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IAMBOSA Mataccensis. 
Malay-Apple. 
Nat. Ord. Myrracem.—IcosanpriA Monoeynta. 
Gen. Char. Calycis tubus turbinatus basi attenuatus, fauce ultra ovarium pro- 
ducta dilatata obovata, limbo 4-fido, lobis subrotundis. Petala 4, apice faucis 
inserta, lata concava obtusa. Stamina numerosissima petalis longiora libera 
stricta. Stylus filiformis. Stigma simplex, acutiusculum. Ovarium plurilocu- 
lare multiovulatum. Fructus 1—2-spermus calyce ampliato et baecato grumoso- 
carnosus apice umbilicatus. Semen angulatum, cotyledonibus carnoso-corneis 
crassis marginibus conferruminatis, radicula subcylindrica intra cotyledones 
latente.—Arbores Indice. Folia opposita, brevissime petiolata pellucido-punctata. 
Cyme Jaterales et terininales folio multo breviores pauciflore simplices, pedicellis 
lateralibus oppositis et 1-terminali. Flores ad apicem pedicellorum articulati ebrac- 
teolati ampli. Fructus magni edules. De Cand. 
Iamposa Malaccensis; foliis coriaceis oblongis s. ovato-oblongis acuminatis 
basi in petiolum crassum attenuatis, cymis lateralibus subsessilibus fasci- 
culatis, floribus rubris, fructu magno turbinato. 
TaMBosa Malaccensis. De Cand. Prodr. v. 3. p.286. Wight et Arn. Fl. Penins. 
Ind. Or. 0.1. p. 332. 
EveGenta Malaccensis. Linn. Sp. Pl. p.672. Roxb. Fl. Ind. v.2. p.483. Ie. in 
E. J. C. Mus. t.1067. * Wall. Cat. n. 3611. Smith, Ex. Bot.t.61.  ~ 
TamBosa purpurascens. De Cand. Prod. v. 3. p. 286. 
Myrtus Malaccensis ef M. macrophylla. Spr. Syst. Veget. v. 2. p. 483, 484. 
Tamposa nigra. Rumph. Amb. v. 1. t. 87 et 38. f. 1. 
Nati-Schamba. Rheed. Hort. Malab. v. 1. ¢. 18. 
Native of the Malay Islands. Cultivated, also, in the West 
Indies on account of its esculent, but, as it is said, not very 
highly flavoured fruit: and hence we suspect, and also from a 
notion that the true Walaccensis had a white flower, DeCandolle 
has considered the excellent figure given by Sir James Smith, — 
from Mr. Hibbert’s collection, a new species, to which he gave 
the name of purpurascens. Our very handsome plant, sent to 
Kew by Dr. Wallich from the Calcutta Garden, flowers in the 
stove in June. 
NOVEMBER Isr, 1848. 
