LVIII. MYRTACE^. 
[Eugenia. 
74 8 
very fine and parallel, numerous, intramarginal close to the edge, 
6 in. long, 275 in. wide; petioles *2 in. long. Cymes terminal and 
in upper axils; branches angled, spreading, few and short, 1*5 in. 
long and as wide. Flowers few, small. Calyx goblet-shaped, 
entire, -i in. long. Petals calyptrate, very small. Stamens white, 
•1 in. long, fairly numerous. Hab. Pahang, Gunong Senyum 
(Evans). 
(92) E. pallidula Ridl. 
Tree. Branches slender, whitish. Leaves thinly coriaceous, 
elliptic shortly abruptly blunt-acuminate, base long-narrowed, 
drying pale greenish, midrib prominent beneath, channelled above; 
nerves faint 12 pairs, parallel and inarching into a continuous nerve 
along the edge, reticulations very faint, 2*5 in. long, 1*5 in. wide; 
petioles *2 in. long. Cyme-panicles lax terminal ones 3 in. long, 
2 terminal and 1 in upper axil; branches *5 in. long with few small 
flowers in cymes of 3; pedicels slender, *1 in. long. Calyx cup¬ 
shaped, narrowed at base -i in. long and wide; lobes very small, 
rounded, caducous. Petals calyptrate. Stamens numerous, but 
short. Pahang, Rembau, Temerloh (Foxworthy). Native name: 
Kelat putih. 
(93) E. verecunda Duthie , l.c. ii. 496; King, l.e. 125. 
Small or large tree. Branches pale. Leaves thinly coriaceous, 
lanceolate or elliptic long acuminate, base long narrowed; nerves 
and reticulations very fine and close numerous inconspicuous, intra¬ 
marginal close to edge, very fine, 2 to 3 in. long, i-i to 1-25 in. 
wide; petioles -2 in. long. Panicles terminal and in upper axil, 
1*5 to 2 in. long, wide spreading; branches numerous, slender. 
Flowers -05 in. long or less, white. Buds club-shaped. Calyx 
wide, cup-shaped, -05 in. across with a distinct pseudo-stalk. 
Corolla small calyptrate. Stamens very short. Fruit globose, 
•4 in. through. Hab. Hill woods to 2000 ft. altitude. Penang 
Hill (Phillips, Wallich). Penara Bukit; Hill 2000 ft. altitude. 
var. major Ridl. 
Leaves elliptic broad, acuminate, base shortly cuneate, more 
coriaceous, 3-5 in. long, 175 in. wide; petioles -5 in. long. Appar¬ 
ently a lowland form. Singapore, Pulau Ubin. Dindings, Pangkor 
(Scortechini). 
(94) E. scoparia Wall. Cat. 3594; King, l.c . 125. 
Small tree. Branches slender. Leaves coriaceous oblanceolate 
to obovate, tip sub-acute, base cuneate; nerves invisible, black- 
dotted beneath, minutely pitted above, 1-25 to 2-25 in. long, -6 to 
i”i in. wide. Panicles terminal and from upper axils, 1-5 to 2 in. 
long; branches slender few, 4-angled ending in cymes of 2 to 3 
flowers. Calyx very short cup-shaped ribbed, -05 in. long and 
little wider, lobes small. Fruit globular -i in. through. Hab. 
River-banks, not common. Singapore (Wallich). Johor, Hadji 
Senawi near Batu Pahat (Ridley). 
