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C. Mez. — Myrsinaceae. 
ramulis perabbreviatis verruciformibus formatae petiolos subaequantes, pedicellis validis, 
glabris; llores 4- et 5-meri, 5 — 6 mm longi; sepala medium usque connata, lobis lale 
triangularibus, obtusiusculis, margine minutissime papilluloso-fimbriatis ; petala basi bre- 
viter connata, stamina paullo superantia, elliptica, apice subacuta, punctulis nullis vel 
perpaucis elongatis prope apicem sitis aucta; antherae ovato-ellipticae, apice subrotundatae ; 
ovarium in Höre pyramidattim. 
Abyssinien: Mittlere Region des Berges Silke 2700 — 3000 m ü. M. (Schimper 
n. 673), am Berge Ghaba (Steudner n. 1 297). — Blüht im Februar. 
70. R. ulugurensis (Gilg) Mez. — Myrsim ulugurensis Gilg! msc. in herb, berol. 
— Ramuli crassiusculi, glabri. Folia petiolis zb 2 mm longis stipitata, oblongo-elliptica 
vel elliptica, basi brevissiine acuta apice bene rotundata et raro minutissime emarginella, 
integerrima, dz 45 mm longa, 20 mm lata, praeter lepides paucas minutissimas immersas 
subtus dissitas glabra, non nisi paullo prominulo-costulata et subtus obscure reticu- 
lata, lineis resiniferis aucta. Inflorescent iae e ramulis verruciformibus formatae, fructi- 
ferae usque ad 6 mm longae, pedicellis validis, glabris; flores ignoti. Drupa globosa, 
glabra, fere laevis, apice punctulis paucis atris marmorata, zb 3 mm diam. metiens, 
sepalis 5 basi brcviter coalilis, ovatis, punctatis, bene glanduloso-ciliatis insidens. 
Ostafrika: in den Uluguru-Bergen, 2400 m ü. M. (Goetze n. 288). — Fructifiziert 
im November (Herb. Berlin). 
Einheimischer Name: Msommaro. 
71. R. rhododendroides (Gilg) Mez. — Myrsine rliododcndroides Gilg! in Engler's 
Bot. Jahrb. XIX. Beibl. n. 47 (1 894) 44. — Ramuli crassi, glaberrimi. Folia petiolis 
usque ad 1 0 mm longis, basin usque lamina decurrenle dilätatis stipitata, glaberrima, 
elliptica vel obovato-elliptica , basin versus sensim cuneatimque acuta, apice brevissiine 
amliuscula, dz I I 0 mm longa, 45 mm lata, fere laevia vel utrinqüe venulis suberectis 
dense dispositis iiliformi-prominulis et hinc inde reticulo obseuro praedita, chartacea, 
opaca, subtus punctulis crebris brunneis conspersa. Inflor escentiae e ramulis breviter 
verruciformibus formatae, umbelliformes, ziz 5-florae, petiolos aequantes vel superantes, 
pedicellis crassis, glaberrimis, zb 5 mm longis; flores glabri, 5-meri, 4,5 — 5 mm longi; 
sepala ad '/ 3 longit. coalita, lobis ovato-triangularibus, apice acutiusculis, prope apicem 
perpaucipunctatis; petala ad 1 / i connata, lobis lale lanceolatis, acutiusculis, lineis non- 
nullis longis tenuissimis praeditis; antherae maximae, petalis sat breviores, apice obtuse 
acuminulatae , late cordalo-ovatae; ovarium floris q 1 bene evolutum, ovoideo-conicum, 
stigmate magno, crasse cylindrico apice excavalo. 
Ostafrika: ein Charaktergewächs der oberen Waldregion des Kilimandscharo 
(Volkens n. 852, 1521, 1890. — Ilerb. Berlin, Boiss. -Barhey). 
72. R. neurophylla (Gilg) Mez. — - Myrsine neurophylla Gilg! in Engler’s Bot. 
Jahrb. XIX. (1 894) Beibl. n. 47, 45 et I. c. XXVIII. (1 900) 446. — Myrsine mclano- 
jihloeos Bak. (non B. Br.) in Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. III. 1877) 494. — Ramuli crassi, 
novelii non nisi minutissime ferrugineo-puberuli. Folia petiolis dz 1 0 mm longis stipi- 
tata, basi acuta apice anguste rotundata vel acütiuscula minuteque emarginella, zb 100 min 
longa, 35 mm lata, praeter lepides minutissimas punctatim immersas subtus zb dense 
dissitas glabra, nitidula, supra glauco-viridia subtus saepius rubentia, punctis partim 
breviter lineoliformibus in parenchymate absconditis nec secus marginem manifestioribus 
aucta. Inflorescentiae e ramulis breviter crasseque cylindricis, dense squamulis obteclis 
formatae zb 1 0 mm longae petiolos subaequanies, 5 — 8-florae, jiedicellis crassiusculis, 
glabris, 3 — 6 mm longis; flores ante anlhesin 4 mm longi, evoluti 6 — 7 mm diam. 
metientes, 5-meri; sepala basi breviter coalita, ovata, aculiuscula vel rotundata, punctulis 
nonnullis nunc obscuris nunc manifestis picta; petala Q lingulata q? late elliptica, 
anguste rotundata, punctulis nunc destituta nunc praedita; antherae sessiles petalis 
breviores, dorso haud punctalae; ovarium glabrum. 
Hochgebirge des tropischen Afrika: Ru-Nssoro 2800 m ü. M. in Sümpfen 
(Stuhlmann n. 2373, Scott Elliot n. 8016), Fliehe (Goetze n. 630 ), Ukinga (Goetze 
