yyo LIX. MELASTOM ace.e . [Allomorphia. 
(1) A. malaccensis Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. By. 79, p. 69. 
A. exigua Clarke, in Hook fil. F.B.I . ii. 527; King, l.c. 10 partly, 
not of Blume. 
Half shrubby about 6 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves ovate-acumi¬ 
nate, base round or very shortly narrow; nerves prominent 
beneath 5 from base, 10 in. long, 6 in. wide; petioles 3 to 4 in. 
long. Panicles 6 to 12 in. long, spreading. Flowers in small 
cymes, small, yellowish green or whitish. Calyx goblet-shaped, 
•1 in. long; lobes triangular. Petals oblong-ovate. Capsule 
urn-shaped, 8-ribbed. Hab. Common in woods in low country. 
Malacca. Negri Sembilan, Tampin. Selangor, Sungei Buluh; 
Sempang, Semangkok Pass. Perak, Tapah; Selama (\app, 
Kunstler). Penang Hill (Wallich 4048); (Curtis). Disirib. 
Sumatra. Native names: Kayu Kadok Gajah; Pakan Rimbah; 
Senduduk Gajah; S. hutan; Panghong; Kerukup Rimau; 
Endebi. Use : In leprosy (Hervey). 
(2) A. exigua Bl. Flora 1831, ii. 523, not of others. Melastoma 
exigua Jack. Trans. Linn. Soc. xiv. 10, t. 1, fig. 2. 
Glabrous shrublet about 2 ft. tall, slender. Leaves lanceolate 
acuminate, base rounded or cuneate, pale beneath; nerves 5 from 
base, 3-5 to 6 in. long, 1*25 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles 1 to 2 in. long 
(there is a slight difference in the size of the leaves in pairs). 
Panicles 4 in. long, lax, slender branched 2-5 in. wide. Flowers 
3 to 4 together, umbelled. Calyx *i in. long; lobes short acute. 
Petals white, oblong-lanceolate, acute. Stamens pink, twice a 4 
long. Capsule urn-shaped -12 in. long, ribs 8 low. Hab. Rocky 
places in woods. Penang Hill (Wallich, Curtis, etc.). 
var. capillaris Ridl. A. capillaris Ridl. Journ. Roy. /4 s. Soc. 
5 . By. 57, p. 38. 
More slender. Leaves almost caudate, sometimes long cuneate. 
Panicle very slender, pendulous, with very slender branches few- 
flowered. Hab. Dindings Bruas. Perak, Waterloo; Temengoh; 
Thaiping Hills (Kunstler 2302). 
(3) A. porphyranthera Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 57, 
p. 38. 
Slender low shrub, red-scurfy r , papillose, glabrous. Leaves 
nearly equal, rather thin, ovate lanceolate, long acuminate, base 
round; nerves 5, 4 to 6 in. long, 1-25 to 2-25 in. wide; petiole 
1 to 1*25 in. long. Panicles 2 to 2*5 in. long, red-scurfy. Cymes 
umbellate dense, few-flowered. Flowers -15 in. long. Calyx 
goblet-shaped, scabrid, lobes triangular, acute. Petals lanceolate 
acuminate. Stamens longer; anthers purple. Capsule obovoid, 
urn-shaped, glabrous, ribbed, -i in. long. Hab. Perak, woods at 
Temengoh (Ridley). 
(4) A. alata Scort. in King, l.c. 12. 
Glabrous shrub 3 to 6 ft. tall. Branchlets winged. Leaves 
ovate or elliptic-ovate, short acuminate, base narrowed, edges 
