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Gyntnacranther a .] cxvii. myristicace^e. 
2 . GYMNACRANTHERA, Warb. 
Trees medium. Leaves sub-coriaceous, glabrous, glaucous 
beneath. Panicles axillary; flowers fascicled pedicelled urceolate, 
3- to 4-toothed. Androecium sessile, filaments forming a thick 
oblong column; anthers 6 to 12, elongate, lower part adnate to 
column by the back, tips free. Stigmas sessile, connate scarcely 
bilobed. Fruit rather small, globose or ovoid; aril laciniate 
nearly to base. Species 11, India to New Guinea. 
Flowers red-tomentose, ’14 in. long . . . (1) G. Murtoni 
Flowers sub-glabrous, *1 in. long or less; leaves 
6 to 8 in. long or less. 
Leaf-nerves prominent beneath . . . (2) G. Forbesii 
Leaf-nerves faint beneath; leaves smaller . . (3) G. Farquhariana 
(1) G. Murtoni Warb. Monog. Myrist. 357, t. xx. Myristica 
Murtoni Hook. fit. F.B.I. v. 105; King, Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. 
iii. 297, i. 124 ter. M. ferruginea King, l.c. 298, t. 125. 
Tree about 60 ft. tall; branchlets densely rufous tomentose. 
Leaves stiffly coriaceous, elliptic-ovate, shortly abrupt-acuminate, 
base broad, round above glabrous shining beneath covered with 
deciduous red tomentum, beneath glaucous; nerves 20 to 22 pairs 
much elevate; 9 in. long, 3-5 in. wide; petioles -5 in. long, thick. 
Male panicles 2 in. long and wide, dense red-silky tomentose. 
Pedicels very short. Perianth -15 in. long, tomentose, with 2 to 3 
teeth urceolate. Androecium sessile, broad, ovoid; anthers 7 to 10, 
tips free. Female panicles very short, few-flowered. Fruit ovoid 
acute, densely red-tomentose, 1 in. long; pericarp stiff. Seed 
ovoid; aril deeply laciniate. Hab. Singapore (Wallich); Selitar; 
Sungei Morai; Bajau; Serangoon (Murton). 
(2) G. Forbesii Warb. Monog. Myrist. 363, t. xx; Gamble, 
l.c. 224. Myristica Forbesii, King, Amu Bot. Gard. Calc. iii. 396, 
t. 137. 
Tree 60 to 80 ft. tall, 2 to 3 ft. through, glabrous except buds 
and inflorescence. Leaves thinly coriaceous oblong-lanceolate 
acuminate, base cuneate or rounded, glaucous beneath; nerves 
13 to 17 pairs, conspicuous; 6 to 8 in. long, 2 to 3*25 in. wide; 
petioles *6 in. long. Male panicles dense, 2 in. long; branches 
short, many-flowered, red-tomentose; pedicels long. Perianth 
urceolate, -14 in. long; teeth 3 to 5, nearly as long as tube, acute. 
Androecium sessile; anthers 6 to 10. Female panicles short, 1 in. 
long, dense; perianth hairy inside. Fruit 3 to 12 in raceme, 
narrow obovoid, 1 in. long, -5 in. through, pink or orange red. 
Seed ellipsoid; aril laciniate to base. Hab. Common in lowland 
forests, Singapore, Selitar; Garden Jungle. Malacca, Ayer Panas 
(Holmberg); Kesang Tua and Sungei Hudang (Goodenough). 
Negri Sembilan, Tampin (Goodenough). Perak, Tapah (Wray); 
Larut (Kunstler); Gunong Pondok (Kunstler). Province Welles¬ 
ley, Krian. Penang Hill (Maingay). Dislrib. Sumatra. 
