750 LViii. MYRTACEyE. [Eugenia. 



terminal, 2-5 to 3 in. long, peduncled ; branches terete, branchlets 

 ending in a cluster of 3 to 5 sessile flowers. Bracts caducous. 

 Calyx urn-shaped, -i in. long; lobes small ovate. Corolla calyp- 

 trate. Stamens very short. Hab. Rare in mountain forests. 

 Pahang, Wray's Camp, Gunong Tahan at 3500 ft. altitude (Ridley). 



(99) E. myrtifolia Roxb. Hort. Beng. 37; King, I.e. 118. 



Small bushy tree about 15 to 20 ft. tall. Leaves thinly cori- 

 aceous lanceolate to ovate acuminate, base acute ; nerves close, 

 numerous fine hardly distinct, 1-5 to 2-5 in. long, -75 to 1-35 in. 

 wide ; petioles -15 to -2 in. long. Panicles mostly terminal, -75 

 to 3 in. long, spreading when large, lax corymbose. Flowers 

 •3 in. long, white. Fruit pea-shaped, blue black. Hab. Usually 

 near the sea. Singapore, Tanglin ; Sungei Moral ; Changi. Johor, 

 Kota Tinggi; Batu Pahat. Perak, Thaiping (Kunstler). Distrib. 

 India. 



(100) E. inophylla Roxb. Hort. Beng. 37 ; King, I.e. 114. 



A tree 30 to 50 ft. tall, 8 to 12 in. through. Leaves coriaceous, 

 elliptic-cuspidate, base cuneate; nerves very numerous, fine faint, 

 parallel; 3 to 5 in. long, 1-25 to 2-25 in. wide; petioles -2 to -4 in. 

 long. Panicles terminal and in upper axils large 4-5 in. long, 

 6 in. wide, corymbose, peduncles 2-5 in. long. Flowers cream- 

 colour -4 in. long. Calyx campanulate, shortly narrowed to a 

 rather slender pseudo-stalk, truncate. Petals calyptrate. Stamens 

 •2 in. long. Fruit large, pear-shaped. Hab. Forests Pahang, 

 Pekan; Perak, Goping and Larut (Kunstler). Province Wellesley, 

 Kubang Ulu (Curtis). Penang, top of West Hill. Setul, Bukit 

 Rajah Wang. Lankawi (Curtis). 



var. Bernardi Ridl. E. Bernardi King, I.e. 115. 



Differs only in the calyx often tapering gradually to the base 

 without a pseudo-stalk. Hab. Mountain forests. Selangor, 

 Semangkok Pass. Perak (Scortechini). Penang Hill (Curtis). 

 Distrib. Silhet, Mergni, Borneo. Native names : Samak Paya ; 

 Glam Tikus. 



(loi) E. laxiuscula Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. x. 133. 



Bark of twigs red. Leaves narrow oblong-lanceolate acuminate, 

 base cuneate, 6 in. long, 2 in. wide; nerves sub-parallel, very 

 numerous, fine. Panicles wide, spreading, 6 in. long, 4 in. wide, 

 lax. Catyx goblet-shaped with a distinct pseudo-stalk -2 in. long; 

 lobes short oblong, rounded. Corolla calyptrate. Stamens very 

 numerous, -4 in. long. Hab. Penang; Pulau Betong (Curtis 975). 



This is somewhat like E. laxiflora Bl. of Java, but the calyx is much 

 longer. 



(102) E. Prainiana King, I.e. 116. 



Tree 60 to 80 ft. tall, 2 to 3 ft. through. Leaves thick cori- 

 aceous elliptic cuspidate or acute, base narrowed; nerves very 

 numerous and fine, visible above, hardly so beneath, 4 to 4-5 in. 

 long, 175 to 2 in. across; petioles -4 in. long. Panicle dense. 



