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formia, patula. Fructus (utriculus) ovatus, apice 2-3-rostris, transverse circumscissus, l-spermus, 
calyce imperfecte involutus; pericarpio sepius membranaceo-capsulari. Semen verticale, lenticu- 
lari-reniforme, testa crustacea. Arillus 0. Albumen centrale, farinaceum. Embryo cyclicus, 
periphericus ; radicula infera—Herbee erectze v. diffusze, glabriuscule; foliis alternis, in petiolum 
decurrentibus, mucrone parvulo incuryo aut recto apiculatis; floribus minutis, purpurascentibus, 
fusco-rubris ant viridibus, in spicas paniculatas terminales aut glomerulos axillares digestis; bracteis 
carinatis, concavis, persistentibus. 
A, Gangeticus, Linn. Spec. p. 1403. n. 5, was collected by Forster and Solander in Tahiti, where, 
according to Solander’s mss., it 1s called “ Tubomaitetoe” by the natives; but the specimens of these two 
botanists do not exist at the British Museum. Solander (Prim. Fl. Ins, Pacif. p. 828) describes the 
flowers as triandrous, so that a confusion of this species with the now widely-diffused A. paniculatus is 
not likely to have taken place. A. Blitwm, Linn., was collected in Tikopia by Lesson, but I have not 
seen aby specimens from that island. 
1. A. paniculatus, Moquin in DC. Prody. vol. xiii, p. 257; annua; caule erecto obsolete sul- 
cato striatulo pubescente viridulo; foliis petiolatis ovalibus aut ovato-lanceolatis utrinque attenuatis 
acuminatis scabriusculis pallide viridibus interdum margine purpurascentibus; paniculis valde ramo- 
sis ; spicis erectis aut patulis cylindricis acutiusculis, terminali mediocri rigidiuscula, lateralibus con- 
formibus approximatis; floribus subdensis rubro-viridibus aut sanguineis; calyce bracteis subbre- 
viore; utriculis calycem superantibus, apice 2-3-dentatis subrugosis. 
Var. 8. cruentus, Moquin, |.c.; spicis lateralibus patulo-nutantibus; floribus rubris—A. cru- 
entus, Linn, Spec. p. 1406, n. 17,—Nomen yernac, Vitiense, “ Driti”’—In Ovalau and Viti Leyu 
(Seemann! n. 367). Also collected in the Tongan Islands (Barclay !), and the East Indies, China, 
and North America. 
Most probably an escaped weed from the gardens of the white settlers. 
2. A.melancholicus, Moquin, l.c. p. 262; annua; caule erecto obsolete angulato-striato 
elabro yiridi aut atropurpureo; foliis longe petiolatis ovato- aut oblongo-lanceolatis obtusis emargi- 
natis glabris, inferioribus superne hepatico-rufis inferne purpureis, summis viridibus, glomerulis 
petiolo multo brevioribus subpedunculatis subgeminatis subrotundis distinctis; floribus confertissimis 
viridibus aut atropurpureis; calyce bracteas subequante; utriculis calycis longitudine apice 8-fidis 
leeviusculis. 
Var. tricolor, Lam, Ill. t. 767. f. 1; Moquin, l.c.; foliis oblongo-lanceolatis v. lanceolato-ova- 
tis, junioribus rubris apice luteis, adultis basi corollino-rubris medio violaceis apice viridibus, auti- 
quis yiridibus basi violaceis.—A. tricolor, Linn. Spec. p. 1043. n. 8. A. bicolor, Nocea in Willd. 
Spec. vol, iv. p. 384. Glomeraria bicolor, Cav. in Herb. Matrit—Nomen vernac. Vitiense, 
«Driti damudamu.”—Vanua Levu (Seemann! n. 366). Also collected in the Society Islands 
(Forster!) and Tana, New Hebrides (Anderson !), Common in India, China, and Japan. 
This is one of the plants which, on account of its beautiful foliage, the Polynesians love to disseminate 
about their dwellings. Having been found in the early yoyages of Captain Cook, both in Tahiti and Tana, 
it must be regarded as truly indigenous. 
II. Buxolus, Rafin., Flor. Tell. 1838, p. 42. n. 556; Moquin in DC. Prodr. vol. xiii. p. 272. 
Flores monoici, raro hermaphroditi, 3-bracteati, Calyx 3-(rarissime 5-)sepalus, sepalis squalibus, 
erectis, glabris, Stamina 3, rarissime 5 aut 2, libera, Filamenta subulata. Staminodia 0. An- 
ther 2-loculares, oblongze. Ovarium 1-loculare, l-ovulatum. Stylus brevissimus. Stigmata 3, 
filiformia. Fructus (utriculus) ovatus, evalyis, szepius subcarnosus, 1-spermus, calyce inferne plus 
wiinus involutus, Semen verticale, lenticulari-reniforme; testa crustacea. Arillus 0. Albumen 
centrale, fariuaceum. Embryo annularis, periphericus; radicula descendente.—Herbe erectze aut 
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