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427. K. lanccK Poir.; lamiilis petiolisqiic novellis , r.acc- 

 ceiiiis et gerniiniliiis puljenilis: toliis loiigiiiscule pefiolatis, 

 t'oriaoeis, ovali-obloiigis, hasi aoiitis, apice ohtiisiusenie plus 

 miuiisve acuminatis, iindiiiatis, glabris, jniiioriljiis nfriiique ele- 

 vato-, cloimim siipra impresso , vix peJluoido-piinctatis, ui- 

 tidis, siihaveniis, siibdis veiiosis, limbincrviis: raconiis 5 — 

 19-floris, axiJlaribns et snbterniinalibus, folio plerumque bre- 

 vioribus; germiiie 2-Io('uIari; bac«a sepalis rotiindatis, iiH 

 aequalibns, ciiiolatis coronata. t)« 



Evgenia lanctu Poiret Snppl. III. p. 123: DC. I. c. 

 p 280. 



Rami teretinscnli , glabri , palJidi ; novelli lompressi. 

 Folia opposita, siccata supia fnsco-atra , siibtus hepatica; 

 petiolo 1 — 2'" loug'.; lainiua 1 — IV2" 'o"om ^ — 1^'" ^*^^'» 

 nervo medio supra impresso, subtiis elevato; veuis teiiuibns, 

 siibereeto-patiilis, supra vix maiiifestis, snbtus parura promi- 

 nulis; veniilis interjectis (enuioribns, ramiilosis , snbtus vix 

 raanit'estis. Racerai 5 — 26''' long., pedicellis 2 — 3" long.) 

 bractea minnta, puberula t'ultis. Alabastra obovata, 1 Va"' 

 long'., bracteolis 2, ovatis, coucavis, obtusinsculis, pubernlis, 

 '/2'" loug. stipata. Germen loculis roultiovulatis. Sepala 4, 

 2 raajora .^/4'" loug. Petala 4, snbrotunda, V" long., ci- 

 liata. Stamiua i '/«j'" long. Stylus staraina aequans. Bacca 

 2'" diametro (v. in hb. Vind,, Knnth., Mart., Sonder.). 



Habitat in insula St. Thomas (C. Ehrenberg; Friedrichs- 

 thal, coli. no. 301, 303, 321), St. Cruz (Crudy). 



428. E. Oerstcdeanu Berg; ramis laevigatis , ramulis ra- 

 cemisque snbtilissime serieeis; foliis petiolatis, chartaceis; 

 ellipticü -oblongis, ntrinqiu' augustatis , basi ncntis, apice 

 acnte acuminatis, glabris, laevigatis, rarissime pellucido puu- 

 ctatis, supra subaveniis, subtns yenosis, lougissima a luargiue 



