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LXXXVI. MYRSINEiE. 
[Ardisia. 
(37) A. chrysophyllifolia King and Gamble, l.c. 123. 
Shrub or tree. Young parts red-pubescent. Leaves coriaceous, 
oblong-lanceolate, sub-acute, base narrowed, glabrous; nerves 
many, inconspicuous; 4 to 6 in. long, 75 to 1-25 in. wide; petioles 
■5 in. long, edged with decurrent blade. Umbels axillary, sessile 
or short peduncled, 12-flowered; pedicels slender, -2 in. long, 
ferrugineo-pubescent. Calyx-lobes ovate ciliate pubescent with 
many conspicuous golden glands. Corolla-lobes ovate concave, 
glabrous, tube none or very short. Drupe globose, glandular. 
Hab. Perak, Gunong Batu Putih, 3400 ft. altitude (Wray). 
I have not seen this species. 
(38) A. solanoides King and Gamble, l.c. 123. 
Small shrub 3 to 4 ft. tall, glandular hirsute. Leaves mem¬ 
branous, elliptic long caudate-acuminate, base attenuate, glandular- 
hirsute beneath glands many; nerves 8 to 9 pairs raised; 2-5 to 
3-5 in. long, 75 to 1-25 in. wide; petioles -15 in. long, blade decur¬ 
rent. Inflorescence umbellate, sessile, axillary. Racemes hardly 
•1 in. long of 4 to 6 flowers, white bluish-tinged on slender pedicels, 
*3 to *4 in. long. Calyx-lobes 4 or 5, edges scarious, ciliate. 
Corolla-lobes ovate caudate, twisted and reflexed, *3 in. long, 
glandular punctate. Drupe red, -25 in. through. Hab . Dense 
jungle. Perak, 500 to 800 ft. altitude (Kunstler). 
I have not seen this plant. It is said to resemble Antistrophe caudata, 
but the petals overlap to right. 
(39) A. fulva King and Gamble, lx. 124. 
Woody shrub, 6 to 12 ft. tall, young parts villous. Leaves 
coriaceous, elliptic-lanceolate acuminate acute, base shortly 
narrowed, crenate, glabrous above, tawny villous beneath, glands 
few; nerves 20 to 24 pairs; 5*4 to 7 in. long, 1 to 2 in. broad; 
petioles winged, -4 to -6 in. long. Corymbs 1 to 1*5 in. long, dense- 
pubescent in axils of uppermost leaves or lower; pedicels *5 in. 
long or less, hairy. Calyx-lobes ovate, densely hairy. Corolla 
glabrous, lobes obovate, blunt, -25 in. long, dotted pale rose. 
Drupe *2 in. through. Hab. Not common. In woods in the 
northern part of the peninsula. Bindings. Penang Hill. Lankawi, 
Kwah (Curtis). Kelantan, Chaning; Kota Bharu (common here). 
This varies somewhat in form of leaves, sometimes quite narrow lanceo¬ 
late, and in amount of pubescence in flowers. 
(40) A. ferruginea Mez. Pflanzenreieli. l.c. 108; King, lx. 125. 
Shrub. Branches slender, densely ferruginous-tomentose. 
Leaves membranous, oblong-lanceolate, blunt acuminate, base 
rounded, rusty-pubescent beneath, 3 to 4 in. long, 75 to 1 in. wide; 
petioles •! to *2 in. long. Panicles in uppermost axils red tomentose, 
slender, 2 in. long, 1 in. wide. Flowers small. Calyx-lobes ovate 
blunt, pubescent. Corolla-lobes -i in. long, ovate acute, glabrous. 
Hab. Johor, Kampong Simpai, Ulu Batu Pahat (Kelsall). 
