352 A FLORA OF MANILA 



2. Flowers 6 to 6 cm in diameter, in short racemes from the branches 



below the leaves 1 2. E. malaccensia 



2. Flowers 3 to 4 cm in diameter, in axillary or terminal, few- to many- 

 flowered recemes, or cymose panicles. 

 3. Leaves lanceolate, gradually narrowed at both ends, slenderly acii- 



minate 3. E. jambos 



3. Leaves elliptic, to ovate-oblong, obtuse or blunt-acuminate, base 

 rounded or subcordate. 

 4. Fruit turbinate, pink or red, crowned by the inflexed, much 



thickened, fleshy calyx-lobes 4. E. javanica 



4. Fruit ovoid or ellipsoid, greenish-white, the persistent calyx-lobes 

 thin, not inflexed 5. E. calubcob 



1. E. JAMBOLANA Lam. Duhat, Lumboy (Tag.). 



A tree 4 to 15 m high, quite glabrous. Leaves shining, leathery, oval 

 to elliptic or obovate-elliptic, shortly and broadly acuminate, 6 to 12 cm 

 long, the nerves numerous, slender. Panicles mostly from the branchlets 

 below the leaves, some often axillary or terminal, 4 to 6 cm long. Flowers 

 numerous, pink or nearly white, sessile in crowded fascicles on the ends 

 of the branchlets. Calyx funnel-shaped, about 4 mm long, 4-toothed. 

 Petals cohering and falling as a small disk. Stamens about as long as 

 the calyx. Fruit oval to elliptic, dark-purple, or nearly black, fleshy, 

 edible, 1.5 to 2 cm long containing a single large seed. (Fl. Filip. pi. 17i, 

 Syzygium jambolanum.) 



Common, fl. Feb.-March ; throughout the Philippines cultivated and wild, 

 but certainly introduced. India, through Malaya, to Australia, often, per- 

 haps, only cultivated. 



* 2. E. MALACCENSis L. Macopa, Macopa-calabao (Tag.). 



A tree reaching a height of about 10 m. Leaves elliptic-oblong to 

 broadly oblong-lanceolate, 10 to 25 cm long, narrowed at both ends, apex 

 acuminate, base acute. Racemes short, few-flowered, from the branches 

 below the leaves, 6 cm long or less. Flowers large, showy, deep red- 

 purple, 5 to 6 cm in diameter, the calyx-tube 2 cm long, green, the lobes 

 1 cm wide. Petals obovoid, nearly 1.5 cm long. Fruit subglobose or 

 depressed-turbinate, crowned by the incurved calyx-lobes. (Fl. Filip. pi. 

 170.) 



One tree known to me in our area, opposite San Pedro Macati, fl, 

 April-May; widely distributed in the Philippines in cultivation and cer- 

 tainly introduced. India to Malaya, frequently only planted, and now in- 

 troduced in many other tropical countries. 



* 3. E. JAMBOS L. Tampoi (Tag.). 



A tree reaching a height of about 10 m. Leaves lanceolate, 10 to 20 

 cm long, acuminate, base acute, short-petioled. Racemes terminal, few- 

 flowered, 4 to 6 cm long. Flowers white, pink, or red, 4 to 5 cm in diameter. 

 Calyx obconic, the lobes 4. Fruit ovoid or globbose, fleshy, pink or red, 

 2.5 to 4 cm in diameter, crowned by the calyx-lobes. 



Occasionally cultivated, fl. Jan.-April; widely distributed in the Philip- 

 pines, but undoubtedly introduced. India to southern China, Malaya, and 

 Australia, often, perhaps, only planted. 



* 4. E. JAVANICA L. Macopa (Tag.) ; Malay Apple. 



A tree reaching a height of 12 m. Leaves subsessile, elliptic-oblong, 



