LVIII. M YRTACE7E. 
[Eugenia. 
724 
Leaves *75 by *75 in.; flowers ’i in. 
long. 
Trees, panicles below the leaves; flowers 
small, no calyx-lobes. 
Leaves finely close-ribbed . 
Leaves with few distant nerves . 
Leaves lanceolate, densely punctate 
beneath; nerves 13 pairs 
Climber with bristly stems . 
(116) E. clypeolata 
(117) E. Jambolana 
(118) E. operculata 
(119) E. balsamea 
(120) E. setosa 
(1) E. malaccensis Linn. Sp. Pl. 470; Duthie, in Hook. fil. 
F.B.I. ii. 82. 
Tree about 40 to 60 ft. tall, 12 in. through. Leaves stiff cori¬ 
aceous dark green, oblong; nerves rather slender, conspicuous, 
8 to 12 in. long, 3 in. wide, base narrowed; petioles thick *2 in. 
long. Flowers on the branches below the leaves, 2 in. across, 
crimson pink. Fruit oblong pear-shaped, 3 in. long, 1 to 2 in. 
through, white, or blotched pink or entirely light or dark pink. 
Hub. Orchards, cultivated. Origin unknown. Native name : 
Jambu Bol. Use : Fruit eaten raw, cooked or in syrup. 
(2) E. trunciflora Ridl. E. cauliflora Ridl. Trans. Linn. 
Soc. iii. 299, not of Bergius. 
Tree about 40 ft. tall. Leaves elongate, cordate acuminate 
acute, sessile, coriaceous, glaucous beneath, 18 in. long, 2 in. wide; 
nerves over 30 pairs. Panicles short, few-branched. Branches 
slender, 2 in. long, on the trunk, 8-flowered. Flowers 1 in. long; 
pedicels *25 in. long, entirely crimson. Calyx short obconic 
lobes 4, ovate. Petals ovate, round, ’35 in. long. Stamens 1 in. 
long. Fruit small. Hab. Local in dense forests. Pahang, Tahan 
River woods (Ridley). 
(3) E. Jambos Linn. Sp. PI. 470; King, l.c. 82. 
Shrub about 12 to 14 ft. tall or small tree. Leaves narrow 
lanceolate acuminate, base narrowed; nerves prominent 10 pairs, 
secondaries nearly as prominent, 4 to 6 in. long, 1 to 1*5 in. wide; 
petioles thickened at base, *2 in. long. Flowers white, about 2 in. 
across in a terminal corymb of about 5 . Calyx turbinate, lobes large, 
round. Fruit pear-shaped, 3 in. long or more, 1 to 2 in. through, 
white. Hab. Cultivated in gardens; probably of Indian origin. 
Native name : Jambu Mawar. Rose apple. Use : Fruit eaten. 
(4) E. aquea Barm. FI. InA. 114; Duthie, in Hook. fil. F.B.I. 
ii. 473. 
Small tree. Branchlets 4-angled. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 
short acuminate; nerves prominent about 10 pairs, inarching 
•1 in. from edge, 6 to 12 in. long, 2 to 3 in. wide; petioles ’03 to 
•1 in. long. Flowers about 4 or 5 in a cyme, 1 in. across, white. 
Calyx turbinate, ‘5 in. long; lobes rounded. Fruit turbinate, 1 to 
1 ’5 in. long, translucent pink or white, juicy. Hab. Cultivated in 
gardens, probably native of India. Native name : Jambu Ayer. 
Use : Fruit eaten. 
