84 NEW AND EAEE MALAYAN PLANTS. 



Selangor; Gunong Mengkuang Lebar 5,000 ft. (Robin- 

 son). 



I am not sure of the color of this but it seems to have 

 been red. All this set differs entirely from King's grandifolia 

 and his variety arborescens, in having the base of the leaf 

 narrowed to a point. The variety arborescens, Hook. hi. has 

 as a Synonym HasskarFs. /. arborescens, Eetzia I. p. 22 which 

 is a distinct species. I. gigantea. Ixora grandifolia, Hook. 

 hi. and King not of Zollinger. 



Tree to 60 to 80 feet tall, 15-20 in. through with spread- 

 ing branches. Leaves very coriaceous, elliptic, tip round, base 

 round, 10 in. long. 5.5 in. wide or less, nerves prominent about 

 6 pairs, petiole thick 1 in. long. Panicles 2 lax, peduncle 2 

 in. or more long, pubescent as are branches. Corymb 2 in. 

 long and wide. Flowers shortly pedicelled, Calyx campanu- 

 late, 5- toothed. Corolla not seen. Fruit globose, pea-shaped. 

 .15 in. through, bright red. 



Peeak, Larut, (Kunstler 5609, 5166 ; Wray 2073). 



The leaves of the true plant of Zollinger are less coriaceous 

 much smaller and narrowed at the base, the inflorescence much 

 smaller. In fruit the inflorescence of gigantea becomes stout 

 and woody and is as much as 8 inches long, the peduncle nearly 

 .25 in. thick. 



Ixora fluminalis, n. sp. /. grandifolia var. arborescens, King not 

 /. arborescent. Hassk. 



A tidal river tree, leaves coriaceous, stiff, oblong blunt, 

 base rounded sometimes nearly cordate 1-6 or 7 in. long, 2-1 in. 

 wide, nerves 10 pairs, prominent, midrib prominent beneath; 

 petiole thick .25 in. Panicles 3, central one rebranched pedun- 

 cle 2 in. long, Avhole inflorescence 5 in. long. 6 in. across, 

 puberulous. Bracts at base ovate, acuminate .25 in. long. 

 Flowers pedicelled, yellow. Calyx urceolate shortly 5-toothed. 

 Corolla tube cylindric, slender, .21 in. lobes' oblong, rounded 

 .12 in., reflexed. Stigma bifid. Fruit globose pea-shaped, in 

 a much thickened and enlarged corymb. 



Tidal rivers, Common. Johoe, Kota Tinggi (Ridley 

 1165). Malacca (Griffith, Cuming 2332, Maingay 1297). 

 Peeak, Goping (Kunstler). Kedah, Lankawi, Gunons: Eava. 

 (Aniff). 



The true arborescens of Hasskarl, of which there is a 

 cotype in Herb. Kew, has thinner leaves narrowed at the base. 

 The inflorescence more slender and lax. Calyx lobes larger. 

 Corolla more slender with narrower lobes and said to be white. 

 In fruit the panicle though longer is not so thick as in I. 

 fluminalis. The bracts at base of inflorescence are more 

 lanceolate. 



L Jour. Straits Branch 



