Myristica.] cxVii. myristicaceas. 65 
half as long in sub-umbelled cymes. Bracteoles large reniform, 
edges ciliate. Perianth sub-globose coriaceous with three blunt 
shallow teeth. Andrcecium nearly sessile; anthers 7. Hab. Very 
rare and little known, Malacca (Maingay). 
(6) M. elliptica Wall. Cat. 6798A; King, Ann. Bot. Gard. 
Calc. iii. L 113; Gamble, l.c. 231. 
Tree 60 to 80 ft. tall. Leaves chartaceous elliptic to linear- 
oblong, shortly blunt-acuminate or acute, base cuneate, glauces- 
cent beneath; nerves 8 to 12 pairs, slender; 9 in. long, 3-5 in. wide; 
petioles 75 in. long, rather thick and rough. Male flowers in short 
umbels about -5 in. long; pedicels short; perianth -3 to -4 in. 
long, narrow tubular, divided half-way into 3 teeth, narrow- 
ovate acute, sometimes puberulous outside, yellowish. Andrcecium 
cylindric apiculate; stalk shorter; anthers 10. Female flowers 
urceolate, lobes ovate blunt. Fruit oblong, 3 in. long, pericarp 
leathery, pinkish yellow. Seed cylindric narrowed at tip; aril 
deep red laciniate. Hab. Common in low jungle. Singapore, 
Bukit Timah; Bukit Mandai; Garden Jungle. Johor, Tebing 
Tinggi; Gunong Pulai. Muar, Sungei Pauh (Fox). Malacca, 
Selandor (Cantley); Batang Malacca (Derry). Perak, Sungkai; 
Bikum Reserve (Burn-Murdoch); Ulu Bubong (Kunstler); Thaiping 
(Wray). Penang (Wallich); Penara Bukit (Curtis). Distrib. 
Sumatra, Borneo. Native names : Pala Hutan; Mumpato. 
(7) M. suavis King, Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. iii. 295, t. 121; 
Gamble, l.c. 232. 
Glabrous tree. Leaves coriaceous elliptic-lanceolate acute at 
both ends; nerves 20 to 25 pairs, prominent beneath, sunk above; 
6 to 9 in. long, 2 to 2-4 in. wide; petioles -08 in. long, stout, grooved 
above. Flowers pale yellow, 2 to 4 together, in short thick woody 
racemes; pedicels - o8 in. long. Bracteoles semi-orbicular. Male 
flowers, perianth narrow campanulate, cut half-way into three 
triangular acute recurved teeth, scurfy tomentose outside. Androe- 
cium cylindric short stalked; anthers 6, linear. Female flowers 
similar but pedicels longer, teeth shorter; aril of seed extending 
to the tip deeply narrow laciniate. Hab. Malacca at Selandor 
(Cantley). Very rare. 
(8) M. cinnamomea King, Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. iii. 292, t. no; 
Gamble, l.c. 232. 
Tree 80 to 90 ft. tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous, lanceolate or 
oblong-lanceolate, acuminate both ends, shiny green above, cinna¬ 
mon-brown beneath, minutely stellate-hairy; nerves 14 to 20 
pairs, slender; 6 in. long, 2 in. wide; petioles 75 in. long, pubescent. 
Male flowers red-tomentose in 8- to 14-flowered umbelled cymes, 
75 in. long; pedicels slender, -2 in. long; perianth elongate ovoid 
tubular, -2 in. long, scurfy tomentose-brown. Fruit ellipsoid 
reddish yellow, minutely red-tomentose, 3 in. long. Seed cylindric, 
ellipsoid; aril thin, red, deeply laciniate. Hab. Common in the 
