230 lx xxvi. myrsinEjE. [Myrsine. 
(1) M. avenis DC, in Trans. Linn. Soc. xvii. 107; King, l.c. 100. 
Small tree. Leaves chartaceous, oblong-lanceolate, blunt 
acuminate; nerves very obscure; 1 to 2-5 in. long, *5 to 75 in. 
wide; petioles *2 in. long. Flowers in compact sessile 2- to 
5-flowered umbels on very short arrested branches. Pedicels 
•1 in. long. Calyx-lobes triangular, acute. Corolla-lobes elliptic. 
Drupe globose, *i in. long. Hah. Singapore, Bajau (Ridley). 
Rare. Distrib. Malay isles. 
(2) M. Porteriana Wall, Cat. 6525; King, l.c. 101. 
Large shrub or treelet. Leaves chartaceous, oblong-lanceolate 
acuminate blunt emarginate, base cuneate; nerves 8 to 12 pairs 
and reticulations visible; 1*5 to 3*5 in. long, 75 to 135 in. wide; 
petioles *2 to '4 in. long. Umbels sessile on thick axillary cone¬ 
like branches - i to *3 in. long. Calyx-lobes ovate, ciliate. Corolla- 
lobes oblong, obtuse. Drupe ’i in. through, dark blue. Hob. 
Mountain woods, not rare, occasionally near seashore. Johor, 
Gunong Pantai. Malacca, Mt. Ophir. Pahang, Kwala Pahang. 
Selangor, top of the Batu Caves. Perak, Thaiping Hills. Penang 
Hill (Wallich, Curtis), Distrib. Sumatra. 
(3) M. perakensis King and Gamble, l.c. 102. 
Tree. Leaves coriaceous, oblong bluntly acuminate, base 
narrowed, 4 to 5 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. wide; midrib thick, pro¬ 
minent ; nerves 20 to 26 pairs; petioles 3 in. long, thick winged. 
Umbels on cone-like bracteate branches axillary or just below the 
leaves, 5- to 8-flowered; pedicels *15 to *2 in. long, thick. Calyx- 
lobes ovate acute. Drupe globose, *1 to *15 in. through. Hab. 
Perak, Gunong Bubu (Scortechini, Wray). 
I have not seen this, but found a tree very similar to the description in 
Pahang on Gunong Tahan with leaves 7 in. long and 3 in. wide. 
(4) M. capitellata var. lanceolaia Clarke in Hook fil. F.B.I. iii. 
512. 
Leaves lanceolate, narrowed to a blunt point, base long, narrowed; 
nerves very numerous, visible, 3 to 4 in. long, 75 to 1*25 in. wide; 
petioles *25 in. long, winged. Branchlets -i in. long or less axillary; 
pedicels slender, -25 in. long. Calyx-lobes small, ovate. Drupe 
small globular. Hab. Selangor, Gunong Mengkuang Lebah 
(Robinson). Distrib. Moulmein, Java. Native name : Kicher- 
Kicher. 
(5) M. Wrayi King and Gamble, l.c. 102. 
Tree. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic-oblong, round at tip, base 
cuneate; nerves 12 pairs, very obscure; 3 to 5 in. long, 1 to 175 in. 
wide; petioles 15 to 7 in. long. Umbels few-flowered, axillary 
on peduncles 3 to *5 in. long. Pedicels 35 in. long, thickened 
above. Fruit *2 in. through. Hab. Perak at 4500 ft. altitude 
(Wray). 
I have not seen this. 
