LXXXVI. MYRSINEiE. 
[Ardisia, 
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ovoid, blunt. Calyx-lobes short, ovate pubescent. Corolla -2 in. 
long, lobes ovate acute. Drupe globose, depressed, -15 in. through. 
Hab. Very local at 2500 ft. altitude. Penang Hill (Jack, Wallich, 
Curtis). 
(32) A. porosa Clarke, l.c. iii. 522; King , lx. 132. 
Shrub, 8 ft. tall. Branches flexuous, flattened, ridged. Leaves 
chartaceous oblong acute or sub-acute, base cuneate; nerves very 
fine and numerous, obscure; 5 to 9 in. long, 1-5 to 2-5 in. wide; 
Fig. 97.—Ardisia porosa. 
petioles *4 in. long. Panicles terminal, lax, few-flowered, few- 
branched, 6 to 8 in. long; pedicels slender, 75 in. long, spreading. 
Calyx ovate, -04 in. long. Corolla-lobes narrow acuminate (bud, 
long acuminate, narrow), -3 in. across, rose pink. Stamens long, 
slender. Drupe globose, *25 in. through, ribbed, dark purple. 
Hab. Hill woods, Malacca, Panchur (Goodenough). Negri Sem- 
bilan, Perhentian Tinggi. Perak, Batu Togoh and Ayer Larut 
(Wray); Thaiping Hills. Penang, Moniot’s Road (Curtis). 
(33) A, Vaughani Ridl. 
Shrub. Leaves chartaceous elliptic blunt, base narrowed; 
nerves 18 pairs, elevate beneath inarching, midrib prominent; 
