238 FLORA VITIENSIS. 
It is probable that; Urtica inermis, Spreng. Syst. vol. iii, p. 886 (U. hastata, Forst. mss, fide Spreng.), 
Weddell, is a synonym of this species. 
EE take ni coro,” ee the Vitians term this plant, abounds about towns and villages, hence the 
specific name ‘‘ 1 coro.” The virulence of its sting is not to be compared to that of our European nettles, 
yet the natives so carefully avoid all contact with it, and ran away in such fright when I gathered specimens 
of it for my herbarium, that one is tempted to believe their skin more keenly affected by it than ours, 
IV. Laportea, Gaud. Uran. 498; Weddell, Urticac, p. 121. Flores diclini, dioici v. monoici, 
glomerulati, glomerulis in inflorescentias paniculiformes semperque unisexuales digestis, paniculis 9 
ac ¢ apud species monoicas ex axillis distinctis ortis, 9 superioribus; pedicellis florum ¢ articulatis, 
Fl. ¢: Perigonium 4- y. 5-partitum; segmentis ovatis glabrisque aut magis minusyve hispidis, apice 
membranaceis; alabastro in medio depresso. Stamina 5, Pistilli rudimentum globosum. Fl, ?; 
Perigonium 4-partitum y. 4-lobum ; segmentatis s. lobis fere equalibus aut ineequalibus, nempe in- 
terioribus seepe multo majoribus ovatis rotundatisve glabris v. dorso et margine pilosulis exteriorum- 
que altero (denique superiore) latiore rotundato et seepius cucullato v. pileato, altero lanccolato 
multo breviore. Ovarium junius rectum, sed mox obliquum, ovoideum. Ovulum erectum vy, adscen- 
dens, funiculo brevi aut longiusculo suffultum. Stigma sessile, lmeare elongatumque v. rarissime 
breve et oblongum, villosum, in fructu persistens. Achzeninum oblique ovatum rotundatumve, raro 
ventricosum, pericarpio nonnihil succulento, plerumque compressum et haud raro discoideum, margine 
equali vy. parum incrassato faciebus leviusculis aut rarius granulosis, pedicello plus minus oblique 
insidens perigoniogue membranaceo subimmutato vestitum, Semen pericarpio conforme. Albumen 
tenue. Embryo cotyledonibus rotundatis, apice subtruncatis; basi emarginatis; radicula conica 
brevii—Herbz perennes aut frutices aut arbuscule v. arbores, stimulis raris aut crebris armati; 
foliis alternis aut integerrimis, crenulatis serratisye, penninerviis ; cystolithis minutis punctiformibus ; 
stipulis axillaribus, 2-nerviis, integris v. 2-fidis, decjduis; cymis s, paniculis seepe distiche ramosis ; 
floribus haud raro ebracteatis, ut plurimum virentibus; pedicellis femineorum cylindricis aut varie 
dilatatis merassatisve Interdumque subfastigiato-coadunatis.—Dendrocnide, Miq. Plant. Jungh. 29. 
The generic Vitian name of Laportea is “Salato.”’ Scraps of two new large-leayed species of this 
genus, one of which is termed “ Mako” by the natives, were collected by the Rey. Mr. Williams, but they 
are too imperfect to be described. 
1, L. (Sclepsion ?) Milnei, Seem. (n. sp.) ; arborea; foliis late ovatis acuminatis, 3-plinerviis 
repando-dentatis, stimulosis demum glabratis; inflorescentiis femineis axillaribus; pedicellis alatis ; 
achzenio oblique ovato acuto.— Nomen vernac. Vitiense, “ Salato.”’—Island of Viti Levu (Milne! in 
Herb. Mus, Brit.). 
There is a scrap of this species, at the British Museum, preserved in spirits, and which I take to be 
the piant Milne alludes to in Hooker’s ‘ Kew Miscellany,’ vol. ix, p. 110, where he says, “ There is a spe- 
eies of Urticacee of which the natives are very much afraid; and well they may be, for if you should be 
so unfortunate as to sting yourself, you will feel the consequenees of it for some months. J am at this 
moment suffering from its effects, of an accident which occurred a month ago. There is no eruption, 
but [the place where I stung myself] is most painful when exposed to the influence of water, In some 
places this Nettle is called ‘Kau tabua’ (? Editor); it is best known as ‘ Salato. ” 
. = . a . * . . . * : 
Leaves rather fleshy, 5 inches long, 24 luches broad. Primary veins, nine on each side of the midrib. 
Flowers not seen, Ripe achenia about the size of lentils. 
2. L. (Dendrocnide) Hlarveyi, (n. sp.) Seem. (Tab. LIX.) ; arborea; foliis late cordatis v.- 
subpeltatis acuminatis, irregulariter subrepando-dentatis 8-plinerviis, utrinque glabris ; cymis pedun- 
culatis, @ laxifloris; pedicellis haud dilatatis; perigonio subeequaliter 4-lobo.—Nomen vernae. 
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