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LVIII. MYRTACE2E, 
[Eugenia. 
(65) E. jasminifolia Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. x. 133. 
Small bushy tree, slender. Leaves thinly coriaceous, ovate 
blunt, caudate, base cuneate ; nerves numerous, but quite invisible 
above and often so beneath, 1 in. long, *25 in. wide; petioles *i in. 
long. Flowers small, sessile in sessile heads 1 to 5 in axils and 
terminal. Bracts broad, oblong, papery. Calyx cylindnc, 
narrowed at base, -12 in. long; lobes broad persistent. Petals 
free, small, rounded oblong. Stamens numerous, very short. 
Hab. Forests. Negri Sembilan, Tampin Hill near the top (Ridley). 
(66) E. caudata King, l.c. 105. 
Tree 30 to 40 ft. tall, 4 to 6 in. through. Leaves thin coriaceous 
lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate caudate, tail blunt, base cuneate; 
nerves numerous, very faint or invisible, 1*75 to 3 in. long, *75 *° 
1*1 in. wide; petioles *15 to *3 in- long. Panicles axillary or 
terminal, 1 in. long, slender, lax; pedicels slender. Flowers white 
•15 in. across. Calyx broad, campanulate, ’2 in. long ; lobes very 
obscure. Petals orbicular. Stamens very short. Fruit ovoid, 
then globular, *5 in. long. Hab. Mountains, woods at about 2000 ft. 
altitude. Johor, Bukit Banang, Batu Pahat. Malacca, Mt. Ophir. 
Selangor, Semangkok Pass (Curtis). Perak, Thaiping Hills 
(Curtis). Penang, West Hill (Curtis). 
King gives “ Singapore, Wallich Myrtus caudata 3631,” as a synonym. 
The type sheet contains flowerless sprays of two gatherings, the greater part 
of which is Pseudo-eugenia singaporensis. One spray looks more like E. 
caudata King, but possibly Wallich got this in Penang. It is a mountain 
plant, and has never otherwise been collected in the lowlands. 
(67) E. filiformis Wall. Cat. 3578; King, l.c. 105. 
Small tree about 20 to 40 ft. tall. Branches slender. Leaves 
coriaceous lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate caudate-acuminate, base 
short narrowed; nerves numerous, faint, 175 to 3 in. long, 75 
to i*2 in. wide; petioles *15 to '2 in. long. Flowers white, fragrant, 
axillary, solitary or in terminal lax racemes of about 4 on ver Y 
slender, filiform peduncles, 1*5 to 2 in. long. Calyx cup-shaped, 
narrowed to pseudo-stalk '2 in. long, *25 in. across; lobes short, 
ovate. Fruit elliptic-ovoid, 75 in. long. Hab. Common in low¬ 
land woods up to about 2000 ft. altitude. Singapore (Wallich) ; 
Garden Jungle. Johor, Genuang ; Gunong Pulai. Pahang, 
Kwantan (Foxworthy). Malacca, Bukit Bruang; Panchur (Derry). 
Selangor, Federal Hill, Kwala Lumpur (Foxworthy). Negri 
Sembilan, Pasir Panjang road (Foxworthy). Perak, Tapah 
(Burn-Murdoch) ; Bujong Malacca; Hoping (Kunstler); Gunong 
Batu Putih (Wray). Penang (Wallich); West Hill at 2000 ft. 
altitude (Curtis). Native names: Kelat Api; Kelat Belian; 
Kelat Lapis; Kelat Jambu Ayer; Gising; Kelat Minyak. 
(68) E. penangiana Duthie, l.c. ii. 486; King, l.c. 98. 
Slender tree 40 to 80 ft. tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous, caudate- 
acuminate lanceolate, blunt, base cuneate; nerves very fine, 
