LVIII. MYRTACE/E. 
758 
[. Barringtonia. 
tapering to petiole, apex acute, margins dentate; nerves prominent 
beneath, 6 to 7 pairs, 3 to 6-5 in. long, 1*5 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles 
•5 to *8 in. long. Spikes pendulous 18 in. long, thick. Flowers 
white 2 in. long, sessile. Calyx obconic, 4-angled; lobes short, 
broad 4; filaments 2 in. long. Fruit oblong, truncate, 3 in. long, 
1 in. through. Hab. Low country. Sungei Ujong, Gunong Berum- 
bun (Cantley). Selangor, base of Bukit Kutu; Ginting Bidai; 
Sungei Buluh (Foxworthy). Perak, Thaiping (Wray, Kunstler). 
Province Wellesley, Krian. Penang Hill (Curtis), Native name: 
Putat Gajah, Use : Fruit used as a Sambal (Wray). 
(6) B. macrostachya Kurz, Journ. , 4 s. Soc. Beng. xlvi, (2), 
7 1J King, l.c. 138. 
Large shrub or small tree. Leaves thinly coriaceous, oblong- 
oblanceolate narrowed to the slender petiole, abruptly acuminate, 
edge crenate; nerves 14 to 18 pairs, depressed above, prominent 
beneath, 5 to 12 in. long, 2 to 5 in, wide ; petioles 1 to 4-5 in. long. 
Spikes axillary below, leaves 1 to 2 ft. long, thickened in fruit. 
Flowers sessile 2 in. long, 1 in. across. Calyx-tube obconic, 
4-angled; lobes 4. Fruit ovoid or elliptic, smooth, 2 in. long. 
Hab. Dry woods. Singapore, Bajau; Malacca, Lubok Kedondong ; 
Bukit Sadanen (Derry). Negri Sembilan, Tampin. Perak, Larut 
(Kunstler). Kedah, base of Kedah Peak; Alor Sta. Lankawi at 
Burau. Distrib. Borneo. Native names: Putat hutan; Putat 
bukit putih. 
(7) B. sumatrana Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. Supp. 315. 
Large spreading shrub. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic acuminate, 
base narrowed, edge nearly entire; nerves very slender about 12 
pairs with reticulations conspicuous on both sides, 4-5 to 7-5 in. 
long, 3 in. wide, petioles 2 in. long or more. Spikes long, pendulous, 
15 in. long. Calyx funnel-shaped, 4-angled; lobes half as long. 
Petals blunt, oblong, *65 in. long. Stamens *75 in. long. Fruit 
oblong, 4-angled, nan-owed to base, 175 in. long, *65 in. 
through. Hab. Sandy woods near the sea. Singapore, Toas; 
Jurong; Pulau Tekong. Johor, Castlewood; Kwala _Sembrong 
(Kelsall); Pulau Dayong (Feilding). Pahang, Pulau Tawar. Penang 
Hill. Distrib. Sumatra, Celebes. Native names: Putat Darat; 
Putat Gajah. 
(8) B. musiformis King , l.c. 139. 
Large tree 60 to 80 ft. tall, 2 to 3 ft. through. Leaves cori¬ 
aceous, oblong-lanceolate sub-entire; nerves 8 to 12 pairs, slender 
elevate beneath, reticulations visible, *5 to 10 in. long, 1-75 to 3-25 
in. wide; petioles 75 to 2-25 in. long. Spikes axillary, sub-erect, 
12 to 14 in. long, thick. Calyx campanulate, 1-25 in. across, pubes¬ 
cent ; tube -2 in. long; lobes larger, ovate 4. Petals round. 
Stamens white tipped pink. Fruit oblong 4-angied, sub-truncate, 
4 to 5 in. long, 1 to 1-5 in. through. Hab. Forests inland. Perak, 
Goping and Chanderiang (Kunstler). 
