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Rhodamnia trinervia, Blmne. Mus. Bof. LtKjd.-Bat. i. 79 (p. 307). 



Gunoug Tahau, 5,000-6,000 ft. (5500.) A iiiountaiu form with 

 coriaceous ovate acunnnate leaves, densely white woolly beneath, 

 less so above, but with silky white pubescence on the upper face 

 and pubescent fruit. 



Diiftrib. — Malayan Archipelago and Philippines to Australia ; Burma. 

 Eugenia pahangensis, ?j. sp. (]). 307). 



Arbor 20-pedalis cortice albescente. Folia coriacea crassa elliptica 

 petiolata obtusa, costa superne depressa subtus elevata, nervis 

 plurimis gracilibus sul)parallelis, 3-4 poll, longa, 2 poll. lata. 

 Panicula brevis terminalis densiflora, 2 poll, longa, ramis" panels 

 crassis angulatis. Flores flavescentes parvi congesti sessiles vix 

 J poll, longi . Sepala brevissima crassa, triangularia acuta. Petala 

 parva caduca orbicularia. Stamina breviuscula. Ovarium ob- 

 conicum angulatum. 



Gunong Tahan, 5,000-6,000 ft. Small tree 20 feet high ; flowers pale 

 yellowish. (5454.) 



Belongs to the same group as Evyenia suhdecnssata, Duth., but is 

 very distinct in its foliage. 



Eugenia viridescens, 7*. sp. (p. 308). 



Frutex. Folia coriacea sessilia glabra obovata, apicibus late rotun- 

 datis vix apiculatis, versus basin angustata, basibus subi-etusis, 

 2^-3 poll, longa, \\ poll, lata, nervis copiosis tenuibus approxi- 

 matis, costa crassiuscula. Pauiculse quam folia breviores, ter- 

 minales, 2 poll, longse, pedunculis brevibus ramulis validulis. 

 Flores inter minores, \ poll, longa. Calyx canipanulatus, margine 

 subintegro undulato. Petala 4 calyptram form ant ia rotundata. 

 Stamina brevia, calycem paullo superantia. 



Gunong Tahan, 5,000 ft. A bush ; flowers pale green, leaves and 

 young wood tinged with purple. (5338.) 



Allied to E. suhdecnssata, Duth., but differs in the form of the 

 leaves, which narrow towards the base and end in a truncate 

 retnse manner. Thev are less stiff than those of suhdecnssata 

 drying of a yellowish colour, and the margins curling back. The 

 nervation is very fine and close and hardly distinguishable. 



MELASTOMACEiE. 



Melastoma malabatheicum, Linn., 8p. PL 559 (jj. 308). 

 . Gunong Tahan, 5,000-5,500 ft. Flower pinkish. (5514.) 



A very large-flowered form of this variable species, the petals being 

 nearlv as large as those of M. decemfid urn , Roxb., but otherwise 

 there is very little difference between this and typical M. malaha- 

 thricum of the plains. 



Distrih. — India to China and North Australia. 



