24 SPECIES OF EUGENIA, SCHEFFLERA, AND SAURAUJ'A. 



A ..glabrous tree, the branches and branchlets grayish to 

 reddish-brown, rugose, the latter distinctly 4-angled, 3 to 3.5 

 mm. in diameter. Leaves opposite, coriaceous, when dry pur- 

 plish-brown on both surfaces, shining, the upper surface smooth, 

 minutely impressed-punctieulate, the lower epunetate, oblong 

 to oblong-obovate, 14 to 18 cm. long, G to T cm. wide, sub- 

 equally narrowed to the acute or somewhat acuminate base 

 and to the acuminate apex, the margins recurved; lateral 

 nerves about 10 on each side of the midrib, distinct but only 

 slightly projecting on the lower surface, ascending, anastomos- 

 ing directly with the equally distinct marginal nerves 2 to 3 

 mm. from the edge of the leaf, the latter slightly arched be- 

 tween the anastomoses, the reticulations obsolete; petioles 

 thickened, nearly 'black, rugose, up to 1 cm. in length. In- 

 florescences up to 3 cm. in length, subracemose, simple. 

 fascicled, each usually 5-flowered, on the older branches, at 

 least always below the leaves, each rachis usually with two 

 lateral and three terminal flowers, the pedicels very short, not 

 exceeding 2 mm. in length. Flowers, including the stamens, 

 10 to 12 mm. in diameter and about 8 mm. long. Calyx tur- 

 binate, the tube narrowed below, about 3 mm. long, the throat 

 about 4 mm. in diameter; lobes 1, ovate, rounded, 2 mm. long. 

 Petals 4, free, about 4 mm. long, elliptic to elliptic-obovate. 

 Stamens very numerous. 



.Sarawak, Kuching, Haviland 2928, March 14, 1893. 



In aspect this species somewhat resembles Eugenia poly- 

 cephala, Miq., but is not closely allied to that species, differ- 

 ing radically in its vegetative characters and in its short, 

 fascicled, few-flowered inflorescences. 



Eugenia subsessilifolia, sp. nov. § Jambosa. 



Arbor glabra, ramis ramulisque laevibus, teretibus, sub- 

 castaneis; foliis oppositis, coriaceis, oblongis, epunctatis, usque 

 ad 13 cm. longis, apiee perspicue sed obtuse acuminatis, basi 

 late rotundatis, distincte cordatis, subamplexicaulibus, sessili- 

 bus vel subsessilibus, supra in siccitate obscure olivaceis, sub- 

 tus rubro-brunneis ; nervis primariis utrinque circiter 12, sub- 

 tus distinctis, anastomosantibus ; inflorescentiis cymosis, axil- 

 laribus terminalibusque, brevibus, circiter 2.5 cm. longis, 

 axillaribus paucifloris, terminalibus densifl oris ; floribus cir- 

 citer 1.8 cm. longis, 4-meris; calycis tubo deorsum gradatim 

 angustato. 



A glabrous tree, the branches and branchlets smooth, sub- 

 castaneous, somewhat shining, terete, the nodes somewhat 

 thickened. Leaves oblong, coriaceous, not punctate, the upper 

 surface dark-olivaceous somewhat shining, the lower reddish- 

 brown when dry, sessile or subsessile, 10 to 13 cm. long, 4 to 

 5 cm. wide, apex rather prominently but bluntly acuminate, 



Jour. Straits Branch 



