890 Lxxii. coRNACEiE. [MasHxta. 



Flowers tetramerous. 



Leaves stiff coriaceous, strong-nerved and tomen- 



tose or pubescent beneath ; corymbs tomentose (i) M. Maingayi 

 Leaves sub-glabrous or quite glabrous. 

 Leaves pale beneath, strong-nerved, elliptic acu- 

 minate, stiff (2) M. rostrata 



Leaves glabrous, coriaceous, ovate acute . . (3) M. propinqua 



Leaves thin, small 3 by 1-25 in., elliptic-acuminate (4) M. Clarkeana 

 Leaves thin, 6"25 by 2-5 in., elliptic, abrupt cuspi- 

 date or acuminate ..... var. macrophylla 

 Flowers pentamerous ; leaves alternate. 



Cymes small with linear bracts -3 to "4 in. long . (5) M. bracteata 

 Bracts minute, lanceolate . . . . (6) M. Scortechinii 

 Bracts whorled at base of pedicels . . • (?) M. gracilis 

 Fruit 75 in. long (8) M. megacarpa 



(i) M. Maingayi Clarke, in Hook. fil. F.B.I, ii. 746 ; King, I.e. 74. 



I3ig tree. Branchlets, petioles, underside of leaves, inflores- 

 cence and calyx softly tomentose. Leaves coriaceous opposite, 

 elliptic or elliptic-ovate, acute; nerves 6 pairs impressed above, 

 strongly elevate beneath, 4 to 6 in. long, 1-5 to 2 in. wide ; petioles 

 •75 to I in. long. Cymes stout i to 1-25 in. long, sub-terminal, 1-5 in. 

 across. Flowers numerous -15 in. long. Calyx campanulate, 4-lobed. 

 Petals 4 to 5. Fruit ellipsoid not compressed, narrowed to tip, i-2 in. 

 long, -6 in. wide. Hab. Lowland forests. Singapore (Maingay). 



(2) M. rostrata Bl. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. i. 258. M. 

 Maingayi Clarke var. subtomentosa King, I.e. M. Junghuhniana 

 Clarke, I.e. ii. 746. 



Tall tree. Leaves opposite, elliptic shortly acuminate, base 

 slightly narrowed, glabrous above, minutely silvery tomentose 

 beneath; nerves 5 pairs prominent beneath, 3-75 in. long, 1-5 in. 

 wide ; petioles -4 in. long. Panicles 1-5 in. long and wide, dichoto- 

 mously branched, appressed pilose. Flowers -i in. long. Calyx 

 campanulate, teeth 4, minute. Petals 4, ovate. Drupe ovoid 

 I in. long. Hab. Lowland forests. Malacca (Maingay) ; Sungei 

 Hudang (Derry). Penang Hill (Curtis). Distrib. Java. Native 

 name : Kayu Maura. 



(3) M. propinqua Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. iv. 25. 



Tree. Leaves ovate acute, base narrowed, coriaceous, glabrous ; 

 nerves impressed above, elevate beneath, midrib puberulous, 

 5 in. long, 2 in. wide ; petioles pubescent, -5 in. long. Panicles 

 shorter than leaves, pubescent. Bracts lanceolate, one below each 

 branch. Calyx hairy; lobes very short, pubescent. Petals 4, 

 ovate, pubescent outside. Stamens 4. Hab. Pahang, Telom 

 forests at 4000 ft. altitude (Ridley). 



(4) M. Clarkeana King, I.e. 75. 



Tree 40 to 60 ft. tall, 10 to 15 in. through. Leaves opposite, 

 thin coriaceous oblong or oblong-lanceolate, base round or sub- 

 acute, glabrous; nerves 5 to 7 pairs, slender, prominent beneath, 

 3 to 475 in. long, i to 2 in. wide ; petioles -3 to -35 in. long. Cymes 



