Ardisia.] 
LXXXVI. MYRSINE/E. 
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8 in. long, 3 in. wide; petioles *25 in. long. Panicles terminal, 
4 in. long; branches under '2 in. long, pubescent, umbellate. 
Flowers about 6 to 8 in an umbel. Inflorescence maroon; petals 
white, buds conoid; pedicels *25 in. long. Sepals triangular 
acute. Corolla-lobes lanceolate acute, -12 in. long. Style hardly 
as long. Fruit globose. Hab. Jungle, Rahman, Kota Bharu, 
Bukit Sembilan (Gwynne-Vaughan, 617). 
(34) A. crassa Clarke, l.c. iii. 518; King, lx. 131. 
A small tree with stout branches. Leaves coriaceous, narrow, 
oblong acute, base cuneate, glabrous, shining above, midrib pro¬ 
minent ; nerves fine, inconspicuous 20 to 25 pairs; 4 to 9 in. long, 
1*5 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles thick, *5 in. long. Panicles rusty- 
pubescent, 5 to 6 in. long, dark pink, branches thick flattened 
remote with terminal umbels of close packed umbels of few pinkish 
white or pink flowers on short very thick pubescent peduncles. 
Calyx-lobes pubescent, ovate-orbicular -2 in. long. Corolla in 
bud globose, lobes broad ovate, shorter. Drupe globose, -25 in. 
through. Hab. Not common, lowland forest. Singapore, Selitar; 
Chan Chu Kang. Malacca, Selandor (Goodenough, Maingay). 
Negri Sembilan. Bukit Tangga. Dislrib, Borneo. 
(35) A. lanceolata Roxb. Hort. Beng. 85; King, l.c. 134. 
A handsome tree about 40 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous elliptic- 
oblong or obovate short acuminate, base long cuneate, glabrous; 
nerves 12 to 15 pairs with the secondaries nearly as conspicuous ; 
6 to 11 in. long, 2 to 3-5 in. wide; petioles -5 to 7 in. long, winged. 
Panicles terminal, 4 to 6 in. long and as wide; rachis angled; 
pedicels stout, thickened upwards, 75 in. long. Calyx-lobes 
orbicular, -i in. long. Corolla *35 Li. wide, lobes ovate acuminate, 
deep rose pink, twisted in bud. Drupe black, globose, -3 in. through. 
Hab. Not rare in forests. Singapore, Bukit Timah; Selitar. Johor, 
Bekok River; Ulu Sembrong (Kelsall); Gunong Pulai. Malacca, Bnsu 
(Derry); Ayer Panas. Pahang, Pulau Tawar; Selangor, Kwala 
Lumpur; Batu Caves. Negri Sembilan, Bukit Dusun Paya (Cantley). 
Perak, Goping; Larut (Kunstler); Kwala Dipang (Scortechini). 
Penang (Roxburgh, Curtis). Rahman, Bukit Besar (Yapp). Dislrib. 
Malay isles. Native names : Sembaring; Murambong. 
(36) A. sumatrana Miq. PI. Jungh. i. 195; King, l.c. 134. 
Large shrub or small tree 20 ft. tall. Stem 3 t° 4 i n - through, 
glabrous. Leaves thin coriaceous, elliptic-oblong to ovate acute; 
base cuneate; nerves 12 to 15 pairs, elevate beneath; 3 to 6 in. 
long, i*5 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles -3 in. long. Panicles much- 
branched, compact pyramidal, 3 to 4 in. long; peduncles none 
or short. Pedicels moderately thick, -2 in. long. Buds globose. 
Calyx-lobes orbicular, over-lapping. Corolla-lobes ovate acute, 
white. Drupe red, then black, -2 in. long, striate. Hab, Perak, 
Chanderiang (Kunstler). Dislrib. Java, Sumatra. 
This resembles A. lanceolata , but the flowers are much smaller. 
