MYRISTICACEAE 



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Palala quarta Rumph. is the whole basis of Myristica canari- 

 formis Blume, which Warburg thought was a possible synonym 

 of Horsfielclia nesophila (Miq.) Warb. I am of the opinion, 

 however, that it is identical with the Amboina form described by 

 Warburg as Horsfieldia roxburghii and accordingly have here 

 adopted Blume's specific name. Willdenow, Sp. PL 4 (1805) 

 871, considered that it represented a variety of Myristica micro- 

 carpa Willd., whatever that species may be, but it is certainly 

 not properly placed here. 



HORSFIELDIA sp. 



Myristica tingens Blume Rumphia 1 (1835) 190 (type!). 

 Palala tertia Rumph. Herb. Amb. 2: 27, t. 7. 



According to Rumphius's description and figure this is a very 

 characteristic species, but nothing in our Amboina collections 

 can be referred to it. Palala tertia Rumph. is the whole basis of 

 Myristica tingens Blume, but no new combination is here made 

 in view of the uncertain status of that species. Willdenow, 

 Sp. PI. 4 (1805) 871, referred it to Myristica microcarpa Willd., 

 which is perhaps the oldest valid specific name for the species. 

 Lamarck, Encycl. 4 (1797) 391, placed it with doubt under 

 Myristica uviformis Lam., but Lamarck's species is not a myris- 

 ticaceous plant, and Warburg has suggested that it belongs in 

 the Euphorbiaceae. The status of Myristica microcarpa Willd. 

 is entirely doubtful, for I cannot agree with Warburg that it 

 is a synonym of Knema cinerea Warb. Incidentally the type of 

 Knema cinerea (Poir.) Warb. certainly did not come from the 

 Philippines as Warburg states, for LaBillardiere never visited 

 the Archipelago. Buton, as spelled by him, and Bouton, as 

 spelled by Poiret in the original description, probably refer to 

 Boeton Island, near the southern end of Celebes. 



HORSFIELDIA sp. 



Myristica aruana Blume Rumphia 1 (1835) 191 (type!). 

 Palala aruana Rumph. Herb. Amb. 7: 56, t. 24, f. 3. 



A species of doubtful status, probably, however, a Horsfieldia. 

 Myristica aruana Blume was based wholly on Palala aruana 

 Rumph. and accordingly must be interpreted solely from Rumph- 

 ius's description and crude figure. If Warburg is correct in 

 reducing Myristica aruana Blume to Horsfieldia novo-guineensis 

 Warb., then Blume's specific name should be adopted for the 

 species unless one considers it invalidated by the distinct Hors- 

 fieldia aruensis Warb. 



