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1 1 . Melastoma Fallax, W. J. 

 M. tetranda, paniculis terrainalibus, foliis ovatis quinquener- 

 viis subtus tormentosis, antheris erectis infra medium affixis. 

 Native of Sumatra. 



12. Melastoma Gracilis, W. J. 



M. octandra, staminibus alternis naiiis, paniculis terminalibiis 

 gracilibus, foliis ovatis acuminatis glabris trinerviis, ramis com- 

 pressis. Sedudu akar. Malay. Sumatra. 



13. Melastoma Glauca, W. J. 



M. tetranda, paniculis terminalibus glaucis, foliis quinquener- 

 viis acuminatis bastcordatis glabriusculis. Osbeckia tetranda. 

 Roxb, Cat, liort. Beng. p. 88. Tuniong utan. Malay, 



Abundant at Pulo Penang. 



14. Melastoma Viminalis. 



M. octandra, foliis oblongis obtuso-acuminatis basi cordatis 

 quinquenerviis, paniculis trichotomis, bracteis oppositis oblongis 

 ciliatis, antheris quatuor alternis sterilibus. Native of Su- 



matra. 



15. Melastoma Eximia. 



M. octandra, paniculis terminalibus, foliis maximis glaberrimis 

 elliptico-ovatis quintuplinerviis. Found on the side of Gunorig 

 Bunko, commonly called the Sugar-loaf Mountain, in the inte- 

 rior of Bencoolen. 



16'. Melastoma Rubicunda, W, J. 



M. octandra, floribus axillaribus dichotome cymosis rubes- 

 centi-pellucidis, calycis margine integro, foliis oblongo-ovatis 

 triplinerviis glaberrimis. Native of the forests of Singapore. 



\1 , Melastoma Pulverulent a, W.J. 



M. octandra, floribus terminalibus corymboso-paniculatis 

 rubicundis pulverulentis, foliis ovatis basi bituberculatis glaber- 

 rimis trinerviis. Sibiring. Malay, Found, along with the 

 preceding, at Singapore, and in many parts of Sumatra, and the 

 islands which skirt its western coast. 



18. Melastoma Alpestris, 



M. decandra, paniculis terminalibus, foHis sessilibus glaberri- 

 mis crenulatis quintuplinerviis. Found on the summit of the 

 Sugar-loaf Mountain (Gunong Bunko), in Sumatra. 



" This is the first decandrous species I have met with," Dr. 

 Jack observes, " belonging to the second division of Melastomae 

 with similar anthers. In habit, and in the texture of the leaves, 

 it has a close resemblance to M. pulverulent ay but its flowers have 

 more resemblance to those of M, rubicunda ; it must be asso- 

 ciated with these two. From the characters of this species, it 



