FLORA VITIENSIS. 25 
simplici mixta; foliis serratis; stipulis angustis; floribus seepius parvulis, ad axillas glomeratis y, 
cymosis v. In capitula racemos paniculasve terminales dispositis—Lophanthus, Forst. Char. Gen. t. 14. 
1, W. Americana, Linn. Spec, 941, excl. ex Smith. syn. Breyn.; foliis ovatis plicatis acute 
inzequaliter dentatis utrinque tomentosis, capitulis pedunculatis v. sessilibus.—W, Indica, J acq. Icon. 
Rar. vol. i. t. 180; DC. Prodr. vol, i. p. 492.—Vanua Levu and Oneata (U.S. Expl. Exped.), Ka- 
davu (Seemann! n. 36). Also collected in New Caledonia (Anderson! Sir E. Home!), Eromanga 
(M‘Gillivray !), Samoan Islands (U. 8. Expl. Exped.), and Sandwich Islands (Barclay! Macrae! 
Nuttall! Seemann!); and in North Australia and Queensland. 
Having been found during Cook’s Voyages in New Caledonia and Society Islands, this plant must be 
considered truly indigenous to the South Sea Islands, 
VI, Commersonia, Forst. Char, Gen, 43. t. 22; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. p. 226. Calyx 
5-fidus. Petala 5, e basi lata concava, superne ligulata, Staminum urceoli lobi anantheriferi (sta- 
minodia), petalis alterni, 5-nati v. 3-fidi, elongati; anthers 5, breviter stipitatee, cum lobis sterilibus 
alternantibus et petalis opposite, loculis divaricatis, Ovarium sessile, 5-loculare, loculis 2-6-ovulatis ; 
styli plus minus coaliti y. distincti. Capsula setis flaccidis echinata, loculicide 5-valvis. Semina 
2-3-na, adscendentia, strophiolo parvo, albuminosa; cotyledones foliacez, plane; radicula hilo 
proxima.—Arbores fruticesve; foliis dentatis v. incisis, seepe obliquis; floribus parvis, in cymas 
axillares v. oppositifolias raro terminales dispositis. 
1. C. platyphylla, Andr. Bot. Rep. n. 603 et t. 519, sub C. echinata; caule frutescente ; foluis 
ovato-acuminatis superne hispidulis v. demum glabratis, subtus albido-tomentosis distincte venosis ; 
cymis compositis plurifloris; capsule setis villosissimis-——A. Gray, Bot. Wilkes, p. 188. C. Ja- 
vensis, Don, Gen. Syst. vol. i. p. 523; Hassk, Pl. Jay. Rar, p. 312. C. echinata, Blum. Bijdr. p. 86. 
—Common throughout Viti (Seemann! n, 34; U. 8. Expl. Exped.), Also collected in the Samoan 
(Sir E. Home!) and Society Islands (U. 8. Expl. Exped.). 
VII. Pimia, (gen. nov.) Seem. in Bonplandia, 1862, p. 366. Calyx 5-fidus, laciniis Sharp 
obtusis. Petala 5, minuta, squameformia, cordata. Stamina antherifera 5, libera, laciniis calycis 
alterna.  Anthere 2-rimose, petalis opposite, Staminodia nulla. Ovarium 5-loculare, loculis 
l-ovulatis. Capsula setis flaccidis echinata, 5-locularis, Semina solitaria, adscendentia.—Arbor an 
50-pedalis; ramulis foliis cymisque ferrugineo-stellato-tomentosis, demon glabratie; foliis alternis 
petiolatis ovato-oblongis v. obovatis obtusis integérrimis coriaceis, penninervuls, supra demum gla- 
bratis, subtus densissime ferrugineo-tomentosis ; cymis paucifloris; floribus parvis. 
This new genus I have dedicated to my esteemed friend Captain Reo Pim, Bi oe ions 
toavlling gompanion, during Adina Neve would acon to indiate close ality to Leeipetalun and 
Fe ee ee darkar ine oe) it, f the latter in its want of staminodia, and 
Commersonia, differing from the former in its echinate fruit, from the EE HE I Ot nee 
ifferently-sha etals. In habit Pimia somewhat resembles Pomaderris ; ani 
Sahn aes to draw up the above character were found on the pe ON Ee ae 7 foe _ 
to be a Rhamnea, My specimens are too imperfect to determine sabes e coe eee ae ae 
nature of the long spines of the capsule. Some of them are bees ous oe ae a ee 
which do not seem to differ essentially from the short ones. All are densely cov 
Seem. in Bonplandia, 1862, p. 366 (Tab. V.).—Rhamnea, Seem. in Bonpl. 
1. P. rhamnoides, very rare, growing on 
vol. ix. (1861) p. 955,—Northern Coast of Vanua Levu (Seemann! n. 83) ; 
the margin of forests. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE Ve 
fruit far advanced towards maturity ; 
section of the same; 7, one of the set 
with the exception of fig. 1, magnified. 
2 and 3, different views of a flower, the 
tudinal section of capsule; 6, cross- 
d hair covering the branches :—all, 
ig. 1, fragment of a cyme; ( 
4, a petal and stamens ; 5, longi 
se of the capsule; 8, the articulate 
