Swaiv So.
i l
Ficoidmi]
W . 1.™ n„»ted th k with . mark of .looht, hacau» all the Jossmiat are ateted to he i.ativea^of the lal.a of
F r i » L i r b o n : at the same time, our apecimeua a„ eutir.ly accord w,.h Ja„,um'a bgure, that we
consider it almost certain that our.plant is the same as Ins.
1 Metrosicleros viliom ; foliis oppositis ovatis venosis subtns pubescentibus, thyrsis axillaribus
ter.niiialib.isve oppo,sitis villosis, floribus sessüibus confertis. Sm. ¿« Linm. I r a m .
„ 3 p 268. De Cand. Prodr. v. 3. p . .226.— Melaleuca villosa. Lm n . I d .— U . aistuosa.
“ Forst. Prodr. n. 215.”— M. spectabilis. Gartn. (fide MOT2fm ! .) -L e p to s p e rm um c o l- ,
liiium. Forst. Gen. 36. n. 2. (fide De Cand.)
In the older leaves! the pubescence altogether disappears, but the calyces and pedicels always continue
white with down.
2. Metrosideros diffusa ; foliis oppositis ovatis venosis u trinque glabris, panicuRs axillari-
bus termi.ialibiisve oppositis viUosis, pedicellis oppositis. Sm. I. c. v. 3. p . 268. De Cand.
Prodr. V. 3. p . 224.
Oiu- specimens arc from Tahiti, as were those gathered by Nelson, and mentioned by Smith in Rees'
Cyclopaedia. , i t -
3. Metrosideros oiiovata; foliis oppo,sitis obovatis coriaceis obtusissimis venosis g lab ra
in petiolum bvevem attenuatis, margine paululum reflexo, corymbis axillaribus terminali-
busquc, calycibus glabris elevato-nigro-punctatis. (T ab. X I I .)
Rami obscure teti-ago.d, cortice pallide bisce tecti. Folia sesqniimciam ad dnas nnc-ias lo n ^ , fere sesquiunciam
lata, obovata, obtnsissima, coriacea, intcgeriima, gbibra, supra mtida, utrinque parallelim venosa,
in to veiias reticulata, margine bevlter reflexo, basi in petiolum duas vel tres lineas longum attenuate.
Corymbi multiflori, terminales et axilLares. Peduuadi breves, pediceUiqnc glabri. Calyx turbmatus, e.xtus
uig.-mpnnetetns p,metis elevatis, qmnqnelobu.s, lobis obtusis. Pelala lobis longiora, dorso puncteto scabro.
Capsula calyce persistente cincta, 3-valvis, loculicida.
Hah. Gambier’s Island.
Tab. XII. Fig. 1, Flower ; fig. 2, now e r, laid open ; fig. 3, Capsule, with the caly.x ; fig. 4, Capsule, m th
part of the calyx removed; fig. 5, Capside bui-st open.
O r d . X V I I . C U C U R B IT A C E ® . Juss,
1. Lagenaria OT/gnns. Ser. ¿a Oc Coiirf. P ro d r. ». 3. yi. 299.— Cucurbita lagenaria. Lin n .
1. Cucumis Citrulius. Ser. in De Cand. Prodr. ». 3. p . 301. Cucui-bita Citridlus. Lin n .
2. Cucumis satìvus. L in n .— De Cand. Prodr. ». 3. p . 300.
M i- Collie takes notice of some other species of CucurUtacex. found in Tahiti, hut they do not appear in
the Collection : one is mentioned in that gentleman’s Notes as the Arroro of the natives, (probably Cacurlata
Aurantia,) which is employed for holding the perfimied cocoa-nut oil, or Moiwe.
O e d . X V I I I . P O IlT U L A C E d E . Jnss.
1. Poi’tid.aca o/OTcm. L in n .— De Cand. PL G r , t. 123, Prodr. ». 3. p . 353.— P. flava.
“ Forst. F l. Esc. 72.”
1. Talimun palens. Willd.— De Cand. Prodr. ». 3. p . 357.— T . paniculatum. Gtertn.—
Portidaca patens. Jacq. Vind. ». 2. t. 151.
O r d . X IX . F ICO ID EA E . Juss.
1. Sesuvium y i o r Ä a s i r « . L i n n . -D e Cand. Prodr. ». 3. p . 4 5 3 .-A lz o o n canarieuse.
Andr. Bot. Rep. t. 201.