Memecylon.] lix. melastomace^. 817 



leaf axil ; peduncle thick, '3 in. long, with an umbel of three or 

 more flowers. Calyx tube cylindric, obconic ; limb broad, 'i in. 

 across. Petals ovate in bud conic blunt. Hub. Perak, Larut at 

 500 to 1000 ft. altitude (Kunstler). 



(22) M. myrsinoides Bl. Ann. Mtis. Bot. Lttgd. Bat. i. 356; 

 King, I.e. 81, and var. lilacina King, I.e. 



A shrub or tree up to about 30 ft. tall. Leaves thin coriaceous, 

 elliptic to ovate-lanceolate acuminate often caudate, much narrowed 

 to base; nerves invisible, i"5 to 2*5 in. long, "q to i"25 in. wide; 

 petioles 'i to "25 in. long. Flowers numerous in dense compound 

 cymes about 2 in. through and as long, blue or rose pink. Cal5^x 

 campanulate, tube narrowed, teeth 4, triangular acute, as long as 

 tube. Petals acute, long. Style long and persistent. Fruit 

 globular, '2 in. long. Hah. Common, especially near the sea, in 

 woods and thickets. Singapore, Bajau. Johor, Tana Runto. 

 Malacca, Jelutong (Goodenough). Selangor, Kwala Lumpur. 

 Perak, Ulu Bubong and Ulu Kerling (Kunstler). Penang Hill 

 (Curtis). Distrih. Borneo, Sumatra. Native names : Bala; Dalek 

 putih ; Kuku Baning; Nipis Kulit. 



(23) M. Isevigatum Bl. Ann. Mits. Bot. Liigd. Bat. i. 358 ; King, 

 I.e. 82. 



Large shrub or small tree with pale bark. Leaves thin, cori- 

 aceous, ovate or elliptic, caudate or acuminate or short acuminate ; 

 nerves invisible, 2 to 2*5 in. long, i to 175 in. wide; petioles "i to 

 •15 in. long. Cymes below the leaves, few-flowered ; peduncles 

 •I in. long. Flowers small. Calyx campanulate, narrowed to base, 

 teeth distinct acute. Fruit globular 3 in. long. Hab. Woods. 

 Singapore, common, Kranji. Johor, Tana Runto ; Tehran. 

 Malacca (Griffith). Selangor, Weld's Hill (Burn-Murdoch); Bukit 

 Kutu. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Disirib. Burma, Banka, Java, 

 Borneo. Native name : Dalek Tembaga. 



(24) M. cinereum King, I.e. 82. 



Shrub 6 to 8 ft. tall. Leaves thin coriaceous, drying blackish 

 brown, lanceolate or ovate lanceolate, long acuminate, base cuneate 

 or rarely rounded; nerves invisible, 2*8 to 5-5 in. long, i to 2"2 in. 

 wide; petioles '15 to 3 in. long. Peduncles very short. Cymes 

 2 in. long, of about 12 flowers. Calyx cupular, base round, mouth 

 wide, •! in. wide, undulate, teeth minute. Style long persistent. 

 Fruit globular -25 in. through. Hab. Selangor, Weld's Hill, Kwala 

 Lumpur (Cubitt). Perak, Selama (Kunstler, Scortechini) at 300 

 to 400 ft. altitude. 



(25) M. acuminatum Sm. in Rees' Cyelop. xxiii. 4; King, 

 I.e. 84. 



Tree about 30 to 50 ft. tall with slender branches. Leaves 

 coriaceous ovate, long caudate, blunt, base cuneate; nerves in- 

 visible, 1*5 to 4 in. long, 75 to i"5 in. wide; petioles '2 in. long. 

 Cymes i or 2 axillary, short, peduncled of 8 or 10 flowers ; peduncle 



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