112 CXXVI. MYRISTICEE. (J. D. Hooker.) [ Myristica. 
27. M. laurina, Blume Rumph. i. 139, t. 61; branches inflorescence 
and leaves beneath especially the nerves scurfily tomentose, leaves 9-12 in. 
oblong or linear-oblong acute or acuminate glaucous beneath, nerves 20-30 
pair, base rounded or cordate, fruit 2-3 in. long subsessile on tubercles of 
the branch oblong-ovoid, pericarp thick densely scurfily tomentose, aril 
scarlet entire except at the lacerate tip, seed oblong. Alph. DC. in Prodr. 
xiv. 1. 206; Miquel Fl. Ind. Bat. i. 2.70. M. tomentosa, Blume Biid. 577 
(not of Thundb.). 
Matacca, Maingay (Kew Distrib. 1294).—DISTRIB. ? Java, Sumatra. 
Without flower it is not possible to identify this, which may be a form of M. fur- 
fwracea, with any described plant. It agrees with Blume’s figure and description of 
M. laurina, except in the more numerous nerves, and very much longer fruit. 
plant from the Andamans, collected and named M. laurina by Kurz, resembles the 
Malacca plant except in the fruit, which is that of glaucescens, to which I refer it. 
28. M. intermedia, Blume Rumph. i. 187; glabrous except the m- 
florescence and fruit, leaves 6-12 in. linear-oblong acuminate glabrous glau- 
cous beneath, nerves 12-20 pair, male fl. j in. diam. fascicled on tubercles 
of the branches pedicelled 3-gonously globose scurfily tomentose 3-cleft, 
anthers 12-18 on the toothed margin of a peltate disk with a pyramidal 
boss, fruit pedicelled ovoid-oblong finely pubescent base intruded. Hook.f. 
& T. Fl. Ind. 158; Alph. DC. in Prodr. xiv. 1. 906 ; Miquel Fl. Ind. Bat, i 
270 (excl, var. B.). 
MALACCA, Griffith (Kew Distrib. 4359), Maingay (Kew Distrib. 1281, 1288). 
SINGAPORE, Lobb.— DISTRIB. Java. 
Branchlets usually slender. Leaves narrow, 4-24} in. broad, rarely elliptic-oblong, 
very coriaceous, nerves strong, base acute obtuse or rounded, pale brown and shining 
with very prominent closely reticulated nerves above; petiole 4-4 in., stout, quite 
glabrous. Male fl. rufous-tomentose, pedicel 4-} in., stout, bracteolate in the middle; 
perianth subpyramidal; staminal disk subsessile, circular or trigonous, central boss 
3-gonous; anthers short. Fruit 1} in. long, broadly oblong with a groove on one 
side, top rounded; aril thin, entire except at the tip—The tubercles from which, 
the flowers spring are often diseased and -present a mass of brown floccose hairs, 
probably caused by insect puncture, 
_ 29. M. gibbosa, Hook. f. § Thoms. Fl. Ind. 158; glabrous except the 
inflorescence .and fruit, leaves linear-lanceolate acuminate at both ends 
hardly glaucous beneath, nerves 15-30 pair, male fl. pedicelled fascicled on 
a peduncle ureeolately campanulate 3-fid, anthers 10-12 on the margin of à 
long-stalked circular disk, fruit pedicelled oblong base gibbous and intruded. 
Alph. DC. in Prodr. xiv. 1. 205. 
Kuasta Mrs., Griffith (Kew Distrib. ; . D. H. & T.T, 
rr ifit (H ib. 4348) ; near Churra, J. D. H. 4 
Branchlets slender, glabrous, Leaves long and narrow, 11-2 in. broad, thinly 
coriaceous, nerves strong, pale brown, bardly shining above, sometimes a little glaucous 
beneath, nerves slender; petiole 4-4 in., slender, glabrous. Male fl. 4 in. long 
rufous-pubescent, a good deal like the female of M. glaucescens, constricted below 
the 3-fid limb; pedicel of antheriferous disk clavate. Fruit 1-1} in. long, rather like 
M. intermedia, but gibbous at the base ; aril entire, except at the top. 
, 30. M. furfuracea, Hook. f. & Thoms. Fl. Ind. 159; branchlets pe 
tioles and inflorescence densely scurfily tomentose, leaves 6-14 in. linear-ob- 
long obtuse acute or acuminate glaucous beneath, nerves 10-40 pair, male 3. 
fascicled on short peduncles or tubercles globosely 3-gonous 3-fid pedicelled, 
anthers about 10 on the toothed margin of a 3-gonous peltate shortly 
stipitate disk, fem. f. larger sessile on tubercles, stigma sessile disco! 
