Myrtacem^ 
CHINA. 
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nectivo brevissimo et longissimo. De Cand. — Linyi. Sp. PI. p. 559. De Cand. Prod?', v. 3. 
p. 145. — M. septemnervium. Lour. Cochin. 1. p. 335. De Cand. 1. c. p. 147. — Bheede, 
Mai. 4. t. 42. — Rumph. Amb. 4. (. 72. 
The nerves of the leaves are generally five in number ; sometimes they are reduced to three, and we have 
seen, in a specimen Ave have from Canton, as many as seven, in Avhich state the species forms Loureiro’s 
Jf. septemnervium. — Mr. Vachell and Mr. Millett find the Melastoma macrocarpum, Don, and a variety of 
Osbeckia Chinensis, with narrow leaves, (the O. angustifolia, Wall.) and with a glabrous calyx. 
Ord. XXXV. ALANGIE^. De Cand. 
1. Marlea begoniifolia ; Roxb. Cor. 3. t. 283. FI. Ind. 2. p. 261. De Cand. Prodr. v. 4. 
p. 267. — Stylidium Chinense. Lour. Cochin. 1. p. 272. — Stylis Chinensis. Poir. Encycl. 
Meth. Supp. 5. p. 266. — Pautsanvia, Juss. in Diet. Sc. Nat. v. 51. p. \.f. 182. 
We have retained, along with De Candolle, the generic name given by Roxburgh, but AA'e scarcely know 
why the older one of Stylis is not retained. 
Ord. XXXVI. MYRTACE^. Juss. 
1 . Baeckea frutescens ; foliis linearibus mnticis, pedicellis axillaribus imifloris, dentibus 
calycinis membranaceis coloratis. De Cand. — Linn. Sp. PI. p. 514. Hook, in Rot. Mag. 
t. 2802. 
1. Syzygium? buxifolium ; arbuscula? ramis teretibus, ramidis alato-tetragonis, foliis 
ovatis obtusis coriaceis pellucido-punctatis margine pellncido, coryinbis axillaribus termi- 
nalibusque folio demidio brevioribus 3-5-floris, calyce 4-lobo, tubo obovato. 
The petals appear to be distinct, hence our doubts as to the genus ; toAvhich many species are now referred, 
of which the petals do not fall off like a calyptra. The tube of the calyx is obovate, with four angles : 
the limb is four-lobed, the undivided part being lined with the torus ; lobes ovate, slightly carinate. Stigma 
simple. The leaves are from half-an-inch to an inch long ; although Ave have described them as ovate, yet 
they vary occasionally to oblong, to cuneato-oblong, and even to cuneato-obovate : we have always found 
them obtuse. 
2. Syzygium odoratum; foliis oblongo-lanceolatis basi acutis apice longe attenuatis subim- 
punctatis coriaceis supra nitidis, pedunculis terminalibus cymoso-paniculatis, calycis tubo 
obovato, bacca globosa monosperma — De Cand. Prodr. v. 3. p. 260? — S. lucidum, Gcertn. ? 
— Opa odorata. Lour. Cochiti. l.p. 377. 
Our plant agrees much better with the description given by Loureiro, than with the character of De Can- 
dolle. It ranks, as a species, very near to S. Zeylanicum, and S.politum, Wall., from which tAVO it principally 
differs by the short, not elongated, tube of the calyx. The berry appears to be Avhite. The specimen in 
the Collection is destitute of floAver and fruit, our character of these being taken from specimens sent by 
Mr. Millett and Mr. Vachell. We possess, by the liberality of the same gentlemen, some other species, 
among which, are S. nervosum, De Cand., S', fmticosum, De Cand., and one or tAvo apparently undescribed. 
1. Myrtus tomentosa; pedunculis 1-3-floris folio brevioribus sub flore bracteolas duas 
ovatas gerentibus, ramis calycibusque velutinis, foliis ovato-ellipticis superne adultis glabris 
subtus cano-tomentosis 3-nerviis nervis lateralibus submarginalibus, calyce 5-fido, seminibus 
compressis in loculo quoque biserialibus. — Ait. Hort. Kew. 2. p. 159. De Cand. Prodr. 
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