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1877.] Knoioledge of tlic Burmese Flora. 219 



2. L. PEDUNCULAEis, Wall. Cat 1489. 



Hab. Ava, Taong-dong (Wall.) ; Tenasserim, Zwakabin (Rev. C. 

 Parish).— Fl. Fr. Octob. 



3. L. MULTiFLOEA, Wall. Cat. 1487 ; DC. Prod. VIII. G3 ; Klatt, 

 Gatt. Ljsim. 14. t. 4. 



Hab. Ava, near Bhamo (J. Anderson). — Fl. Febr. 



4. L. LOBELioiDES, Wall, in Roxb. Fl. Ind. II. 29 ; DC. Prod. VIII. 

 61 J Bot. Reg. t. 6 ; Klatt, Gatt. Lysim. 16. t. 2. 



Hab. Ava, Khakyen hills (J. Anderson). — Fl. May. 



5. L. Geiffithia]S"A, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1873. 86. 

 Hab. Ava, in fields towards Karmein. — Fl. April. 

 Apparently allied to the preceding species. 



MYBBINEM. 



Conspectus of Genera, 



Sulord. I BU-MTBSIJVUJE. Fruit an indehiscent berry or drupe. 

 Seeds with albumen. 



Trib, 1. ARDISIEJE. Staminodes none. Anthers not transversely chambered. 

 Ovary inferior to superior, 



* Ovary inferior or half -inferior . (Micseoe). 



M^SA. Corolla bell-shaped or nearly so, imbricate in bud. Calyx 2-bracted. 

 Drupe crowned by the calyx-limb, globular. Erect shrubs or trees. 



* * Ovary superior. Drupes globular. (ArdisiecB). 



X Flowers pedicelled, clustered, lateral or axillary. 



Myrsine. Corolla gamo- or rarely poly-petalous, imbricate or valvate. Flowers 

 often polygamously dioecious. Ovules few. Erect trees or shrubs. 

 X X Flowers in racemes or panicles. 



Samara. Corolla of 5 or 4 free petals imbricate in bud. Anthers as long as or 

 shorter than the filaments. Ovules few. Climbers. 



Ardisia. Corolla gamopetalous, usually rotate, twisted in bud. Anthers longer 

 than the filaments, free. Ovules numerous. Trees, shrubs, or undershrubs. 



Trib. 2. TEOPHRASTEM. Staminodes 5, alternating with the stamens. (Ame- 

 rican). 



Jacuuinia. Corolla rotate-bellshaped, deeply 5-cleft. Berry few-seeded. 

 Suhord. II. ^aiCEBIlM. Fruit a dry cylindrical follicle-like 

 drupe rupturing irregularly. Seeds elongate, germinating while still on the 

 tree. Albumen none. Anther-cells many-chambered. 



-^giceras. Corolla twisted in bud. Filaments connate at the base. Flower.s in 

 umbels. Trees. 



Msesa, Forsk. 

 Conspectus of Species, 



* All parts, also the inflorescence, quite glabrous. 



X Inflorescence very short (hardly as long as the petioles). 

 Branchlets verrucose ; leaves minutely and remotely callus-toothed, . . M. Andamanioa. 



