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CXVII. MYRISTICACEiE. 
[Knema. 
Hill (Goodenough). Selangor, Kwala Lumpur. Perak (Cantley). 
Penang Waterfall; Tulau Betong (Curtis), Kedah, Pulau Song 
Song. Perlis, Chupeng. Setul. Dislrib. Tenasserim. Native name: 
Chendarah Padi. 
(12) K. geminata Warb. Monog. Myrist. 804, t. xxv.; Gamble, 
l.c. 247. Myristica geminata Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. Suppl, 385; 
King, Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. iii. 322, t. 160. 
Large tree. Leaves chartaceous, oblong-lanceolate acuminate, 
short cuneate or round at base, beneath glaucous, golden rusty- 
tomentose when young; nerves 12 to 16 pairs; 4 in. long, 1-5 in. 
wide; petioles -25 in. long. Male flowers in 3- to 4-flowered umbels 
on short tubercles; pedicel slender, *24 in. long. Perianth sub- 
globose, red-puberulous, -i in. long; lobes sub-acute. Androecium, 
stalk short, disc flat, anthers 9 to 10, sessile. Fruit usually in 
pairs, ellipsoid or ovoid, base narrow, *6 in. long, red-scurfy; peri¬ 
carp thin. Aril slightly laciniate below tip. Hab. Rare, in hill 
forests, Johor, Gunong Pulai (King). Malacca, Jus (Cantley). 
Perak, Kurau (Scortechini). Penang (Curtis); near Crag Hotel. 
Dislrib. Sumatra. Native name: Poko Ingank. 
(13) K. laurina Warb. Monog. Myrist. 606, t. xxiv.; Gamble, 
l.c. 248. Myristica laurina Bl. Rumphia, i. 189, t. 61. 
Tree, 60 ft. tall. Leaves chartaceous-coriaceous, oblong or 
oblong-obovate acute or acuminate, base round or sub-cordate, 
glabrous above, stellate-hairy beneath, especially on midribs, and 
12 to 24 pairs of nerves; 6 to 9 in. long, 1-5 to 3in. wide; petioles 
•1 in. long, thickly tomentose. Male flowers in dense red-tomentose 
umbels, many-flowered; pedicels -i in. long. Bracts ovate below 
flower. Perianth obovoid, *i in. long. Androecium long-stalked, 
disc small, concave; anthers erect, 6 to 9. Female flowers, ovary 
red-tomentose. Fruit ovoid or ellipsoid, 1*2 in. long; pericarp 
leathery, red-tomentose. Seed ellipsoid; aril entire covering it. 
Hab. Common in forests, Singapore, Garden Jungle; Bukit Pan- 
jang; Bukit Mandai. Johor, Mount Austin. Malacca, Batu 
Tiga; Bukit Panchur (Deny); Sungei Hudang (Goodenough). 
Selangor, Kwala Lumpur. Perak, Larut; Goping (Kunstler). 
Penang, Pulau Betong (Curtis). Kelantan, Kwala Lebir (Gim- 
lette). Dislrib. Java, Sumatra, Borneo. Native names: Poko 
Deraham (Kelantan); Tenol; Chendarah Hitam. Use: Timber 
for house beams, durable. 
(14) K. retusa Warb. Monog. Myrist. 642, t. xxv.; Gamble, 
l.c. 249. Myristica retusa King, Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. iii. 330, 
t. 171. 
Tree 40 to 60 ft. tall, 15 to 20 in. through. Leaves coriaceous, 
stiff, oblong to obovate, blunt or retuse, base round sub-cordate, 
glabrous, shining deep green above, light brown with minute cin¬ 
namon hairs beneath; nerves 16 to 24 pairs, stout conspicuous 
beneath, midrib very prominent; 19 in. long, 8 in. across; petioles 
