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C. Mez. — Myrsinaceae. 
53. R. stenophylla Mez n. sp. — Rani ul i validi. Folia petiolis zb 5 min longis 
stipitata, basin versus persensim apice breviter acuta vel hie peranguste rotundata, inte- 
gerrima, zb 70 mm longa, 12 mm lata, subcoriacea, glabra, nitida, laevia, punctis 
multis parenchymati immersis partim bene lineolatim elongatis praedita. Inflorescentiae 
e ramulis breviter verruculosis formatae perpauciflorae, glabrae, petiolis multo breviores, 
pedicellis brevissimis vix I mm longis; flores 1,5 — 2 mm longi, glabri; sepala basi 
brevissime coalita, ovata, rotundata, non nisi apice ciliata, dissite jpauci punctata; petala 
(Q) ad Y:) connata lobis sublanceolatis , anguste rotundatis, punctatis; antherae (Q) 
reductae petalis multo breviores, ellipticae, rotundatae, apice papillosae; ovarium ovoideum 
sügmate 2 — 3-plo longiore, crasse farciminiformi, apice oblique fisso. 
Neu-Caledonien: an Wildbächen bei Neoua zwischen Bourail und Kouaoua 
(Bai ans a n. 990. — Ilerb. Mez, Paris). 
5 4- R. involucrata Mez n. sp. — E fragmentis miseris tantum cognita ramulis 
crassis, adultioribus cinereis subangulatis, glabris. Folia plane sessilia, oblonga, basin 
versus sensirn angustata apice rotundata, integerrima, zb 50 mm longa, 22 mm lata, 
rigida, glabra, sicca revoluta, laevia, lineis oo brevibus erectis aucta. Inflorescentiae 
e ramulis crasse verrucosis, dense squamis imbricatis supremis bene auctis involucrum 
reflexum circa flores forrnantibus indulis formatae, zb 5-tlorae , glabrae, fructiferae 
15 — 18 mm longae, ]»edicellis crassis, 5 mm longis. Drupa globosa, brunnea, sub- 
laevis, 5 mm diam., sepalis 5 fere liberis, late ovatis, rotundatis, margine ciliatis insidens. 
Neu-Guinea: Mount Scratchley 3300 — 4300 m ü. M. (Giulianetti. — Herb. Kew). 
Nota. Num liic bene inserta sit anne potius [?. papuanae propius accedat, haud eruondum. 
55. R. salicina (Heward) Mez. — Myrsine salicina Ileward! in Hook. London 
.lourn. Bot. I. (1 842) 28.3 in nota; Hook. f. ! Ilandb. New-Zealand Fl. (1 8 6 7) 1 84. — 
Suttonia salicina Hook, f . ! Fl. antarct. (1844- — 47) 52 et Fl. Nov. Zeland. II. (1 855) 172. 
— Suttonia saligna Walp. Rep. VI. (1 847) 450 (sphalm.). — Ramuli crassiusculi, glaber- 
rimi. Folia glnberriniä, petiolis usque ad 8 mm longis stipitata, lanceolata, basi acuta 
apice anguste rotundata, usque ad 0,17 m longa, 25 mm lata, rigidiuscule coriacea, 
nitidula, costis erectis cum reti utrinque filiformi-prominulis, praesertim subtus lineis 
longitudinalibus perelongatis et punctulis minutissimis subatris insignia. Inflorescentiae 
e ramulis perabbreviatis subcylindricis formatae, zb 9-florae, ad I 0 mm longae, pedicellis 
validis, glabris, usque ad 7 mm longis; flores 2,5 mm longi, 5-meri; sepala irregulariter 
connata; petala basi breviter sed manifeste connata, elliplica, margine fimbriato-papillosa, 
stamina paullo superantia, punctis elongatis pallidis aucta; antherae late elliptico-ovatae, 
apice acumine crasso haud papilloso praeditae; ovarium in flore (J 1 satis bene evolutum t 
ovoideum, stigmate discöideo-obtuso , in flore Q maximum stigmate in lobos .3 — 4 pa- j 
t.entes diviso. 
Neu-Seeland: besonders Nord-Insel (Stephenson n. 66, Colenso, Hügel, 
Schwarz, Berggren, Helms n. 5, 41, Cockayne n. 203, Travers). — Blüht. 
September, Oktober, fruktifiziert im März. 
56. R. myrtillina Mez n. sp. — Frutex humilis ramulis glaberrimis, crassius- 
culis, valde verrucosis. Folia petiolis I — 2 mm longis stipitata, glaberrima, integerrima, 
oblongo-lanceolata, zb 4 mm lata, basin versus persensim acuta apice rotundata, rigida, 
margine zona maxime incrassata cincta, laevia, subtus punctis lineisque brevibus creber- 
rimis permanifestis insignia. Inflorescentiae e ramulis brevissime verruciformibus, valde 
dissitis formatae perpauci- ( I -2-) florae, non nisi fructiferae cognitae. Bacca globosa 
zb 4 mm diam. metiens, punctulis ali'is marmorata, pedicello brevi ( l — 1,5 mm) 
crassoque stipitata, sepalorum lobis margine glabris, triangularibus, acutis, atro-punctatis 
insidens. 
Australien: Lord Howe’s Island (Fullagar). 
Nota. In herbariis cum sequenti commixta. 
57. R. platystigma (F. Muell.) Mez. — Myrsine platy stigma F. Muell. ! Fragm. VIII. 
1873) 48. — Ramuli crassiusculi, tortuosi, glaberrimi. Folia glaberrima, petiolis usque 
