194 NEW AND BARE SPECIES OE MALAYAN PLANTS. 



MYRICACEAE. 



Myrica aesculenta, Buch. Ham. Gamble in the Materials for 

 the Flora of the Malay Peninsula identifies our common 

 Myrica with this Xepalese species, but aesculenta is described 

 as having a fruit as big 'as a cherry, whereas our species has a 

 fruit no larger than a small pea. TVallich long ago, in the 

 Tentamen Flor. Nepal, notices the differences between the two 

 species and describes the Singapore plant under the name of 

 Myrica Farquhariana which is the oldest name for it. It occurs 

 also in Banca and some plants from Sarawak seem to be iden- 

 tical. Gamble also makes a species from Gunong Tahan a 

 variety under the name of var. awriculata. This is a bush with 

 oblanceolate blunt shortly acuminate leaves, truncate and 

 auricled at the base with strongly elevated nerves beneath, 3 in. 

 long and 1.15 in. wide. The inflorescence and young parts 

 are quite glabrous instead of being closely pubescent as they 

 are in the lowland Farquhariana, and the catkins of the male 

 flowers are on the rachis of a- simple spike while the bracts are 

 acute and longer than in that species. It seems obviously 

 specifically distinct and I can find nothing quite like it in the 

 herbarium at Kew. I propose to call it M. auriculata, Eidl. 



URTICACEAE. 

 Girormiera hirta, Eidl. n. ?p. 



Tree. Branches, under-side of leaves (especially the 

 nerves and midrib) and inflorescence densely covered with long 

 yellowish hairs. Buds very hairy. Leaves subchartaceous, 

 broad, elliptic abruptly acute acuminate, base round, smooth 

 above, edge obscurely serrulate, midrib and nerves about 10 

 pairs elevate beneath very hairy .4-6 in. long, 2-3 in. wide, 

 petiole .15 in. hairy. Flowers not seen. Fruit 1-3 on a 

 peduncle 1.25 in. long, hairy. Drupe ovoid, flattened .25 in. 

 long, densely hairy. Styles hairy, filiform .75 in. long. 



Johor, Simpai (Kelsall 4018). Tebing Tino-o-i (Bidlev 

 11033). 



Laportea pustulosa, Eidl. n. sp. 



Tree 30--10 ft. tall. Leaves oblong obovate acuminate. 

 base rounded glabrous pale beneath, nerves fine about 12 pairs, 

 midrib with a few hairs beneath, many at the base 4.5-5.5 in. 

 long, strongly armed with stinging hairs. Cymes including 

 the 2 in. peduncle 4-5 in. long armed with stinging hairs. 

 Flowers not seen. Sepals in fruit, ovate acute .05 in. Fruit 

 ovoid with a distinct ridge all round, disc papillose, flat .15 in. 

 long. Style short hooked .05 in. long. 



Perak (no locality given) Scortechini. " This is the 

 dreaded Pulutus of the Malays/ 5 



Jour. Straits Branch 



