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distinct, interarching '1 in. from the margin ; the reticulations minute ; 

 length 8 to 10 in. ; breadth 1*75 to 2*75 in. ; petiole very short '05 in. 

 long. Cymes very short, gloraerulate, 3-flowered, pedunculate, solitary 

 and axillary or in groups of 3 or 4 and terminal, about 2 to 3 in. long ; 

 their peduncles compressed, 1 to 1'5 in. long. Flowers white, about 

 •75 in. in diam. : calyx-tiihe '5 in. long, widely campanulate, suddenly 

 contracted into a long pseudo-stalk, epedicellate ; calyx-lobes 4, unequal, 

 broad, rounded, only '1 in. long or less, reflexed. Petals orbicular, much 

 larger than the calyx-lobes. Stamens slightly exceeding the petals. 

 Fi'uit unknown. 



Perak : King^s Collector 5547. 



In shape and nervation the leaves of this somewhat resemble those of E. mollis, 

 King. 



13. Eugenia scalarinervis. King n. sp. A glabrous tree, 20 to 30 

 feet high : young branches nearly as thick as the little finger, slightly 

 compressed, pale. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic-ovate, sub-acute, the base 

 rounded and cordate ; upper surface brown slightly tinged with oliva- 

 ceous (when dry), the lower much paler ; main -nerves 22 to 30 pairs, 

 very prominent on the lower and depressed on the upper surface, curving 

 very slightly upwards and interarching '15 in. from the margin, the 

 intermediate nerves rather distinct, the reticulations few and large ; 

 length 10 to 14 in. ; breadth 5 to 7 in. ; petiole about '3 in., stout, 

 wrinkled when dry. Flowers in much contracted few-flowered terminal 

 racemes, 1*5 in. or more across. Calyx-tube magenta-coloured {Ude 

 collector)^ smooth, '75 in. long, contracted at the base into a pseudo- 

 stalk '15 in. long and jointed to a pedicel '15 in. long ; tlie mouth 

 wide, divided into 4 broadly- triangular teeth '15 in, long. Petals 

 unknown. Stijle about 1 in. long, the stamens shorter. Fruit (unripe) 

 globular-ovoid, crowned by the large, wide- tubular, 4-lobed calyx-limb 

 •75 in. long. 



Perak : King's Collector 8200 ; Bidley 3095. 



The specimens of this very fiue species are scanty and imperfect. It is 

 distinguished by the great size of its leaves and by the large number and the 

 prominence of their sab-horizontal nerves. 



14. Eugenia pergamentacea, King n. sp. A tree ? ; young branches 

 terete, as thick as a quill, pale-brown. Leaves chartaceous-coriaceous, 

 narrowly elliptic-oblong, abruptly and shortly acuminate, the base 

 cuneate ; upper surface when dry shining and of a dull leaden-colour ; 

 the lower brown, both finely and transversely reticulate ; main-nerves 

 28 to 32 pairs, very regular, straight, slightly ascending, interarching 

 •15 in. from the margin, prominent on the lower, depressed on the 

 upper surface ; length 12 to 16 iu. ; breadth 4 to 6 in. j petiole 5 



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