752 Lviii. MYRTACE^. [Eugcma. 



long. Hab. On rocky slopes of high mountains, Pahang, Gunong 

 Tahan 5000 to 6000 ft. altitude (Ridley). 



(107) E. tahanensis Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. vi. 146. 



Shrub about 5 ft. tall. Leaves stiffly coriaceous obovate 

 obtuse rounded or shortly acute, base narrowed; nerves 5 to 7 

 pairs, very slender and conspicuous beneath, 3-5 in. long, 2-5 in. 

 wide; petioles -25 in. long. Cymes compound in upper axils 

 2 to 3 in. long, many-flowered. Pedicels short, angled. Flowers 

 white. Calyx obconic -12 in. long; lobes ovate. Fruit oblong 

 globose, 6 in. through. Hah. Local on high rock}?' mountains. 

 Pahang, Gunong Tahan at 7186 ft. altitude (Ridley). 



(108) E. subdecussata Duthie, I.e. ii. 491 ; King, I.e. 121. 

 Tree or bush 4 to 80 ft. tall. Leaves stiff coriaceous elliptic 



blunt, base round, shining green ; nerves numerous, slender 

 hardly elevate beneath, 3 to 5 in. long, 1-35 to 3 in. wide; petioles 

 short or absent. Panicles terminal usually 3 in. long, sometimes 

 longer; branchlets angled thick. Flowers -35 in. long, white. 

 Calyx funnel-shaped, teeth 5. Petals calyptrate. Fruit globular, 

 •5 or -6 in. through. Hab. Woods and open places, from sea level 

 to about 3000 ft. altitude common. Singapore, Tanglin ; Changi. 

 Johor, Biawak (Curtis) ; Scudai River. Pahang, Kwala Tenok ; 

 K'luang Terbang (Barnes). Malacca, Ayer Panas; Sungei 

 Hudang. Perak Batang Padang ; Ulu Bubong and Thaiping 

 (Kunstler). Penang, Hill (Maingay). 



var. montana King, I.e. 



Small tree 6 to 8 ft. tall. Leaves i to 2 in. long, -5 to i in. 

 wide; a reduced form on mountains, Selangor, Ulu Semangkok. 

 Perak, Gunong Batu Putih 4500 ft. altitude (Wray). Kedah Peak. 



var. eolorata King. E. colorata, Duthie, I.e. ii. 492. 



Leaves lanceolate drying red, not black. Flower-buds larger. 

 Malacca (Maingay). Native names: Kelat Belian ; Kelat Kobu; 

 Kelat Asam ; Samak Pulut. 



(109) E. viridescens Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxviii. 308. 

 Shrub. Leaves stiffly coriaceous sessile or shortly petioled, 



obovate, tip rounded, base narrowed and blunt ; nerves numerous, 

 very slender and inconspicuous, drying green, 2-5 to 4-5 in. long, 

 1-5 in. wide. Panicle terminal, 2 in. long; branches thick. 

 Flowers -25 in. long, white, tipped with pink. Calyx campanulate, 

 edge undulate, entire. Petals 4, rounded. Stamens short on a 

 large annular disc, greenish. Hab. High rocky mountains, Pahang, 

 Gunong Tahan at 5000 ft. altitude (Ridley). 



(no) E. longicauda Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soe. S. Br. 6, p. 7. 



Tree. Branches slender. Leaves lanceolate elongate long 

 acuminate, very coriaceous punctate above ; nerves faint, 8 pairs 

 with intramarginal close to edge, i to 1-5 in. long, -12 to -24 in. 

 wide; petioles -12 in. long. Racemes axillary and terminal, 

 f ew- flowered ; peduncle -12 in. long. Calyx campanulate, tessel- 



