Carallia.] lv. legnotid^. 697 



nerves very fine and numerous, 3 to 375 in. long, 1-5 to 2 in. wide; 

 petioles '2 to 3 in. long. Cymes axillary i in. long, including the 

 stout peduncle. Flowers -15 in. long. Calyx-tube cylindric; 

 teeth 6 to 7 triangular. Petals orbicular crenate. Stamens twice 

 as many and longer. Fruit pisiform, glabrous i-celled, i-seeded. 

 Hub. In woods usually in damp spots in the lowlands. Singapore, 

 Bukit Timah forest. Johor, Ulu Kahang (Kelsall). Pahang, 

 Rumpin River (Foxworthy). Malacca, Brisu; Selandor (Cantley). 

 Selangor, Kwala Lumpur (Foxworthy). Perak, Sungei Rayah 

 (Kunstler). Penang, Chalet. Kelantan, Kota Bharu. Lankawi, 

 Kwah (Curtis). Perils, Kanga. Distrih. Indo-Malaya. Native 

 names : Merpoin ; Janggut Kli ; Bong-Bong ; Kusinga ; Mesinga ; 

 Tingkawa. Use : Leaves used as tea. 



(2) C. eugenioidea King, I.e. 320. 



Tall tree. Leaves oblanceolate or obovate, apex bhmt or 

 rounded, base narrowed, tip edge minutely crenulate, with raised 

 dots on the lower surface; nerves 6 pairs, fine conspicuously 

 inarching, i to 175 in. long, 7 to -8 in. wide; petioles "i to '2 in. 

 long. Cymes 3-flowered, axillary peduncles i in. long, slender. 

 Flowers "25 in. long. Calyx- tube narrow, campanulate; lobes 5, 

 triangular. Petals o. Stamens 10, inserted on a lo-lobed disc. 

 Ovary 5-celled. Fruit obovoid, crowned by the enlarged sepals 

 •3 in. long, '2 in. thick. Hab. High mountains. Not common. 

 Selangor, Gunong Mengkuang Lebah (Robinson) at 5000 ft. altitude. 

 Perak (Scortechini). 



I have seen no petals on this plant, but they may be early caducous. 



(3) C. montana Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. vi. 145. 



Shrub 8 to 10 ft. tall. Leaves only at branch ends, obovate 

 or elliptic-ovate, shortly acuminate blunt, base cuneate, edge 

 denticulate, coriaceous, gland-dotted beneath; nerves 7 pairs, 

 midrib grooved above, prominent beneath, 2 in. long, i'25 in. 

 wide ; petioles stout '25 in. long. Cymes 3-flowered, axillary 75 in. 

 long. Flowers "25 in. long. Calyx-tube funnel-shaped, lobes 5, 

 triangular. Petals ovate, laciniate, clawed, white. Stamens 10. 

 Hab. High mountains, open rocky places at 4500 to 5000 ft. alti- 

 tudes. Pahang, Gunong Tahan (Ridley, Robinson) ; Kluang 

 Terbang (Barnes). Perak, Gunong Kerbau (Haniff). 



(4) C. Scortechinii King, I.e. 319. 



Shrub or small tree. Leaves lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate 

 caudate acuminate, narrowed to base ; nerves numerous, very 

 fine, 2 to 275 in. long, i to 1*25 in. wide ; petioles "2 to "25 in. long. 

 Stipules lanceolate, "25 in. long. Cymes axillary "2 to "3 in. long; 

 peduncle slender, trichotomous. Flowers 3 to 5, •! in. long. 

 Calyx-tube campanulate; lobes triangular 5. Petals reniform 

 erose-crenate, clawed, each embracing a stamen. Stamens 10 on 

 a lo-toothed epigynous disc. Ovary 5-celled. Hab. Lowland 



