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24. Eugenia khomboidea, sj). nov. 



Branches ratlier strict, dark. Leaves obovate acuminate to 

 rhomboid or lanceolate, coriaceous, apex acuminate, obtuse, 

 base moi'B gradually acuminate, 3-4.5 cm. long and 1.7-1.9 

 cm. wide ; nerves almost completely invisibe on both 

 surfaces, parallel, numerous, very fine, lower surface, finely 

 punctate, petiole, 0.3 cm. long. Panicle short about 2 cm. 

 long with four short branches each bearing three flowers. 

 Peduncles rather stout, four-angled. Calyx tube elongate 

 gradually dilating towards the tip, light brown and finely 

 rugose when dry, 1 cm. long, 0.4 cm. wide at the tip, lobes, 

 four, short, ovate, triangular. Petals calyptrate, oi'bicular, 

 small. Stamens numerous, 0.2 cm. long. 



This species resembles in appearance E. Beddomei of Southern 

 India. It is, howevei-, a typical mountain species, witb 

 small stiffly coriaceous leaves closely veined. In one gather- 

 ing the specimens have obovate leaves, 4 cm. long by 

 2.5 cm. wide, but in most specimens the leaves vary from 

 lanceolate to I'homboid. The calyx tube has a rough corky 

 light brown exterior. The whole plant dries of a light 

 greenish brown colour. 



MELASTOMACE^. 



25. OxYSPOKA HispiDA, Ridley. 



Also collected here by Dennys. 



26. Anerincleistus grandiflorus, Ridley. 



27. Sonerila hirstjta, Ridley. 



Distrih. — Pahang and Perak mountains. 



28. Sonerila brachyantha, Stajjf and King. 



Distrib. — Perak mountains. 



29. Sonerila ramosa, sp. nov. 



A much branched hairy shrub over a foot tall, branches four- 

 angled covered with long bristly hairs ; leaves narrow, 

 lanceolate acuminate at both ends, sessile, margins serrate 

 with a bristly hair on each tooth, both surfaces also bristly 

 hairy, 5-6 cm. long, 1-1.2 cm. wide, slightly oblique. 

 Flowers solitary, axillary, sessile or nearly so (fruit shortly 

 stalked) ; calyx tube cylindric, slightly dilated above, 0.5 

 cm. long, lobes, six, lanceolate acuminate, all covered with red 

 hairs. Petals, three, obovate, rather long clawed, apex 

 rounded, white, 1.5 cm. long, 0.9 cm. wide. Stamens, three, 

 long, curved, base orange, bilobed, lobes somewhat 

 divaricate, apex slender, acuminate, white, 0.6 cm. long, 

 filaments slender; style rather shorter than the stamens. 



