724 LViii. MYRTACE^. [Eugenia. 



Leaves 75 by 75 in.; flowers -i in. 



long (116) E. clypeolata 



Trees, panicles below the leaves; flowers 

 small, no calyx-lobes. 

 Leaves finely close-ribbed . . . (117) E. Jambolana 



Leaves with few distant nerves . . (118) E. operculata 



Leaves lanceolate, densely punctate 



beneath; nerves 13 pairs . (119) E. balsamea 



Climber with bristly stems . . . (120) E. setosa 



(i) E. malaccensis Li«n. Sh. PL 470; Didhie, in Hook. fil. 

 F.B.I, ii. 82. 



Tree about 40 to 60 ft. tall, 12 in. through. Leaves stiff cori- 

 aceous dark green, oblong; nerves rather slender, conspicuous, 

 8 to 12 in. long, 3 in. wide, base narrowed; petioles thick -2 in. 

 long. Flowers on the branches below the leaves, 2 in. across, 

 crimson pink. Fruit oblong pear-shaped, 3 in. long, i to 2 in. 

 through, white, or blotched pink or entirely light or dark pink. 

 Hah. Orchards, cultivated. Origin unknown. Native name : 

 Jambu Bol. Use : Fruit eaten raw, cooked or in syrup. 



(2) E. trunciflora Ridl. E. caulifiora Ricfl. Trans. Linn. 

 Soc. iii. 299, not of Bergius. 



Tree about 40 ft. tall. Leaves elongate, cordate acuminate 

 acute, sessile, coriaceous, glaucous beneath, 18 in. long, 2 in. wide ; 

 nerves over 30 pairs. Panicles short, few-branched. Branches 

 slender, 2 in. long, on the trunk, 8-flowered. Flowers i in. long; 

 pedicels -25 in. long, entirely crimson. Calyx short obconic 

 lobes 4, ovate. Petals ovate, round, -35 in. long. Stamens i in. 

 long. Fruit small. Hah. Local in dense forests. Pahang, Tahan 

 River woods (Ridley). 



(3) E. Jambos Linn. Sp. PI. 470; King, I.e. 82. 



Shrub about 12 to 14 ft. tall or small tree. Leaves narrow 

 lanceolate acuminate, base narrowed; nerves prominent 10 pairs, 

 secondaries nearly as prominent, 4 to 6 in. long, i to 1-5 in. wide; 

 petioles thickened at base, -2 in. long. Flowers white, about 2 in. 

 across in a terminal corymb of about 5. Calyx turbinate, lobes large, 

 round. Fruit pear-shaped, 3 in. long or more, i to 2 in. through, 

 white. Hah. Cultivated in gardens ; probably of Indian origin. 

 Native name : Jambu Mawar. Rose apple. Use : Fruit eaten. 



(4) E. aquea Burm. Fl. Ind. 114; Dnthie, in Hook. fil. F.B.I. 

 ii- 473- 



Small tree. Branchlets 4-angled. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 short acuminate; nerves prominent about 10 pairs, inarching 

 •I in. from edge, 6 to 12 in. long, 2 to 3 in. wide; petioles '05 to 

 •I in. long. Flowers about 4 or 5 in a cyme, i in. across, white. 

 Calyx turbinate, -5 in. long ; lobes rounded. Fruit turbinate, i to 

 1*5 in. long, translucent pink or white, juicy. Hah. Cultivated in 

 gardens, probably native of India. Native name : Jambu Ayer. 

 Use : Fruit eaten. 



