LXXXVI. MYRSINEiE. 
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A rdisia .] 
(55) A. odontophylla Wall. Cat. 2279; King, l.c. 152. 
Soft under-shrub, 1 to 2 ft. tall, villous. Leaves membranous 
sub-opposite, elliptic or obovate-lanceolate acute, base cuneate, 
serrate, glabrous above except hairy midrib, hairy beneath, 4 to 
8 in. long, 1*5 to 3*5 in. wide; petioles *4 to 1 in. long. Racemes 
umbellate, lateral, lax, few-flowered, under 1 in. long, pubescent; 
peduncles -5 to 2 in. long; pedicels -3 to 7 in. long. Calyx-lobes 
ovate pubescent, -i in. long. Corolla-lobes pink, ovate, -15 to 
•2 in. long. Drupe globose, red, -25 in. through. Hab. In damp 
forests. Malacca, Bukit Sadanen (Derry); Merlimau (Cantley), 
Pahang, Tahan river and Pulau Tawar. Selangor, Ginting Bidai; 
Petaling (Ridley), Perak, Sungei Larut and Sapetang (Wray). 
Distrib. Borneo. Native names : Sumpah Lumpo; Pasal. 
(56) A. bambusetorum King and Gamble, l.c. 153. 
Semi-herbaceous shrub, 1 to 2 ft. tall, pithy. Leaves membranous 
oblong to ovate-oblong acute, narrowed and rounded at base, 
glabrous, irregularly toothed; nerves 8 to 10 pairs; 4 to 6 in. long, 
1 to 1*5 in. wide; petioles -4 to -6 in. long. Racemes lateral, x to 
i*5 in. long with a linear leaf -5 in. long; peduncles 7 in. long. 
Pedicels slender, -4 to *15 in. long. Calyx-lobes linear-oblong, acute, 
•05 to *07 in. long. Corolla-lobes obovate-oblong, *15 in. long, 
white. Hab. Bamboo forests, Perak (Kunstler). 
I have not seen this plant. It is probably a variety of A. odontophylla, 
but with the flowers white and whole plant glabrous. 
(57) A. linearifolia Ridl. Journ. Roy. ds. Soc. S. By. 61, p. 27. 
Shrublet 6 to 8 in. tall, hairy above. Leaves lanceolate-linear 
acuminate, edges setose undulate, glabrous above, midrib pubescent 
beneath; nerves 16 pairs inarching, 5 in. long, -5 in. wide; petioles 
•25 in. long, pubescent; pseudo-stipules linear acuminate, *5 in. 
long. Racemes from tipper axils, -5 in. long with 3 or 4 flowers; 
pedicels -25 in. long. Flowers hardly *25 in. across. Sepals 
triangular acute. Corolla-lobes imbricate white, with red keel and 
tip, *12 in. long. Hab. Province Wellesley, Gunong Bongsu 
(Haniff). 
Very rare, one of our smallest species. 
6. ANTISTROPHE, DC. 
Slender shrubs resembling some species of Ardisia, but flowers 
axillary solitary or umbellate. Calyx-lobes acute. Corolla-lobes 
lanceolate acuminate over-lapping to the left in bud. Stamens 
dehiscing longitudinally. Species 4, Indo-Malayan. 
Inflorescence 1-to 2-flowered, glabrous; leaves caudate . (i) A. caudata 
Inflorescence 4- to 6-flowered, hirsute; leaves short 
acuminate ........ (2) A. Curtisii 
(1) A. caudata King and Gamble , l.c. 154. 
Shrub or treelet, nearly glabrous. Leaves membranous elliptic- 
lanceolate caudate, base round, 3 to 4 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide; 
