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narrowed to base, blunt, glabrous above, red-tomentose beneath; 
nerves prominent, 25 to 30 pairs; petioles thick, - 2 in. long. 
Umbels axillary, 4- to 5-flowered, red-tomentose about ‘2 in. long. 
Calyx-lobes ovate-pubescent. Corolla white, '2 in. long, pubescent. 
Drupe globose, '3 in. through, white with black spots. Hab. 
Common in the south. Singapore, Garden Jungle; Bukit Timah; 
Changi. Malacca, Mt. Ophir; Bukit Bruang (Derry); Selandor 
(Cantley). Disfrib. Bangka. Native names: Loyau; Medang 
Ketanak; Medang Merah; Medang Pasir; Tambang Sisir. 
(3) A. retinervia Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. ii. 3, p. 5. 
Bush 10 to 12 ft. tall. Branches thick, glabrous. Leaves 
stiffly coriaceous, elliptic rounded, base cuneate, 4 to 4-5 in. long, 
2 in. wide, glandular on both surfaces; midrib depressed above; 
nerves numerous, fine as are reticulations; petioles '5 to 1 in. 
long. Cymes few-flowered, axillary short. Calyx-lobes ovate 
blunt, eglandular. Drupe globose, ‘25 in. long, grooved black. 
Hab. Mountains. Rare. Pahang, Gunong Tahan at 5000 to 
6000 ft. altitude (Ridley). 
(4) A. monticola Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 61, p. 26. 
Shrub. Leaves narrow lanceolate acuminate to both ends, 
blunt, glabrous, coriaceous, 2*5 in. long, -5 in. wide; nerves and 
reticulations conspicuous, fine; petioles slender winged halfway, 
■15 in. long. Peduncles axillary, slender, 1 in. long with 2 to 3 
flowers; pedicels ‘5 in. long. Calyx-lobes ovate-ciliate. Corolla 
•5 in. across, lobes lanceolate acuminate, pink. Drupe globose, -12 in. 
through. Hab. Mountains. Selangor, Ulu Semangkok (Ridley). 
(5) A. biniflora Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. ii. 314. 
Glabrous bush 10 to 15 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous, lanceolate 
blunt, base cuneate; nerves numerous, fine; 2’5 in. long, 1 in. wide; 
petioles *25 in. long. Flowers in twos or threes axillary on slender 
1 in. long peduncles. Bracts ovate foliaceous. Sepals round. 
Petals lanceolate acute, - 25 in. long, reddish pink. Hab. Mountains. 
Pahang, Gunong Tahan, 5000 to 6000 ft. altitude (Ridley). 
(6) A. littoralis Andr. Rep. x. t. 630; King, l.c. 135. 
Large bush to about 10 ft. tall. Leaves fleshy coriaceous, obovate 
round or short acute, base narrowed; nerves nearly invisible; 
2 to 5 in. long, 1 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles -3 in. long, thick. 
Racemes umbellate, 2 in. long, axillary of about 8 rose pink flowers. 
Peduncles 1 in. long; pedicels '3 in. long. Buds conic. Calyx- 
lobes orbicular, '25 in. long. Corolla-lobes acute, thickly gland- 
dotted. Drupe globose flattened, at first red then black, pulpy, 
'5 in. through. Hab. Tidal swamps and muddy river banks; 
common on all the coasts from Singapore to Kelantan and Lankawi. 
Distrib. Ceylon, South India, China and Malay isles. Native 
name : Lutus. 
A form with, white flowers was collected by Burn-Murdoch at Bruas in 
the Dindings. 
FI. M. P.,2. 
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