Ochthocharis.] lix. melastomace^. 775 



base above and nerves and reticulations beneatli red woolly, 1-5 

 to 2*5 in. long, 1-25 in. wide; petioles -5 in. long, woolly. Panicles 

 terminal, short, nodes woolly. Bracts oblong, -i in. long, hairy. 

 Calyx -12 in. long, campanulate ; lobes lanceolate, edged with 

 gland-tipped hairs. Petals 5, lanceolate-acuminate. Stamens 8 

 similar; anthers linear-oblong with a glandular boss on back. 

 Capsule sub-globose, dehiscence irregular. Hab. Dense swampy 

 woods. Johor, Sedenah (Ridley). 



(3) O. borneensis Bl. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. i. 40; King, 

 I.e. 14. 



A slender shrub 3 to 4 ft. tall. Leaves membranous elliptic 

 lanceolate acuminate, base slightly narrowed, 5-nerved (3 con- 

 spicuous), edge dentate, glabrous except nerves beneath, some- 

 times scurfy hairy, 3 to 4-25 in. long, 1-25 to 175 in. wide ; petioles 

 •3 to 1-8 in. long. Flowers in fascicles of 4 to 7 below the leaves, 

 •I in. long ; pedicels -25 to -3 in. long. Calyx urceolate. Petals 4, 

 ovate-acuminate, white. Stamens 8 ; anthers oblong muticous. 

 Capsule depressed globular, 5-grooved, -2 in. long. Hab. Tidal 

 mud. Not rare in the south. Singapore, Selitar. Johor, Sem- 

 pang Kanan ; Kota Tinggi. Disirib. Borneo, Buru. Native name : 

 Sakalan. 



(4) O. decumbens King, I.e. 15. 



Erect slender little or not branched shrub 3 to 5 ft. tall. Leaves 

 thinly coriaceous, elliptic lanceolate to ovate acuminate, base 

 round or shortly cuneate, edges occasionally minutely serrate, 5- 

 to 7-nerved, glabrous, 5 to 8 in. long, 1-75 to 3-5 in. wide; petioles 

 I to 2'5 in. long. Cymes axillary, -2 to -3 in. long ; pedicels short. 

 Calyx urceolate -i in. long or less ; teeth 4. Petals 4, ovate, pinkish 

 white. Stamens 8 ; anthers with a minute tubercle behind. Cap- 

 sule depressed, globose, -iS in. through. Hab. Damp spots in 

 dense forest in the low country. Johor, Mt. Austen. Selangor, 

 Sungei Buluh. Perak, Ulu Bubong (Kunstler). 



(5) O. sylvestris Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soe. S. Br. 61, p. 4. 

 Stems slender 2 ft. tall. Leaves ovate lanceolate or acuminate, 



glabrous except base, entire ; nerves 5 from base, 7 in. long, 3 in. 

 wide ; petioles i to 2 in. long, upper edge hairy. Flowers in short 

 axillary fascicles; pedicels short. Calyx glabrous, urn-shaped; 

 lobes triangular, mucronate. Petals broad oblong. Stamens 8 ; 

 anthers oblong obtuse all .similar, tips divaricate, appendage one 

 conic. Capsule -13 in. long, globose. Hab. Wet spots in forests 

 in the south. Johor, Tanjong Kupang; Mt. Austen. Malacca, 

 Merlimau (Cantley). 



(6) O. javanica Bl. Flor. 1831, p. 523; Clarke, I.e. ii. 528; 

 King, I.e. 14. 



Shrublet 2 to 3 ft. tall. Leaves sub-coriaceous, lanceolate or 

 oblong-lanceolate acute, base cuneate ; nerves 3, pale beneath, 

 edges at tip distinctly serrate, 2 to 3 in. long, -6 to -i in. wide; 



