1. Pilca pcploidcs; foliis longe petiolatis rhoiuboideo-orbiculatis ¡ntegerriinis glabris,
floribus axilliu-ibus gloineraio-racomosis.— Dnbrculia poploides. Gaud, in F reyc. V o y .p . 495.
Tliis gvmis, by its scssilo, multitid stigiuiv, approaohos most to Procris, Imt its liabit is that of Parictaria.
The chiinxoter of Dubreuiia, as giveu by Gaiidioliaud, is neiu-ly as follows Flores sessUes ; masculi ct flumiiiei
in e.'idem panicula, bracteati. M aso , pei-iantliinm 4-i>iU-titum. Stamina 4. Pistilli rudimeutiim Ha\ atiun.
F oe m . poriíuithium S-lolnim, lobis valde inæqiuüibiis, exteriore máximo iucr¡issato cuculiato. Stamina 3 , sterilia
squamiformia, incurvm Stigma sessile nuiltipîu-titiim.—Gaudichaud does not seem to be awiu-e of its identity
with PUca of Mr. Lindley. Urtica sopyllacca, microphylla, callitrichoides, and several others, belong to it.
1. Procris g labra; foliis alternis ovatis vix acuminatis crenato-serratis glabris lævibus,
cymis diviu-icatis pedunculatis.
Procris, with which we consider Elatostemma identical, as also Sciophila, Pellionia, aud Langcveldia of
Gaudichaud, differ from Boehmeria by the stigiua, u hich, iu the hvtter geuus, is simple, elongated, aud villous
ou one side.
1. Boehmeria albido ; dioica arborea, foliis alternis late ovatis acuminatis trinerviis
serratis supra minute rugosis e t pubescentibus subtus albido-tomentosis, capitulis utriusque
sexus globosis axillaribus sessilibus, perianthio membranaceo, achenio ovato-elliptico.
A very handsome species, belonging to the section Procris of Gaudichaud ; but we have, along u-ith
Sprengel, retained that name for what Gaudichaud calls Elatostemma.
2. Boehmeria melastomoefolia ; foliis alternis oblongis acuminatis basi acutis trinerviis
glabriusculis subtus pallidioribus, perianthio demum carnoso, achenio depresso-conico.__
Xeraudia melastomæfblia. Gaud, in Freyc. Voy. p . 500. t 117.
Neraudia of Gaudichaud is principally distinguished from Boehmeria by the shape of the achenium
and the consistence of the perianth surrounding the ripe fruit. We do not think it necessary to separate
them.
O rd. X L IV . P IP E R A C E Æ . Rich.
1. P ip e r methysticum ; fruticosum, foliis cordato-oblongis acuminatis multinerviis glabris,
spicis solitariis axillaribus brevissimis patentissimis. S p r.— “ Forst. Prodr. n. 21.” Spreng.
Syst. Veget. v. 1. p . 113.
1. Peperomia p a llid a ; caule erecto glabro, foliis alternis oblongo-ellipticis glabris 3-
n e n iis , spicis axillaribus solitariis filiformibus, baccis distinctis.— Pip e r pallidum. “ Forst.
P rodr. n. 24.” Spreng. Syst. Veget. v. 1. p . 116.
2. Peperomia leptostachya ; caule erecto tomentoso, foliis quatemis ovato-ellipticis acutiusculis
trineiwiis utrinque pubescentibus, spicis axillaribus terminalibusque pedunculatis
gracilibus folio longioribus.
3. Pepæromia verticillata ; caule erecto, foliis subquaternis obovatis obtusis subtrinerviis
pubescentibus subtus convexis, spicis axillaribus terminalibusque verticillatis. S p r.— Piper
verticillatum. L in n .—Spreng. Syst. \ e g e t v. I . p . 119.
4. Pep e rom ia? membranacea; caule erecto glabro, foliis subquaternis ovatis acuminatis
trinerviis glabris membranaceis subtus pallidioribus, spicis axiUaribus terminalibusque
gracilibus.
The leaves are m mcml.ranaceous, that this «pocics may perhaps Uiong to the qemj* Piper: the specimens
ill the -CoUection arc not, however, in a state to enable us to determine that point,
5. Peperomia tetrojihylla ; caule sulcato ramoso repente, foliis q uatemis stellatis rhombeo-
rotumlatis subtus convexis brevissime petiolatis glaliris, spicis terminalibus solitariis ebrac-
t e a t is .-P ip e r tetraphyllum. “ Forst. Frotlr. «. 23.” ? - - P . refiexum. V a id .-S p rm r j. Syst.
V s g e t . v . \ .p . \ 2 V i
Wc are very doubtful of the synonyms: it is certainly not P . rluxrribm. Raíz et Pav., which Sprengel
refers to Fiper rejlexum. It has much the appearance of some species of liubia.
S C IT A M IN EÆ . B r .
SM IL A C IN EÆ . B r.
O r d . X LV .
1. Canna Indica. Lin n .
O r d . X L V I .
1. Smilax P«eMC?o-c7ii«a. L in n .9
O r d . X L V I I . A S P H O D E L E Æ . B r.
1. Dianella Sandwicensis ; foliis radicalibus lineari-ensifoi-mibus c an n a margxmbusque
lævibus, panicula decomposita, ramis ramulisque divarieatis, pedicellis laxe racemosis
arcuatis secundis pcriantliium subæquantibus.
Gaudichand appeai-s also to have found this species i but he has given neither specific name nor character.
It is very closely allied to D. divaricata. Brown.
1. Dracæna terminalis-, caule fruticoso vel arborescente, fobis petiolatis to c e o la tis
utrinque attenuatis, paniculæ ramis divarieatis simplicibus ramosisve, floribus subsessibbus.
Blwne.— L am .— Willd. Sp. PI. v. 2. p . 137. Bhiine, En . PI. Ja v. p . 10. Schult. Syst.
Veget. v. 7. p . 348.— D . ferrea. Spreng. Syst. Veget. v. 2. p . 93.— A s p a r a i s termmalis.
i,- „ „ ._ C o rd y lin e Eschscliolziana. Mart, in Schult. Syst. Veget. v. 7. p. 347 ?
O k d . X L V I I I . M L L A N T H A C LÆ . B r.
1. Astelia Afenzfesiana ; foliis strictis subtus sericeis, scapo hirsuto, racemo pamculato
multifloro, bacca ovata triloculari.—S»i. in Rees' Cycl. A p p .— Spreng. Syst. Veget. r . 2. p.
144. Schult. Syst. Veget. v. 7. t. 1506.
Gaudichaud met w ith a species lOso in Oahu, w-hich he has described under the name of A. eeratroides,
having the leaves tomentose on both sides. It may, how ever, be merely a variety.
O e d . X L IX . PA N D A N E Æ . Br.
' I . Fi-eycinetia scandens; caudice scandente, foliis lineari-lanceolatis membranaceis,
spadicibiis foenriiicis ovatis, stigmate n ilobo. Gaud, in Freyc. Voy. p . 432.
Our specimens ai-e w ithoiit flower and fruit. This genus appeals to be the same as that .aUiided to by
Mr. Brown, from Norfolk Island, and is distinguished from Pa:ulamis as foUows -.—Flores dioici. F irn . :
Periempia baccata, moUia, per piu-ia iiitci-diiiii connata, imüoeiilaria ; placenta: 4-14, parietales, per pana
approximate. Semàio crehorrim.,, iiiimita, fusiformia, stKata, altero latere strophiola longitiidmak lusmicta.
O r d . L.
1. Ruppia íwanífwm. Lin n .
E L U V IA L E S . Vent.