Backea.] 
LVI1I. MYRTACE^E. 
713 
(Foxworthy). Malacca, Mt. Ophir at 4000 ft. altitude. Selangor, 
Klang Gates 1500 ft. altitude. Negri Sembilan, Bukit Senaling 
(Hudson). Perak, Gunong Berakeh 1491 ft. altitude (Burn- 
Murdoch). Kemaman, Bukit Besar, Kwala Kemaman (Dr. John¬ 
ston). Kedah Peak. Distrib. Daun Chuchur Atap. Use : Dried 
leaves sold in markets for an aromatic tea for fever. 
2 . LEPTOSPERMUM, Forst. 
Bushes with narrow oblong-lanceolate coriaceous leaves, sub- 
sessile, aromatic; nerves 1 to 3. Flowers solitary or 2 to 3 together 
on branch-ends, white. Calyx campanulate, 5-lobed. Petals 5, 
round. Stamens many in 1 row, not longer than petals. Ovary 
5- (rarely 3- to 4-) celled. Capsule opening above loculicidally. 
Seeds linear, numerous. Species about 30 Australian, 1 Malayan. 
(1) L. flavescens Sm. Trans . Linn. Soc. iii. 262; Bot. Mag. 
t. 2695; King, l.c. 69. 
A bush r to 8 ft. tall or a small tree. Leaves often silky on 
e dge, ’4 to 1 in- long, *i to *2 in. wide, sub-acute. Flowers sessile 
or nearly so *4 to -5 in. wide. Calyx-tube glabrous or silky. Capsule 
•15 to -25 in. long, 4- to 5-valved, turbinate. Hah. Dry spots on 
mountains, common at 4000 to 7000 ft. altitude. 
var. javanica King, l.c. Leaves oblanceolate to lanceolate blunt 
or acute, edges, as well as bracts and calyx, silky at high altitudes, 
but glabrous at lower ones. Malacca, Mt. Ophir (all collectors). 
Pahang, Gunong Tahan. Selangor, Gunong Mengkuang Lebah 
(Robinson). Perak, Gunong Inas (Yapp); Gunong Bubu (Kunst- 
ler); Gunong Kerbau (Robinson). Kedah, Gunong Bintang 
(Kloss). Distnb. Moulmein, Malay islands. Type of species 
Australia. 
var. angustifolia Ridl. Leaves very narrow, linear-lanceolate, 
75 in. long, -i in. wide, glabrous. Fruit smaller. A very distinct 
form, resembling some of the Australian forms. Apparently con¬ 
fined to Kedah Peak (Lobb, Ridley). Native name : G'lam Bukit. 
Use : The aromatic leaves make a very refreshing tea. 
3 . MELALEUCA, Linn. 
Trees (or shrub). Leaves alternate, lanceolate (or linear), 
coriaceous. Flowers in spikes (or heads) 5-merous. Calyx-tube 
sub-globose, lobes 5. Petals 5, white. Stamens very numerous, 
long. Ovary half inferior; style slender. Capsule dehiscing by 
3 valves. Seeds numerous, minute, cuneate. Species 130, all 
Australian, except x Malayan. 
(1) M. Leucadendron Linn. Mantissa 105; King, l.c. 70. 
A tree about 50 ft. tall, 2 ft. through. Bark papery whitish, 
peeling off in layers, an inch or more thick. Leaves oblong-elliptic, 
acuminate sub-acute; nerves vertical, 5 to 7, glabrous (except 
