770 Lix. MELASTOMACE.E. [Allomorphia. 



(i) A. xnalaccensis Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 79, p. 69. 

 A. exigua Clarke, in Hook fil. F.B.I, ii. 527; King, I.e. 10 partly, 

 not of Blume. 



Half shrubby about 6 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves ovate-acumi- 

 nate, base round or very shortly narrow; nerves prominent 

 beneath 5 from base, 10 in. long, 6 in. wide ; petioles 3 to 4 in. 

 long. Panicles 6 to 12 in. long, spreading. Flowers in small 

 cymes, small, yellowish green or whitish. Calyx goblet-shaped, 

 •I in. long; lobes triangular. Petals oblong-ovate. Capsule 

 urn-shaped, 8-ribbed. Hab. Common in woods in low country. 

 Malacca. Negri Sembilan, Tampin. Selangor, Sungei Buluh ; 

 Sempang, Semangkok Pass. Perak, Tapah ; Selama (Yapp, 

 Kunstler). Penang Hill (WalUch 4048); (Curtis). Distrib. 

 Sumatra. Native names: Kayu Kadok Gajah; Pakan Rimbah; 

 Senduduk Gajah; S. hutan; Panghong; Kerukup Rimau; 

 Endebi. Use : In leprosy (Hervey). 



(2) A. exigua Bl. Flora 1831, ii. 523, not of others. Melastoma 

 exigua Jack. Trans. Linn. Soc. xiv. 10, /. i, fig. 2. 



Glabrous shrublet about 2 ft. tall, slender. Leaves lanceolate 

 acuminate, base rounded or cuneate, pale beneath; nerves 5 from 

 base, 3*5 to 6 in. long, 1-25 to 2-5 in. wide ; petioles i to 2 in. long 

 (there is a slight difference in the size of the leaves in pairs). 

 Panicles 4 in. long, lax, slender branched 2-5 in. wide. Flowers 

 3 to 4 together, umbelled. Calyx -i in. long; lobes short acute. 

 Petals white, oblong-lanceolate, acute. Stamens pink, twice as 

 long. Capsule urn-shaped -12 in. long, ribs 8 low. Hah. Rocky 

 places in woods. Penang Hill (WalHch, Curtis, etc.). 



var. capillaris Ridl. A. capillaris Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. 

 S. Br. 57, p. 38. 



More slender. Leaves almost caudate, sometimes long cuneate. 

 Panicle very slender, pendulous, with very slender branches few- 

 flowered. Hab. Bindings Bruas. Perak, Waterloo; Temengoh; 

 Thaiping Hills (Kunstler 2302). 



(3) A. porphyr anther a Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 57, 

 p. 38. 



Slender low shrub, red-scurfy, papillose, glabrous. Leaves 

 nearly equal, rather thin, ovate lanceolate, long acuminate, base 

 round; nerves 5, 4 to 6 in. long, 1-25 to 2-25 in. wide; petiole 

 I to 1-25 in. long. Panicles 2 to 2-5 in. long, red-scurfy. Cymes 

 umbellate dense, few-flowered. Flowers -15 in. long. Calyx 

 goblet-shaped, scabrid, lobes triangular, acute. Petals lanceolate 

 acuminate. Stamens longer ; anthers purple. Capsule obovoid, 

 urn-shaped, glabrous, ribbed, -i in. long. Hab. Perak, woods at 

 Temengoh (Ridley). 



(4) A. alata Scort. in King, I.e. 12. 



Glabrous shrub 3 to 6 ft. tall. Branchlets winged. Leaves 

 ovate or elliptic-ovate, short acuminate, base narrowed, edges 



