Parinarium.] XLViii. rosacea. 671 



to 10 pairs, faint, 3*5 to 6 in. long, i to 2*25 in. wide; petioles 

 •25 to '35 in. long. Panicles terminal, pyramidal, 5 to 6 in. long 

 with peduncle, often 3 in. across, dense-flowered, glabrous. Bracts o. 

 Flowers "5 in. long; pedicels short. Calyx-tube campanulate, 

 lobes broad round, as long, grey puberulous. Petals white, oblong, 

 as long. Stamens 20 to 30 little longer. Ovary tomentose. Fruit 

 ellipsoid obtuse, i'5 in. long, 75 in. wide, narrowed at base, woody 

 eventually glabrous, yellow, densely woolly inside. Hah. Usually 

 near the sea. Singapore, Changi; Fort Canning. Malacca, 

 Pringitt (Griffith) ; Bukit Bruang (Derry) ; Brisu (Derry) . Pahang, 

 Pekan. Negri Sembilan, Tampin (Burkill) ; Pasir Panjang (Fox- 

 worthy). Penang, Muka Head (Curtis). Lankawi, Gunong Raya 

 (Haniff). Kedah, Pulau Song-Song (Curtis). Perils, Kanga; Dis- 

 irib. Java, Borneo, Philippines. Native names : Merbatu Loyang ; 

 Chana; Mujagon; Sauh Hutan ; Sunko Rimau. 



2. COCCOMELIA, Ridl. 



Small tree. Leaves coriaceous, petioled alternate. Panicles 

 axillary and terminal. Flowers small, white, bracteate. Calyx- 

 tube short, campanulate, oblique, lined inside in front with a 

 hairy tube, lobes ovate. Petals oblong, little longer. Stamens 8 

 or 10 ; filaments glabrous united into a half-tube. Ovary i-celled, 

 2-ovuled, hairy; style lateral. Stigma small capitate. Fruit a 

 small red pulpy drupe ; stone i-celled. Species i, Malayan. 



(i) C. nitida Rtdl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 82, p. 183. 

 Parinarium nitidum Hook. fil. in F.B.I, ii. 310 ; King, I.e. 284. 



Tree 15 to 40 ft. tall. Stem 6 in. through. Branches slender. 

 Leaves elliptic-lanceolate acuminate both ends, glabrous, bright 

 green, lower side paler; nerves faint, 7 to 9 pairs, 2-25 to 3 in. 

 long, '8 to 75 in. wide; petioles '2 in. long. Panicles 3 to 3-5 in. 

 long, hoary, with distant branches, "5 in. long. Flowers '15 in. 

 long. Calyx sub-sessile, funnel-shaped, tomentose within, lobes 

 triangular acute, tomentose. Petals oblong obtuse. Stamens con- 

 nate, glabrous, 7 to 10. Fruit ellipsoid, pulpy red; stone woody, 

 I-celled, -25 in. long, "2 in. wide. Hah. Open country in woods 

 and thickets. Singapore, Reservoir; Bukit Mandai, etc. Malacca, 

 Bukit Sabukor; Bukit Sadanen (Derry). Sungei Ujong, Rembau 

 (Cantley). Pahang, Kwala Pahang. Selangor, Ulu Selangor; 

 Kwala Lumpur (Foxworthy). Perak near Ulu Kerling (Kunstler). 

 Bindings, Simpit. 



var. latifolia. Leaves broad elliptic ovate, stiffly coriaceous, 

 pale 3'5 in. long, 2 in. wide. Fruit globose, 3 in. long, '2$ in. 

 wide. Penang Hill (Curtis) ; Setul Heath. Distrib. Borneo. Native 

 names : Merbatu Merah ; Merbatu putih and Merbatu Kechil ; 

 Mumbatu; Tumbatu; Marabatu; Mumpadang; Bangas Putih; 

 Kelat Laya Hutan; Medang Kawan. 



