758 LViii. MYRTACE^. [BarHngtonia, 



tapering to petiole, apex acute, margins dentate ; nerves prominent 

 beneath, 6 to 7 pairs, 3 to 6-5 in. long, 1-5 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles 

 •5 to -8 in. long. Spikes pendulous 18 in. long, thick. Flowers 

 white 2 in. long, sessile. Calyx obconic, 4-angled; lobes short, 

 broad 4; filaments 2 in. long. Fruit oblong, truncate, 3 in. long, 

 I in. through. Hah. Low country. Sungei Ujong, Gunong Berum- 

 bun (Cantley). Selangor, base of Bukit Kutu; Ginting Bidai; 

 Sungei Buluh (Foxworthy). Perak, Thaiping (Wray, Kunstler). 

 Province Wellesley, Krian. Penang Hill (Curtis). Native name: 

 Putat Gajah. Use : Fruit used as a Sambal (Wray). 



(6) B. macrostachya Kurz, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xlvi. (2), 

 71 ; King, I.e. 138. 



Large shrub or small tree. Leaves thinly coriaceous, oblong- 

 oblanceolate narrowed to the slender petiole, abruptly acuminate, 

 edge crenate; nerves 14 to 18 pairs, depressed above, prominent 

 beneath, 5 to 12 in. long, 2 to 5 in. wide ; petioles i to 4-5 in. long. 

 Spikes axillary below, leaves i to 2 ft. long, thickened in fruit. 

 Flowers sessile 2 in. long, i in. across. Calyx-tube obconic, 

 4-angled; lobes 4. Fruit ovoid or elliptic, smooth, 2 in. long. 

 Hah. Dry woods. Singapore, Bajau; Malacca, Lubok Kedondong ; 

 Bukit Sadanen (Derry). Negri Sembilan, Tampin. Perak, Larut 

 (Kunstler). Kedah, base of Kedah Peak; Alor Sta. Lankawi at 

 ]3urau. Distrih. Borneo. Native names : Putat hutan ; Putat 

 bukit putih. 



(7) B. sumatrana Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Supp. 315. 



Large spreading shrub. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic acuminate, 

 base narrowed, edge nearly entire ; nerves very slender about 12 

 pairs with reticulations conspicuous on both sides, 4-5 to 7-5 in. 

 long, 3 in. wide, petioles 2 in. long or more. Spikes long, pendulous, 

 15 in. long. Calyx funnel-shaped, 4-angled; lobes half as long. 

 Petals blunt, oblong, -65 in. long. Stamens -75 in. long. Fruit 

 oblong, 4-angled, narrowed to base, 1-75 in. long, -65 in. 

 through. Hah. Sandy woods near the sea. Singapore, Toas ; 

 Jurong ; Pulau Tekong. Johor, Castlewood ; Kwala Sembrong 

 (Kelsall) ; Pulau Dayong (Feilding) . Pahang, Pulau Tawar. Penang 

 Hill. Distrih. Sumatra, Celebes. Native names : Putat Darat ; 

 Putat Gajah. 



(8) B. musiformis King, I.e. 139. 



Large tree 60 to 80 ft. tall, 2 to 3 ft. through. Leaves cori- 

 aceous, oblong-lanceolate sub-entire; nerves 8 to 12 pairs, slender 

 elevate beneath, reticulations visible, -5 to 10 in. long, 1-75 to 3-25 

 in. wide; petioles -75 to 2-25 in. long. Spikes axillary, sub-erect, 

 12 to 14 in. long, thick. Calyx campanulate, 1-25 in. across, pubes- 

 cent ; tube -2 in. long ; lobes larger, ovate 4. Petals round. 

 Stamens white tipped pink. Fruit oblong 4-angled, sub-truncate, 

 4 to 5 in. long, i to 1-5 in. through. Hah. Forests inland. Perak, 

 Goping and Chanderiang (Kunstler). 



