562 LX. MELASTOMACEa;. (0. B. Clarke.) \_Memeeylon. 



33. nx. acummatum, Smith ex Triana in Trans. Innn. Soc. xxviii. 158 ; 

 leaves 2-2^ in. broad-elliptie acuminated at both ends apex long rostrate obtuse, 

 petiole ^-| in., peduncles solitary (or 2 together) \-\ in., cyme somewhat lax 

 compound, buds very acute not large. 



Malacca ; Griff.t}i (Kew Distrib. No. 2325-1). 



Leaves nearly concolorous, opaque. Peduncles sometimes terminal as well as 

 axillary. Disc on the apex of the ovary distinctly rayed. — Tliis can hardly he more 

 than a variety of M. lavigatum ; it differs by its decisively rostrate leaves and smaller 

 fiowers. Memecylon Maingay No. 810 (from Malacca) slightly differs by having 

 the leaves much lighter coloured on the lower surface and shortly rostrate, the 

 peduncles shorter, and is still nearer M. lavigatnm. 



Vae. fiavescens ; leaves 2^-3 in. elliptic acuminate at both ends apex rostrate 

 obtuse secondary and marginal nerves distinct, petiole ^ -| in., inflorescence extending 

 ^-f in., peduncles clustered about J in., cyme-branches repeatedly shortly divided, 

 flowers very small. Malacca ; Griffith No. 2325-2. — Leaves concolorous, greenish 

 yellow in the dried examples. Branches of the cyme minutely scabrous almost 

 puberulous. Calyx-tuhe at the time of flowering saucer-shaped, limb truncate. Disc 

 on the apex of the ovary distinctly rayed. — Marked as " nov. sp." by Triana. 



34. JU. fuscescens, Thwaites Enum. Ill ; leaves 2-2J in. nearly sessile 

 elliptic acuminate rostrate base acute, nerves slender but visible, inflorescence 

 extending less than J in. Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxviii. 159. 



. Ceylon ; Kokool Corle, at no great elevation ; Thwaites No. 2926, 287. 

 ^Berry \ in. diam., spherical, ex Thwaites. — Mr. Thwaites in a note on No. 2926 

 doubts if it is really distinct from M. lisvigatum var. sylvaticwm (No. 36 above). 



35. Ztl. rostratum, Thwaites Enumi 111 ; leaves 1^2 in. elliptic acumi- 

 nate rostrate apex obtuse base attenuate opaque coriaceous, inflorescence extend- 

 ing less than J in. Triana in Trans. Linn. Soe. xxviii. 159. 



Ceylon ,! Central Province, alt. 3000-4000 ft., Gardner, Thwaites. 

 A small tree. Petals white. Serry i in. diam., sphericsil, mouth scarcely i in. 

 wide. 



36. DK. rhinopbyllum, Thwaites Enum. 110 ;. leaves 2-3 in. subses- 

 sile elliptic acuminate apex obtuse base acute opaque nerves very obscure, 

 inflorescence extending less than f in. Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxviii. 

 159. 



Ceylon; Central Province up to 3000 ft.; Walker, Thwaites, No. 2928, 

 2572. 



A small tree. Peduncles about J in., clustered ; cymes small, somewhat dense ; 

 buds small, notacute Flowers pale blue. Berry A in. diam., black-purple, spherical. — 

 Differs from the last species by its leaves sessile not acuminate at the base. These 

 three Ceylon species (41, 42, 43) seem very close together, but Mr. Thwaites, who 

 knows them alive, keeps them separate. But they are not so near together as the 

 Malayan species of Blume in this same series. In this (as in so many other cases) 

 there are only two courses open in order to represent all the material, viz., either a 

 large grouping of existing species or the founding of a number of new ones on very 

 slender grounds. 



tttttt Berry less than ^ in. diam. Inflorescence less than 2 in. Leaves 

 usucdly less than 4 in., not acuminate though often acute, base not cordate. 



37. la. an^ustifolium, Wight le. t. 276 : leaves 2 in. opaque very nar- 

 row-oblong obtuse base attenuate, petiole | in. Thwaites Enum. Ill ; Triana 

 in Trans. lAnn. Soc. xxviii. 158. ' 



