726 LViii. MYRTACE.5B. [Eugenia. 



(9) E. siamensis Craih, Kew Bulletin, 1911, p. 153. 



Small tree. Leaves thinly coriaceous lanceolate acuminate, 

 base narrowed, cuneate; nerves distinct 13 pairs, intramarginal 

 inarching, 7-5 in. long, 2*5 in. wide; petioles '2$ in. long. Flowers 

 3 to 4, terminal; pedicels "5 in. long. Calyx-tube funnel-shaped, 

 •5 in. long, base rose, upper part white. Sepals ovate, '25 in. long. 

 Petals rounded, oblong, '5 in. long. Stamens rose pink, twice as 

 long. Hab. Rocky Hill base. Kelantan, base of Gunong, Kota 

 Bharu (Ridley). Disirib. Siam. 



(10) E. javanica Lam. Diet. iii. 200; King, I.e. 81. 



Large tree about 60 ft. tall or more. Stem 2 ft. or more through. 

 Leaves elliptic, narrowed slighth^ to rounded base, blunt ; nerves 

 about 12, inarching, "25 in. from the edge, 6 to 10 in. long, 3 to 

 4*5 in. wide; petioles "2 in. long. Cymes terminal and axillary 

 of 3 to 5 flowers stalked, on a peduncle i to 3 in. long. Calyx 

 cup-shaped "4 in. long, pseudo-stalk "2 in. long, lobes round. Whole 

 flower white, i in. across. Fruit 75 in. long, globose, green or 

 whitish, uneatable. Hab. Sea-shores and sandy country near the 

 sea. Singapore, Gardens. Malacca (Hervey). Pahang, Pekan. 

 Kedah, Yan. Distrib. Andamans and Malay isles. 



(11) E. perakensis King, I.e. 81. E. scalarinervis King, I.e. 

 87. 



Tree 50 to 70 ft. tall. Stem 12 to 18 in. through. Leaves 

 very large, coriaceous, oblong-elliptic, sub-acute, base broad, 

 cordate, nearly sessile ; nerves very prominent beneath, inarching 

 •2 to "4 in. from the edge, about 20; 12 to 18 in. long, 5 to 8 in. 

 wide; petioles very thick and short. Flowers 6 to 8, fascicled on 

 the branch below the leaves, and terminal ; peduncles "5 in. wide, 

 reddish pink. Petals white, i to 1*5 in. across. Calyx campanu- 

 late, '5 in. long. Stamens long. Fruit globular, ovoid. Hab. 

 Dense low wet jungle. Perak, Larut; Goping (Kunstler). Din- 

 dings. Lumut. 



(12) E. auriculata Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 61, p. 7. 

 Tree. Leaves stiff coriaceous, elliptic obtuse, base round, 



auricled; nerves 12 pairs, inconspicuous beneath, 6 to 9 in. long, 

 3 in. wide. Flowers fascicled on a short stout peduncle, axillary 

 or terminal, white. Calyx campanulate, narrow to base, no pseudo- 

 stalk, '36 in. long and as wide ; lobes obscure 4. Petals oblong 

 •25 in. long. Hab. Dindings, Lumut (Ridley). 



(13) E. pendens Diithie, I.e. ii. 475 ; King, I.e. 94. 



A small tree about 20 ft. tall. Leaves rather thin, elliptic 

 shortly acuminate, base narrowed acuminate ; nerves 10 elevate 

 beneath, inarching •! in. from the edge, light green, 4'5 to 6 in. 

 long, i'5 to 2*5 in. wide; petioles '2 in. long. Cymes few-flowered, 

 3 to 5 flowers axillary and terminal, 2 in. long ; peduncle short or 

 o. Branches 3. Flowers white -5 in. across. Calyx broad, cup- 

 shaped, -3 in. long, pseudo-stalk very short or o. Petals pustular. 



