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which are somewhat reflexed ; glandular dots many, prominent in the 
areolations of the leaves and along the margins ; 8 to 15 in. long, 2'5 to 
5 in. broad ; midrib slender ; main-nerves 20 to 24 pairs, irregularly 
spaced, starting at an angle of about 65° with the midrib, at first 
straight then curving upwards to and along the margin where they 
anastomose ; secondary nerves usually one between each pair of main- 
nerves, reticulations oblique, all raised on the lower surface when dry ; 
petiole 1 to 2-5 in. long, sometimes shorter, thick, channelled above by 
the decurrent margins of the blade, which are connivent. Inflorescence 
lateral or axillary, a -5 to -7 in. long eorymbiform minutely pubescent 
raceme of about 18 to 22 flowers, on a thick flattened peduncle 2 to 4 in. 
long ; bracts small, lanceolate, very early caducous ; pedicels slender, 
clavate, - 7 to 1 in. long, curved upwards in flower downwards in fruit ; 
buds ovoid, '25 in. long. Calyx-lobes orbicular, -1 in. long, margins 
scarious ciliate, covered with many black glandular dots ; tube shorter 
than lobes, minutely pubescent without. Corolla-lobes dark blue without, 
pink within, ovate, acute, - 2 in. long, minutely ciliate, prominently dotted, 
tube -05 in. long. Stamens shorter than corolla-lobes ; filaments very 
short; anthers ovate acuminate, the connective studded on the back 
with prominent black glands in 2 rows. Ovary ovoid, glabrous ; style 
slender, -15 in. long. Berry globose, blueish-black, -3 in. in diam., 
faintly striate when dry. 
Perak : King’s Collector 2207, 2970, 3060, 3264, 4071, 4110, 6486 ; 
Ridley 9530. 
This species is distinguished by its large elliptic leaves, comparatively small flowers, 
and large fruits, but comes in some respects near to A. oxyphylla and in others to 
A. solanacea, and to A. poly cephala, Wall. 
23. Ardisia solanacea, Eoxb. Cor. PI. 27. t. 27 (1795), Hort. Beng. 
16, FI. Ind. I. 580, and FI. Ind. ed. Carey & Wall. II. 269. A large 
shrub, reaching 6 to 8 feet in height ; bark ash-coloured, branches stout, 
glabrous, grey, somewhat angular, buds lanceolate. Leaves coriaceous ; 
oblong or elliptic-oblong, acuminate at apex, cuneate at base, glabrous, 
entire ; glandular dots many scattered in the areolations of the 
nerves and especially near the margin ; 6 to 10 in. long, 2 to 3-5 in. 
broad ; midrib slender, somewhat impressed above ; main-nerves 12 
to 20 pairs, unequally spaced, leaving the midrib at an angle of about 
60°, at first straight but soon curving upwards to and along the margin 
and then anastomosing ; secondary nerves many, rather prominent as 
are the reticulations ; petiole stout, - 5 to - 8 in. long, channelled above by 
the decurrent and often connivent margins of the blade. Inflorescence 
of pedunculate eorymbiform racemes, bearing 10 to 16 flowers, from the 
