738 LViii. MYRTACEiE. [Eugenia. 



(58) E. pyrifolia Duthie, I.e. ii. 487 ; King, I.e. 99. E. tumida 

 Duthie, l.c.e. 



Medium-sized tree, about 40 to 60 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous 

 elliptic-oblong cuspidate, base cuneate ; nerves very numerous, 

 fine and close, parallel, intramarginal fine close to edge, 2*5 to 4 in. 

 long, I to 175 in. wide; petioles "25 to 35 in. long. Panicles in 

 upper axils and terminal numerous, 2 to 2 '5 in. long, lax ; branches 

 slender. Flowers sessile, white, "3 in. across. Calyx obconic, 

 funnel-shaped, ribbed, '2 in. long, teeth 4, shallow. Petals orbicular. 

 Stamens very short, 'i in. long. Fruit globose, i in. long. Hab. 

 Open country, on edges of woods up to about 2000 ft. altitude. 

 Common in the south. Singapore, Tanglin. Johor, Sungei Tebrau ; 

 Muar, Sungei Tegal. Malacca, Batang Malakka (Derry). Selangor, 

 Bukit Hitam. Native names : Kelat Putih ; Kelat Lapis ; Samak 

 Darat. 



(59) E. lineata Duthie, I.e. ii. 487 ; King, I.e. 99. 



Tree about 60 ft. tall. Leaves very similar to those of E. pyri- 

 folia, but usually narrower in proportion to length. Panicles larger 

 and more dense-flov/ered ; branches thicker. Calyx cylindric 

 funnel-shaped, "2 in. long; lobes oblong-ovate "05 in. long, per- 

 sistent. Petals '12 in. long. Stamens '5 in. long. Fruit globose, 

 white "5 in. through. Hab. Common in open country all over the 

 peninsula. Singapore, Tanglin. Johor, Malacca, Mt. Ophir ; Bukit 

 Sadanen (Foxworthy). Negri Sembilan, Tampinis; Ulu Bendol 

 (Foxworthy). Selangor, Kwala Lumpur (Foxworthy). Perak, 

 Goping (Kunstler). Penang, Batu Feringhi (Curtis). Kedah, 

 Alor Sta. Lankawi, Burau. Distrib. Malay isles. Native names : 

 Kelat Lapis ; Kelat Merah ; Kelat putih ; Tupoh Lalat ; Kelat 

 Payah; Katcham (Johor). 



(60) E. zeylanica Wight, III. ii. 15 ; King, I.e. 108. 



Bushy tree about 30 ft. tall, with bright red flaky bark. 

 Branches slender. Leaves coriaceous, lanceolate or ovate-lanceo- 

 late acuminate blunt, pale beneath; nerves numerous slender 

 faint, intramarginal nerve straight fine close to edge, i"5 to 3"5 in. 

 long, "35 to 1*5 in. wide; petioles "05 to "i in. long. Panicles 

 terminal and axillary i to 1*5 in. long; branches few, slender, 

 distant. Flowers numerous, '35 in. long, white. Calyx funnel- 

 shaped, "2 in. long, sessile or pedicelled, tubercled ; lobes 4 or 5 

 round deciduous. Petals orbicular 4 to 5. Fruit pisiform, white 

 aromatic pithy. Hab. Common in open country and near tidal 

 rivers. Singapore, Tanglin ; Kranji. Johor, Batu Pahat. Malacca 

 (Griffith). Pahang, Pekan. Negri Sembilan, Port Dickson; 

 Selangor, Sungei Buluh (Foxworthy). Bindings, Lumut (Fox- 

 worthy). Perak, Kinta (Wray) ; Penang Hill. Distrib. India, 

 Ceylon. Native names : Nasi-Nasi ; Merkasih ; Glam Tikus 

 Laut ; Beti ; Kelat Nasi-Nasi. Use : Fruit eatable, sweet and 

 aromatic. 



