444 XXXIX. CELASTRiNE^. [Mtcrotropis. 



Cymes many-flowered; peduncles 3 in. long; petals 



oblong (5) M. filiformis 



Cymes stout much branched 3 in. long; petals round . (6) M. valida 



(i) M. elliptica King, I.e. 340. 



Shrub or small tree. Leaves thinly coriaceous elliptic cuspidate- 

 acuminate acute, base connate ; nerves 6 pairs, 4*5 to 5 in. long, 

 i'85 to 2"5 in. wide; petioles 3 in. long. Cymes axillary 2 in, 

 long, with 6 to 8 white flowers "25 in. across sessile. Sepals 4 or 

 5 reniform toothed. Petals 4 or 5 larger sub-rotund. Stamens 

 4 or 5 ; filaments connate half-way. Ovary 2-celled. Fruit ovoid 

 beaked tapering at base, -6 to 7 in. long; peduncle -2 in. long. 

 Hah. Forests to 2000 ft. altitude. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). 

 Penang, Moniot's Road, West Hill (Curtis). 



(2) M. discolor Wall. Cat. 4337; King, I.e. 341; Lawson, in 

 Hook. fil. F.B.I, i. 614. 



Shrub or small tree. Leaves thinly coriaceous oblong-lanceolate 

 much acuminate base acute ; nerves 4 or 5 pairs, 3-5 to 4-5 in. long, 

 I to 175 in. wide; petioles '25 to '3 in. long. Cymes "5 to 75 in. 

 long, extra-axillary spreading 8- to lo-flowered. Flowers 7 in. 

 long sub-sessile. Sepals reniform, edge ciliolate. Petals much 

 larger oblong-ovate. Stamens 5 ; filaments short on a hypogynous 

 disc. Fruit sub-globular 3 in. long. Hab. Forests, local. Penang, 

 damp ravines, West Hill 2000 ft. altitude (Curtis). Disirib. Hima- 

 layas, Burma. 



(3) M. ophirensis Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 35, p. 10. 

 Tree. Leaves lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate blunt, base narrowed, 



coriaceous 2 or 3 in. long, i to 5 in. wide; nerves 7 or 8 pairs; 

 petioles 'i$ to '25 in. long. Cymes short; peduncles i in. or less. 

 Flowers few, white. Sepals scale-like, edge toothed. Petals ovate 

 sub-acute. Stamens attached to petals; filaments short. Fruit 

 75 in. long elliptic, base narrowed, beaked. Hab. Malacca, Mount 

 Ophir. Rare about 3000 to 4000 ft. altitude. 



(4) M. bivalvis Wall. Cat. 4340; King, I.e. 342. 



Shrub or small tree 10 ft. tall. Stem "5 in. through. Leaves 

 coriaceous oblong-lanceolate acuminate, base shortly narrowed; 

 nerves 5 or 6 pairs, 2*5 to 3*5 in. long, i to 175 in. wide; petioles 

 •25 in. long. Cymes extra-axillary i to 1*5 in. long; peduncle 

 filiform "5 to 75 in. long. Flowers 3 to 5 in a cyme, '25 in. across ; 

 pedicels '2 to 3 in. long. Sepals reniform, edges crenulate. Petals 

 larger ovate round, base narrow. Stamens 5 ; filaments dilate and 

 connate half-way. Disc o. Fruit ellipsoid "5 in. long, i- or 2-celled 

 and I- or 2-seeded. Seed with a bright red pulpy aril. Hab. 

 Penang Hill (Maingay, Curtis, etc.). 



(5) M. filiformis King, I.e. 343. M. bivalvis Laivson, I.e. i. 

 614 (part). 



Shrub or small tree 10 to 15 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous elliptic 

 acuminate, base cuneate; nerves 5 to 8 pairs indistinct, 4*5 to 



