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I.XXX. VACCINIACEiE. 
[V actinium. 
and reticulations conspicuous; 1*5 to 2*5 in. long, *6 tp 1 in. wide; 
petioles '2 in. long. Racemes 3 to 4 in. long, glabrous. Flowers 
'35 in. long. Calyx short, cupular. Corolla cylindric, mouth 
narrowed, lobes very short, white. Stamens as long as corolla; 
anther-beaks twice as long as anthers; filaments hairy. Fruit 
globular, smooth, black. Hab. From sea level to 4000 ft. altitude. 
Very fragrant. Fruit eatable. Singapore, Toas; Changi; Kranji. 
Johor, Scudai River; Tanjong Bunga. Pahang, K'luang Terbang 
(Barnes). Perak, Larut (leaves narrow lanceolate; flowers pink, 
Kunstler). Kedah Peak. Distrib. Bangka. 
var. sabuleiorum, Ridl. (species in Trans. Linn. Soc. iii. 315). 
Big terrestrial shrub. Flowers rosy red. Hab. Pahang, sandy 
country. Pekan (Ridley). 
(14) V. acuininatissimum Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. 
i. 36; King, l.c. 66. 
Epiphytic shrub 3 to 4 ft. tall more or less pubescent. Leaves 
oblong-lanceolate long-caudate, base round, shortly cuneate; 
stiffly coriaceous; nerves 2 pairs much raised beneath, depressed 
above and reticulations conspicuous, hairy beneath, 4 in. long, 
1*5 in. wide; petioles -i in. long, hairy. Racemes 1 to 1*5 in. long, 
hairy. Flowers distant. Bracts lanceolate, setaceous. Calyx- 
lobes 5 short, lanceolate, tube hairy. Corolla not seen. Fruit 
sub-globose, yellow, *12 in. through. Seeds linear black, pitted. 
