558 LX. MELASTOMACEJi. (C. B. Clarke.) IMemeeylon. 



Nerves of the leaves subprominent, marginal more obscure, apex obtuse often out 

 of one plane-so that in drying it is either broken off or crumpled and turned on one 

 side. Branches of the cyme glabrous. Buds obtuse, not large. Cah/x-tube at the 

 time of flowering saucer-shaped, limb truncate. Bise scarcely depressed, rays pro- 

 minent. — As regards the »ame of this species, that of Eetz is cited by Triana, and 

 his description "ifuits the species, but "will also suit several others. As regards the 

 plant itself, the flowers and fruit are identical with M. editle var. ovatum; but the 

 leaves are rather larger and the inflorescence rather more effuse. Thwaites is very 

 likely right in regarding it as a variety of M. edule. 



Vak. 1. Horsfieldii, Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. 572 (sp.) ; nerves less prominent, in- 

 florescence shorter, buds acute. M. eelastrinum, Kurs For. Fl. i. 615. — Pegu, Kwz. 

 Malacca; Maingay No. 811. 



Vae.. 2. pubescens ; leaves 3-4J in. glabrous elliptic suddenly acuminate, cymes 

 ■ proliferously umbellate, branches distinctly rusty-pubescent. — Malacca ; Griffith 

 (Kew Distrib. No. 2336). Branchlets round. Leaves acute, hardly acuminate at 

 the base, secondary and marginal nerves somewhat prominent ; petiole J in. In- 

 florescence in young flower 2 in. Calyx (in flower time) very small, shallow, saucer- 

 shaped. Vise rayed. Fruit not seen. — This variety is marked by Triana, M. am- 

 bigruum Bl. ?. 



Vah. 3. khasiana ; leaves 3-4 in. elliptic acuminate at both ends, apex acute, 

 petiole 1 in., fruit iu a lax panicle extending 2-3 in., berry J in. wide areola some- 

 what prominent ,5 in. wide. — Khasia Mts. ; Griffith (No. 2333 Kew Distrib.). 

 Leaves dried yellow, not very thick but rather opaque, nerves evident, marginal 

 obscure. Peduncle in fruit 1-lJ in., pedicels often ^ in. The remains of the disc 

 in the mouth of the fruit show that it was in flower prominently rayed. — Very near 

 var. Horsfieldii but has the leaves more acuminate at both ends. 



Var. 4. merguioa; leaves 4-6 in. elliptic and broad-elliptic obtuse narrowed 

 gradually to the base subepetiolate, nerves somewhat distinct, peduncles solitary or 

 clustered ^-| in., cymes compound. M. Griffithianum, Kurs in Jown. As. Soe. 

 1877, pt. ii. 82, not of Naud. — Mergui ; Griffith. Tenasserim or Andamans ; Selfer 

 (No. 2331 Kew Distrib.). Leaves (in aU the examples) with scattered glands on 

 the lower surface. Calyx-tube at the time of flowering saucer-shaped or almost 

 funnel-shaped, limb subtruncate. Buds medium-sized, obtuse ; disc on the apex of 

 the ovary rayed prominently. Fruit J in. diam., areola i in. wide. 



21. BI. costatum, Miq. in Slums Mm. Bot. i. 360; leaves 5-8 in. 

 sul)seasile oblong-lanceolate cordate at the base secondary nerves strongly im- 

 pressed, thyrsiform, Miquel, peduncles and pedicels exceedingly thick. Miq. 

 Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. i. 573 ; Triana in Trans. Linn. Sac. xxviii. 157. M. grande, 

 Blume Bijd. 1095; Wall. Cat. 4101. 



Malacca; Maingay "So. 813.— Distrib. Java, Sumatra, Borneo. 



A small tree ; branchlets round but with four short acute wings at the base of 

 the leaves. Calyx-tube at the time of flowering campanulate, limb truncate. Disc 

 depressed, rays prominent. Berry \ in., ellipsoid, longer than broad ; areola promi- 

 nent, more than i in. wide. — A species well marked by the prominent short wings 

 on the branchlets at the base of the 'very short petiole. 



ttt Berry less than J in. diam. Infhrescence less than 2 in. Leaves cor- 

 date at the hose, sessile or very shortly petioled. 



, 22. IHC. terminale, Bah. in Hook. Kew Journ. iii. 121 ; leaves 1J-2J in. 

 lanceolate acute opaque, peduncles J-IJ in. slender 1-3 from the same axil ax- 

 illary and terminal, pedicels umbelled. Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc xxviii 158 • 

 Bah. ^ Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 93. 



Southern Ghats of the Decoan Peninsula ; Canaba ; Gibson, DaUell. 



