444 xxxix. CELASTRiNEiE. [ Microtropis. 
Cymes many-flowered; peduncles 3 in, long; petals 
oblong . (5) M. filiformis 
Cymes stout much branched 3 in. long; petals round . (6) M. valida 
(1) M. elliptica King, l.c. 340. 
Shrub or small tree. Leaves thinly coriaceous elliptic cuspidate- 
acuminate acute, base connate; nerves 6 pairs, 4-5 to 5 in, long, 
1*85 to 2'5 in. wide; petioles 3 in. long. Cymes axillary 2 in. 
long, with 6 to 8 white flowers -25 in. across sessile. Sepals 4 or 
5 reniform toothed. Petals 4 or 5 larger sub-rotund. Stamens 
4 or 5 ; filaments connate half-way. Ovary 2-celled. Fruit ovoid 
beaked tapering at base, '6 to 7 in. long; peduncle ■2 in. long. 
Hab. Forests to 2000 ft. altitude. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). 
Penang, Moniot's Road, West Hill (Curtis). 
(2) M. discolor Wall. Cat. 4337; King, l.c. 341; Lawson, in 
Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 614. 
Shrub or small tree. Leaves thinly coriaceous oblong-lanceolate 
much acuminate base acute; nerves 4 or 5 pairs, 3*5 to 4*5 in. long, 
1 to 175 in. wide; petioles *25 to ’3 in. long. Cymes *5 to 75 in. 
long, extra-axillary spreading 8- to io-flowered. Flowers 7 in. 
long sub-sessile. Sepals reniform, edge ciliolate. Petals much 
larger oblong-ovate. Stamens 5 ; filaments short on a hypogynous 
disc. Fruit sub-globular *3 in. long. Hab. Forests, local. Penang, 
damp ravines, West Hill 2000 ft. altitude (Curtis). Distrib. Hima¬ 
layas, Burma. 
(3) M. ophirensis Ridl. Journ. Roy. ds. Soc. S. By. 35, p. 10. 
Tree. Leaves lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate blunt, base narrowed, 
coriaceous 2 or 3 in. long, 1 to 5 in. wide; nerves 7 or 8 pairs; 
petioles ’15 to *25 in. long. Cymes short; peduncles 1 in. or less. 
Flowers few, white. Sepals scale-like, edge toothed. Petals ovate 
sub-acute. Stamens attached to petals; filaments short. Fruit 
75 in. long elliptic, base narrowed, beaked. Hab. Malacca, Mount 
Ophir. Rare about 3000 to 4000 ft. altitude. 
(4) M. bivalvis Wall. Cat. 4340; King, l.c. 342. 
Shrub or small tree 10 ft. tall. Stem *5 in. through. Leaves 
coriaceous oblong-lanceolate acuminate, base shortly narrowed; 
nerves 5 or 6 pairs, 2*5 to 3-5 in. long, 1 to 175 in. wide; petioles 
•25 in. long. Cymes extra-axillary 1 to 1-5 in. long; peduncle 
filiform *5 to 75 in. long. Flowers 3 to 5 in a cyme, *25 in. across; 
pedicels *2 to *3 in. long. Sepals reniform, edges crenulate. Petals 
larger ovate round, base narrow. Stamens 5 ; filaments dilate and 
connate half-way. Disc o. Fruit ellipsoid -5 in. long, 1- or 2-celled 
and 1- or 2-seeded. Seed with a bright red pulpy aril. Hab. 
Penang Hill (Maingay, Curtis, etc.). 
(5) M. filiformis King, l.c. 343. M. bivalvis Lawson, l.c. i. 
614 (part). 
Shrub or small tree 10 to 15 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous elliptic 
acuminate, base cuneate; nerves 5 to 8 pairs indistinct, 4'5 to 
