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margin, but less so than in the foregoing species. Ovary densely 

 hirsute-villous. Stigma not seen. Fruit sparsely hairy, much as in 

 G. Mallococca, four-lobed. 



Manifestly related to Grewia glabra, Blume, or at least to No. 1016 

 of Zollinger's Java collection, which accords with Blume's character ; 

 but that has more decidedly three-nerved leaves, with more conspi- 

 cuous transverse veinlets, and less hairy fruit. G. laevigata, Yahl. 

 has glabrous fruit and longer peduncles. 



3. Grewia prunifolia, Sp. Nov. 



G. glabra; foliis ovato-oblongis sett oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis serru- 

 latis basi rotundata trinerviis supra nitidis; peduncidis axillaribus 

 uni-trifloris ; petalis ovalibus obtusis, nectario linea pubescente cincto; 

 toro apice pubescente ; stigmate crasso peltato ; fructu hirsutulo. 



Hab. Ovolau and Muthuata, Feejee Islands; "a common shrub on 

 the leeward coasts." 



Shrub glabrous, except a minute pilose pubescence on the slender 

 branchlets, petioles, &c. Leaves ovate-oblong, ovate, or on young 

 branches oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, from one to 2 or 3 inches in 

 length, therefore small for this genus, finely and rather sharply serru- 

 late, chartaceous rather than membranaceous in texture, three-nerved 

 barely at the rounded base, and loosely pinnately veined, as in the pre- 

 ceding species, glabrous on both sides, shining above. Petioles 3 or 4 

 lines long. Peduncles axillary, 1-%-flowered, short. Bractlets minute 

 and caducous. Flowers smaller than those of G. Mallococca. Sepals 

 canescent externally, obscurely five-nerved. Petals oval, obtuse, about 

 a line and a half long, shorter than the stamens, canescent externally 

 towards the base, the lower half occupied by the roundish nectary, 

 which is surrounded by a finely pubescent line. Torus turbinate, finely 

 pubescent at its apex. Ovary hirsute. Style thickish, columnar, ter- 

 minated by a large and thick peltate stigma, which appears to be 

 entire, but when macerated is seen to be fringed or dissected into 

 many minute and densely matted lobes. Fruit smaller than in G. 

 Mallococca, sparsely hirsute, four-lobed. 



