194 PHANEROGAMIA. 



and Vanua-levu very much resemble those of M. odoraia, and have 

 mostly membranaceous leaves, either ovate or oblong-ovate, and com- 

 monly subcordate. But, according to Dr. Pickering, the petals are 

 yellovj; the capsules are silky -tomentose, instead of hirsute, and merely 

 mucroriate with the persistent base of the styles ; and the seeds are 

 conspicuously winged at the apex; the broad and scarious wing being 

 as long as or longer than the body of the seed. One fruiting specimen 

 exhibits much larger and subulate-pointed capsules, which, however, 

 are found on inspection to be in a diseased state. The specimens 

 from Somu-somu have broadly ovate and truly cordate leaves, of a 

 chartaceous texture. Those from Muthuata, here appended, ' with 

 some misgiving, as a variety, have the leaves almost coriaceous in 

 texture, very glabrous, broadly or narrowly oblong, or the uppermost 

 lanceolate, acute at the base, none of them cordate; but the specimens 

 do not exhibit many cauline leaves. The flowers also appear to be 

 rather larger. 



10. PTEROSPERMUM, Schreb. 



1. Pterospermum DiVERSiEOLirjM, Blume? 



Hab. Shores of Laguna, Banos, Luzon. — Leafy branches only 

 without flowers or fruit. ' 



11. MELHANIA, Forsk. 



1. Melhania Leprieurh, Webb. 



mhaniaLeprieurii, Webb, Spic. Gorgon, p. Ill, t. 4, 5; Hook. Ic. PI. t. 763, 755 

 Brotera Leprieuru, Guillem. & Perr. PL Seneg. p. 85. 



Hab. St. Jago, Cape de Verde Islands. 



