198 
C. Mez. — Myrsinaceac. 
marginem praediti; stamina filamentis in tubum basi cum petalis connatum coalitis, antheris 
ovatis. acutiusculis, quam filamenta brevioribus ; ovarium glabrum, lageniforme, stigmate 
discoideo. 
West-Madagascar: bei Ankifi (Hildebrandt n. 3259); ohne Standortsangabe 
(Boivin, Perville n. 343, 440, 476a). — Blüht im Dezember. 
Nota. Stationes in schedulis Boivini herb. Vindob. inscriptae »ins. Nossibe et Mayotte« 
omnino ineredibiles. 
20. 0 . venulosum Bak. ! in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXI. (1885) 422. — Ramuli validius- 
culi, glaberrimi. Folia petiolis zb 5 mm longis, sensim in laminam transeuntibus stipitata, 
oblonga vel oblongo- vel elliptico-lanceolata, basi acuta apice acuminata, zb 6 0 mm longa, 
20 mm lata, praeter lepides minutissimas brunneas peradpressas subtus dispersas mox de- 
labentes glabra, nitidula, punctis prominentibus permultis aucta. Inllorescentiae valde ab- 
breviate racemosae, glabrae, i'olia subaequantes vel iis paullo breviores , pedicellis validius- 
culis zb 10 mm longis; flores 6 mm longi, glabri, 5-meri; sepala ad ’/ 4 — y 5 coalita, sub- 
orbicularia, latissime rotundata, dense valdeque punctata, margine optime ciliata; petalorum 
lobi elliptici, apice oblique emarginati, valde punctati, carnosi; stamina a petalis omnino 
libera, filamentis inter sese in tubum peraltum (usque ad 3 / 4 antherarum altit.) connatis, 
antheris ovato-ellipticis, anguste rotundatis; ovarium glabrum, clavatum, stylo paullo lon- 
giore crassiusculo, stigmate perobscure bilobo. 
Madagascar: Ost-Imerina bei Andrangolöaka (Hi ldeb ran dt n. 4083); ohne Stand- 
ortsangabe (Baron n. 2980, 2997). — Blüht im Mai. 
2 t. O. Forsythii Mez n. sp. — Ramuli crassiusculi, novelli minute dissiteque lepidoti. 
Folia petiolis zb 3 mm longis, sensim in laminam transeuntibus stipitata, lanceolata vel 
late lanceolata, utrinque acuta, zb 50 mm longa, 15 mm lata, juniora subtus lepidibus 
minutis brunneis mox delabentibus conspersa, rigidula, supra prominulo-costata subtus in- 
super laxe reticulata, punctis prominulis magnis multisque aucta. Inflorescentiae umbellatim 
perpauci- (2-) florae, dissite lepidotae, foliis bene breviores, pedicellis zb 6 mm longis; 
llores non nisi imperfecti cogniti glabri, 5-meri; sepala t,5 mm longa, basi ad 1 / 4 connata, 
depresso-orbicularia, latissime rotundata, optime punctata, margine breviter denseque ciliata; 
petala cum genitalibus descriptioni nimis juvenilia. 
Madagascar: im Walde Ambohimitombo (Tanala) 1 350 — 1 400 m ü. M. (Forsyth 
Major n. 336). — Blüht im Januar (Herb. Berlin, Boiss.-Barbey). 
2 2. 0 . Hildebrandtii Mez n. sp. — Ramuli squarrosissimi, validiusculi, apicem 
versus densissime peradpresseque brunneo-lepidoti quasi membrana obtecti. Folia petiolis 
± 3 mm longis stipitata, obovata vel elliptica, basi breviter acuta vel subrotundata, integer- 
rima, dz 30 mm longa, 15 mm lata, rigidula, praeter lepides minutissimas subtus dispersas 
brunneas glabra, utrinque optime prominenti-reticulata, punctis parum prominulis submultis 
aucta. Inflorescentiae perabbreviate racemosae vel umbellatae, glabrae, folia bene superantes, 
pedicellis zb 9 mm longis; flores 4 — 5 mm metientes, glabri, 5-meri; sepala basi ad '/ 4 con- 
nata suborbicularia, latissime rotundata, valde punctata, margine breviter denseque ciliata; 
petalorum lobi elliptici, anguste rotundati, subsymmetrici, valde punetato-maculati ; stamina 
petalis optime breviora filamentis in tubum magnum liberum coalitis, antheris liberis, ovatis, 
acutiusculis; ovarium glabrum, ovoideum, stylo cylindrico longiore, stigmate maximo pul- 
vinato. 
Madagascar: Ost-Imerina bei Andrangolöaka (Hi ldeb ran dt n. 4085); ohne Stand- 
ortsangabe (Goudot). — Blüht im Mai. 
23. 0 . platycladum Bak.! in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXI. (l 885) 421. — Ramuli graciles, 
glaberrimi. Folia disticha petiolis dz 1 mm longis stipitata, elliptica, basin versus angustata 
denium subito optime rotundatim contracta vel subcordata, apice sensim acuta demum ma- 
nifeste mucronulata, integerrima, zb 9 0 mm longa, 35 mm lata, glabra, nitidula, supra 
sicca laete viridia subtus perinsigniter triste vernicoso-rubentia, costis utrinque tenuissime 
filiformi-prominulis praedita, membranaceo-chartacea, punctis manifestioribus destitula. 
Inflorescentiae mihi non nisi valde imperfectae visae ut videtur 1 -florae, glabrae, foliis 
