Eugenia.] XXIX. myetaceae. 165 



3. M. Ralphii, Hook, f., Fl. N.Z. ii. 329. A much-branched shrub, or 



rarely a small tree, 20ft.— 25ft. high. Leaves opposite, mostly orbicular-ovate, 



flat or slightly tumid between the veins, acute or obtuse. Peduncles slender, 



longer or shorter than the leaves. Calyx superior, 4-lobed ; lobes rounded. 



Berry 2-celled. Seeds 2-seriate. — Handbk. 74 ; T. Kirk, Forest Fl. N.Z. t. 94. 



NORTH Island : from tlie South Head o£ the Manukau Harbour to Cook Strait, but often 

 local. SOUTH Island : Marlborough and Nelson, local. Sea-level to 1,200ft. Dec, Jan. 



Similar to M. bullata, but the leaves are usually green, smaller ; the calyx-lobes are rounded, 

 and the seeds 1-seriate in each cell. 



3. M. obcordata, Hook. /., Fl. N.Z. i. 71. A small shrub or tree, 



5ft.— 15ft. high. Branchlets pubescent. Leaves opposite or fascicled, less than 



iin. long, narrowed into a very short petiole, slightly coriaceous, orbicular or 



obovate, obcordate, glabrous. Peduncles solitary, equalling or exceeding the 



leaves. Flowers small, iin.— iin. long. Calyx superior, 4-lobed; lobes acute. 



Ovary 2-celled. Berry globose or ovoid, red or violet, 2-celled. Seeds 1 or 2 



in each cell; testa bony. — Handbk. 74; T. Kirk, Forest Fl. N.Z. t. 70. 



Eugenia obcordata, Raoul in Ann. Sc. Nat. Ser. III. ii. (1844) 122. 



NORTH and SOUTH Islands : head o£ the Hauraki Gulf to Southland. Often local. 

 (STEWART Island ?) Sea-level to 1,500ft. Dec, Jan. 



4. M. pedunculata, Hook. f. in Hook. Ic. PL t. 629. A compact or 



straggling shrub, sometimes 20ft. high. Branchlets glabrous. Leaves opposite, 



obovate or ovate-oblong, usually rounded at the apex. Peduncle glabrous, 



longer or shorter than the leaves. Calyx glabrous, 5-lobed. Ovary 2-celled. 



Berry small, yellow or red, 2-celled, with 2 or 4 bony seeds. — Handbk. 74; 



T. Kirk, Forest Fl. N.Z. t. 112. 



Prom the Bay of Islands and Hokianga southwards to STEWART Island, but often local. 

 Sea-level to 2,300ft. Bohutu. Dec, Jan. 



This species closely resembles small-leaved states of M. obcordata, but is easily distinguished 

 by the obtuse or rarely subacute leaves, glabrous twigs, and especially by the 5-lobed calyx. 



4. EUGENIA, Linn. 



Calyx-tube turbinate, not exceeding the ovary; lobes 4 or 5. Petals 4—5, 



often falling before expansion. Stamens many, in several series. Ovary 2— 3- 



celled. Fruit a berry. Seeds solitary and globose, or several and angular ; 



embryo thick, fleshy ; cotyledons usually inseparable. Shrubs or trees, with 



opposite leaves. Flowers axillary, solitary, or in axillary or terminal cymes or 



corymbs. 



A large genus, comprising 600 species, found in all tropical and subtropical regions. The only 

 New Zealand species is endemic. 



1. E. Maire, A. Cunn., Precurs. n. 564. A small conical tree, 20ft.-50ft. 

 high, glabrous in all its parts ; bark white. Branchlets very slender, 4-angled. 

 Leaves opposite, lin.— 2in. long, membranous, oblong-lanceolate or lanceolate, 

 acuminate, narrowed into the slender petiole. Flowers white, sometimes 

 unisexual, in axillary or terminal many-flowered corymbs. Pedicels slender, 



