516 LXXXYiii. MTESTNE^. (C. B. Clarke.) [Hmhelia. 



12. E. nKyrtlUus, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. 1871, pt. ii. 67, and For. Fl. ii. 

 104 ; leaves small broadly-elliptic glabrous obtuse base entire, racemes shortened 

 almost to umbels rusty-pubescent. Myrsine Myrtillus, Hook. Ic. PI. t. 825. 

 Samara Myrtillus, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. 1877, pt. ii. 223. 



BiEMi ; Taondong summit, Gnffith. Malacca ; Mt. Ophir, Griffith, Lohb. — 

 DiSTKiB. Philippines. 



Exceedingly like E. paroiflora, except that the leaves are glabrous and promi- 

 nently dotted beneath, the flowers 4-meron8. Kurz guesses it to be a prostrate shrub, 

 but the habit is that of E. parmflora, and it is perhaps scandent. The branches 

 are rusty-pubescent, and the inflorescence exactly as that of E. parmflora, with which 

 it must be congeneric. 



13. E. G-amblei, Kurz ms. ; leaves obovate-oblong or elliptic acute or 

 subobtuse entire glabrous reticulated on both surfaces, fruits ^ in. diam. globose. 

 Samara (Choripetalum) frond osa, King ; Gamble DarjeeKng list 52. 



Sikkim; alt. 6-9000 ft., frequent; Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 3644), J. B. H., 

 &c. 



A large climber ; branches glabrous, or tips rusty-tomentose. Leaves 5J by 2^ 

 in., base rounded or cnneate. midrib beneath glabrous or rarely tomentose ; petiole 

 2 in. Sacemes 1-1 J in., simple, numerous, usually from the portion of the branches 

 bare of leaves, minutely pubescent or nearly glabrous; pedicels ^ in. Petals ^ in., 

 elliptic, obscurely pubescent, imbricate in bud. Stamens 4 ; anthers oblong ; not 

 overtopping the petals. — Leaves eaten by the hill-men (J. D. H , J. S. Gamble). 



14. E. If agrusbla, Don. Prodr. 147 ; leaves lanceolate or obovate-Ianceo- 

 late entire glabrous membranous base narrowed, fruits j-^ in. broad depressed- 

 globose. Myrsine ? undulata. Wall. Vat. 2301. Choripetalum undulatum, 

 A. DC. JProdr. viii. 88. 



Nipal; Wailich. Sikkim, alt. 5-10,000 ft.; J. D. H., Gamble, &o. Khasia 

 Mts., Masters. 



A large climber (Gamble), or a tree 60 ft. high (J. D. H.), or a large erect 

 shrub (Clarke); branches glabrous. Leaves _3-6 by 1-2 in., suddenly shortly acu- 

 minated or subobtuse ; petiole |^-| -in.- Eacemes 1 in., simple, usually from the 

 portion of the branches bare of leaves, and appearing with the very young leaves, 

 minutely pubescent or nearly glabrous ; pedicels 0-|- in. Petals ^ in., elliptic. 

 Filaments 4, not so long as the petals. —Flowers often hermaphrodite. Drapes edible 

 (Don). Acid leaves eaten by the hill-men (J. D. H.). 



Vab. subcoriacea ; leaves snbcoriaceous, racemes 2-3 in. — Khasia Mts., Griffith 

 (Kew Distrib. n. 3545); Cherra and Surureem, ait. 5-6000 ft., H.f. ^ T.—A. lofty 

 climber. Leaves 6 by 2 in., obovate-lanceolate, suddenly acuminated or subobtuse, 

 base cuneate or sometimes broadly rhomboid almost rounded. Fruits i in. broad, 

 depressed-globose, resembling those of E. Nagushia. This may be a distinct species. 



15. E. viridiflora, Scheff. Myrsin. 45 ; leaves coriaceous obovate or 

 oblong entire glabrous base narrowed, fruits \ in. subglobose rather longer than 

 broad. Choripetalum viridiflorum, A. DC. Prodr. viii. 88. C. aurantiacum, 

 A. DC. I.e.; Wight let. in.Q. Samara Rheedii, JFi^Af/c. t. 1591. S. viri- 

 diflora, Thwaites Enum. PI. Zeyl. 173. — Mheede Sort. M<d. vii. t. 42. 



Deooan Peninsula and Ceylon, alt. 2-5000 ft., frequent. — Distbib. Malaya. 



A lar^e, scandent shrub. Leaves 4-6 by l^-2i in. (or smaller oblong), nar- 

 rowed cuneate at both ends or subobtuse ; petiole ^ in. Racemes J-1 in., minutely 

 pubescent or nearly glabrous. Petals J, in,, elliptic. — Hardly distinguishable with- 

 out the fruit from the coriaceous foxmoi E. Nagushia. 



Sttboenus II. BbyncllostyliB. Petals twisted in the bud. Ovary 

 tapering upwards into a beak. {Sacemes axillary). 



