740 LViii. MYRTACEiE. [Eugenia. 



(65) E. jasminifolia Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. x. 133. 



Small bushy tree, slender. Leaves thinly coriaceous, ovate 

 blunt, caudate, base cuneate ; nerves numerous, but quite invisible 

 above and often so beneath, i in. long, '25 in. wide; petioles "i in. 

 long. Flowers small, sessile in sessile heads i to 5 in axils and 

 terminal. Bracts broad, oblong, papery. Calyx cylindric, 

 narrowed at base, "12 in. long; lobes broad persistent. Petals 

 free, small, rounded oblong. Stamens numerous, very short. 

 Hab. Forests. Negri Sembilan, Tampin Hill near the top (Ridley). 



(66) E. caudata King, I.e. 105. 



Tree 30 to 40 ft. tall, 4 to 6 in. through. Leaves thin coriaceous 

 lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate caudate, tail blunt, base cuneate ; 

 nerves numerous, very faint or invisible, 175 to 3 in. long, 75 to 

 i"i in. wide; petioles '15 to "3 in. long. Panicles axillary or 

 terminal, i in. long, slender, lax ; pedicels slender. Flowers white 

 •15 in. across. Calyx broad, campanulate, '2 in. long ; lobes very 

 obscure. Petals orbicular. Stamens very short. Fruit ovoid, 

 then globular, "5 in. long. Hab. Mountains, woods at about 2000 ft. 

 altitude. Johor, Bukit Banang, Batu Pahat. Malacca, Mt. Ophir. 

 Selangor, Semangkok Pass (Curtis). Perak, Thaiping Hills 

 (Curtis). Penang, West Hill (Curtis). 



King gives " Singapore, Wallich Myrlus caudata 3631," as a synonym. 

 The type sheet contains flowerless sprays of two gatherings, the greater part 

 of which is Pseudo-eugenia singaporensis. One spray looks more like E. 

 caudata King, but possibly Wallich got this in Penang. It is a mountain 

 plant, and has never otherwise been collected in the lowlands. 



(67) E. filiformis Wall. Cat. 3578 ; King, I.e. 105. 



Small tree about 20 to 40 ft. tall. Branches slender. Leaves 

 coriaceous lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate caudate-acuminate, base 

 short narrowed; nerves numerous, faint, 175 to 3 in. long, 75 

 to 1*2 in. wide; petioles "is to "2 in. long. Flowers white, fragrant, 

 axillary, solitary or in terminal lax racemes of about 4 on very 

 slender, filiform peduncles, i"5 to 2 in. long. Calyx cup-shaped, 

 narrowed to pseudo-stalk "2 in. long, "25 in. across; lobes short, 

 ovate. Fruit elliptic-ovoid, 75 in. long. Hab. Common in low- 

 land woods up to about 2000 ft. altitude. Singapore (Wallich) ; 

 Garden Jungle. Johor, Genuang ; Gunong Pulai. Pahang, 

 Kwantan (Foxworthy). Malacca, Bukit Bruang; Panchur (Derry). 

 Selangor, Federal Hill, Kwala Lumpur (Foxworthy). Negri 

 Sembilan, Pasir Panjang road (Foxworthy). Perak, Tapah 

 (Burn-Murdoch); Bujong Malacca; Goping (Kunstler) ; Gunong 

 Batu Putih (Wray). Penang (WalHch) ; West Hill at 2000 ft. 

 altitude (Curtis). Native names: Kelat Api; Kelat Belian; 

 Kelat Lapis; Kelat Jambu Ayer; Gising; Kelat Minyak. 



(68) E. penangiana Diithie, I.e. ii. 486; King, I.e. 98. 

 Slender tree 40 to 80 ft. tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous, caudate- 

 acuminate lanceolate, blunt, base cuneate; nerves very fine. 



