LVIII. MYRTACEJ2. 
Tristania.] 
7i5 
Hab. Limestone rocks, local. Perak, Kwala Dipang and Gunong 
Malacca (Kunstler). 
(2) T. merguensis Griff. Journ. ^ 4 s. Soc. Beng. 1854, P- 637 - 
Ic. PL Asiat. t. 636,/. 3; King, l.c. 72. 
Tree. Leaves obovate or oblanceolate, blunt or blunt-acuminate 
decurrent to the base of the petiole, 6 to 8 in. long, 1-25 to 2^25 in. 
wide. Cymes stout, 1*5 to 2 in. long, pubescent. Flowers densely 
crowded at the tips, '25 in. across. Calyx pubescent, broad cupular. 
Petals transversely oblong, clawed. Capsule ’4 in. through, half 
enclosed by calyx. Hab. Woods on mountains and coast, Singa¬ 
pore, Sungei Morai. Johor, Gunong Pantai. Malacca, Cape 
Rachado (Finlayson, Wall. Herb. 3648, 3649) ; Mt. Ophir (Griffith 
and all collectors). Negri Sembilan, Bukit Senaling (Hudson); 
Pasir Putih (Foxworthy) ; Pahang, Pekan ; K’luang Terbang 
(Barnes). Perak (.Scortechini), Dindings, Lumut. Distrib. Tenas- 
serim. 
The mountain forms have usually smaller and thicker leaves than the 
coast forms. 
(3) T. Maingayi Duthie, in Hook. fil. F.B.I. ii. 467. 
Tree. Bark yellowish white, not peeling (Maingay). Leaves 
narrow oblanceolate acute or blunt acuminate, narrowed gradually 
to base, 175 to 3*5 in. long, -5 to 1*25 in. wide; petioles *i to *2 in. 
long, not winged. Cymes *5 to i'25 in. long, pubescent. Flowers 
few, crowded, *2 in. across. Calyx cup-shaped; teeth sub-acute. 
Petals round. Capsule globose, '3 in. long covered by the calyx 
to the top. Seeds winged. Hab. Penang Hill at 2000 ft. altitude 
(Maingay, Curtis) . Native name : Pasir Lingga. 
(4) T. fruticosa Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. vi. 147. 
Bushy shrub 3 to 4 ft. tall. Bark red, flaking. Leaves stiff 
coriaceous, oblanceolate, blunt, slightly narrowed at tip, long 
narrowed at base, decurrent on petiole, dark green, 2 to 4 in. long, 
1 to 2 in. wide. Cymes axillary and terminal, 1 in. long, puberulous. 
Flowers *25 in. across, glabrous. Calyx cupular; lobes spreading. 
Petals obovate small. Capsule *25 in. long, only attached to calyx 
at base. Seeds 3 in each cell. Hab. In woods on rocky slopes at 
high altitudes, local. Pahang, Gunong Tahan on the Padang at 
4500 ft. altitude. 
The nerves of the leaf are very numerous, and the calyx in fruit remark¬ 
ably short and saucer-shaped. 
(5) T. spathulata Ridl. Journ. Roy. ^ 4 s. Soc. S. Br. 82, p. 185. 
T. obovata King, l.c. 73, not of Bennett. 
Shrub about 12 ft. tall. Leaves stiff coriaceous, oblanceolate 
blunt, spathulate or lanceolate narrowed to a blunt point, base 
long acuminate, midrib prominent on back; nerves faint 13 pairs, 
intramarginal conspicuous, 2*5 to 275 in. long, 75 to 1 in. wide; 
petioles *25 in. long. Flowers not seen. Fruit *25 in. long. Calyx 
