Eugenia.] lviii. myrtace^. 729 



Bindings, Bruas (Burn-Murdoch), Penang, Waterfall. Tomoh 

 (Machado). Kelantan, Chaning. 



var. angustifolia Ridl., with narrow lanceolate leaves 8 in. long, 

 2 in. wide. Perak, Ulu Temengoh. Kelantan (Yapp). Distrib. 

 Borneo, Java. Native names : Kelat Putih Bukit ; Jambu Aj^er 

 Mawar Antan or Hutan. 



(23) E. limnaea Ridl. Joitrn. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 79, p. 64. E. 

 oblongifolia var. robitsta King, I.e. 112. 



Tree. Bark of branches red-flaky. Leaves elliptic coriaceous, 

 base very shortly narrowed, tip acuminate blunt ; nerves very 

 fine and numerous, distinctly raised beneath, inarching close to 

 edge, 5-5 in. wide; petioles -3 to -4 in. long. Panicles terminal 

 2 in. long, 2*5 in. wide, on peduncles i'5 in. long. Flowers numerous, 

 crowded into a dense mass. Calyx campanulate with a slender 

 pseudo-stalk '2 in. long and as wide ; lobes short rounded. Petals 

 free orbicular glandular -i in. long. Stamens '3 in. long. Hab: 

 Open country, local. Province Wellesle}^ Nibong Tebal and 

 Krian (Ridley). Perak (Scortechini) . 



This resembles E. densiflora, but the flowers are hardly half as big. It 

 has no relationship to E. oblongifolia, of which King made it a variety. 



(24) E. Gageana King, I.e. 96. 



Tree 40 to 50 ft. tall, 6 to 8 in. through. Bark of twigs thin 

 bright brown. Leaves thick coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate blunt 

 acuminate, base cuneate (drying brown) ; nerves fine 12 to 18 

 pairs, faint elevate beneath, secondaries and reticulations numerous 

 distinct, 5 to 6 in. long, 1-5 to 2*25 in. wide; petioles "25 to "3 in. 

 long. Panicles terminal sessile, 3 in. long, 4'5 in. wide, much 

 branched. Branches 4-angled. Flowers sessile in threes at ends 

 of branches. Catyx narrow campanulate, rather abruptly narrowed 

 to a pseudo-stalk, "05 in. long; lobes small, waxy white, tinged 

 with red. Hah. Dense jungle. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). 



The only specimen seen in very young bud looks like E. densiflora, but 

 the calyx-lobes are smaller. 



(25) E. grandis Wight, III. ii. 17; Ic. t. 535; King, I.e. 91. 

 Big tree 60 to 80 ft. tall, 2 ft. through. Bark pale. Leaves 



stiff coriaceous dark green with numerous fine ribs and reticula- 

 tions, 4 to 6 in. long, 3 to 4 in. wide, elliptic or oblong or ovate ■» 

 blunt or short acuminate, base narrowed; petioles '4 in. long, 

 channelled. Panicles terminal and in the uppermost axils 6 in. 

 long and wide. Flowers numerous, white, i in. across. Calyx 

 funnel-shaped, smooth, sessile '3 in. long, lobes short, round. 

 Petals short, round. Stamens "5 in. long. Fruit globose or 

 elliptic, about '5 in. through, green. Hab. Common on sea shores 

 and now planted largely as a roadside tree. Singapore to Penang 

 and Perils. Distrib. Siam. Native names : Jambu Ayer Laut ; 

 Krian Batu. 



