. The phanerogams of the Juan Fernandez Islands. Botany. THE PHANEROGAMS OF THE JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLANDS 173 Very like C. foliosum A. Gray from Oahu (Hawaii), which differs in the narrower leaves and in the shape of corolla and stamens. Area of distribution: Endemic in Masatierra. 109. C, pyrifoliuin (Hook, et Arn.) Skottsb. — Syn. Psychotria pyri- folia Hook, et Arn., Johow, Estud. 74. — Fig. 24 d. Masatierra: An important forest tree, extending over the entire wooded region from Pto Frances to Co Chumacera and ranging from 200 m, or perhaps less, to 650 m at least. We did not find flowering sp
. The phanerogams of the Juan Fernandez Islands. Botany. THE PHANEROGAMS OF THE JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLANDS 173 Very like C. foliosum A. Gray from Oahu (Hawaii), which differs in the narrower leaves and in the shape of corolla and stamens. Area of distribution: Endemic in Masatierra. 109. C, pyrifoliuin (Hook, et Arn.) Skottsb. — Syn. Psychotria pyri- folia Hook, et Arn., Johow, Estud. 74. — Fig. 24 d. Masatierra: An important forest tree, extending over the entire wooded region from Pto Frances to Co Chumacera and ranging from 200 m, or perhaps less, to 650 m at least. We did not find flowering specimens (sterile, 18/i2 16, no. 161, 20/i2 16, no. 1222, 18/i 17, no. 308); but ripe fruits were gathered % 17, no. 600. Masafuera: Scattered through the forested region; lowest altitude observed 280 m (fr. 17/2 17, no. 435); not uncommon up to 950 m. One small tree was. Fig. 24. a—c Coprosma triflorwn, a male, b apparently bisexual, c female flower; d C. pyri- foliuin, male flower. All X 3- found in the alpine fern-beds, c. 1200 m, not far from the Correspondencia Camp (fl. J1 5/3 17, no. 501); also in some of the deep gorges, by the stream, not much above sea level, f. i. in Q. de las Casas (past fl. $ n/2 17, no. 499). — Specimens from open and sunny stations (nos. 499 and 501) differ from others by the firmer, bright green leaves. The removal of Psychotria pyrifolia to Coprosma is quite welcome from a geographical point of view. BERTERO 1. c. suggested that it was a mere form of his Hippotis; Hooker and Arnott, 1. c. 360, called it Psychotria?, while HEMSLEY and JOHOW dropped the question mark. It is dioecious and the structure of the flower is the same as in C. triflorwn; accordingly, it differs widely from Psychotria. The male flower has not been described before; it is brownish green with yellow anthers. The corolla measures 8 — 9 mm and is deeply cleft with linear, acute, reflexed lobes; the stamens are inserted at the base of the corolla tube; the filaments m
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