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LVIII. MYRTACE^. 
[Eugenia. 
(9) E. siamensis Craib, Kew Bulletin, 1911, p. 153 - 
Small tree. Leaves thinly coriaceous lanceolate acuminate, 
base narrowed, cuneate; nerves distinct 13 pairs, intramarginal 
inarching, 7-5 in. long, 2*5 in. wide; petioles *25 in. long. Flowers 
3 to 4, terminal; pedicels *5 in. long. Calyx-tube funnel-shaped, 
•5 in. long, base rose, upper part white. Sepals ovate, *25 in. long. 
Petals rounded, oblong, *5 in. long. Stamens rose pink, twice as 
long. Hab. Rocky Hill base. Kelantan, base of Gunong, Kota 
Bharu (Ridley). Distrib. Siam. 
(10) E. javanica Lam. Diet. iii. 200; King, l.c. 81. 
Large tree about 60 ft. tall or more. Stem 2 ft. or more through. 
Leaves elliptic, narrowed slightly to rounded base, blunt; nerves 
about 12, inarching, ’25 in. from the edge, 6 to 10 in. long, 3 to 
4*5 in. wide; petioles -2 in. long. Cymes terminal and axillary 
of 3 to 5 flowers stalked, on a peduncle 1 to 3 in. long. Calyx 
cup-shaped - 4 in. long, pseudo-stalk *2 in. long, lobes round. Whole 
flower white, 1 in. across. Fruit '75 in. long, globose, green or 
whitish, uneatable. Hab. Sea-shores and sandy country near the 
sea. Singapore, Gardens. Malacca (Hervev). Pahang, Pekan. 
Kedah, Yan. Distrib. Andamans and Malay isles. 
(n) E. perakensis King, l.c. 81. E. scalarinervis King, l.c. 
87. 
Tree 50 to 70 ft. tall. Stem 12 to 18 in. through. Leaves 
very large, coriaceous, oblong-elliptic, sub-acute, base broad, 
cordate, nearly sessile; nerves very prominent beneath, inarching 
•2 to -4 in. from the edge, about 20; 12 to 18 in. long, 5 to 8 in. 
wide; petioles very thick and short. Flowers 6 to 8, fascicled on 
the branch below the leaves, and terminal; peduncles *5 in. wide, 
reddish pink. Petals white, 1 to 1*5 in. across. Calyx campanu- 
late, *5 in. long. Stamens long. Fruit globular, ovoid. Hab. 
Dense low wet jungle. Perak, Larut; Goping (Kunstler). Din- 
dings, Lumut. 
(12) E. auriculata Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 61, p. 7. 
Tree. Leaves stiff coriaceous, elliptic obtuse, base round, 
auricled; nerves 12 pairs, inconspicuous beneath, 6 to 9 in. long, 
3 in. wide. Flowers fascicled on a short stout peduncle, axillary 
or terminal, white. Calyx campanulate, narrow to base, no pseudo- 
stalk, *36 in. long and as wide; lobes obscure 4. Petals oblong 
•25 in. long. Hab. Dindings, Lumut (Ridley). 
(13) E. pendens Duthie, l.c. ii. 475; King, l.c. 94. 
A small tree about 20 ft. tall. Leaves rather thin, elliptic 
shortly acuminate, base narrowed acuminate; nerves 10 elevate 
beneath, inarching *i in. from the edge, light green, 4*5 to 6 in. 
long, 1*5 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles -2 in. long. Cymes few-flowered, 
3 to 5 flowers axillary and terminal, 2 in. long; peduncle short or 
o. Branches 3. Flowers white ‘5 in. across. Calyx broad, cup¬ 
shaped, *3 in. long, pseudo-stalk very short or o. Petals pustular. 
