FLORA VITIENSIS. 149 
Il. Myrsine, Linn. Gen, n. 269; DC. Prodv. vol. viii. p. 92. Flores polygami-dioici, 4-5- 
meri. Calyx-4—5-fidus. Corolla 4-5-partita; lobis estivatione imbricato-subquincunciali, 2 exteri- 
oribus, 2-3 interioribus, aut rarius valvari. Stamina libera, corollA nunc longiora, Filamenta bre- 
vissima, basi corolle inserta. Antherze 2-loculares, erectee, lanceolate, glanduloso-acutz, basi sub- 
bilobee, filamentis multo longiores, loculis longitudinaliter a basi versus apicem dehiscentibus. Pollen 
(siccum) sphericum, Ovarium globosum. Stylus cylindricus, brevis, caducus. Stigma capitatum, 
papillosum, irregulariter lobatum v. fimbriatum. Placenta spherica, apice frequenter depressa. 
Ovula 4-5 circa verticem placentz, peltatim amphitropa. Drupa pisiformis, putamine crustaceo, 
abortu 1-sperma,—Frutices v. arbusculz; foliis alternis, coriaceis, integris v. rarius dentatis; 
fasciculis florum axillaribus; bracteis imbricatis, caducis; floribus breviter pedicellatis, seepe in eadem 
planta 4-5-andris, parvis, masculis majoribus; lobis calycinis minimis, szepe insequalibus; laciniis 
corollz alabastro inflexis; stigmate in fl, feemineis nonnunquam magno colorato.—Rapanea, Aubl, 
Gutan. vol. i. p. 121. Manglilla, Juss. Gen. p. 151. Caballeria, Ruiz et Pav. Prodr, p. 32. Athru- 
phyllum, Lour, Fl. Cochinch, p. 148. Suttonia, A. Rich. Fl. Nov. Zel, p. 349. t. 38, 
Besides the species enumerated below, there are in tropical Polynesia WZ, Gaudichaudii, DC., from 
the Sandwich Islands; IZ Lessertiana, DC., from the Sandwich Islands (Capt. Cook! Hillebrand!); ar 
Sandwicensis, DC,, from the same group of islands (Capt. Cook! Macrae! Hillebrand!); and IZ, Tuitensis, 
A. Gray, from the Society Islands. 
1. M. crassifolia, R. Brown, Prodr, p, 534; DC. Prodr. vol. vii. p. 96; glabra; foliis obova- 
tis ovalibusve coriaceis petiolatis ; fasciculis 4—5-floris, floribus subsessilibus 4-andris, dentibus calycinis 
ovatis subciliatis; corolle lobis obtusis recurvis dentibus calycinis duplo majoribus, antheris erectis 
corollz brevioribus.—Viti Levu and western side of Vanua Levu (Seemann! n, 289). Also collected 
in Norfolk Island and east coast of New Holland (R. Brown !). 
As far as my specimens go, they agree perfectly with the Norfolk Island and Australian plant. 
2. M. myriczefolia, A. Gray in Proceed. Amer. Acad. vol. v.; glaberrima; foliis subspathu- 
latis seu oblongis basi cuneatis in petiolum attenuatis integerrimis apice sepius retusis utrinque 
erebre puuctulatis, venis vix perspicuis; floribus tetrameris sessilibus; calycis lobis lato-ovatis obtu- 
sissimis; corolla 4-partita; drupis globosis—Kadavu (Seemann! n. 290). Also collected in the 
Society Islands. 
Drupe sessile or nearly so, by which this species may be distinguished from any form of MZ. capi- 
tellata (including neriifolia, Korthalsii, etc.), but the discrimination of some forms of this from MZ, erassi- 
folia may be more difficult. 
3, M. (?) Brackenridgei, A. Gray, l.c.; glabra; foliis petiolatis membranaceis oblongis utrinque 
acutis vel acuminatis margine integerrimis vel undulatis ; pedicellis filiformibus fructu globoso 3—5-plo 
longioribus; calyce 5-lobo, lobis rotundis ciliatis—Mountains of Ovalau (U. 8. Expl. Exped.). 
III, Ardisia, Swartz, Prodr. p. 48; Fl. Ind. Oce. vol. i. p. 467. t. 10; DC. Prodr. vol. viii. p, 
120. Calyx 5-partitus v. rarius 5-fidus, lobis estivatione sinistrorsum conyolutis, plerumque subei- 
liatis. Corolla 5-partita v. rarius 5-fida; lobis patentibus v. reflexis, zestivatione seepius sinistrorsum, 
in unici specie dextrorsum, convoluta, lobo 1 exteriore, rarius valvari, Stamina 5, basi y. tubo 
corollz inserta. Filamenta libera, plerumque brevissima. Anthere liberee, erectee, basi emargi- 
nate v. 2-fidee, seepius 3-angulari-acuminate, plerumque filamento longiores. Loculi rima longitu- 
dintli ab apice versus basim dehiscentes, interne non subdivisi, marginibus rarissime extus revolutis. 
Pollen (siccum) plerumque sphericum, Ovarium rotundatum, 1|-loculare. Stylus. filiformis, apice 
subulatus. Placenta centralis, sphierica. Ovula oc, sepius 6-12, peltatim amphitropa. Drupa glo- 
bosa, ¢xterne subearnosa, plerumque glabra, interne coriacea dura. Semen unicum.—Arbores, frutices 
