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f.) Dippel (1889) is invalidated by Rhododendron rosmarini- 
folium Vidal (1886), the latter being an unrelated Philippine 
species. 
MYRSINACEAE 
E M BEL! A Burman f. 
EM BEL! A RIBES Burm. f. FI. Ind. (1768) 62, t. 23. “Habitat in Zeylonia.” 
The species is a well-known one and has been correctly inter- 
preted by subsequent authors. It is the type of the genus. 
SALVADORACEAE 
SALVADORA Garcin 
SALVADORA PERSICA Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 122. 
Galenia asiatica Burm. f. FI. Ind. (1768) 88, t. 31, f. 1 (err. typ. /. 5). 
“Persia & Arabia.” 
Burman’s species is a synonym of the earlier Linnean one. 
OLEACEAE 
JASMINUM Tournefort 
JASMINUM AN GUSTI FOLI U M (Linn.) Willd. Sp. PI. 1 (1797) 36. 
Nyctanthes angustifolia Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 6. 
Nyctanthes triflora Burm. f. FI. Ind. (1768) 4, t. 2. “Habitat in 
Java.” 
Burman’s species, from his excellent figure, seems to be iden- 
tical with Jasminum angustifolium (Linn.) Willd., a species 
of India and Ceylon. The indicated place of origin, Java, is 
probably erroneous. 
JASMINUM PUBESCENS (Retz.) Willd. Sp. PI. 1 (1797) 37. 
Nyctanthes pubescens Retz. Obs. 5 (1789) 9. 
Nyctanthes multiflora Burm. f. FI. Ind. (1768) 5, t. 3, f. 1. “Habitat 
in China & Malabaria.” 
Burman’s species is apparently referable to Jasminum pubes- 
cens Willd., a species of wide distribution in tropical Asia, 
and one frequently cultivated for ornamental purposes. Bur- 
man’s specific name is apparently invalidated by Jasminum mul- 
ti florum Roth. 
OLEACEAE OF DOUBTFUL STATUS 
* OLEA INDICA Burm. f. FI. Ind. (1768) 6. “Java.” 
This was based on Javan material, but the description is 
entirely inadequate, consisting only of the statement: “foliis 
lanceolatis subtus tomentosus * * * vix differt ab Euro- 
paea.” The binomial does not appear in Index Kewensis. 
