Eugenia.] lviii. myrtace/E. 735 



(47) E. Helferi Ditthie, in Hook. fil. F.B.I, ii. 480; King, 

 I.e. 95. 



Low, bushy tree, sometimes large. Leaves narrowly elliptic 

 narrowed to both ends, tip blunt, coriaceous drying yellowish; 

 nerves 12 pairs, very inconspicuous above, intramarginal near edge, 

 2*5 to 3*25 in. long, i to i"25 in. wide ; petioles "2 in. long. Panicles 

 terminal i"5 in. long and a little wider; branches with red scaling 

 bark. Flowers '5 in. across. Calyx funnel-shaped attenuated to 

 slender pseudo-stalk, "2 in. long; lobes 4, unequal. Petals larger 

 orbicular, glandular on the back. Hub. Sandy ground near sea 

 or in rocky forest. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Penang, Water- 

 fall and Government Hill at 500 ft. altitude (Curtis). Disirib. 

 Burma. 



(48) E. HuUettiana King, I.e. 97. 



Tree 20 to 30 ft. tall. Stem 5 to 7 in. through. Leaves cori- 

 aceous elliptic long-acuminate blunt, base cuneate, smooth deep 

 green above, beneath nerves very faint, reticulations visible but 

 very fine, 3*25 to 4*5 in. long, i-5 to 2 in. wide; petioles "3 to '4 in. 

 long. Panicles in upper axils and terminal about 3 in. long; 

 branchlets angled. Flowers pale green. Calyx cylindric funnel- 

 shaped ribbed, '2 in. long, mouth expanded, recurved ; lobes short 

 and broad. Petals ovate. Stamens white, slightly red towards 

 centre, "2 in. long. Hab. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Distrib. 

 Sumatra. 



This species is very close to E. Helferi. 



(49) E. Burkilliana King, I.e. 94. 



Tree 40 to 60 ft. tall, 15 to 20 in. through. Leaves light green, 

 lanceolate acuminate, base cuneate, coriaceous; nerves many very 

 fine with reticulations conspicuous on each side, 2*25 to 3*5 in. long, 

 •9 to 1*25 in. wide; petioles "35 to "5 in. long. Panicles sessile, 

 terminal, much branched, 2 in. long, 4 in. wide ; branches 4-angled. 

 Flowers 7 in. long, pale red in bud, white when open, sessile in 

 threes at branch-ends. Calyx 35 to '4 in. long, funnel-shaped, 

 narrowed to a rather long pseudo-stalk ; lobes ovate. Stamens 

 •2 in. long. Petals glandular on back. Hab. Perak, Asam Kum- 

 bang (Wray) ; Goping (Kunstler). 



(50) E. Ridleyi King, I.e. 98. 



A big tree about 80 ft. tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous, oblong or 

 ovate-lanceolate shortly acuminate, base cuneate ; nerves 7 to 10 

 pairs, fine but prominent forming large loops, 'i to "2 in. from 

 edge, 3'5 to 7 in. long, i"25 to 2*25 in. wide; petioles '4 to "5 in. 

 long. Panicles terminal and in upper axils, 2 to 3 in. long; the 

 long branches 2 in. long, spreading. Flowers 3 to 5 in terminal 

 clusters, apple green, '2 in. across. Calyx funnel-shaped, narrowed 

 to a slender pseudo-stalk '2 in. long; lobes large, ovate. Petals 

 ovate, round. Stamens short. Hab. Woods, low country. Singa- 



