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calyx rather distinctly four-lobed; the lobes short and broad, imbri- 

 cated in aestivation. The corolla apparently falls off without expand- 

 ing. The flowers are small, but the foliage appears like that of a 



Jambosa. 



30. Eugenia (Syzygium?) Sayaiensis, Sp. Nov. 



E. foliis membranaceis oblongis basi acutis apice acuminatis laxe penni- 

 nerviis, venis intra marginem arcuato-anastomosantibus ; cymis corym- 

 bosis multifloris; pedunculis partialibus subangulatis, ultimis brevis- 

 simis incrassatis ; alabastris obovato-clavatis (semipollicai'ibus) ; calycis 

 m a rg ine repan do-q uadr ilobo. 



Hab. Savaii, one of the Sainoan or Navigators' Islands. 



Probably a tree of considerable size ; glabrous throughout. Leaves 

 membranaceous, green both sides, dull, 7 to 9 inches long and 3 or 4 

 wide in the middle, oblong-lanceolate or oblong, conspicuously and 

 acutely acuminate, the base acute or somewhat acuminate, loosely 

 feather-veined; the veins oblique, somewhat branched, arcuate and 

 anastomosed some distance within the margin, but not forming a dis- 

 tinct intramarginal vein. Petiole an inch or more in length, slender. 

 Cyme corymbose, many-floivered , peduncled, shorter than the leaves, its 

 ihickish branches someiohat two-edged; the ultimate divisions very sltort, 

 bearing about 3 subsessile flowers. Flower-buds obovate-clavate, fully 

 half an inch long, including the acute base, above 3 lines in diameter. 

 Calyx produced considerably beyond the ovary ; the margin repandly 

 four-lobed ; the lobes very short and broad, probably deciduous from 

 the fruit. Petals forming a convex lid in the bud, readily detached 

 from the base, and probably falling away together in anthesis ; but 

 they are only slightly coherent. Stamens very numerous, two-thirds 

 of an inch long. Fruit not seen. 



The specimen of this ambiguous plant is a very imperfect one. 

 Perhaps the petals expand in anthesis. This and the foregoing 

 species have the habit of Jambosa, and should perhaps be referred to 

 Microjambosa ; but the lobes of the calyx are not more manifest than 

 in many Syzygia. 



