326 
C. Mez. — Myrsinaceae. 
breviora filamentis prope basin insertis quam antherae elongatae subrectangulares, apice 
emarginatae, dorso bene punctalae l^-plo longioribus ; ovarium floris valde reduc- 
tum, lageniforme. 
China: Prov. Yun-Nan (Henry n. 9793). — Herb. Kew, Mez. 
74. E. procumbens Hemsl. ! in Hook. Icon. pl. <1901 sub. t. 2724. — Fructi- 
culus procumbens ramulis tenuibus, flexuosis, brunneo-villosis. Folia peliolis gracilibus 
dr 5 mm longis slipitata, optime elliptica, basi hrevissime acuta vel subrotundata apice 
oplime rolundata, margine utrinque leviter zb 7-crenata denticulisque minutis peracutis 
valde erectis praedila, ± 25 mm longa, 30 mm lata, tenuiter mcmbranacea, subtus 
canescenti-pallida, praeter nervum medium subtus rudimentarie brunneo-puberulum glabra, 
laevia, punctulis et rubentibus uniseriatim marginem sequentibus et brunneis dissitis 
aucta. Inflorescentiae perabbreviate racemosae, longiuscule pedunculatae, ± 5-tlorae, 
foliis paullo breviores , puberulae, pedicel 1 is gracillimis ad 5 mm longis; flores 3 mm 
longi; sepala l'ere medium usque coalita, rotundata, prope apicem rubenti-, ceterum alro- 
punctulata; petala anguste oblonga, brevissime papillosa, apice paullo emarginella, sicut 
sepala punctata; stamina pelalis prope basin inserta iisque paullo breviora filamentis 
quam antherae apice acutiusculae, dorso optime punctatae 4 — 5-plo longioribus; ovarium 
in flore valde redüctum, lageniforme. 
China: Prov. Yun-Nan (Henry n. 11160. — Herb. Kew, Mez). 
75. E. Fordii (Hemsl.) Mez. — Ardisia Furdii Hemsl.! in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXVI. 
1889) 64. — Ramuli gracillimi, apicem versus tomento densissimo lepidum purpureo- 
ferruginascentium obtecti. Folia petiolis ± 3 mm longis slipitata, lanceolala, utrinque 
acuta apice demum peranguste rotundatim contracta, integerrima, d= 4 5 nun longa, 
I 4 mm lata, chartacea, supra glabra laevia subtus densissime costulata nervoque mar- 
ginali permanifesto aucta Lepidibus multis brunneis e majoribus conspersa, punctulis 
manifestioribus destituta. Inflorescentiae brevissimae, 1 — 2-florae, lepidotae, foliis multo 
breviores, pedicellis gracillimis fructiferis usque ad 7 mm longis; sepala basi breviter 
coalita ovato-triangularia, late acuta, margine pilis clavatis castaneis dense ciliata, sub- 
obscure dissite punctata; ovarium (fecundatinn) ci’asse ovoideum stylo graeillimo. — 
Cet. ignota. 
China: Prov. Kwang-Tung (Ford n. 110. — Herb. Kew). 
76. E. longifolia (Benth.; Hemsl.! in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXVI. (1889) 62. — Samara 
longifolia Benth. ! Fl. hongkong. (1 861)205. — Ribesiodes longifolium O. Ivtze. Rev. gen. 11. 
(1 891) 403. — Frutex scandens ramulis gracilibus, glabris. Folia petiolis ± 7 mm longis 
slipitata, lanceolala vel obscure oblongo-lanceolata, basi longius breviusve apice breviter 
acuta, integerrima, ± 2 2 mm lata, chartacea, glabra, supra vix subtus bene prominulo- 
reticulata, punctis multis zh in parenchymate abscondilis aucta. Inflorescentiae pauci- 
(± 6-) florae, petiolos subaequantes, minutissime ferrugineo-puberulae, pedicellis gracili- 
bus usque ad 3 mm longis bracteas minutas multo superantibus ; tlores staminibus 
petala longe superantibus compulatis 4 mm longi; sepala basi breviter coalita triangu- 
laria, acuta, dissite punctulata; petala elliptica, late triangulo-acuta, haud manifestius 
punctata; stamina petalis infima basi inserta filamentis longissimis fere omnino liberis, 
antheris apice anguste rotundalis, dorso punctulatis; ovarium lloris q? valde reductum, 
glabrum, substipitiforme. 
China: Hongkong-Insel auf dem Mt. Parker (Ford, Hance n. I 190, Haviland 
n. 1025. — Herb. Kew). 
77. E. laeta (L.) Mez. — Samara laeta L. (non auct.) Mant. II. (4 77 1 ) 199; Swartz, 
Prodr. (1788) 151; Walk.-Arn. ! in Trans. Linn. Soc. XX. (1851) 359. — Myrsine laeta 
A. MC. in Trans. Linn. Soc. XVII. (1834) 1 1 2 et in UC. Prodr. VIII. (1844) 103 leerte 
quoad eit. syn. »Sw.«). ■ — - Choripctalum obovatum Benth.! in Hook. London Journ. Bot. I. 
1842) 490. — Choripetalum Benthamii Hance! in Walp. Ann. 111. (1 853) 10. — Samara 
obovata Benth. ! in Hook. London Journ. Bot. IV. (1852 30 1 et FL hongkong. 1861) 205. 
— E. obovata Hemsl.! in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXVI. 1889) 62. — Ribesiodes obovatum 
