Myristica.] CXXVI. MYRISTICEÆ®. (J. D. Hooker.) 105 
Sect. II. Pyrrhosa, Blume (Irya, H. f. & T., Horsfieldia & Gymna- 
cranthera, Alph. DC.). Male flowers ebracteolate (bracteoles fugacious) 
generally minute, in many-fld. compound panicles (or paniculate heads in 
- Horsfieldii). Anthers combined in a fleshy oblong turbinate spherical 
or 3-gonous sessile (rarely stipitate) column or cup. 
* Anthers roduced to the base of the column, closely combined through- 
out their length (not separable), or the tips alone free. 
T Panicles more or less tomentose. 
8. M. superba, Hook. f. & Thoms. Fl. Ind. 162; branchlets leaves 
beneath and panicles scurfily rusty-tomentose, leaves 12-18 in. elliptic- 
nceolate or oblanceolate, nerves 25-30 pair, male panicles robust, perianth 
glabrous, staminal column subsessile solid ovoid obtuse, anthers 10. Alph. 
C. in Prodr. xiv. 1. 194. 
Penang, Fhillips. l 
Branches stout. Leaves coriaceous, 4-8 in. broad, bright red brown, and loose rA 
ately tomentose beneath; nerves firm, nearly straight; petiole 4 in. soid, 
Panicles in the axils of fallen leaves, 4-6 in. long; perianth jin. long, ellipsoid, 
obtuse, 3-4-toothed ; pedicel as long, very stout ; anthers closely confluent to their 
tips in a subsessile column not apiculate. Female fl. and fruit unknown. 
9. M. Murtoni, Hook. f.; branchlets young leaves beneath and 
panicles rustily tomentose, leaves 10-12 in. oblong very coriaceous glaucous 
neath, base rounded or cordate, nerves 20-30 pair slender spreading, uis 
fl. 4 in, long broadly ovoid in short stout dense-fld. panicles ver shortly 
Peticelled, stamina] column fusiform sessile, anthers with the tips free. 
SINGAPORE, H. J. M ^ 
ranches very stout. uv 3-5 in. broad, brown and shining above, old quite 
í rous beneath ; petiole 3-3 in., very stout, glabrous. Male panicles 1-2 "i pd ; 
Owers densely crowded, perianth lobed 3-way down ; anthers slightly twisted. | the 
iix aruit unknown.—This appears to be nearest to M. superba, differing in 
^^ smaller flowers and fewer anthers with free tips. 
l 10. sr, tomentosa, Hook. f. & Thoms. Fl. Ind. 161; pranchiets 
“aves beneath and panicles softly rusty-tomentose, leaves 5-12 in. e pun 
wate” lanceolate or oblanceolate at length glabrate, nerves . Pte, 
è, panicles robust, perianth 4 in. diam. globose Erro dn Prodr. 
xiv. 1. 9l Column sessile turbinate solid top depressed. Alph. DC. in . 
e anches Stout, bark grey. Leaves 2-2} in. broad, thinly coriaceons, duil bova 
like th right red-brown beneath; base acute or cuneate; petiole } in. à M uf rianth 
3-4.e] ^" of M, Wallichii, but not so long and stout ; pedicels slen e s P ire. 
A sa t, ghibrons ; anthers about 15, quite confluent; tips incurved pallor staminal 
coly t plant, entirely resembles this, except in that it has a much T the characters 
drawn Sag only about 10 anthers. I greatly doubt the constancy o 
om the number of anthers in this genus. 
ll, wr, Walli oms. Fl. Ind. 161; shoots ashy 
ores 8-12 in: oblong or lerrgblong acute or acuminate glabrous 
Very stongly rusty-tomentose beneath, nerves 20-25 pair, abr Ln sta- 
minal ut Tusty-pubescent, perianth j, in. diam. subsessile gla pe ed 
Column a depressed 3-gonous 3-lobed fleshy sessile cup with incurv 
