242 LXXXVI. MYRSINEiE. [Ardisia. 
(7) A. solanacea Roxb. Cor. PL 27, i. 27; King, l.c. 137. 
Shrub, 6 to 8 ft. or tree 30 to 35 ft. tall, 6 to 8 in. through. 
Leaves coriaceous, oblong-oblanceolate blunt acuminate, base 
narrowed glabrous; nerves 12 to 20 pairs, elevate beneath; 6 to 
10 in. long, 2 to 3*5 in. wide; petioles *5 to *8 in. long. Peduncles 
2 to 3 in. long, ending in corymbiform racemes of 10 to 16 flowers; 
pedicels *7 to 1 in. long; buds conic obtuse, ’4 in. long. Calyx- 
lobes orbicular. Corolla-lobes ovate round, *3 to '35 i n - wide, 
rose pink. Drupe globose, *3 in. through, black. Hob. Not very 
common, in woods. Selangor, Damansara (Burn-Murdoch). Perak, 
Coping (Kunstler); Relau Tujor (Wray); Thaiping Hills. A tali 
robust form, var. elata King and Gamble, at Goping (Kunstler). 
Disirib. India. 
(8) A. oxyphylla Wall. Cat. 2291; King, l.c. 139. 
Shrub or small tree, glabrous. Leaves stiffly chartaceous, 
elliptic acute or broadly lanceolate, base narrowed; nerves and 
reticulations fine, conspicuous; 3 to 7 in. long, 1 to 2*5 in. wide; 
petioles -4 to 7 in. long. Racemes axillary, 5- to 8-flowered on 
peduncle 1 to 2 in. long; pedicels *4 in. long, buds round, -3 in. 
long. Calyx-lobes ovate round. Corolla-lobes ovate, *25 in. long, 
pink. Drupe globose, fleshy, *3 in. through. Hob. Hill forests. 
Malacca, Mt. Ophir. Negri Sembilan, Bukit Tumiang and Gunong 
Berumbun (Cantley). Dindings, Gunong Tungul. Pahang, Telom. 
Perak, Gunong Kerbau (Haniff). Province Wellesley, Bukit Juru. 
Penang Hill (Wallich, Curtis). Setul. Distrib. Tenasserim, 
Borneo. Native names: Bujong Samalam Bukit; Chato; 
Tumurus. 
(9) A. tahanica King and Gamble, l.c. 143. 
Shrub; young parts pubescent. Leaves chartaceous, linear- 
lanceolate acuminate both ends; nerves about 12 pairs, obscure; 
4 to 6 in. long, 7 to *9 in. wide; petioles slender, *4 to ’6 in. long. 
Racemes umbellate, on a peduncle 7 to *12 in. long in upper axils; 
flowers 5 to 8 in raceme; pedicels slender, *5 in. long. Calyx- 
lobes semi-orbicular, scarious and ciliate on edge, rusty-pubescent, 
densely glandular, *05 in. wide; tube as long. Corolla in bud 
conic-acute, *15 in. long. Drupe globose depressed, -2 in. long, 
pink. Hab. On river-banks. Pahang, woods on the Tahan River. 
Malacca, Mt. Ophir. Negri Sembilan, Johol. Selangor. Ulu 
Selangor (Goodenough) leaves broader, 1*5 in. wide. Kelantan 
river by the Jeram Panjang (Ridley). 
(10) A. lurida Bl. Bijdr. 687; King, l.c. 138. 
A very handsome tall tree 20 ft. high or more, glabrous. Leaves 
coriaceous, lanceolate or oblanceolate, reddish brown beneath 
(when dry); nerves 16 to 20 pairs; 5 to 10 in. long, 1*5 to 2-5 in. 
wide; petioles ‘4 to 7 in. long. Racemes axillary; peduncles 
1 to 1-5 in. long, flattened pubescent; pedicels *4 to *6 in. long. 
Buds round. Flowers waxy pink, *8 in. across. Calyx-lobes 
