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natis basi rotundatis v. cordatis integerrimis margine reflexis bullato-rugosis utrinque glabris supra 
nitidis subtus pallidis; petiolo canaliculato, panicula terminali corymbosa oo-flora; calyce brevi 
cupuliformi subbilabiato obsolete 4-dentato; drupa subglobosa glabra (nigro-violacea).—P. integri- 
folia, Hook. et Arn, Bot. Beech, p. 67, non Linn. Scrophularioides arborea, Forst. Prodr. n. 
528. Scrophularioides (?) Pacifica, Forst. Herb. et Icon. (ined,) t. 178. Lomatia cymosa, Sol. 
Prim. Fl. Ins. Pacif. (ined.) p. 271, et in Parkins. Drawings of Tahit. Plants, t. 60.—Nomen vernac. 
Vitiense, teste Seemann, “ Yaro,” Tahitiense, teste Solander, “ Awalho.’—Common in woods of 
Ovalau, Nairai, Moala, and Viti Levu (Seemann, n. 355, 856, Milne! Harvey! M‘Gillivray !). 
Also collected in Eromanga (M‘Gillivray !), Uvea (Hume !), and in the Society (Cook !), Marquesas 
(Forster ! Matthews !), Tongan (Harvey !), and Coral Islands (Lay and Collie !). 
There are two forms, perhaps species, combined under the above name; the one is more or less 
glabrous, the other more or less covered with a velvety down, and only the latter has as yet been met with 
in the Viti Islands. Forster (Prodr. n. 528) combined both under the name of Scrophularioides arborea, 
and does not give a description of the plant, In his herbarium and drawings it occurs under the name 
Scrophularioides (?) Pacifica. The glabrous state was known to Solander, and named by him Lomatia 
cymosa.* An examination of more complete specimens than are now at hand, may perhaps bring to light 
more important characters than I have been able to find between these two forms, and establish their claims 
to specific distinction. It may therefore not be out of place to group here the information now accessible, 
1, Glabrous state=Premna Tuhitensis, Schauer.—Scrophularioides Pacifica, Forst. ex parte. Sero- 
phularioides (?) arborea, Forst. ex parte. Lomatia eymosa, Soland.—Collected in Tahiti (Cook !), Marque- 
sas (Forster !), Wallis Island (Home !), and Tonga (Harvey !). 
2. Plant with sub-velvety branchlets, petioles, and peduncles,=Serophularioides Pacifica and S. (2) 
arborea, Forst.—Premna integrifolia, Hook. et Arn., non Linn.—Viti (Seemann! Milne! Harvey! Barclay !), 
Marquesas (Cook !), Tahiti (Herb. Kew.), Coral Islands (Beechey!). Also collected by Forster (locally not 
specified). 
: The tativée of Fiji, who call the tree “ Yaro,’’ employ the wood for house-building. 
Expranation oF Prary XLIIL, representing Premna Taifensis, Schauer—Fig. 1, a flower; 2, calyx 
and pistil ; 8, corolla laid open; 4, stamen; 5, ovary :—all magnified. 
II. Clerodendron, Linn. Gen. n. 798; Schauer in DC. Prodr. vol. xi. p. 658. Calyx campa- 
nulatus, rarius tubulosus, interdum 5-gonus et subinflatus, 5-fidus vel 5-dentatus, rarissime trun- 
eatus. Corolla infundibularis vel subhypocraterimorpha; tubo sepissime calycem conspicue exce- 
dente, interdum longissimo; limbo 5-partito, laciniis superioribus paulo magis approximatis subine- 
quali vel laciniis inferioribus magis minusye adscendentibus, obliquo immo subsecundo. Stamina 4; 
corolle tubo inserta, longe exserta, subdidynama. Antherze supra basin insertee, basi fissze, 2-loculares, 
loculis parallelis rima longitudinali dehiscentibus. Ovarium 4-loculare, loculis 1-ovulatis; ovulo in 
spermophoro angulo centrali adnato pendulo. Stylus filiformis, exsertus; stigmate 2-fido acuto. 
Jew 
* “Tomarra cymosa, Sol. Prim. Fl. Ins. Pacif. p. 271. Vulgo dicitur ‘ Awalho.’ Hab, in Tahiti et 
Huahine. Arbor parva, tota glabra, Rami teretes, leves. Molva opposita, petiolata, ovata, acuta, integer- 
rima, levia; venis paucis obliquis pluribus tenuissimis subtransversalibus cancellata, venulisque numero- 
sissimis obsolete reticulata, plana, tri- et quadriuncialia. Petioli foliis duplo et triplo breyiores, circiter 
sesquiunciales; altero breviore, cujus folium etiam paulo minus est. Qym@ terminales, ramosissime, dichotoma, 
divaricatissims, foltis longiores, oo-flore. Stipule lineari-subulate, breves, opposite ad singulam dichoto- 
miam cymarum. Calyx 1-phyllus, eylindraceo-urceolatus, persistens (lin, longus), subbilabiatus, 5-dentatus ; 
dentibus 2 swperioribus longioribus remotioribus, 3 inferioribus minoribus, Corolla ineequalis; tubus sub- 
cylindraceus, in medio parun gibbus, calyce vix longior. Kaus villosa. Limbus plerumque 4-partitus. 
Lobi obtusiusculi; swpremus reliquis longior, ut wfimus breyior ; laterales mediocres, Obs.— Si corollee 
limbus 5-fidus, 2-labiatus est. Labiwm superius 2 fidum; Jobis ovatis obtusis planis porrectis. Labiwm in- 
ferius patens, 3-fidum ; lobis subrotundis obtusissimis, intermedio paulo majore. Pilamenta 4, tubo corollee 
superne imposita, duo paulo inferiora. Anthere subrotunde, parvee, didymie, faucem claudentes. Germen 
superum, subrotundum, depressum. Stylus filiformis, staminibus paulo brevior. Stigma 2-fidum ; laciniis 
subulatis parvis divaricatis. Drupa subglobosa, glabra, nigro-violacea, magnitudine Pisi, 1-locularis, 1- 
sperma. Nux 4-locularis, crassa subrotunda, profunde sulcata, porcis ineequalibus interruptis. Nuclei 
solitarii, oblongi, albi.” 
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