246 lxxxvi. myrsine^e. [. Ardisia . 
beneath as are secondaries and reticulations; 3 to 6 in. long, 175 
to 2-25 in. wide; petioles *4 to -5 in. long. Panicles stout, about 
3 in. long; branches *5 to 1 in. long. Calyx-lobes ovate-oblong, 
small. Corolla-lobes ovate, *1 in. long; bud ovoid, blunt. Drupe 
black, -15 in. through. Hab. Very local on mountains. Malacca, 
Mt. Ophir (Hullett, etc.). Chohong (Feilding). 
(25) A. labisiaefolia King and Gamble, l.c. 127. 
Small tree. Leaves coriaceous elliptic or elliptic-oblong, shortly 
abrupt acuminate, base round or often unequally cuneate, minutely 
scaly on both sides when young, beneath only when adult, dark 
green above, beneath brownish, midrib stout; nerves prominent 
beneath, as are reticulations; 6 to 8 in. long, 2 to 4 in. vide; 
petioles *5 to *8 in. long. Panicles lax, 6 in. long, flexuous, scurfy, 
tripinnate. Calyx-lobes ovate, scaly. Corolla deep pink, -2 in. 
across, ovate acute. Style long, exsert. Drupe black, globose, 
■2 in. through. Hab. Mountains in forest at 5500 to 6700 ft. 
altitude. Pahang, Gunong Tahan. Perak, Gunong Batu Putih 
(Wray). 
(26) A. montana King and Gamble, l.c. 128. 
Shrub 4 to 6 ft. tall; branches brown-scurfy tomentose, as are 
underside of leaves and panicle. Leaves coriaceous elliptic-oblong 
or narrow lanceolate blunt, narrowed or round at base, densely 
red-scurfy, tomentose beneath; nerves obscure, 20 pairs; 4 to 
6 in. long, 75 to 1-25 in. wide; petioles -5 in. long. Panicles 3 
in. long and wide to 6 in. in fruit. Flowers small, clustered on 
the ends of short branches. Calyx-lobes ovate acute under *05 in. 
long. Corolla little longer, lobes ovate. Drupe red globose, -15 in. 
through. Hab. Mountain forests at 5000 to 6700 ft. altitude. 
Pahang, Gunong Tahan. Selangor, Gunong Mengkuang Lebah 
(Robinson). Perak, Gunong Batu Putih (Wray). 
var. with smaller leaves 3 in. long, 1*5 in. wide and elliptic blunt. 
Hab. Selangor, Semangkok Pass (Ridley), Perak, Gunong Kerbau 
(Robinson). 
(27) A. sinuata King and Gamble, l.c. 129. 
Shrub or tree 10 to 15 ft. tall; branches sinuate flattened ridged. 
Leaves chartaceous, elliptic-oblong acute, base round or narrowed, 
glabrous; nerves 10 to 12 pairs, slender but distinct; 3 to 6 in. 
long, 1 to 2 in. wide; petioles -3 to *4 in. long. Panicles lax, 
terminal 5 to 7 in. long; rachis flat sinuate. Calyx-lobes triangular 
ovate ciliate. Corolla pale green or pink, lobes ovate acute. 
Drupe globose *15 in. through. Hab. Perak, Goping (Kunstler). 
This is possibly another form of A. colorata Roxb. 
(28) A. colorata Roxb. Hort. Beng. 16; King, l.c. 129. 
Large shrub, glabrous, rarely a small tree. Leaves chartaceous, 
oblong-lanceolate acute or short acuminate, base cuneate; nerves 
10 to 15 pairs sometimes prominent; 5 to 10 in. long, 1-5 to 3 in. 
wide; petioles -5 to -8 in. long. Panicles terminal, 4 to 12 in. 
