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in diameter, slightly compressed. Leaves opposite, coriaceous, 

 elliptic, when dry brown on both surfaces, the lower surface 

 eglandular. and paler than the upper which is usually dark- 

 brown and sparingly impressed-punctate, 9 to 13 cm. long, 4 

 to 6.5 cm. wide, subequally narrowed to the acuminate base and 

 apex, the apical acumen distinct, obtuse, the midrib impressed 

 on the upper surface, very prominent on the lower, the lateral 

 nerves slender, indistinct, densely arranged, the primary ones 

 about 30 on each side of the midrib, about equally distinct on 

 both surfaces and but slightly more prominent than are the 

 secondary ones and the reticulations, anastomosing with the 

 faint marginal nerves about 1 mm. from the edge of the leaf; 

 petioles nearly black when dry, somewhat rugose, 5 to 7 mm. 

 long. Panicles corymbose, terminal, 3 to 4 cm. long, branched 

 from the base, the axis and branches somewhat 4-angled, brown, 

 the latter mostly trichotomous, the flowers sessile, crowded at 

 the apices of the ultimate branchlets. 3 to 6 on each branchlet. 

 Buds obovoid, about 4 mm. long, dark brown when dry, the 

 subtending bracteoles brown, ovate, acute to obtuse, 0.5 to 0.8 

 mm. long. Calyx-tube terete or somewhat angled by com- 

 pression, narrowed below, the mouth 2.6 to 2.8 mm. in dia- 

 meter, the limb with 5, short, obtuse, 0.2 mm. long teeth. 

 Petals entirely united into a calyptra 2.6 to 2.8 mm. in dia- 

 meter. Stamens numerous, the filaments about 5 mm. long. 



Sarawak, Kuching, Rock road, fifth mile, Native collec- 

 tor SlJf (Bur. Sri.), July 21, 1911, with the native name ubah 

 lawang. I refer here also two sterile specimens, Sarawak Mu- 

 seum GJf, 78, with the native names samak ubah and ubah 

 hatak. 



The alliance of this species is apparently with Eugenia 

 inophylla, Eoxb., from which it differs especially in its shorter 

 inflorescences and distinctly smaller flowers. Named in com- 

 memoration of Dr. G. D. Haviland, formerly director of the 

 Sarawak Museum. 



Eugenia rufo-tomentosa, Gibbs in Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 42 

 (1914) 77. 



Jambosa hirta, Korth. in Nederl. Kruidk. Arch. 1 (1847)200, non Eugenia 

 hirta, Berg. 



British Xorth Borneo, Kiau, Mount Kinabalu, and on 

 Mount Kalawat, Mrs. Clemens 9973, 11160, s. n., November 

 and December, 1915. 



This most characteristic endemic species is very similar 

 to the Philippine Eugenia ciliato-setosa, Merr., of Northern 

 Luzon, which differs notably from the Bornean species in its 

 glabrous calyces. From the description I can see no reason for 

 distinguishing Jambosa hirta, Korth., from Eugenia rufo- 



R. A. Soc, No. 77, 1917. 



