156 floha indica. [ATyristicacea \ 



at first sight by their rigid leaves and peculiar inflorescence. The staminal disc is 

 generally toothed on the margin, each tooth bearing an anther, which spreads out 

 horizontally ; but in Myristica laurina, Blume, which nevertheless is a genuine spe- 

 cies of the section, the anthers are vertical and sessile on the pyriform disc, almost 

 as in M. Irya, Gsertner. 



1. M. Hookeriana (Wall. Cat. 6802 A ! non B) ; ramulis den- 

 sissime floccosis, foliis maximis anguste obovato-oblongis vel lineari- 

 oblongis basin versus paullo angustatis basi subcordatis, disco antheri- 

 fero 18-deutato, fructu maxiino dense floccoso. 



Hab. In peninsula Malay ana: in ins. Penang, Wall.! — (v.s.) 



Arbor verosimiliter elata. Ramulorum cortex facile separabilis, tomento floccoso 

 densissimo tectus, ut omnes partes novelise. Folia juniora floccosa, cito glabrescentia, 

 rigide coriacea, subtus glauca, fere bipedalia, 4-8 poll, lata, acuta vel breviter acumi- 

 nata, petiolis dense floccosis f -pollicaribus. Florum situs e specimine Herb. Wall, 

 (in Mus. Soc. Linn.) unico florido insectorum morsu abnormi, non rite determinan- 

 dus, verosimiliter ut in eseteris speciebus axillaris. Calyx majusculus, ^-poll., obo- 

 vato-globosus, ^-trilobus, extus laxe tomentosus. Columna staminea striata, apice 

 parum concava, ramis brevissimis dentiformibus. Fructus oblongus, 2^-polL, valvis 

 crassissimis ; arillus caruosulus, lobatus. Semen oblongum, pollicare, (ex sicco) atro- 

 fuscum. Chalaza obliqua. 



The flowers of this superb species are unfortunately imperfectly kuown ; but it 

 certainly belongs to Knema> and will be easily recognized by the extremely dense 

 pubescence of all its parts except the leaves. Wall. Cat. 6802 B seems to belong 

 to Laurinece. * 



2. M. longifolia (Wall. Cat. 6801!); ramulis furfuraceis, foliis 

 raagnis oblongo-lanceolatis basi cordatis rarius rotundatis apiee angus- 

 tatis obtusis, Horibus axillaribus dense fastigiatis subsessilibus, disco 

 antherifero concavo 1 2-1 8-lobo, fructu oblongo tomentoso. — JBLRumph. 

 i. 188. M. linifolia, Roxb. FL hid. iii. 847 ? 



Hab. In montibus Khasia, Wall.! Chittagong ! peninsula Malayana, 

 Griffith!— (FL Jan.) (v. v.) 



Arbor excelsa, ramulis validis elongatis, cortice laxo subpapyraceo cinereo vel fusco ; 

 partes novella dense tomentosae. Folia forma et magnitudine admodum varia, in- 

 terdum lincari-oblonga vel obovato-oblonga, ^-1^-pedalia, 2-6 poll, lata, petiolo j— 1- 

 pollicari, utrinque glabra, supra nitida, subtus pallida et ssepissime glaucescentia, 

 costa basi furfuracea. Pedunculi brevissimi, lignosi, bracteis imbricatis rotuudatis 

 onusti. Pedicel li brevissimi vel flores snbrcquantes, medio unibracteolati. Calyx 

 dense furfuraceus; maris globosus, demum pyriform is, ^-pollicaris; fcem. ovalis. Dis- 

 cus antheriferus obscure triqueter, 15-18-lobus, ramis horizontalibus subtus anthe- 

 riferis. Fructus bipollicaris, rectus, utrinque obtusus. Semen erectum, chalaza ter- 

 minali ; arillus pallidus, tenuis, profunde lobatus ; albumen album. 



The shape of the leaves, the size and shape of the (male) flowers, and the number 

 of disc-lobes, appear to vary much in this species, of which we have a great many 

 specimens before us from many different localities. These are, however, chiefly 

 male plants; and possibly characters may be afforded by the female flowers and fruit 

 for the discrimination of more than one species; at any rate, a careful study of the 

 whole genus, in a living state, is necessary before the species can be considered as 

 established on a satisfactory basis. 



3. M. erratica (llf. et T.) ; ramulis tenuiter furfuraceis, foliis 

 anguste lanceolatis vel late linearibus apice attenuatis acutis basi acu- 

 tis, floribus ad apicem pedunculi axillaris paueis, disco piano 12-lobo, 



