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Perak: at elevations under 150 feet; common. King's Coll r, Wray. 



The leaves of this species greatly resemblo those of M. inert, Bl. ; but the fruit of 

 this is larger and less pointed : moreover, it is rufous-tomentose, while the fruit of M. inert 

 is pale yellowish-green and almost glabrous. 



Plate 116. Myristica cinnamonea, King. 1, Hnincli with male flow rs: 2, ripe fruit 

 3, the same in section; 4, arillus and seed; 5, seed without anllua — all of natural 

 size; 6, male flower — dissected ; 7, androecium — enlarged. 



11. Myristica crassa, n. sp. King, A tree 40 to GO feet hid ; ytmi - hr nel .. 

 rather stout, very dark-coloured, glabrous. Leaves coriaceous, oblong, elliptic-oblong 

 or oblanceolate-oblong, sub-acute, the base cuneatej both surfaces j. r lal»rous, the lower 

 pale, sub-glaucous; main nerves, 15 to 22 pairs, lightly prominent, f-presding ; h ifrth 

 7 to 12 in., breadth 2'5 to 4 in.; petiolo 1 to 1*25 in. *tou*. Male flown in m ay. 

 flowered, sessile umbels from short, woody, axillary peduncles; i di i 35 in. long, 

 tomentose like the flowers; bracteole orbicular-ovate, rugose, chieely embracing half 

 the flower on one side. Perianth minutely rusty-tone ntose, ovoid when young, in *>U' 

 and slightly constricted below the middle when adult the ipex pointed, 3-<-l. it to 

 about a third of its length, the teeth ovate-acute; antra ttn narrowly ovoi' . 

 apiculate; anthers 14 to 18, linear, closely attached to the column: stalk of column 

 often nearly as long as itself, lepidote. Female Jlowert unknm Fruit solitary or 

 in clusters of 2 or 3, pedunculate, ovoid globose, slightly pointed, the base rounded 

 or sub-truncate, minutely rufous-puberulous, 1 *> to 3 in. long ai i half as much in 

 diameter; pericarp thick, succulent; arillus fleshy, la< iniate, yellow, extending to the 



apex of the ovoid seed. 



Perak: at low elevations; King's Collector; Waterfall Hill, Kray No. ; common 



Malacca; Cantley. 



The fruit is eaten by the Chinese settlers. I have named this from the great 



thickness and soft texture of the pericarp. The arillus and seed possess considerable 



fragrance. 



Plate 117. Myristica crassa, h ig. I, Branch with male flowers; 2, mature fruit; 



section of fruit showing arillus and seed— of natural sue; 4, male lower; o, 

 audroecium— enlarged. 



12. Myristica Lowiana, n. sp. King. A tree 00 to 80 feet high; throat; 



the inflorescence and fruit; young branches rather stout, rough, dark-col ured Learn 

 coriaceous oblong to elliptic-oblong, sometimes slightly obovate; apex acute, the base 

 cuneate or sub-cuneate, often slightly unequal; upper surface shinin the lower 

 dull sub-glaucous ; nerves 16 to 20 pairs, prominent on both surface, ;,,,,, eased on 

 th ur P er), evanescent towards the margin; length 6 to 10 m , breadth l,o to 3 m.; 



75 to 1 in., stout. Male flowers in dense, many-flowered glomeruli, shorter 



♦• 1 7 to 1 in stout Male flowers in dense, many-nowerea glomeruli, nmcm 



Cn the petioles, fro'm small solitary tubercles in the axils of leaves or of fall.n leaves 



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lar^e ovate or obovate-rotund, embracing m re th 



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j- i= .i<i +a -3 in : bracteole large, ovate or ouovaiu-.utuim, clu .„»v..._ *■ . 



r dl t Wh on one side, ru S ty>escent outside, glabrous insid-, /WA -1 



half the penanth on one s t P ^ g ^ ^^ ^^ 



' 0n £' Went out de glabrous and striate inside; mMB ellipsoid; stalk 



teeth, P ub ^\ p ~ e ' col L n( oroid , puberulous; anthers about 10 to 14, narrowly 

 S. til*: ' M 'void, pointed at each end, M to 3 in. 



Ann. Boy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta Vol. III. 



