Knema.] cxvn. myristicace^e. 7 1 
tubercles. Pedicels -2 to -4 in. long. Perianth trigonous sub- 
globose, -2 in. across; teeth blunt, red inside. Androecium stalk 
obconic; anthers 10 to 13 on disc edge. Female flowers fewer 
obovoid. Ovary red-tomentose. Fruit ovoid or elliptic, densely 
rufous-tomentose, 2*25 in. long. Seed elliptic or oblong, aril 
covering it except at tip, where it is cut into 5 or 6 narrow lobes. 
Hab. Common in lowland woods. Singapore, Sungei Moral. 
Pahang River and Tahan River. Malacca, Tebong (Goodenough) 
Selangor, Ginting Bidai; Bukit Hitam. Perak, Goping, Ulu Ival 
and Larut (Kunstler). Penang Hill (Curtis). Dislrib, Sumatra. 
(10) K. oblongifolia Warb. Monog. Myrist. 586, t. xxiv.; 
Gamble, lx, 246. Myristica oblongifolia King, Ann. BoL Gard, 
Calc. iii. 313, 148- T , 
Shrub 8 to 12 ft. tall, or small tree. Leaves membranous 
oblong or oblong lanceolate acute or short acuminate, base truncate 
cordate above, glabrous beneath, glaucous (red stellate-hairy when 
young); nerves 20 to 28 pairs; 7 to 14 in. long, 3*5 in. wide; 
petioles -2 in. long. Male flowers 4 to 12 in umbels on short 
tubercles; pedicels -4 in. long; perianth pale yeflow “ centre 
dark red,” sub-urceolate, lobes broadly triangular. Androecium, 
stalk long cylindric, disc very small, anthers 6 to 10, sessile. Female 
flowers in peduncled umbels, ovoid, lobes ovate blunt; stigma 
bilobed Fruit 1 to 2, obovoid covered with rusty-tomentum, 
i<5 in. long. Seed ovoid. Hab. Forests, Singapore, Garden Jungle ; 
Bukit Timah, Johor, Tanjong Kupang; Bukit Tana Abang 
(Kelsall). Malacca, Bukit Sadanen (Derry). Selangor, Ginting 
Bidai; Semangkok. Perak, Thaiping Hills; Ulu Kerlmg and 
Goping (Kunstler). Penang (Curtis). 
var. monticola King, l.c. Leaves smaller, 6 in. long, 1*25 m. 
wide Female flowers almost sessile. Mountains of Perak, at 3000 
to 3500 ft. altitude, Thaiping Hills; Gunong Batu Putih (Wray). 
(11) K. missionis Warb. Monog. Myrist. 602, t. xxv.; Gamble, 
l.c. 247. Myristica missionis Wall. Cat. 6788; King, Ann. Bot. 
Gard. Calc. iii. 321, t. 158. ,, . . , 
Tree about 50 ft. tall. Leaves chartaceous, oblong-lanceolate 
or linear-oblong acute, base narrowed beneath glaucous, nerves 
13 to 16 pairs, elevate both sides; 5 to 6 in. long, 1-25 to 1-5 in. 
wide • petioles -15 in. long. Male flowers about 8, in rusty puberu- 
lous umbels on tubercles at first short lengthening to -4 in. long. 
Pedicels slender, -2 in. long. Perianth globose trigonous scurfy- 
pubescent, lobes triangular. Androecium, stalk short thick, disc 
with 10 to 12 anthers. Female flowers similar; perianth urceolate. 
Ovary conoid, rusty-villous. Fruit sub-globose, rusty-pubescent 
at length glabrous, -6 in. long; pericarp thin. Seed sub-globose; 
aril fimbriate or entire at tip. Hab. Common in forests, Singapore 
(Wallich) 1 Bukit Timah. Pahang River, from Rwala Pahang 
upwards. * Malacca (Griffith, Maingay). Negri Sembilan, Tampm 
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