79 



MYRISTICA SPH^ROCARPA. Tab. 89. 



FoLiis oblongis acumlnatis, fructibusque lateralibus, fasciculatis, globosis. la^vlbus- nuclei Hobo.i .rlH i 

 Habitat m provincia Martabani^. ad vicum Martaban et ad Moalmyne, fruXa aS ^^^^^^^P'^^- 



Arbor 15-pedalis et ultrL Rami lineis 2 ODDositis plpvntic n^t^fi ^i,. i ^\ 



viridia, lucida, subtds glaucesceotia, nervis alternis cosrtaue 2^,ZT I „ ' ""'"'"■"°'''' 5-pollicaria, M,p,i satnmti 



vi.i. P.„cr„s la,erate:fa.clculati, brevit^r pel lTT„rrit H T, ^""""^ '"*' ^"'^ '"''••""^- ''"•"- "-O 



2 coriaceas, hemispba=ricas, divaricatas m.rriaZimLf„!^r.r^ '' "'" *'""*'' ""^'* '""'' '"'=»• "■^"'■"'^ '" <"■'"■''•" 



.— . .™,aL.H..^.e.e„.::r:::r:;:;:rp"^^^^^^ 



horizt,^™: Ni^vid^ veTaUr " "^^ ^'™^' """' °''»- '^ '*"'• "'* *' »''»- -""^ — d. . Tbe .a™e. e„. 



MYRISTICA AMYGDALINA. Tab. 90. 



FoLHS cuneato^blongis, deorsum attenimtis, fnictibusque lateralibus, ovatis, fasciculatis, nutantibus, tevibus : nuclei 

 oblongi arillo apice laciniato-lacero. 



Habitat cum specie preecedente ; fructus maturi eodem tempore. 



Arbor.^ Rami teretes, glabri. Folia alterna, approximata, patentia, cuneato-obovata, acuta, deorsim attenuato-acuta, inte/jer.ima 

 5-pomcaria, coriacea, tevia, supr^ nitida, subt^s pallida, costa prominuia, nervis teneribus, subreticulata. Petiolus teres un^uicularis' 

 Flores baud visi. Fructus infra folia ramulorum laterales, fasciculati, nutantes, brevfe pedunculati, ovati, hinc sulco exsculpti, e viridi 

 fuscescentes, glauci, magnitudine fructus Amygdali, dehiscentes in valvulas 2 carnosas, crassiusculas. Nucleus oblongo-cylindraceus 

 10 Imeas longus, absque odore vel sapore, exttis cinerascens, reticulatus, intiis vald^ ruminatus, indutus arillo aurantiaco, tenui, carnoso' 

 vertice lacerato, lobis maequalibus, angustis, linearibus, imbricantibus. 



Both this and the preceding species were found in fruit only. The fleshy covering of M^mtica amygdalina has a 

 strong acid and somewhat astringent taste, which is probably the case also with all the other species of the genus. 

 Both the mace and the nut are almost entirely destitute of any aromatic flavour. 



Plate XC. Fig. I. Fruit before bursting. 2. The same, with the outer covering half removed. 3. The same after bursting, one 

 of the valves removed. 4. Nut, with the arillus opened. 5. The same, divided horizontally. 6. Nut. 7. The same, divided 

 perpendicularly. 8. Embryo. 



. PIPER RIBESIOIDES. Tab. 91. 



Fruticosum, scandens, laeve ; foliis ovato-oblongis, cordatis, acuminatis, coriaceis ; baccis longe pedunculatis 

 digestis in racemos oblongos, geminatos, axillares, folio breviores. 



Habitat in sylva montis Chappedong oree Tenasserim, et ad ripam fluminis Attran in Martabania; fructifera Februario. 



Frutex maximus super arborum truncis ramisque altissim^ radicans. Rami longi, radicantes, cylindrici, pallidi, supern^ liberi 

 nutantes, graciles, compressiusculi, vix puberuli. Folia bifarife patentia, altcrna, ovato-oblonga, attenuato-acuminata, integerrima, levitfer 

 repanda, marginibus medi6 pliis minCisve curva, basi parum contractu, profundi cordata, lobis magnis, rotundatis, subparallelis ; valdfe 

 coriacea, firma, Isevia, glauca, leetfe viridia, supr^ buUata, subti!is lacunosa, 9-nervia, nervis elevatis, intermediis 3 basi long^ unitis, grosse 

 reticulato-venosa ; magnitudine in eodem ramo admodiim variabilia, inferiora palmaria, pedalia, quin ultra, superiora senslm minora ; 

 summa lanceolato-cordata, 3-pollicaria. Petioli crassi, teretes, supra angust^ sulcati, foliis multoties breviores, inferiores 2-polIicares, 

 summi unguiculares. Inflorescentia baud visa. Racemi fructiferi magni, axillares, geminati, oblongo-cylindrici, digitum medium crassi, 

 foliis breviores, 3 — 5-pollicares, brevfe pedunculati. Pedunculus ^-pollicaris, teres, puberulus ; rachis carnosa, cylindrica, foveolata. 

 BACCiE valdfe numerosse et approximatse, undique sparsee, patentissimae, globosee, Iseves, vestigio stigmatum 2 vel 4 coronata", c viridi 

 flaviB, plena maturitate aurantiacse, diametro baccse ribesiae magnee, pluribus minutis, abortivis, subsessilibus intermixta;, insidentes 

 pedicello longo, tereti-clavato, ^unguiculari, basi rachi subimmerso suffultoque bracteold brevissima, ovata, obtusa, ciliata, obscur^ biloba. 

 Semen depresso-globosum, glabrum, venosum, basi planum. 



