Parmarium.] 
XLVIII. ROSACEA. 
671 
to 10 pairs, faint, 3-5 to 6 in. long, 1 to 2‘25 in. wide; petioles 
■25 to ‘35 in. long. Panicles terminal, pyramidal, 5 to 6 in. long 
with peduncle, often 3 in. across, dense-flowered, glabrous. Bracts 0. 
Flowers *5 in. long; pedicels short. Calyx-tube campanulate, 
lobes broad round, as long, grey puberulous. Petals white, oblong, 
as long. Stamens 20 to 30 little longer. Ovary tomentose. Fruit 
ellipsoid obtuse, 1*5 in. long, 75 in. wide, narrowed at base, woody 
eventually glabrous, yellow, densely woolly inside. Hab . Usually 
near the sea. Singapore, Changi; Fort Canning. Malacca, 
Pringitt (Griffith); Bukit Bruang (Derry); Brisu (Derry). Pahang, 
Pekan. Negri Sembilan, Tam pin (Burkill); Pasir Panjang (Fox¬ 
worthy). Penang, Muka Head (Curtis). Lankawi, Gunong Raya 
(Haniff). Kedah, Pulau Song-Song (Curtis). Perlis, Kanga. Dis- 
trib. Java, Borneo, Philippines. Native names: Merbatu Loyang; 
Chana; Mujagon; Sauh Hutan; Sunko Rimau. 
2 . COCCOMELIA, Ridl. 
Small tree. Leaves coriaceous, petioled alternate. Panicles 
axillary and terminal. Flowers small, white, bracteate. Calyx- 
tube short, campanulate, oblique, lined inside in front with a 
hairy tube, lobes ovate. Petals oblong, little longer. Stamens 8 
or 10; filaments glabrous united into a half-tube. Ovary i-celled, 
2-ovuled, hairy; style lateral. Stigma small capitate. Fruit a 
small red pulpy drupe; stone i-celled. Species 1, Malayan. 
(1) C. nitida Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 82, p. 183. 
Parinarium nitidum Hook. fil. in F.B.I. ii. 310 ; King, l.c. 284. 
Tree 15 to 40 ft. tall. Stem 6 in. through. Branches slender. 
Leaves elliptic-lanceolate acuminate both ends, glabrous, bright 
green, lower side paler; nerves faint, 7 to 9 pairs, 2^25 to 3 in. 
long, ‘8 to 75 in. wide; petioles ‘2 in. long. Panicles 3 to 3*5 in. 
long, hoary, with distant branches, ‘5 in. long. Flowers '15 in. 
long. Calyx sub-sessile, funnel-shaped, tomentose within, lobes 
triangular acute, tomentose. Petals oblong obtuse. Stamens con¬ 
nate, glabrous, 7 to 10. Fruit ellipsoid, pulpy red; stone woody, 
i-celled, *25 in. long, 2 in. wide. Hab. Open country in woods 
and thickets. Singapore, Reservoir; Bukit Mandai, etc. Malacca, 
Bukit Sabukor; Bukit Sadanen (Derry). Sungei Ujong, Rembau 
(Cantley). Pahang, Kwala Pahang. Selangor, Ulu Selangor; 
Kwala Lumpur (Foxworthy). Perak near Ulu Kerling (Kunstler). 
Dindings, Simpit. 
var. latifolia. Leaves broad elliptic ovate, stiffly coriaceous, 
pale 3*5 in. long, 2 in. wide. Fruit globose, *3 in. long, *25 in. 
wide. Penang Hill (Curtis); Setul Heath. Dislrib. Borneo. Native 
names: Merbatu Merah; Merbatu putih and Merbatu Kechil; 
Mumbatu; Tumbatu; Marabatu; Mumpadang; Bangas Putih; 
Kelat Laya Hutan; Medang Kawan. 
