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(16) M, lagenifera Griff. Notulce iv. 414, t. 567, fig. 3; Hook. fil. 
F.B.I. ii. 18; King , l.c. 476. 
A superb tree 80 to 100 ft. tall. Leaves deep green, very cori¬ 
aceous, oblanceolate blunt, gradually narrowed to base; nerves 
16 to 20 pairs, faint, 3 to 6 in. long, 1 to 175 in. wide; petioles 
flat, *5 to *9 in. long. Panicles erect, puberulous reddish, 6 in. 
long, stout, lax. Flowers *35 in. long, deep violet; pedicels short. 
Sepals 5 or 6 ovate, pubescent. Petals 5 or 6 much longer, erect, 
oblanceolate, puberulous. Stamens 5 to 6, all perfect, as long as 
petals, violet. Drupe 6 in. long, pear-shaped, green, tinted brown 
or purple. Hab. Common in orchards and villages, whole peninsula 
and islands. The fruit is coarse and not much liked even by Malays. 
Native name: Lanjut. 
(17) M. kemanga Bl. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. i. 202. M. 
policarpa Griff. Notulce iv. 416, t. 567, fig. 2; Hook. fil. F.B.I. ii. 20. 
Big tree 80 ft. high. Leaves crowded at branch-tips, sessile 
coriaceous, oblanceolate or obovate-oblong, bluntly acuminate, base 
narrowed to base of petiole; nerves 20 to 22 pairs, conspicuous 
and raised on both sides, 9 to 15 in. long, 2*5 to 4 in. wide. Panicles 
20 to 30 in. long, stout, pubescent, much-branched. Flowers *25 in. 
long, pinkish purple; pedicels short. Sepals 5, linear-lanceolate. 
Petals 5, linear-lanceolate, not twice as long, with 1 median ridge. 
Stamen 1, shorter. Drupe oblong, base gibbous, brown; stone 
lanceolate. Hab. Orchard and villages. Singapore and Malacca. 
Distrib. Malay islands. Native name : Kemang. 
(18) M. csesia Jack in Roxb. FI. Ind. ii. 441; Hook. fil. F.B.I. 
ii. 19; King, l.c. 478. 
About 60 ft. tall. Leaves thickly coriaceous, lanceolate to 
elliptic-lanceolate short acuminate, narrowed at base, midrib 
stout; nerves 20 to 25 pairs, prominent, 6 to 12 in. long, 2 to 3*5 in. 
wide; petioles thick, *35 to '5 in. long. Panicles over 12 in. long, 
much-branched, pubescent, dense-flowered. Flowers -3 in. long, 
pale lilac. Sepals 5, lanceolate pubescent. Petals 5, twice as 
long, linear with central ridge. Stamen 1, shorter; staminodes 
minute. Drupe 6 in. or more long, thick, dirty white. Hab. 
Common in villages and orchards. Native name: Binjai. A 
popular fruit with natives, and a very handsome and showy tree in 
flower. Distrib. Malay islands. 
(19) M. superba Hook. fil. F.B.I. ii. 19; King, l.c. 478. 
A very large tree. Leaves very coriaceous cuneate-oblanceolate, 
obtuse, narrowed to base of petiole; nerves 30 pairs, prominent, 
midrib very short, 10 to 16 in. long, 3 to 5 in. wide; petioles *5 to 
1 in. long very stout, often winged to base. Panicle terminal 
over 8 in. long, stout; branches few. Flowers 75 in. long, lilac, 
crowded in heads at the tips of the branches; pedicels very short. 
Bracts numerous, large lanceolate. Sepals 5, ovate-lanceolate, 
pubescent, -35 in. long. Petals twice as long, lanceolate, acuminate 
