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7. Syzygium ( ACMENA ) LATERIFLORUM. 



Folia lanceolata, elliptico-lanceolata, vel oblongo-obovata, 

 apice sœpissicue acuminata, basi sensim in petiolum attenuata, 

 membranacea, creberrime penninervia, nervis infra supraque 

 prominulis, supra nitida, glandulïs pellucidis conspersa; flores 

 cymosi, pedicellati, sat parvi, cymis plerumque exaxilla folio- 

 rum delapsorum nascentibus, ramoso-patentibus, multifloris; 

 calyx tubo turbinato, limbo truncato; petala haud calyptratim 

 concreta, per anthesim persistentia ; antherse dorsifixse. 



Àrbor ramosissima, diffusa. 



Habitat in Nova Galedonia ad ripas rivorum circa Kanala, Port-de- 

 France (Pancher, 18614862; Vieillard, n° 523). 



8. Syzygium (Acmena) frutescens. 



Folia elliptico-lanceolata, basi in petiolum sat longum sensim 

 attenuata, glabra, penninervia nervis supra sat conspicuis, pel - 

 lucide punctata; flores cymosi, sessiles, cymis terminalibus axil- 

 laribusque plurifloris; calyx tubo infundibuliformi, limbo [\-\o- 

 bato, lobis rotundatis sat conspicuis ; petala i, haud calyptratim 

 concreta, per anthesim persistentia; antherae dorsifixee. 



Frutex. Habitat in Novae Caledonise sylvis montium prope Balade 

 (Vieillard, n° 520 ; Pancher, 1860). 



9. Syzygium (Acmena) patens Pancher, mss. 



Folia obovata vel obcordata, apice rotundato intégra vel emar- 

 ginata, basi in petiolum brevem attenuata, margine revoluta, 

 coriacea, glabra, nervis pinnatis infra sat prominulis ; flores 

 cymosi, sessiles, cymis multifloris terminalibus; calyx tubo in- 

 fundibuliformi, lobis brevibus obtusis ; fructus ovoideo-globosus 

 lobis calycinis coronatus, monospermus ; petala k rotundata, 

 haud calyptratim concreta, post anthesim persistentia, patentia; 

 antherae dorsifîxae. 



Frutex ramis patentibus. Habitat in Nova Caledoniae collibus ferru- 

 gineis (Pancher, 1861 ; Vieillard, n is 517, 518, loco dicto Mont-Dore). 



