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Nerves of the leaves subprominent, marginal more obscure, apex obtuse often out 

 • of one plane so that in drying it is either broken off or crumpled and turned on one 

 side. Branches of the cyme glabrous. Buds obtuse, not large. Calyx-tube z.t the 

 time of flowering saucer-shaped, limb truncate. Disc scarcely depressed, rays pro- 

 minent. — As regards the name of this species, that of Retz is cited by Triana, and 

 his description Vuits the species, but will also suit several others. As regards the 

 plant itself, the flowers and fruit are identical with M. edule var, ovatum; but the 

 leaves are rather larger and the inflorescence rather more eSuse. Thwaites is very 

 likely right in regarding it as a variety of M. edule. 



Var. 1. Horsfieldih Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. J. 572 (sp.) ; nerves less prominent, in- 

 florescence shorter, buds acute. M. celastrinum, Kurz For, FL i. 515. — Pegu, Kurz, 

 Malacca; Maingay No. 811, 



Var. 2. pvhesoens ; leaves 3-4^ iiw glabrous elliptic suddenly acuminate, cymes 

 proliferously umbellate, branches distinctly rusty- pubescent. — Malacca ; Griffith 

 (Kew Distrib. No. 2336). Branchlets round. Leaves acute, hardly acuminate at 

 the base, secondary and marginal nerves somewhat prominent ; petiole \ in. /w- 

 jlorescence in young flower 2 in. Calyx (in fio-wer time) very small, shalloTV, saucer- 

 shaped. Disc rayed. Fruit not seen. — This variety is marked by Triana, M am- 

 biguum Bl. ?. "^' 



Var. 3. khasiana; leaves 3-4 in. elliptic acuminate at both ends, apex acute, 

 petiole I in., fruit in a lax panicle extending 2-3 in., berry \ in. wide areola some- 

 what prominent ^\ in. wide.— Khasia Mts. ; Griffith (No. 2333 Kew Distrib.). 

 Leaves dried yellow, not very thick but rather opaque, nerves evident, marginal 

 obscure. Peduncle in fruit l-l^ in., pedicels often ^ in. The remains of the di'^c 

 in the mouth of the fruit show that it was in flower prominently rayed.— Very near 

 var. Horsfieldii but has the leaves more acuminate at both ends. ,. 2 



Var. 4. merguica; leaves 4-6 in. elliptic and broad-elliptic obtuse narrowea 

 gradually to the base subepetiolate, nerves somewhat distinct, peduncles solitary or 

 clustered J-f in., cymes compound. M. Griffithianum, Kurz in Journ. ^^-^f' 

 1877, pt. ii. 82, not of Naud.—KQTgvii ; Griffith. Tenasserim or Andamans; Heljer 

 (No. 2331 Kew Distrib.). Leaves (in all the examples) with scattered glands on 

 the lower surface. Calyx-tube at the time of flowering saucer-shaped or almost 

 ; funnel-shaped, limb subtruncate. Buds medium-sized, obtuse ; disc on the apex ot 



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the ovary rayed prominently. Fruit \ in. diam., areola ^^ in. wide. 



21. M. costatum, Miq. in Blume Mm. Bot. i. 360; leaves 5-8 m- 

 subsessile oblong-lanceolate cordate at the base secondary nerves stronglyini- 

 pressed, thyrsiform, Miquel, peduncles and pedicels exceedingly thick. Miq- 

 Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. i. 573; Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxviii. 157. M. grande, 

 Blume Bijd. 1095; Wall. Cat. 4101. 



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Maiacca; MaiYfgaylSo. 813.— Distrib. Java, Sumatra. Borneo. . 



A small tree; branchlets round but with four short acute wings at the ^^^^ ? 

 the leaves. Calyx-tube ^t the time of flowering campanulate, limb truncate. i>^ 

 depressed, rays prominent. Berry \ in., ellipsoid, longer than broad; areola P^?""^ 

 nent, more than y\ in. wide.— A species well marked by the prominent short wings 

 on the branchlets at the base of the very short petiole. 



ttt Berry less than I in. diam. Ivjforescence less than 2 in. Leaves cor- 

 date at the base, sessile or very shoHly petioled. 



22. M. tenninale, Dah. in Hook. Keio Journ. iii. 121 ; leaves 1^-2^ i"- 

 lanceolate acute opaque, peduncles J-1^ in. slender 1-3 from the same »?^^i^. 

 illary and terminal, pedicels umbelled. Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxviu. -10° > 



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