MELASTOM AOEiE. 101 



F L. October. 



Leaves about G inches long, and 3j broad, paler on the 

 under surface : petiole an inch or more in length. Pe- 

 duncle subdivided. Flowers minute. Calyx hairy. 



4. Harrera pedunculata. Long-stalked Ha- 



vera. (p. 6S). 



Branches subtetragonal subglabrous (when 

 young minute velutine,) leaves elliptic attenuato- 

 acuminate subacute at the base 3-ply-nerved en- 

 tire glabrous above, minutely velutino-tomentose 

 with a villous tuft in the axils of the nerves be- 

 neath, thyrse terminal panicled longer than the 

 leaves, stamens 10 berry 3-celIed. 



H A B. Fairfield, Manchester. Rev. H. R. Wullschlcegel. 



FL. April 



Branches of an olivergreen colour. Leaves about 3j 

 inches long and If broad : petiole nearly an inch long. 

 Branches of the panicle erect, fast igiate, Calycine lobes 



5, obtuse. Petals 5, rounded, reflected. Stamens 10 : 

 anthers one-pored, scarcely auriculated at the base. 

 Style longer than the stamens, declinate, slightly curved : 

 stigma simple. Berry size of a large pea, three-celled ; 

 seeds numerous, dropping out like a coarse powder when 

 the cells are opened. 



2. Conostegia gloriosa. (p. 68.) 



Ur. Alexander found this beautiful species growing ab- 

 undantly in the neighbourhood of the Moneague. From 

 specimens supplied by him, I find the fruit to be 6-celled. 



NOTE. — In order to facilitate an acquaintance with 

 the Melastomaceous plants of this Island, I have arranged, 

 in the following table, the different species, 1st according 

 to the number of Stamens; and 2ndly subdivided them 

 according to the Nervation. 



