Eugenia.] lviii. myrtace^. 747 



(88) E. bracteolata Wight, III. ii. 15 ; Ic. PL t. 531 ; King, I.e. 

 122. 



Tree 30 to 40 ft. tall, 2 to 3 ft. through. Branches angled. 

 Leaves coriaceous, oblanceolate to obovate, base long-narrowed ; 

 nerves numerous, parallel, distinct beneath, 3 to 5 in. long, 1-5 to 

 2 in. wide; petioles -3 to -5 in. long. Panicles terminal 2-5 to 

 4 in. long, 3 in. across ; branches numerous with a pair of con- 

 spicuous bracteoles at each branch and branchlet. Flowers white 

 •3 in. long. Calyx -15 in. long, funnel-shaped with round lobes. 

 Petals calyptrate. Fruit oblong, -4 in. long narrowed slightly both 

 ends, white. i/a6. Lowland woods. Johor, KotaTinggi. Malacca, 

 (Maingay). Selangor, Ulu Selangor (Kunstler) ; Weld's Hih, Kwala 

 Lumpur (Foxworthy). Perak, Goping (Kunstler) ; Chanderiang 

 (Kunstler) ; Ipoh (Curtis). Kelantan, Kota Bharu (a large shrub). 

 Distrih. Burma. Native name : Kelat Putih. 



(89) E. punctulata King, I.e. 122. 



Tree 30 to 50 ft. tall. Branches red flaky. Leaves coriaceous 

 obovate or oblanceolate, rounded, base narrowed, 1-5 to 3 in. long, 

 I to 1-75 in. wide; nerves very faint beneath, invisible above; 

 petioles -2 to -25 in. long. Panicles lax, terminal; branches 

 numerous 4-angled, 6 in. or more long. Flowers numerous, small, 

 white. Calyx campanulate, -i in. long, obscurely toothed. Fruit 

 ovoid, white, pulpy, -4 in. through. Singapore (Wallich), [Syzygium 

 punetatum); Sungei Moral; Kranji. Malacca, Sungei Hudang; 

 Bukit Sadanen (Derry). Pahang, Baloh, Kwantan (Foxworthy). 

 Perak, Larut (Kunstler) ; Blanda Mabok (Wray). Native names : 

 Kelat Penaga ; Kelat Kobo ; Jambu Chili ; Jiwat padi ; Kelat 

 Pasir. 



(90) E. acuminatissima Kurz, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xlvi. (2), 

 67 ; Duthie, I.e. ii. 483 ; King, I.e. 126. 



Big tree about 80 ft. tall. Leaves thin coriaceous, elliptic 

 lanceolate long acuminate base short narrowed, drying pale, 3-5 to 

 4 in. long, 1-5 in. wide; nerves 15 to 20 pairs, slender but distinct 

 beneath, inarching some way from the margin and from the intra- 

 marginal vein. Panicles terminal lax 2 in. long, 3 in. across or 

 less ; branches few, spreading. Flowers crowded at the ends under 

 •I in. long, white. Calyx cup-shaped small with a longer pseudo- 

 stalk, -06 in. long, truncate. Petals calyptrate, but often separat- 

 ing. Stamens very short, much shorter than petals. Fruit globose, 

 •5 in. through, blackish purple with pink pulp. Hah. Forests com- 

 mon. Singapore, Garden Jungle ; Changi. Malacca, Sungei Siput 

 and Ayer Panas (Derry). Perak, Goping (Kunstler) ; Batu Gajah. 

 Penang, Penara Bukit (Curtis). Distrih. Burma, Sumatra. Native 

 name : Kelat Asam. 



(91) E. Evansii Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mas. x. 134. 

 Branchlets dark brown. Leaves thinly coriaceous, elliptic to 



oblong abruptly acuminate, base very shortly cuneate; nerves 



