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Frulex 10 — 12-petlalis, ramosiis , foliosus; irUiii cari- 

 nis promineutibus delapsis teretiuscnli; rainuli lufi v. purpu- 

 rei, ad nodos iitroqiie latere petioli sqnama stipiilari parva, 

 iniiata, basi in carinam exciirrenle instrncti. Folia opposita, 

 supra obscure viridia, siibtus pallidiora, ibidem sacpe epider- 

 mide partim soluta bulliilata, 1 — 7-iiervia; petiolo Y^'^Mong. ; 

 lamiiia 3 — 6'" loiig> 1 — 3'" lat.; veiiis arrectis, saepissirae 

 oblitteratis. Pediinculi 1 i/a — 4"' Jong. , 1 — 3-flori; flore 

 centrali sessili, laleralibus pedicellatis. Alabastra '•/4'" 'oiig^., 

 bracteolis stipantibus a flore remotis , deciduis. Gerraen spo- 

 rophoris basilaribiis , superiie pliiriovulatis. Sepala 5. Pe- 

 tala 5, orbicularia , miinite ciliolata, ^/4"' long, Stamiiia 

 3''' long. Stylus demum excrescens, 4"' long. (v. in herb, 

 Berol., Mart. et Vind.). 



Habitat in Chili (Bridges, coli. no. 692) praesertim in 

 luontibus Cor diller as , floret Martio (Dr. Philippi, t-oll. no. 

 89) ad Valdivia (Cnming), in Isla de Rej/ , floret Majo 

 (Dr. Philippi, hb. no. 205); Chiloe (Cuming, coli. no. 32, 

 33; Gay). 



5. M. ? Fernandeziana Hook, et Arn.; ramulis pnbescen- 

 tibus; foliis submerabranaceis , ovatis v. oblongis, obtiise acu- 

 minatis, glabris, sparse pnnclulatis , jnnioribiis conspicue pel- 

 lucido-punctatis, reticnlato- veuosis ; bacca pyriformi - snb- 

 rotunda, scabra , sepalis 4 corouata. ^. 



Myrtus Fernandeziana Hook, et Arn. in Hook. Bot. 

 Mise. 111. p. 316. 



Eugenia Fernandeziana Barneoud in Gay. Hist. Chil. 

 Bot. II. p. 392. 



Myrtuü Luma Bertero in Annal. sc. XXI. p. 347. (lide 

 Hook.). 



Frutex ramosus. "j*. 



Habitat in insiila Juan /""ei/iandez {[)o\i^\aH ^ Dr. Sconler). 



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