746 LXXH. CORNACEJE. (C.B.Clarke.) \_Mastixia. 



petalum arboreum, Wight Ic. t. 956 ; Thivaites Enum. 42 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 

 t. 216. 



CACHAK ; Calacherra, E. L. Keenan. NILGHIRI MTS. ; near Sisparah, Wight. 

 CBYLON ; alt. 4000-7000 ft., Gardner, Thwaites. 



A large tree, foliage dark green. Leaves 3 by 2 in., elliptic or obovate-oblong, 

 suddenly shortly acuminate, narrowed at the base, glabrous, drying black; petiole 

 -1 in., minutely pubescent when young. Panicle 2-3 ir>. diam., branches and calyx- 

 tube with close fulvous pubescence. Style less than -^ in. Fruit 1^ by ^-f in., ellip- 

 soid. Closely allied to the preceding. Possibly not distinct from M. pentandra, 

 Blume Mus. Bot. i. 256, of which there is no authentic example at Kew; the descrip- 

 tion agrees except that the leaves are much larger, 4-8 in. 



tf Some of the bracts - f m., linear-oblong, obtuse. 



3. in. pentandra, Blume Mus. Bot. i. 256 ; leaves 4-7 in., bracteoles 

 and calyx-tube very hairy, calyx-teeth 5 ovate subacute. M. cuspidata, Blume 

 I. c., ex Miq. FL Ind. Bat. i. pt. i. 1095. 



MALABAR ; Canara, Dharwar and Bellary ; Law ; Con can ; Stocks. 



A tree. Leaves 4-7 by lf-2 in., oblong or elliptic, narrowed to each end, pube- 

 rulous on both surfaces at least when young, drying green, whiter beneath; petiole 

 f-l in., pubescent when young. Panicle 3-6 in. diam., very pubescent towards the 

 extremities. Some of the lower bracts l\ in., leaflike though narrow, many of the 

 upper exceeding \ in. Buds silky. Style less than T ^ in. Fruit \\ by f in., elongate- 

 ellipsoid. 'Identified from description only: Blume does not mention the large bracts, 

 so that this is possibly a new species. 



4. IK. bracteata, C. B. Clarke ; leaves 2 in., bracteoles and calyx-tube 

 minutely silky or almost glabrous, calyx-teeth 5 short triangular. 



MALACCA; Maingay, No. 710. 



Branchlets glabrous. Leaves 2-3 by 1-1^ in., elliptic, suddenly and obtusely acu- 

 minate, narrowed at the base, glabrous, drying an olive green ; petiole 5- in. Panicle 

 2 in. diam., nearly glabrous. Some of the lower bracts nearly 1 in., leaflike though 

 narrow, many of the upper nearly in. and obtuse. Biids silky. Style less than 

 3^ in. Fruit not seen. 



** Leaves subopposite and opposite. 



5. HI. Jung-huliniana, Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. i. 772 ; leaves glabrous 

 beneath or shortly hairy on the main nerves, calyx- teeth 4 roundish minutely 

 pubescent. 



MALACCA ; Maingay No. 709. 



A tree of moderate size ; tips of branchlets pubescent. Leaves 4^ by 2 in., oblong, 

 narrowed to both ends, drying a shining green above, much whiter beneath ; petiole 

 i in., pubescent when young. Panicle 2-3 in. diam., trichotomous ; bracteoles -|-|in., 

 pubescent. Young petals most minutely silky. Fruit not seen. Identified with M. 

 Junghuhniana by the description, which closely agrees. It has been named M. tricho- 

 toma, Blume, in the Kew Herbarium, of which species it is very possibly a variety. 



6. IMC. UXaingayi, C. B. Clarke ; under surface of the leaves and panicle 

 densely softly woolly. 



SINGAPORE; Maingay No. 711. 



Branchlets densely woolly. Leaves 5 by 2f in., elliptic, acute not acuminate, nar- 

 rowed at the base, shining green above, with much spreading soft hair and rugose 

 beneath ; petiole 1 in. Panicle 4 in. diam. ; branches thick ; bracts | in , ovate, ob- 

 tuse, thick. Young flowers densely woolly. Fruit 1^ by| in., ovoid, much narrower 

 upwards. A very fine and distinct species. 



