Ardisia.] Lxxxviii. myesinej!. (C. B. Clarke.) 529 



leaves elliptic or oblong nar- 



Pkou and Tenassbrim; Wallich, Griffith, Heifer (Kew Distrib. n. 3565, 3586). 

 . Leaves 7-9 by 2i in, nerves numerous, distinct; petiole J-^ in. Pedundea ^-IJ 

 in., often from near the apex of the branches, very much compressed, often recurred or 

 divaricate ; pedicels J-J in., numerous, sometimes siibumbelled, sometimes in a raceme 

 2-4 in. long. Flowers nearly as in .4. aiienuafa, to which this species is very closely 

 allied ; the two diflfer from their ally A. humilis in the elongate leaves and the smaller 

 calyx-segments. 



41. A. rbyncbophylla, Clarke; leaves otovatfe-lanceolate caudate- 

 acuminate, peduncles short bearing simple few-flowered racemes of rather lar^e 

 flowers. Ardisia sp. n. 28, Hei-b. Ind. Or. H.f. S;. T. " 



Khasia Mts., alt. 3-4000 ft. ; Mahadeo and Cherra, H.f. ^ T. 

 _ A small, hranched shrub. Leaves ^ by 1} in., base cuneate, primary nerves pro- 

 minent beneath, inarching; petiole J in. Peduncles J-| in.; pedicels 1 in., laxly 

 racemed, much thickened upwards. Buds ^-J by i in. Calyx-eegmmts ^\ in., 

 elliptic, concave. Flowers white (J. D. H.). Brrri/ J- in., globose, smooth, gland- 

 dotted, not vertically striate. — Allied to A. humilis, differing in the long-acuminate, 

 smaller leaves. 



43. A . XiObblana, Ctarke ; leaves small elliptic narrowed at both ends, 

 peduncles axillary bearing umbels in simple panicles. 



" India" ; Loljb (pr ibably Singapore). 



Leaves coriaceous, 2| by 1^ in., shortly acuminate, base cuneate ; petioles ^-^ in. 

 Peduncles 1 in., distant from the apex of the branches, compressed ; panicles 2-3 in. 

 diam., somewhat lax ; pedicels \-^ in., 3-6 in each umbel. Buds i by i in. Calyx- 

 seqmtnts ^ in., ovate, obtuse. Berry not seen. — The leaves resemble those of A. 

 rhynchophi/lla, but are shortly acuminate, not caudate. 



4.S. A . pauclflora, Heyne ; Wall, in Roxh. Fl. Ind. ed. Carey Sf Wall. 

 ii. 279, and Cat. 2270 ; leaves long-lanceolate narrowed at both ends, pedunclea 

 short weak axillary bearing 1-5-flowared simple weak racemes. A. DC. Prodr. 

 viii. 127 {excl. var. cijmosa) ; Wight Ic. t. 1214; Bedd. For. Man. 138. 



Mts. of South India and Cktlon ; common. 



Branchlets rusty-scaly, hardly pubescent. Leaves 4 by 1 in., or sometimes 9 by 

 If in., coriaceou.', nerves obscure; petiole i in. Peduncles ^ in., scattered; pedicels 

 ^ in., thin. Buds J in. long, and as much broad. Calyx-segments ^ in., triangular, 

 subacute. Berry | in. diam., globose, not striate. — The Malay A. oymosor, Blume, has 

 been reduced to this by A. DC. and Scheffer ; but the examples of A. cymosa from Java 

 differ considerably, having many-flowered racemes often in panicles, and larger 

 flowers. .The peculiarity of ^. pnjiCT^ora is that even stout large-leaved examples 

 have exceedingly small depauperated racemes. 



44. A. rhomboldea, Wight Ic. t. 1213; leaves spathulate-rhomboid 

 obtusely acuminate, peduncles short bearing 1-5-flowered small racemes. Bedd. 

 For. Man. 138. 



South Deccan Peninsula ; Shevagherry Hills, Wight. 



This is perhaps a form of A. pauelflora with abnormal leaves ; the branchlets, 

 habit, inflorescence, and berries are as in A. pauclflora ; the leaves are spathulate with, 

 a narrowly winged petiole. 



45. A. bumllls, Vahl Symb. iii. 40 (e:i-cl. tyn. Burm., not of Blume) ; 

 leaves obovate-oblong or elliptic shortly acuminate or subobtuse Ijaae cuneate, 



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