114 PLANTS OF PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND. 



2. A. intcgri folia, Gmel. 2, p. 14. 



Of this there are two permanent varieties, which Loureiro 

 considers as distinct species. 



A. Leaves obovate, below simply veined, petioles and 

 middle rib smooth. 



Jaccus arboreus major: Nanka. Bump. 1, t. 30. Pohjphema 

 jaca, Lour. ed. Willd. p. 667. Nanka, Malay. Jack 

 of the English. 



B. Leaves oblong, below reticulated, petioles and middle 

 rib hairy. 



Jaccus arboreus minor: Tsjampadaha. Eumph. 1. t. 31. Poly- 

 phema champeden. Lour. p. 668. Chimpada, Malay. 



3. A. muricata, H. (A rig id a Bl.). 



Leaves oblong-ovate ; fruit terminal, globose, muricated 

 with sharp prickles. 



Stem : arboreous, middle sized, very branchy. Leaves : 

 oblong ovate, somewhat acute, most entire, smooth, sparse. 

 Peticles : short. Peduncles : short, subterminal, solitary. 

 Peduncles: short, subterminal, solitary. Fruit: compound, 

 globular, muricated with awl-shape, rigid, brittle spines ; 

 something larger than a man's fist. Seeds : oval, each surround- 

 ed with its pulp. 



The tree grows in the woods without cultivation. The 

 fruit is ripe in July, and is brought to market by the Malays. 

 The pulp surrounding the seeds, which is the eatable part, is 

 yellow, of a very pleasant subacid taste. 



I have heard three names given to it, Doomur, Doorian 

 Ootang, and Booa Cleydang, but am not sure that any of these 

 is the genuine Malay term (Curtis quotes this as only cultivat- 

 ed now in Penang). 



4. A. reticulata, H. (Prob. A. lanceaefolia) . 



Fruit globose, reticulated with very small hexagonal 

 prisms. This fruit is I am informed also terminal ; but I did 

 not see it growing. In size, shape, and internal structure it 

 resembles the former; but its surface is composed of small 



Jour. Straits Branch 



