254 Lxxxvr. myrsine^e. [Ardisia. 
gradually narrowed, edges crenulate; nerves very fine; 2 to 4 in. 
long, 1 to 1*5 in. wide; petioles slender, -5 in. long. Racemes 
umbellate, terminal; peduncles *5 in. long, puberulous; secondary 
peduncle -5 to 1 in. long, slender. Flowers nearly white, some¬ 
times tinted rose, 3 to 4 together; pedicels -5 in. long, slender. 
Calyx-lobes small, triangular, ovate. Corolla-lobes narrow acumi¬ 
nate, -2 in. long, twisted. Drupe black, globose, -25 in. through. 
Hab. Mountains. Pahang, Gunong Tahan; Gunong Berumbun; 
Telom. Perak, Thaiping Hills (2500 ft. altitude); Bujong Malacca. 
The Perak hills plant has thinner, softer leaves; those of the Tahan 
mountain plant, which is much more exposed, are stiffer and coriaceous. 
(52) A. longepedunculata King and Gamble, l.c. 150. 
Shrub; branchlets slender, rusty-pubescent. Leaves membran- 
outs, oblong-lanceolate caudate acuminate, base shortly cuneate, 
minutely crenulate; nerves distinct, 12 to 16 pairs; 4 to 6 in. 
long, 1-25 in. wide; petioles slender, -5 in. long or less. Panicles 
6 in. long and wide, pubescent; peduncles x in. long; secondary 
peduncles about 6, slender, 3 in. long. Flowers about 6 in an 
umbellate raceme; pedicels 1 in. long. Buds acuminate. Calyx- 
lobes triangular blunt. Corolla-lobes ovate long-acuminate. Drupe 
purplish black, globose, *2 in. long. Hab. Perak, Gunong Batu 
Putih (Wray), rare. 
Like A. rosea, but enlarged in every part. 
(53) A. Maingayi King and Gamble, l.c. 151. 
An erect hardly or not branched shrublet, 12 to 18 in. tall. 
Leaves herbaceous in distant whorls, elliptic-obovate or oblanceo- 
late acuminate, base long narrowed, finely toothed, 6 to 11 in. 
long, 2 to 3-5 in. wide; petioles none or very short. Panicles 
sub-terminal; peduncles slender, 2-5 in. long; branches distant, 
spreading, slender, 6 or more, 1 in. long with linear bracts. 
Flowers pink in nodding umbels of 6 or more, small about 
*2 in. across. Corolla-lobes ovate oblong, blunt. Fruit scarlet, 
*3 in. in diameter. Hab. Mountains in damp forests. Malacca 
(Maingay). Selangor, Gunong Semangkok. Pahang, Gunong 
Tahan (3300 ft. altitude); Telom. Perak, Bujong Malacca 
(Ridley, Wray and Scortechini). 
(54) A. theaefolia King and Gamble, l.c. 152. 
Slender shrub 3 ft. tall glandular pubescent above. Leaves 
chartaceous, elliptic long acuminate, base narrowed, denticulate, 
opposite, alternate and falsely whorled, 2 to 3 in. long, 7 to 1*2 in. 
wide; petioles slender, -3 in. long. Panicles axillary; peduncles 
slender, 1-5 in. long; branches few, 1 in. long, bearing racemes of 
2 to 3 flowers about 1 in. long. Calyx-lobes round. Corolla white, 
lobes ovate acute, or blunt. Drupe pyriform, -2 in. through. 
Hab. Mountain forests about 4000 to 5000 ft. altitude. Perak, 
Ulu Batang Padang (Wray); Gunong Berumbun, Telom (Ridley). 
