Plate DCXXX. Ardisia Littoralis. Seaside Ardisia

CLASS V. ORDER I.

PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Five Stamens. One Style.

GENERIC CHARACTER.

Calyx 5-phyllus. Corolla hypocrateriformis. Antherae magnæ, erectæ. Stigma simplex. Drupa supera, 1-sperma.

Cup 5-leaved. Blossom salver-shaped. Anthers large, erect. Stigma simple. Berry above, 1-seeded.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Ardisia corymbis axillaribus, simplicibus; foliis obovato-ellipticis, integerrimis, coriaceis, planis.

Ardisia with axillary simple corymbs and inversely ovate-elliptic, entire, leathery, flat leaves.

REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.

1. Empalement.
2. A blossom spread open.
3. Seed-bud and pointal.

This species was discovered growing wild on the shores of Pinang, and introduced at the same time with the Ardisia elegans; and flowered in the Stepney collection this year in October and November. The plant from which the drawing was taken is about three feet high; and we are informed by the collector, that the species is considerably dwarfer in Pinang than the A. elegans, and also much more bushy and compact.