146 Premna. 



200 M. in alt., flow, and fr. on l-X-1913. ^ K. Gibbon 

 no. 1197, Ponape, Pontopotop, 20 M. in alt., small tree, 

 flow, and fr. on 19-IX-1913; native name: Tupuk — 

 Charley Gibbons no. 1048, Ponape, Kamulait, 8 M. in 

 alt., tree, fr. on 4-IX-1911, native name: Tchupuk. — (?) 

 Ledermann no. 13546, Leperei? — VoZArens no. 131, Yap, 

 flow, and fr. on 9-XII-1899; id. no. 276, tree 10—12 M. 



Marianne-ISL.: Gaudichaud (P. Gaudichaudii 

 Schau). — Plants of Guam no. 449. — Fritz, without nr., 

 Saipon. — ■ Haenke, without nr. , 



Palau-ISL.: Ledermann no. 14408, Ngarsul, Babelthaop, 

 tree, 10—300 M. in alt., flow, and fr. on 24-11-1914; 

 native name: Chosm. — Raymundus no. 85; native 

 name: Choschem. — Ledermann no. 14074, Korror, 10 — 

 100 M. in alt., flow, on 6-II-1914, native name: Gobngakl. 



Distribution of the species: Madagascar, Mauritius (Hal-. 

 Her), British India from Bombay to Malacca and Siam 

 {Hallier), Silhet, Ceylon, Andamans, Nicobars, Honkong 

 (Hall.), Malaya!, Philippines!, Polynesia!, usually near 

 the sea. 



Schumann, Fl. Kais.-Wilh.-land, 120, observes already that 

 Schauer and other authors before him maintained or founded a 

 great number of species, which should really be combined ') 

 with P. integri folia, such as P. sambucina and P. Gaudichaudii. 

 We agree in this opinion and should wish to extend this 

 principle. For, examining a large number of specimina, we found, 

 that several other species were unseparably united with one 

 another by all possible intermediate forms and with P. integri- 

 folia, such as P. faefida Reinw., P. laevigata Miq., P. nitida 

 Schum., P. cgclophylla Miq.. P. abbreviata Miq., P. opulifolia 

 Miq. So we thought to be justified to combine these species 

 into one large and very polymorphous one, being called by 

 the name of the eldest. 



Probably it will appear that some more species belong to 



>) cf. Hallier f., Med. 's Rijk, Herb. Leid. no. 37, 38. 



