622 T/Xxxviii. mtbsinej:. (C. B. Clarke.) [Ardism. 



Malacca; Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 3564), Maingay. Sihgapohe, WaUich, 



Leaves 5 by If in., primaiy nerves obscnre or numerous, thin ; petiole ^ in., often 

 rusty-scaly. Panicle 3-6 in. ; pedicels i-^ in., crowded, Caiyx-lobee very small, 

 OTate, subglabrona. Buds ^-| in. 



Vab. ojohirensis ; nerves of the leaves beneath prominent somewhat thickened, 

 calyx-lobes elliptic, flowers a little larger. — ^Mt. Ophir, Malacca. 



1-4. A. porosa, Clarke ; glabrous, leaves oblong narrowed at both ends, 

 panicle of 1-3 elongate lax racemes, anthers opening by terminal pores. 



Malacca ; Griffith (Kew Distrib. u. 3578) ; Maingay. — Distrib. Java. 



Branchlets flexuose, almost zigzag, compressed or winged. Leaves 5 by IJ in., 

 cuneate, subacute at both ends, hardly acuminate ; primary nerves distinct, ramifying 

 (rather than arching) near the margin ; dots or obscure ; petiole 1 in. Panicle 2-4 

 in., branches wiry, flexuose, compressed ; pedicels j-f in., scattered in racemes 1-3 in. 

 long; bracts and bracteoles 0, or small, caducous, yfjowej-s 5-4- rarely 3-merou8. 

 Buds ^ by ^ in. Calyx-lobes jL jn., ovate. Stamens 5-4, free ; anthers as of Ardisia 

 but with round (scarcely elongate) pores at the apex. Berry | in., globose, dark- 

 purple (Maingay), altogether of Ardisia. — The Java plant has broader leaves and a 

 still more reduced panicle. 



*' Panicle in appearance terminal, the axis of the branch ending in a reduced 

 leaf or leaves, below which rise one or more pedwncles. {The panicle is perhaps 

 truly terminal in some of these species.) 



15. A. depressa, Clarke ; glabrous, leaves oUong acute at both ends, 

 panicles slender compound not rising above the leaves, flowers small. A. 

 neriifolia, Kwz For. Fl. ii. 108, and in Journ Aa. Soe. 1877, pt. ii. 226 {not 

 of Wall.). 



SiKKiM, alt. 4-6000 ft., J. D. H. Khasli Mts., Griffith, Wallich. Assam 

 Plains, Herb. Boxburgh. Bikma, Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 3681). 



A large bush. Leaves Z\ by Ij in., acuminate, primary nerves close fine, dots 

 most minute ; petiole ^ in. Panicles 2-3 in. ; peduncles bearing as it were small com- 

 pound umbels ; bracts and bracteoles or caducous. Buds ^ in. long, and as much 

 broad. Flowers rose-coloured (Griffith). Calyx-teeth ^ in., lanceolate, acute. Berry 

 ^ in., globose, not striate. — This is A. pedimculata in Herb. Roxburgh, and was 

 mixed with A. pedtmculosa in Herb. Wallich ; and (perhaps from the small flowers) 

 has been called A. pauciflora, Heyne ?. 



16. A. neriifolia. Wall. Cat. 2278 ; leaves elongate narrow obovate- 

 lanceolate acute entire, panicles minutely-rusty, berry globose-pentagonal 

 scarcely depressed. A. DC. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xvii. HA partly (as to de- 

 scription only), {not of Kurz). A.floribunda, Wall, in Hoxb. Fl. Ind. ed. Carey 

 ^ Wall. ii. 272, and Cat. 2263 ; A. DC. Frodr. viii. 127 ; £rand. For. Fl. 287. 

 A. thyrsiflora, DonProdr. 148 ; A. DC. I. c. 138. 



Subtropical Himai.ata, alt. 6000 ft. ; from Kumaon to Bhotan, frequent. Khasia 

 Mts., alt. 4000 ft., frequent. 



A large shrub, common by rivers, with erect branches topped by the pink flowers, 

 and reminding altogether of Oleander. Leaves 7 by If in., attenuate at the base, 

 nerves obscure; petiole ^ in. Peduncles 3-5 in., ascending, springing above tlie 

 leaves below the terminal reduced tuft, each supporting often a compound panicle ; 

 bracts or caducous ; pedicels | in., umbelled. Buds J by ^ in. Calyx-lobes jj in., 

 elliptic, obtuse, minutely rusty. Berry i in. diam., distinctly pentagonal at least 

 when dry, deep-red. 



17. A. qulnquang'ularis, A. DC. in Trans. Idnn. Soc. 2. zvi. 

 96, and R-odr. viii. 127 ; leaves elongate obovate-lanceolate acute entire, 

 panicles compound rusty-pubescent, berry small pentagonal greatly depressed. 



