Ardisia . ] lxxxvi. myrsine^e. 251 
(41) A. singaporensis Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 79, 
p. 92. 
Small tree, young parts densely red-scurfy. Leaves thin 
coriaceous, elliptic-lanceolate acuminate acute, base narrowed, 
edge slightly wavy, closely gland-dotted, glabrous above, scurfy 
beneath, chiefly on midrib in young leaves; nerves about 18 pairs 
fine inconspicuous, secondaries nearly as conspicuous; 4*5 to 7 in. 
long, 175 to 2 in. wide; petioles *5 in. long. Panicles in terminal 
axils scurfy, of several umbels on peduncles 1 in. long; secondary 
peduncles -5 in. long; pedicels -2 in. long, dilate upwards. Flowers 
pink, -i in. long; buds ovoid. Calyx-lobes small, oblong-ovate, 
scurfy. Corolla-lobes ovate acute, glabrous. Drupe globose, -2 in. 
through, black. Hab. Singapore, Pulau Ubin and Changi Road 
(Ridley). 
A rare species. 
(42) A. lankawiensis King and Gamble, l.c. 125. 
Tree glabrous. Leaves coriaceous, glabrous, elliptic to elliptic- 
lanceolate acuminate, base acute, glands frequent at edges; nerves 
12 to 14 pairs, obscure; 3*5 to 5 in. long, 1-25 to 1*5 in. wide; 
petioles -5 to -6 in. long, winged. Racemes closely congested in 
uppermost axils; peduncles 3 to 3*5 in. long; pedicels -5 to 7 in. 
long. Calyx-lobes ovate acute, ciliate, glands many. Corolla- 
lobes ovate acuminate, gland-dotted, *25 to *3 in. long. Drupe 
obscurely 5-angled, *2 in. through. Hab. Lankawi. Woods 
opposite Kwah (Ridley). 
(43) A. villosa Roxb. Hort. Beng. 85 ; King, l.c. 143. A. vestita 
Wall. Roxb. FI. Ind. ii. 274. 
Shrublet 2 to 4 ft. tall, little-branched, pilose. Leaves thin 
membranous chartaceous, oblong-lanceolate acuminate, base 
cuneate, crenate, sparsely hirsute to glabrous above, villous 
beneath; nerves 8 to 12 pairs; 4 to 8 in. long, 1 to 2*5 in. wide; 
petioles -4 to *8 in. long, villous. Racemes umbellate villous, on 
the long side-branches 3 in. long with 1 or 2 leaves at the top. 
Flowers 5 or 6 on villous pedicels *5 in. long. Calyx-lobes linear- 
oblong nearly as long as corolla, white. Corolla *25 in. long, pale 
pink or white, ovate acuminate. Anthers rose pink. Drupe 
pubescent, red, *25 in. long. Hab. Common in forest all over 
the main forest range. Singapore, Pulau Ubin. Johor, Mt. 
Austin; Tebing Tinggi. Malacca, Mt. Ophir (Griffith). Pahang, 
Telom; Kota Glanggi. Selangor, Kwala Lumpur; Semangkok; 
Dusun Tua. Negri Sembilan, Gunong Berumbun (Cantley). Perak, 
Temengoh; Tapa; Gunong Kerbau (Haniff). Distrib. Siam, 
Burma, Malay isles, Cambodia. Native names: Mata Pelandok 
Gajah; Poko Sigoreh. 
var. glabrata Kurz. Leaves and calyx glabrous. Leaves narrow 
lanceolate, 4 by 1 in. Hab. Pahang, Pulau Tawar. Perak 
