Ardisia.] MYRSINER. 113 
from the axils of the leaves and shorter than them ; calyx almost 
glabrous, the lobes about 2 lin. long, ovate-oblong, acute, mem- 
ranous; corolla slightly rotate, the lobes more than twice the length 
of the calyx-lobes, ovate, acuminate. 
Has,—Martaban.—Fl. May, 
18. A. Helferiana, Kz.—An evergreen shrub, all parts more or 
less covered by a rusty-coloured almost tomentose pubescence ; 
leaves obovate-oblong to oblong, on a strong, densely rusty-pubes- 
thinly) rusty~pubescent, the lateral nerves thin and curved ; flowers 
rather small, on } to nearly an inch long rusty-pilose pedicels, 
apex of the 3-4 in. long, slender, nude, axillary peduncle ; calyx rusty- 
pilose, the lobes about a line long, oblong-lanceolate, acute ; corolla 
glabrous, the lobes about 24 lin. long, oblong, acute. 
9. A. crispa, DC.—An evergreen small shrub, all parts quite 
glabrous ; leaves lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, on a short 1-2 lin. 
orso along the margins, the nerves thin without net-veination ; 
flowers small, rose-coloured to white, or sprinkled with rose-coloured 
ots, on 6-8 lin. long, slender, glabrous pedicels, forming a short, 
umbel-like, glabrous, sessile or almost sessile, recurved raceme at the 
end of the branchlets, rarely the one or other umbel growing out into 
» red and shining, succulent, crowned by the long slender style, 
longitudinally striate in a dried state. 
HaB.—Not unfrequent j h hill forests of Martaban, at 4,000 to 
7,000 ft. elevation-FL, Morb on , 
20. A. villosa, Roxb.—An evergreen small shrub, all softer 
parts covered by a rust -coloured tomentum ; leaves lanceolate, o 
a strong 2-3 lin. long densely rusty-tomentose petiole, acuminate, 
more or less distinctly crenate, 4-6 in. long, membranous, on both 
sides more or lesg distinctly dotted, glabrous above, beneath thinly 
tusty-pubescent (at least along the nerves), rarely glabrescent, the 
nerves and veins thin; flowers rather small, on 4-6 lin. long rusty- 
tomentose pedicels, forming a rusty-tomentose, sessile or almost 
Sessile, umbel-like raceme at the end of the branchlets or at the end 
of the at the apex 2-leaved branchlets and appearing spuri- 
VOL, It, Ny xq 
