Barringtonia .] 
LVIII. MYRTACEjE. 
759 
(9) B. fusiformis King, l.c. 140, 
Small tree 10 to 20 ft. tall, 3 to 5 in. through. Leaves mem¬ 
branous, oblanceolate, narrowed to the broad, cordate base, tip sub¬ 
acute, sessile serrate; nerves 12 to 16, 4 to 8 in. long, 1*4 to 2*4 in. 
wide. Racemes pendulous, long, slender, 1 to 2 ft. long. Flowers 
•4 in. across, deep crimson on pedicels 1 in. long. Fruit fusiform 
tapering to each end, 4-angled, 2-25 in. long, -5 in. through. Hab. 
Dense bamboo forest and thin woods. Pahang, Tahan River. 
Selangor, Batu Caves. Perak, Ulu Bubong (Kunstler). Kelantan. 
Native name : Putat Padi, 
(10) B. pedicellata Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. x. 134. 
Leaves thin membranous, broadly lanceolate-acuminate, nar¬ 
rowed to the base; nerves 10 pairs, edge denticulate, 6 in. long, 
2 in. wide; petioles *2 in. long. Racemes terminal, very slender 
12 in. long. Flowers distant ; pedicels -4 in. long, slender. Bracts 
•1 in. long, oblong blunt. Calyx-tube campanulate, lobes ovate, 
blunt. Corolla -5 in. across. 'Stamens long; style -4 in. long. 
Hab. Pahang, Labong, Endau (Evans). 
This has the foliage of B. spicata, but the flowers long-pedicelled. 
(n) B. spicata Bl. Bijdr. 1097; King, l.c. 141. 
Usually a shrub about' 4 to 5 ft. or more tall. Leaves oblong- 
oblanceolate, narrowed to the petiole, sub-acute, serrate; nerves 
8 to 10 pairs, 4 to 8 in. long, 1*4 to 2*4 in. wide; petioles ‘2 to *3 in. 
long. Spikes long, slender, pendulous, 12 in. long or more. Flowers 
remote *5 in. across, rose pink, nearly or quite sessile. Calyx 
pubescent, teeth 4. Fruit sub-globose, *6 in. through. Hab. 
River-banks. Johor, Kwala Sembrong (Kelsall). Pahang, Pekan; 
Sungei Chenei (Foxworthy). Malacca, Alor Gajah ; Malaka Pindah ; 
Merlimau (Derry) ; Dindings. Perak, Kwala Temengoh; Goping 
(Kunstler). Province Wellesley, Permatang Bertam. Kelantan, 
Chaning. Kedah, Gunong Geriang River. Setul. Distnb. S. 
Siam, Borneo, Java. Native name : Juri-Juri. 
I have not seen anything here exactly like the Indian B. acutangula 
Gaertn., which has distinctly pedicelled flowers. King includes it in the 
Materials, l.c. 140, with some doubt. 
11 . PLANCHONIA, BL 
Trees. Leaves alternate or pinnate-nerved. Flowers white or 
yellowish green in terminal racemes. Calyx-tube turbinate, 
4-lobed. Petals 4. Stamens very numerous in several series united 
at base, inner ones without anthers; filaments filiform. Ovary 
3- to 4-celled with an annular disc; style slender. Fruit large, 
fibrous or fleshy, 1- to 3-celled. Seeds several; testa coriaceous. 
Species 4, Andamans to Australia. 
Leaves obovate, thin serrate . . - • • ( r ) P. valida 
Leaves oblong, stiff coriaceous, hardly serrate . . (2) P. grandis 
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