Myristica.] MyristicacecF. 43 3 



C. brachystachys, Bl. Fl.Jav. f. viii. 13 (1829). 



Sarcandra chloranthoides, Gardn. in Calc. Journ. Nat. Hist. vi. 348. 

 C. ceylanicus^ Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. 802. Thw. Enum. 293. Solms in 

 DC. Prod. xvi. i, 475. C. P. 2207. 



Fl. B. Ind. V. 100. Wight, Ic. t. 1946 {Sarcandra chloranthoides). 

 Bl. Fl. Jav. 1. c. t. 2. 



A small bush about 4 ft, stems cylindrical, glabrous, dark 

 green, rather large, 5-7 in., lanceolate, tapering at both ends, 

 very acute, coarsely spinous-serrate, glabrous and shining, 

 petioles \-\ in., connate and forming a short stipular sheath ; 

 fl. sessile, in connate pairs of a male and fem. (looking like a 

 single fl.) in short lax spikes forming a terminal paniculate in- 

 flor., bracts small ; stam. large and conspicuous, fusiform, 

 pointed ; ov. glabrous ; fruit \ in., broadly ovoid, apiculate, 

 purplish-black. 



Forests of the moist region, 2000-5000 ft.; rather common. Fl. Feb.- 

 June ; stam. pinkish-yellow. 



Khasia, Travancore, Penang, Java, China, Philippine Is., Japan. 



CXI.— MYRISTICACE^. 



Trees, 1. alt, spreading distichously, without stip., entire, fl. 



unisexual, dioecious, regular ; perianth 3- or 2 -lobed lobes 



valvate ; stam. 6-14, wholly or fil. only connate to form a 



central column, anth, 2-celled ; ov. superior, i -celled, with a 



single basal erect ovule, style very short ; fruit fleshy or 



leathery but dehiscent into 2 valves ; seed very large, enclosed 



in an entire or lacerate coloured aril, embryo small at base of 



abundant much ruminated endosperm. 



An Order consisting of a single genus, all Tropical. 

 Trees of the moist and intermediate regions, M. laurifolia ascending 

 into the lower hills. 



BIVRZSTZCA, Z. 



For characters, see Order. — Sp. 68 (King) ; 30 in Fl. B. Ind. 



Male fl. few, moderate-sized, in close racemes or 

 clusters. 



Fruit ovate-ovoid, blunt i. M. laurifoli.\. 



Fruit oblong, acute 2. M. 2EYLANICA. 



Male fl. numerous, very small, in large panicles. 



Male fl. sessile; fruit 2 in 3. M. HORSFIELDIA. 



Male fl. on ped.; fruit i in 4. M. Irya. 



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