320 XXV. TiLiACE.iE. [Elceocarpus. 
glabrous. Leaves thinly coriaceous oblong-lanceolate to ovate- 
lanceolate acuminate, entire or faintly serrate, base cuneate; 
nerves 6 to 8 pairs inarching within the edge, 275 to 4-5 in. long, 
■8 to 1*4 in. wide; petioles -5 to 75 in. long. Racemes short, 
1 to 2 in. long, few-flowered. Flowers ’2 in. across, white; buds 
ovoid acute. Sepals 4, ovate-lanceolate sub-acute, puberulous or 
glabrous. Petals oblanceolate or obcuneate, tip rounded more 
or less laciniate glabrous. Stamens 8 to 10, shorter; anthers 
unawned. Torus a shallow wavy disc, pubescent. Ovary ovoid 
glabrous, 2-celled. Drupe ovoid-oblong, -35 in. long, -25 in. wide, 
blue; stone smooth cartilaginous, i-celled, i-seeded. Hab. Common 
in lowland open country and woods. Singapore, Cluny Road 
(Murton). Johor, Gunong Pulai. Malacca, Mt. Ophir (Maingay), a 
form with smaller, narrower leaves, with more distinct reticulations. 
Perak, Ulu Bubong (Kunstler). Kedah, Peak (Lobb). Disirib. 
Borneo. Native names: Chemanton Merah; Lempedu Burong; 
Medang Asam; Nilausor; Medang Suggueh; Medang Perak Payah. 
Often unisexual and variable in the shape and cutting of the petals. 
Mountain forms have much smaller and narrower leaves. 
(23) E. eriobotryoides Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. v. 29. 
Leaves coriaceous lanceolate, tip acuminate, base cuneate, 
edges serrate; nerves 6 pairs, inarching within the margin, slender 
midrib stout, reticulations wide little elevate, glabrous except the 
young leaves; which have silvery-silky edges, 5 to 6 in. long, 1*5 to 
1-9 in. wide; petioles 1*5 in. long, rather stout. Racemes axillary 
below leaves numerous, 2 to 2 - 5 in. long, glabrous. Flowers secund, 
*2 in. long, white; buds conic, sub-acute. Sepals 4, lanceolate- 
acuminate, pubescent. Petals as long, narrow oblong-cuneate, apex 
fimbriate, base silky, hairy on edge. Stamens shorter, glabrous; 
filaments short; anthers blunt, not awned, pubescent. Ovary 
silky. Torus silky. Hab. Mountains at 4800 to 5000 ft. altitude. 
Selangor, Gunong Mengkuang Lebah (Robinson). 
(24) E. leptomischus Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. v. 30. 
Leaves ovate-lanceolate acuminate blunt, base cuneate, edges 
crenulate, coriaceous, glabrous; nerves 7 pairs, reticulations fine 
elevate beneath, 3 in. long, ri to i\5 in. wide; petioles slender, 
geniculate at tip, 1 in. long. Racemes numerous among upper 
leaves, 275 in. long, rachis slender, glabrescent. Flowers numerous, 
pendent; pedicels silky, *2 in. long; buds conic, acute. Sepals 4, 
lanceolate, silky outside. Petals 4, oblong cuneate, tip fimbriate 
with 12 short laciniae. Stamens, anthers glabrous bifid, lobes 
unequal; filaments shorter. Ovary glabrescent, ovoid. Torus 
saucer-shaped silky. Hab. Mountains at 4800 to 5000 ft. altitude. 
Selangor, Gunong Mengkuang Lebah (Robinson). 
(25) E. reticulatus Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 61, p. 2. 
E. punctatus King , l.c. 139, not oj Blume. 
Leaves oblanceolate acuminate long narrowed to the base, 
