158 



2. 



1. M. Doraena, Blume ; M. coriacea. Champ. ; Benth. Fl, Hongl 



204. Common in the island, Hongkong ; Lantao Islanc 

 Hongkong New Territory. Fl. cream-coloured, January- 

 March. 



2. M. tenera, Mes in Engl. Pflanzenr, Myrsin. 28. Lanta 



Island, Hongkong New Territory ; Macao. Fl. white 

 March. 



3. M. sinensis, A.DC. ; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 203. Very commo 



in woods and ravines, Hongkong ; Lantao Island am 

 Taimoshan, Hongkong New Territory ; slopes of th 

 Phoenix Mt. and hiU near Chaochaufu, Swatow ; Ookaisa 

 Fl. white, March. 



2.— RAPANEA. 



Key to species. 



Pedicels ... ... ... ... 1. capitellata. 



Pedicels 2-3 lines long... ... ... 2. Playfairii. 



1 . R. capitellata, Mez ; Myrsine capitellata. Wall. ; Benth. Fl 



Hongk. 205. Common on the sides of streams, Hong 

 kong ; Lantao Island, Hongkong New Territory. F] 

 white, March. 



2. R. Playfairii, Mez ; Myrsine Playfairii, Hemsl. Enum. P] 



China, ii. 61. Hongkong New Territory without locality 

 Pakhoi. Fl. . 



3.— EMBELIA. 

 Key to species. 



1. Flowers in a terminal panicle ... ... 1. Ribes. 



Flowers in lateral inflorescences ... 2. 



2. Leaves entire ... ... ... ... 3, 



Leaves serrate 2. ohlongifolia. 



3. Leaves orbicular-elliptic, less than 1 



inch long Z. myrtifolia. 



Leaves over 1 inch long ... ... 4. 



4. Leaves reticulate beneath ... ... 5. 



Veins of leaves inconspicuous... ... 6. 



5. Branches nearly glabrous ... ... 4. nervosa. 



Branches densely tomentose at ends ... 5. Fordii. 



6. Leaves 1-1^ inches; sepals papillose on 



margins 6. lonyifolia. 



Leaves 2-3 inches ; sepal margins naked 7. obovata. 



