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ARDISIA punctata. 
Dotted Ardisia. 
a 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNI4. 
Nat. ord. MyRSINEX. 
ARDISIA. Supra vol. 7. fol. 533. 
_A. punctata, foliis lanceolatis coriaceis sinuatis versus basin attenuatis, co- 
rolla subcampanulata punctata: lobis obtusis. See ner 
Folia lanceolata, coriacea, plana, petiolata, versus basin attenuata inte- 
gerrima, margine sinuato, distanter interrupto, quasi dentato, supra atro- 
viridia venis paucis impressis, infra pallide virentia, venis iisdem prominenti- 
bus. Umbelle simplices, terminales et.axillares, congeste, multiflore, brac- 
teis paucis, scariosis, involucrantibus, deciduis. Pedicelli puberuli, fusco 
lineati. Flores secundi, cernui, albido-griset, undique punctis minutis atris 
conspersi. Calyx 4-5-fidus, foliolis ovatis, obtusis, usque ad sinus corolle 
attingentibus. Corolla hypocrateriformis, campanulata, tubo brevissimo, 
lobis ovatis, obtusis, subfornicatis, carnosis, lucidis, medio baseos opacis 
pulvinatis. Stamina sesstlia in ore tubt, lobis corolle opposita. Anthere 
subsagittate, in conum conniventes. Ovarium ovatum, lucidum, superum, 
creberrime punctatum. Stylus subulatus. Stigma simplex. 
An undescribed species of Ardisia, introduced by the 
Horticultural Society from China; from which country it 
was brought, in 1822, by Mr. John Potts, a meritorious 
collector, who died in the service of the Society. 
A handsome addition to the conservatory, easily culti- 
vated, and propagated by cuttings. It is distinguishable 
from A. lentiginosa of this work (fol. 533), by its long co- 
riaceous leaves, which are not crenulate, but merely sinu- 
ated at the edges, with slight contractions of the margin, 
at intervals, resembling denticulations ; by its flowers being 
densely covered with dark dots of a dull purple colour; 
and by the obtuseness of the lobes of the corolla, which is 
distinctly bell-shaped, not spreading open or reflexed. 
Leaves lanceolate, coriaceous, flat, stalked, narrowed 
towards the base, sinuated at the edge, which is interrupted 
at intervals so as to appear toothed; on the upper surface 
dark-green with a few sunken veins; beneath pale-green, 
with the same veins projecting. Umbels simple, terminal, 
and axillary, clustered, many-flowered, with a few scari- 
