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PITTOSPOREAE.

PITTOSPORUM.

3. BURSARIA Cav. — Australia (2).

4. MARIANTHUS IIBg. — Australia (ad 14).

§ 2. BILLARDIEREAE : Fructus indehiscens.

5. CITRIOBATUS Cunn. — Austr. (2 v. 3).

6. BILLARDIERA Sm. — Austr. (ad 10).

7. PRONAYA Hiig. — Austr. (3 v. 47).

8. SOLLYA Lindi. — Austr. (3?).

9. CHEIRANTHERA Cunn. — Austr. (4).

Bentli. in flora Austr. I. p. 109—128.

Klatt in Linn. XXVIII. monographia Pittosporcarum.

1. (5661.) PITTOSPORUM Gaertn.

(DC. pr. I. 346. — Walp. Anu. IV. 241.)

Benth. et Ilook. gen. pl. I. p. 130. n. 1.:

Species ad 50 in Africa, Asia calidiori, Australia v. N. Zelandiacrescentes.

(Senacia Commors. in DC. pr. I. 347. e Pittosporo nullo modo differt.)

A. Species novae Polynesicae.

1. P. ARBORESCENS Rich. in lierb. — Asa Gray Unit. St. oxpl. exp. p. 223.

Glabrum; f. chartae, obovato-oblgis s. oblgis obtusis b. acutis lon-

f iuscule petiolatis marg. subundulatis; pedunculis glomerato - multi-oris; calyce 4-5-fido; pet. coalitis; caps. laevi subglobosa bacciformibivalvi polysperma, valv. crassissimis dorso sulcatis; seminib. lenti -cularib. pallide purpureis.

Hab. Tongatabu, Feejee Isi»

2. P. BKACKENKIDGEI. — Asa Gray l.c. p. 225.

Glabrum; f. coriaceis ovali-oblgis s. ellipticis obtusis b. acutis;pedunculis (fructiferis) binis ternisve terminalib. 1-floris petiolum haudsuperantib.; caps. subglobosa laeviuscula bivalvi polysperma, valviscoriaceo-lignosis dorso convexis; seminib. subglobosis atris.

Hab. ins. Muthuata (Feejee-Isl.).

Arbor parva 15—20 ped. etc.

3. P. CONFERTIFLORUM. — Asa Gray l.c. p. 232. (tab. 19).

F. crasse coriac. obovatis supra glabr. subt. ramisq. novellis la-nato-tomentosis; umbella term. subsessili confertiflora; calyce 5-se-palo majusculo pedicellisq. tomentosissimis; pet. in tubum calyce vixduplo longiorem subcoalitis; caps. ovoideo-glob. subcompressa tomen-tosa tuberato-rugosa bivalvi polysp., valv. crass. lignosis; seminib.atropurpureis rugulosis.

Hab. In basi crateri Halealaka ins. Maui (Sandwich Isi.).

Arbor 20 ped. alta, florib. odoris, caet.

4. P. PICKERINGII. — Asa Gray l.c. p. 227.

Glabrum; f. coriaceis oblongis v. oblongo-lane. utrinq. acumina-tis marg. undulatis; pedunc. terminalib. in umbellam digestis graei-lib. ap. umbellatim plurifloris; calyce abbreviato - 5iido; petal. dis-cretis; ovario ovoideo 5-loculari v. attenuato substipitato, loculis 6-ovulatis; stylo brevissimo.

Hab. Feejee Isi. (in flore tantam).

Arbor parva etc.

(ad sectionem „Senacia Bl.“ collocandum).