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by the leaves being considerably larger. Triana in Kew Herb, has referred a ^ 

 totally different plant to M. myrdnoides, yiz. Wall Cat. 4019 {M, umbellatmi, 

 WallX which has round stems, petioled leaves, buds not rostrate, and is M. edule or : 

 very near thereto. 



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taining \ in, Triana in Trans, Linn, Soc. xxvui. 159, 



Ceylon ; between Galle and Eatnapoora at no great elevation ; Thwaites, Walker, 

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A small tree. Calyx at time of flowering saucer-shaped, small. Flowers white. 

 Nerves of the leaves obscure, but the marginal ones visible.— Mr. Thwaites appears 

 to have issued his No. 1557 without name : it seems the same as 3479, and has small 

 globose berries about \ in. diam., the areola scarcely ~ in. wide. 



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12. M. varlans, Thimites Enum. 112; leaves J-IJ in. oblong acute or 

 obovate rhomboid or elliptic obtuse always narrowed at the base, nerves very ob- 

 scure, petiole 0-^ in., inflorescence densely clustered hardly extending ^ in. from 

 the stem, l)uds obtuse, calyx-tube at the time of flowering saucer-shaped^ disc 

 very obscurely rayed, Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxviii. 159, M. parvi- 

 folium, Thioaites Enum. 113; Triana L c. 



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Ceylok; alt. 2000-7000 ft., Thwaites. \ ' ,. 



A small tree. Petals white or blue. Berry l~l in. diam., spherical, shortly peai- 

 celled, areola ^\ in. diam., prominent.— Thwaites says that his M. parvifoliumis 

 possibly a variety of his M, varians but that the leaves are cuneate at the base ana a 

 good deal smaller; but in 2927 (marked M. variants) the leaves are smaller than m 

 most of his M. parvifolmm and very cuneate at base. This species is very near M^ 

 ellipticiim Thwaites, but differs by its leaves not acuminated. It is also very near 

 M, paucijlorum (No. 10) which differs in its rostrate buds and strongly radiate disc. 

 Lastly the branchlets are sometimes nearly round and then it has been namea m- 

 capitellatum or M. edule. 



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leaves 6-10 in 

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prominent \ in. -wide. Triana in Trans. Linn, i 



Ceylon ; Pasdoon and Hinidoon Corle, Thwaites. • a 



A tree 30-40 ft. high. Leaves thick, but both the secondary and looped ^^^S^^^^ 



nerves can be seen, much paler beneath ; petiole grooved -" "-^-^ "^-r^or surface, o j/ 



^in. broad (in flower?). 



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, Thwaites Enum, 112; leaves 3 in. round-eUiptJ^ 



Daae cordate sessile or exceedingly shortly suddenly narrowed into ^, g^ 

 petiole, peduncle 0, pedicels very short clustered. Triana in Trans. Ltnn. 

 xxviii. 159. M. macrocarpum, Thtvaites Enum, 110. , ^^'^ 



Ceylon; alt. 4000-5000 ft., near Adam's Peak; Thwaites. hscure. 



A small tree ; branchlets thick. Leaves very thick, coriaceous, nerves ^^ ^^ 



Berr^ ^ in. diam., areola raised on a cylindric neck, disc within the mouth eie^^^^ 



^and strongly rayed iu the ripe fruit.— Thwaites ovoideum No. 2622, among ^ 



things differs in the mouth of the fruit which is depressed not radiate and is 



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