
