82 G. King — Maienals for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. [No. 1, 
19. Memectlon laevigatcm, Blume, Mus. Bofc. Lugd- Bat, I, 358. 
A smflrll tree ; yonng branclies Teiy slender, terete, the bark pale. 
Leaves thioly coriaceousj broadly ovate or elliptic, more or lees rostrat^s- 
acumiDate, tlie base cuneate ; main norvea obscure ; length 2-2'5 in. ; 
breadth 1-1-75 in., petiole 'l- lb in., opaque, when dij duU dark- 
brown, the lower surface slightly paler than the rapper. Cymes mostly 
from the nodes of fallen leaves, small, few-flowered, the peduncle very 
-short ('1 in. long), pedicels also very short. Flowers small (less than '1 
in. long), their buds pointed ; calyx4nhe campanulate, much tapered to 
the bflse, the moutth with 4 acute, small teeth, J^rwii globular, *3 in. 
ill diam., smooth , Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. T, pi. I, 576 ; Triana in 
Lino. Trana. XXVIII, 157; C. B. Ckrke in Hook. fil. Fi. Br. Ind. II, 
601 (excl. VARS.)" Kurz, For. Flora, I, 513; Cogn. in DC, Mon. Phan. 
VII, 11^9. M, MyrUli, Blnme, Mm. Bofc., 357; Miq. I.e. 578. 
M. pachydermaf Wall. Cat, 4104. M. Vosmaerianim, Scheff. in Flora, 
1870, 249. 
Malacca ; Ridley 17ti7. Singapoke ; Uidley 1815, 1006, 2026, 4805. 
Perak ; Scoriechini 81 ; Wray 2091 ; King's Oollecior 3768. Selangore ; 
Midley 2024. DiSTam. ; Burma, Edjer 2328 \ Wallich 4104 ; Bangka, 
Java, Borneo. 
20. Memecylon CINJ5REUM, King, n. sp. A shrub ; yoang branches 
rather slender, terete, sulcato on two sides, the bark dark- cinereous 
when dry. Leaves coriaceous, drying very dark cinereous- brown on 
the upper surface, somewhat paler on the lower, lanceolate or ovate- 
lanceolate, much acuminate, the base roanded but more often cunoate ; 
main ncr%^cs 8-10 pairs, invisible on both surfaces or nearly so, 
length 2 8-5 5 in. ; breadth 1-2*2 in. ; petiole •15-'3 in, Pedimcles 
axillary or from the leafless nodes, not much longer than the petioles, 
glomerulate, many-flowered ; pedicels short, stout, with small acicular 
bracteolcs at the base. Calyx-tube cnpular, with a i*ounded base ; tho 
mouth expanded, '1 in. wide, undulate and with 4 acute, triangular 
teeth. Fruit globular, the persistent calyx-limb small^ *25 in, in diam., 
smooth. 
Perak; $cortechiniB94>, 2035; King's Collector 3143, 10768. 
21. Mesiecvlon oleaepoljdm, Blume, Mas. Bofc. I, 359. A tree, 
30-60 feet high ; young branches rather sleuderj terete, smooth, the 
bark very pale. Leaves coriaceous, elliptie-ohlong or elliptic, the apex 
obtusely acuminat-e, the base much narrowed, when dry of a pale oliva- 
ceous-brown colour on both sui'faces, tho upper the darker ; main 
nerves 8-10 paii's, obscure; length 2"5^'75 in.; breadth l-2"25 in. j 
petioles '15 to '3 in, Fednndes 1-3 in one leaf-axil, several times 
longer than the petiole (elongating in hmt)t bearing at tho apex 
