748 LViii. MYRTACE^. [Eugenia. 



very fine and parallel, numerous, intramarginal close to the edge, 

 6 in. long, 2-75 in. wide; petioles -2 in. long. Cymes terminal and 

 in upper axils; branches angled, spreading, few and short, 1-5 in. 

 long and as wide. Flowers few, small. Calyx goblet-shaped, 

 entire, -i in. long. Petals calyptrate, very small. Stamens white, 

 •I in. long, fairly numerous. Hah. Pahang, Gunong Senyum 

 (Evans). 



(92) E. pallidula Ridl. 



Tree. Branches slender, whitish. Leaves thinly coriaceous, 

 elliptic shortly abruptly blunt-acuminate, base long-narrowed, 

 drying pale greenish, midrib prominent beneath, channelled above ; 

 nerves faint 12 pairs, parallel and inarching into a continuous nerve 

 along the edge, reticulations very faint, 2-5 in. long, 1-5 in. wide; 

 petioles -2 in. long. Cyme-panicles lax terminal ones 3 in. long, 

 2 terminal and i in upper axil ; branches -5 in. long with few small 

 flowers in cymes of 3 ; pedicels slender, -i in. long. Calyx cup- 

 shaped, narrowed at base -i in. long and wide; lobes very small, 

 rounded, caducous. Petals calyptrate. Stamens numerous, but 

 short. Pahang, Rembau, Temerloh (Foxworthy). Native name: 

 Kelat putih. 



(93) E. verecunda Duikie, I.e. ii. 496; King, I.e. 125. 



Small or large tree. Branches pale. Leaves thinly coriaceous, 

 lanceolate or elliptic long acuminate, base long narrowed; nerves 

 and reticulations very fine and close numerous inconspicuous, intra- 

 marginal close to edge, very fine, 2 to 3 in. long, i-i to 1-25 in. 

 wide; petioles -2 in. long. Panicles terminal and in upper axil, 

 1-5 to 2 in. long, wide spreading; branches numerous, slender. 

 Flowers -05 in. long or less, white. Buds club-shaped. Calyx 

 wide, cup-shaped, -05 in. across with a distinct pseudo-stalk. 

 Corolla small calyptrate. Stamens very short. Fruit globose, 

 •4 in. through. Hab. Hill woods to 2000 ft. altitude. Penang 

 Hill (Phillips, WalHch). Penara Bukit; Hill 2000 ft. altitude. 



var. major Ridl. 



Leaves elliptic broad, acuminate, base shortly cuneate, more 

 coriaceous, 3-5 in. long, 1-75 in. wide; petioles -5 in. long. Appar- 

 ently a lowland form. Singapore, Pulau Ubin. Bindings, Pangkor 

 (Scortechini). 



(94) E. scoparia Wall. Cat. 3594; King, I.e. 125. 



Small tree. Branches slender. Leaves coriaceous oblanceolate 

 to obovate, tip sub-acute, base cuneate ; nerves invisible, black- 

 dotted beneath, minutely pitted above, 1-25 to 2-25 in. long, -6 to 

 i*i in. wide. Panicles terminal and from upper axils, 1-5 to 2 in. 

 long; branches slender few, 4-angled ending in cymes of 2 to 3 

 flowers. Calyx very short cup-shaped ribbed, -05 in. long and 

 little wider, lobes small. Fruit globular -i in. through. Hah. 

 River-banks, not common. Singapore (Wallich). Johor, Hadji 

 Senawi near Batu Pahat (Ridley). 



