Horsfieldia.] 
CXVII. MYRISTICACEJ2. 
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oblong or obovate-oblong, abruptly acuminate, base cuneate, dark 
shining green; nerves n to 18 pairs, thin; 7 in. long, 2 in. wide; 
petioles *3 in. long. Male panicles 3 to 4 in. long, spreading, 
pedicels -i in. long. Perianth yellow, bivalved, *i in. long, glabrous. 
Androecium an obconic sessile bilobed cup of 20 to 30 linear anthers. 
Fruit sub-globose, -5 in. long, glabrous. Seed -34 in. long, aril 
complete, Hab. Singapore, one tree in the Botanic Gardens. 
Malacca, Bukit Naning (Cantley). Distrib. Java, Celebes, Amboina. 
Native name ; Kedangga hutan hitam. 
(2) H. canarioides Warb. Monog. Myrist. 294, t. xxi.; Gamble, 
l.c. 208. Myristica canarioides, King, Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc . iii. 
304, t. 134, 
Tree 60 to 70 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic-oblong to 
elliptic, acute shortly or blunt, base round or narrowed; nerves 
12 to 15 pairs, faint; 5*5 to 7-5 in. long, 2-5 in. wide; petioles 
•25 in. long. Male panicles slender spreading, 6 in. long, many- 
flowered from axils of leaves and below; rachis puberulous. 
Perianth globose in bud very small, -04 in. long; lobes 3 to 5 cut 
nearly to base, acute. Androecium sub-sessile nearly annular; 
anthers 10. Female panicles 8 to 9 in. long. Fruit oblong-ovoid, 
blunt, slightly narrowed, 3 in. long. Pericarp thick. Seed 2 in. 
long. Aril slightly laciniate. Hab. In forests, Singapore, Sungei 
Jtirong; Bukit Mandai; Stagmount. Malacca, Lubok Kedondong 
(Ridley). Perak, Ulu Bubong; Ulu Bera (Kunstler). 
(3) H. superba Warb. Monog. Myrist. 295; Gamble, l.c. 209. 
Myristica superba Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 105; King, Ami. Bot. Gard. 
Calc. 298, t. 124 bis, 125 bis. 
A big tree upwards of 100 ft. tall; young parts red-tomentose. 
Leaves stiffly coriaceous, densely tomentose when young, glabrous 
when adult, elliptic-lanceolate; midrib very stout; nerves 15 to 
30 pairs sunk above, strongly raised beneath; 12 to 18 in. long, 
4-5 to 7 in. wide; petioles thick, *25 in. long. Male panicles large 
6 in. long and wide, from scars of fallen leaves tomentose. Flowers 
in sub-umbellate clusters; perianth coriaceous obovoid elliptic, 
•2 in. long, yellow, teeth 3 to 4. Androecium ovoid; anthers 20, 
connate. Female flowers on stout woody racemes, tomentose; 
perianth glabrous tubular, teeth 2 or 3. Fruit ovoid-globose rough, 
yellow, very fleshy, 3 in. long, nearly 2 in. through. Hab. Forests, 
Singapore, Toas. Malacca, Jasin; Kesang Tua (Goodenough). 
Selangor, Ulu Selangor; Weld's Hill, Kwala Lumpur (Foxworthy). 
Perak, Gunong Batu Putih (Kunstler). Penang, Waterfall. 
Native name: Pendarah. 
(4) H. flocculosa Warb. Monog. Myrist. 297. M. flocculosa, 
King, Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. iii. 302, t. 131. 
Tree 40 to 70 ft. tall, 10 to 20 in. through; branches thickly 
red-tomentose. Leaves stiffly coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate, acute 
or acuminate, base round or slightly cuneate at base, above hispid 
puberulous beneath, cinnamon tomentose; nerves 15 to 20 pairs 
