Eugenia.] lviii. myrtace^e. 735 
(47) E. Helferi Duthie, in Hook. fil. F.B.I. ii. 480; King, 
t.c. 95. 
Low, bushy tree, sometimes large. Leaves narrowly elliptic 
narrowed to both ends, tip blunt, coriaceous drying yellowish; 
nerves 12 pairs, very inconspicuous above, intramarginal near edge, 
2'5 to 3-25 in. long, 1 to 1-25 in. wide; petioles -2 in. long. Panicles 
terminal 1*5 in. long and a little wider; branches with red scaling 
bark. Flowers *5 in. across. Calyx funnel-shaped attenuated to 
slender pseudo-stalk, *2 in. long; lobes 4, unequal. Petals larger 
orbicular, glandular on the back. Hab. Sandy ground near sea 
or in rocky forest. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Penang, Water¬ 
fall and Government Hill at 500 ft. altitude (Curtis). Distrib. 
Burma. 
(48) E. Hullettiana King, l.c. 97. 
Tree 20 to 30 ft. tall. Stem 5 to 7 in. through. Leaves cori¬ 
aceous elliptic long-acuminate blunt, base cuneate, smooth deep 
green above, beneath nerves very faint, reticulations visible but 
very fine, 3*25 to 4*5 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. wide; petioles *3 to *4 in. 
long. Panicles in upper axils and terminal about 3 in. long; 
branchlets angled. Flowers pale green. Calyx cylindric funnel- 
shaped ribbed, ’2 in. long, mouth expanded, recurved; lobes short 
and broad. Petals ovate. Stamens white, slightly red towards 
centre, *2 in. long. Hab. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Distrib. 
Sumatra. 
This species is very close to E. Helferi. 
(49) E. Burkilliana King, l.c. 94. 
Tree 40 to 60 ft. tall, 15 to 20 in. through. Leaves light green, 
lanceolate acuminate, base cuneate, coriaceous; nerves many very 
fine with reticulations conspicuous on each side, 2*25 to 3-5 in. long, 
*9 to 1'25 in. wide; petioles ’35 to *5 in. long. Panicles sessile, 
terminal, much branched, 2 in. long, 4 in. wide; branches 4-angled. 
Flowers 7 in. long, pale red in bud, white when open, sessile in 
threes at branch-ends. Calyx *35 to '4. in. long, funnel-shaped, 
narrowed to a rather long pseudo-stalk; lobes ovate. Stamens 
•2 in. long. Petals glandular on back. Hab. Perak, Asam Kum- 
bang (Wray); Goping (Kunstler). 
(50) E. Ridleyi King, l.c. 98. 
A big tree about 80 ft. tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous, oblong or 
ovate-lanceolate shortly acuminate, base cuneate; nerves 7 to 10 
pairs, fine but prominent forming large loops, - i to *2 in. from 
edge, 3*5 to 7 in. long, 1-25 to 2-25 in. wide; petioles -4 to *5 in. 
long. Panicles terminal and in upper axils, 2 to 3 in. long; the 
long branches 2 in. long, spreading. Flowers 3 to 5 in terminal 
clusters, apple green, '2 in. across. Calyx funnel-shaped, narrowed 
to a slender pseudo-stalk ‘2 in. long; lobes large, ovate. Petals 
ovate, round. Stamens short. Hab. Woods, low country. Singa- 
