Memecylon.] lix. melastomace^e. 817 
leaf axil; peduncle thick, -3 in. long, with an umbel of three or 
more flowers. Calyx tube cylindric, obconic; limb broad, - i in. 
across. Petals ovate in bud conic blunt. Hab. Perak, Larut at 
500 to 1000 ft. altitude {Kunstler). 
(22) M. myrsinoides Bl. Ann. Mus. Bot. Litgd. Bat. i. 356; 
King, lx. 81, and var. lilacina King, l.c. 
A shrub or tree up to about 30 ft. tall. Leaves thin coriaceous, 
elliptic to ovate-lanceolate acuminate often caudate, much narrowed 
to base; nerves invisible, 1-5 to 2-5 in. long, *9 to 1-25 in. wide; 
petioles *i to *25 in. long. Flowers numerous in dense compound 
cymes about 2 in. through and as long, blue or rose pink. Calyx 
campanulate, tube narrowed, teeth 4, triangular acute, as long as 
tube. Petals acute, long. Style long and persistent. Fruit 
globular, *2 in. long. Hab. Common, especially near the sea, in 
woods and thickets. Singapore, Bajau. Johor^ Tana Runto. 
Malacca, Jelutong (Goodenough). Selangor, Kwala Lumpur. 
Perak, Ulu Bubong and Ulu Kerling (Kunstler). Penang Hill 
(Curtis). Distrib. Borneo, Sumatra. Native names : Bala; Dalek 
putih; Kuku Bailing; Nipis Kulit. 
(23) M. laevigatum BL Ann. Mus. Bot. Litgd. Bat. i. 358 ; King, 
l.c. 82. 
Large shrub or small tree with pale bark. Leaves thin, cori¬ 
aceous, ovate or elliptic, caudate or acuminate or short acuminate; 
nerves invisible, 2 to 2*5 in. long, 1 to 1*75 in. wide; petioles *i to 
•15 in. long. Cymes below the leaves, few-flowered; peduncles 
•1 in. long. Flowers small. Calyx campanulate, narrowed to base, 
teeth distinct acute. Fruit globular *3 in. long. Hab. Woods. 
Singapore, common, Kranji. Johor, Tana Runto; Tebrau. 
Malacca (Griffith). Selangor, Weld’s Hill (Burn-Murdoch); Bukit 
Kutu. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Distrib. Burma, Banka, Java, 
Borneo. Native name : Dalek Tembaga. 
(24) M. cinereum King, l.c. 82. 
Shrub 6 to 8 ft. tall. Leaves thin coriaceous, drying blackish 
brown, lanceolate or ovate lanceolate, long acuminate, base cuneate 
or rarely rounded; nerves invisible, 2'8 to 5*5 in. long, 1 to 2'2 in. 
wide; petioles -15 to 3 in. long. Peduncles very short. Cymes 
2 in. long, of about 12 flowers. Calyx cupular, base round, mouth 
wide, *i in. wide, undulate, teeth minute. Style long persistent. 
Fruit globular *25 in. through. Hab. Selangor, Weld’s Hill, Kwala 
Lumpur (Cubitt). Perak, Selama (Kunstler, Scortechini) at 300 
to 400 ft. altitude. 
(25) M. acuminatum Sm. in Rees’ Cyclop, xxiii. 4; King, 
l.c. 84. 
Tree about 30 to 50 ft. tall with slender branches. Leaves 
coriaceous ovate, long caudate, blunt, base cuneate; nerves in¬ 
visible, 1*5 to 4 in. long, 75 to i‘5 in. wide; petioles *2 in. long. 
Cymes 1 or 2 axillary, short, peduncled of 8 or 10 flowers; peduncle 
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