Dr. Jack on the Malayan Species of Melastoma. 21 
ing to the second division of Melastomæ with similar an- 
thers. In habit and in the texture of the leaves it has a close 
resemblance to M. pulverulenta, but its flowers have more 
resemblance to those of M.rubicunda; it must be associated 
with these two. From the characters of this species, it 
appears that neither the number of the stamina, nor of the 
nerves of the leaves, afford subdivisions consonant to the 
natural series. I met with this plant on the very summit of 
the Sugar-loaf, along with Rhododendra and Vaccinia. 
EXPLANATION OF THE FIGURES IN TAB. I. 
Fig. 1. Melastoma Malabathrica. 
a. 'The calyx. 
b. The flower. 
c. The same laid open, to show the stamina. 
d. A longitudinal section of the unexpanded flower, 
showing the manner in which the anthers are 
lodged in cells between the calyx and ovary. 
e. À transverse section of the same, showing the septa 
by which the calyx is connected with the ovary. 
f. The fruit. 
g. À transverse section of the same. 
All of the natural size. 
Fig. 2. Melastoma exigua. 
The calyx. 
The flower. 
The same cut open, to show the stamina. 
Two stamina magnified. 
The fruit. 
À transverse section of the same. 
So Rs SR 
Fig. 
