Bayringtonia.] lviii. myrtace^. 759 



(g) B. fusiformis King, I.e. 140. 



Small tree 10 to 20 ft. tall, 3 to 5 in. through. Leaves mem- 

 branous, oblanceolate, narrowed to the broad, cordate base, tip sub- 

 acute, sessile serrate; nerves 12 to 16, 4 to 8 in. long, 1-4 to 2-4 in. 

 wide. Racemes pendulous, long, slender, i to 2 ft. long. Flowers 

 •4 in. across, deep crimson on pedicels i in. long. Fruit fusiform 

 tapering to each end, 4-angled, 2-25 in. long, -5 in. through. Hab. 

 Dense bamboo forest and thin woods. Pahang, Tahan River. 

 Selangor, Batu Caves. Perak, Ulu Bubong (Kunstler). Kelantan. 

 Native name : Putat Padi. 



(10) B. pedicellata Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. x. 134. 



Leaves thin membranous, broadly lanceolate-acuminate, nar- 

 rowed to the base; nerves 10 pairs, edge denticulate, 6 in. long, 

 2 in. wide ; petioles -2 in. long. Racemes terminal, very slender 

 12 in. long. Flowers distant ; pedicels -4 in. long, slender. Bracts 

 •I in. long, oblong blunt. Calyx-tube campanulate, lobes ovate, 

 blunt. Corolla -5 in. across. Stamens long; style -4 in. long. 

 Hab. Pahang, Labong, Endau (Evans). 



This has the foliage of B. spicata, but the flowers long-pedicelled. 



(11) B. spicata Bl. Bijdr. 1097; King, I.e. 141. 



Usually a shrub about 4 to 5 ft. or more tall. Leaves oblong- 

 oblanceolate, narrowed to the petiole, sub-acute, serrate; nerves 

 8 to 10 pairs, 4 to 8 in. long, 1-4 to 2-4 in. wide ; petioles -2 to -3 in. 

 long. Spikes long, slender, pendulous, 12 in. long or more. Flowers 

 remote -5 in. across, rose pink, nearly or quite sessile. Calyx 

 pubescent, teeth 4. Fruit sub-globose, -6 in. through. Hab. 

 River-banks. Johor, Kwala Sembrong (Kelsall). Pahang, Pekan ; 

 Sungei Chenei (Foxworthy). Malacca, AlorGaj ah; Malaka Pindah ; 

 Merlimau (Derry) ; Bindings. Perak, Kwala Temengoh ; Goping 

 (Kunstler). Province Wellesley, Permatang Bertam. Kelantan, 

 Chaning. Kedah, Gunong Geriang River. Setul. Distrib. S. 

 Siam, Borneo, Java. Native name : Juri-Juri. 



I have not seen anything here exactly like the Indian B. acutangula 

 Gaertn., which has distinctly pedicelled flowers. King includes it in the 

 Materials, I.e. 140, with some doubt. 



11. PLANCHONIA, Bl. 



Trees. Leaves alternate or pinnate-nerved. Flowers white or 

 yellowish green in terminal racemes. Calyx-tube turbinate, 

 4-lobed. Petals 4. Stamens very numerous in several series united 

 at base, inner ones without anthers ; filaments fihform. Ovary 

 3- to 4-celled with an annular disc; style slender. Fruit large, 

 fibrous or fleshy, i- to 3-celled. Seeds several; testa coriaceous. 

 Species 4, Andamans to Austraha. 



Leaves obovate, thin serrate . . . . . (i) P. valida 



Leaves oblong, stiff coriaceous, hardly serrate . . (2) P. grandis 



