Tristania.] lviii. myrtace^. 715 



Hah. Limestone rocks, local. Perak, Kwala Dipang and Gunong 

 Malacca (Kunstler). 



(2) T. merguensis Gri'ff. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1854, P- 637. 

 Ic. PI. Asiat. t. 636, /. 3 ; King, I.e. 72. 



Tree. Leaves obovate or oblanceolate, blunt or blunt-acuminate 

 decurrent to the base of the petiole, 6 to 8 in. long, i'25 to 2"25 in. 

 wide. Cymes stout, i"5 to 2 in. long, pubescent. Flowers densely 

 crowded at the tips, "25 in. across. Calyx pubescent, broad cupular. 

 Petals transversely oblong, clawed. Capsule -4 in. through, half 

 enclosed by calyx. Hab. Woods on mountains and coast. Singa- 

 pore, Sungei Moral. Johor, Gunong Pantai. Malacca, Cape 

 Rachado (Finlayson, Wall. Herb. 3648, 3649) ; Mt. Ophir (Griffith 

 and all collectors). Negri Sembilan, Bukit Senaling (Hudson); 

 Pasir Putih (Foxworthy) ; Pahang, Pekan ; K'luang Terbang 

 (Barnes). Perak (Scortechini), Bindings, Lumut. Distrib. Tenas- 

 serim. 



The mountain forms have usually smaller and thicker leaves than the 

 coast forms. 



(3) T. Maingayi Dnthie, in Hook. fil. F.B.I, ii. 467. 



Tree. Bark yellowish white, not peeling (Maingay). Leaves 

 narrow oblanceolate acute or blunt acuminate, narrowed gradually 

 to base, 175 to 3*5 in. long, '5 to i'25 in. wide; petioles 'i to '2 in. 

 long, not winged. Cymes '5 to i'25 in. long, pubescent. Flowers 

 few, crowded, "2 in. across. Calj^x cup-shaped; teeth sub-acute. 

 Petals round. Capsule globose, 3 in. long covered by the calyx 

 to the top. Seeds winged. Hab. Penang Hill at 2000 ft. altitude 

 (Maingay, Curtis). Native name: Pasir Lingga. 



(4) T. fruticosa Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mtis. vi. 147. 



Bushy shrub 3 to 4 ft. tall. Bark red, flaking. Leaves stiff 

 coriaceous, oblanceolate, blunt, slightly narrowed at tip, long 

 narrowed at base, decurrent on petiole, dark green, 2 to 4 in. long, 

 I to 2 in. wide. Cymes axillary and terminal, i in. long, puberulous. 

 Flowers '25 in. across, glabrous. Calyx cupular ; lobes spreading. 

 Petals obovate small. Capsule '25 in. long, only attached to calyx 

 at base. Seeds 3 in each cell. Hab. In woods on rocky slopes at 

 high altitudes, local. Pahang, Gunong Tahan on the Padang at 

 4500 ft. altitude. 



The nerves of the leaf are very numerous, and the calyx in fruit remark- 

 ably short and saucer-shaped. 



(5) T. spathulata Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 82, p. 185. 

 T. obovata King, I.e. 73, not of Bennett. 



Shrub about 12 ft. tall. Leaves stiff coriaceous, oblanceolate 

 blunt, spathulate or lanceolate narrowed to a blunt point, base 

 long acuminate, midrib prominent on back ; nerves faint 13 pairs, 

 intramarginal conspicuous, 2'5 to 275 in. long, 75 to i in. wide; 

 petioles "25 in. long. Flowers not seen. Fruit "25 in. long. Calyx 



