282 PHANEROGAMIA. 



9. GOUANIA, Jacq. 



1. Gouania Richii, Sp. Nov. 



Q. ramulis puberulis giabratis ; foliis glabris subcordato-oblongis acumi- 

 natis subdenticulatis ; racemis elongatis; coccis orbiculatis utrinque 

 emarginatis leviter alatis extus disco pilosidis. 



Hab. Yanua-levu, one of the Feejee Islands. 



The specimen, which is in fruit only, I cannot identify with any 

 described species. The branch is glabrous or glabrate below ; above' 

 like the short fructiferous branchlets, minutely pubescent. Petioles 3 

 to 5 lines long, puberulent. Leaves glabrous, except some minute 

 hairs on the veins of the lower surface, 1? to 2i inches in length, 

 chartaceous in texture, of the same hue both sides, subcor date-oblong, 

 acuminate, the acumination denticulate with a few minute and glan- 

 dular teeth, one or two of which also occasionally occur near the 

 base, otherwise entire ; the veins pinnate and nearly simple, except 

 the basal pair, which are larger and branched. Stipules obsolete. 

 Racemes elongated, spicate, terminating short axillary branches and 

 panicled at the summit of the stem ; the rhachis pubescent. Flowers 

 not seen. Fruit mostly dicarpellary, flat, very short-pedicelled : the 

 carpels orbicular, 3 or 4 lines in diameter, rather broader than long, 

 emarginate at both ends, moderately winged, the wing thickish; the 

 body minutely hairy externally with a ferrugineous pubescence. 

 There are no tendrils on the specimen. 



2. Gouania denticulata, Smith,. 



Gouania denticulata, Smith, in Rees, Cjcl. ; DC. Prodr. 2, p. 39. 



Hab. Ovolau, Feejee Islands. 



An imperfect flowering specimen, which accords pretty well witl: 



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