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petiole 3 to 5 in. long, rugose, bordered above by the decurrent margins. of the blade. Flowers in axillary scattered umbels on thick cone-like bracteate arrested branches, about 15 in. long; pedicels very slender, 3 to 4 in. long, glabrous. Calyx-lobes ovate, acute, very shortly ciliolate, minute, recurved in fruit. Corolla and Stamens unknown. Berry globose, 3 in. in diam., smooth, pale when dry, crowned with the persistent style. A. DC. Prod. VIII. 95; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. II. 1014. M. capitellata, var. avenis, Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Br. Ind. III. 512. (in part). Embelia umbellulata, Wall. Cat. 2312. Rapanea umbellulata, Mez Monog. Myrs. 362.

SINGAPORE: Wallich 2312.-DISTRIB. Sumatra, Borneo.

3. EMBELIA, Burm.

Small trees or shrubs, usually climbing, often extensively. Leaves alternate, entire, dentate or serrulate, usually glandular, petiole often margined. Flowers in axillary or terminal racemes, simple or paniculate, white or pink, hermaphrodite or polygamo-dicecious. Calyx free, 4-5lobed, persistent, the lobes rounded or ovate. Corolla 4-5-lobed, the lobes imbricate or contorted, tube none or short. Stamens 4 to 5; filaments short or elongate, inserted on the corolla; anthers ovateoblong, obtuse or acute; staminodes none. Ovary ovoid, globose or conical; style short; stigma capitate; ovules few, inserted on a subglobose placenta. Fruit a small drupe, globose, 1-seeded, crowned by the persistent style. Seed ovoid, hollowed at the base, albumen pitted, embryo transverse, curved.-DISTRIB. About 60 species, in the tropical regions of the Old World.

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Inflorescence terminal or terminal and axillary, paniculate :-
Petals free (Sect. I. EUEMBELIA) :—

Leaves membranous or chartaceous :

Main-nerves of leaves slender, not prominent :

Petals sparingly villous, anthers with a cluster of black
warts behind

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1. E. Ribes.

Petals densely villous, anthers with only small glandular
warts behind :—

Leaves elliptic, 1.5 to 2 in. broad, shortly acuminate..
Leaves oblong, '75 in. broad, long but obtusely acuminate
Main-nerves of leaves prominent :-

Branches slender, leaves lanceolate acuminate, flowers
densely villous

Branches stout, leaves suddenly acuminate, flowers
glabrous or slightly pubescent only

Leaves coriaceous :

Panicles long, leaves moderately thick :

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5. E. penangiana.

Leaves acute or cuneate at base, main-nerves conspicuous,
bracteoles as long as the pedicels

6. E. pergamacea.

Leaves rounded or cordate at base, main-nerves very pro-
minent, bracteoles shorter than the pedicels..
Panicles short, stout, leaves very thick

Petals joined at the base into a tube (Sect. II. GRENACHERIA) :-
Leaves rusty-villous beneath, bracts of the inflorescence
short, inconspicuous

Leaves pubescent or nearly glabrous beneath, bracts of the
inflorescence long, often leafy, conspicuous
Inflorescence axillary :—

Inflorescence paniculate, axillary, 1 to 2 in. long (Sect. III.
PATTARA)

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Inflorescence much shorter than the leaves, on very short
racemose branchlets with many bracts (Sect. IV. MICREM-
BELIA) :-

Flowers tetramerous, leaves coriaceous
Flowers pentamerous, leaves chartaceous

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7. E. coriacea. 8. E. angulosa.

9. E. Lampani.

10. E. amentacea.

11. E. Ridleyi.

12. E. Myrtillus. 13. E. parviflora.

SPECIES IMPERFECTLY KNOWN: 14. E. lucida. 15. E. macrocarpa.

1. EMBELIA RIBES, Burm. Fl. Ind. 62. t. 23 (1768). An evergreen climbing shrub; branches pale brown, with thick bark studded with conical protuberances; branchlets pale brown, smooth, lenticellate. Leaves entire, chartaceous; elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, obtusely acuminate at apex, cuneate at base; glabrous above, glabrous or minutely pubescent beneath, glandular dots scattered, sometimes obscure; margin generally recurved; 2 to 3 in. long, 1 to 1.5 in. broad; midrib slender, prominent below, generally impressed above; main-nerves obscure, irregular, slender, 12 to 14 pairs, parallel at first then curved upwards to join near the margin; secondary nerves many faint, reticulations very obscure; petiole 3 to 5 in. long, bordered by the crisped edges of the decurrent blade. Inflorescence a large terminal leafy 3-pinnate grey- or rusty-pubescent panicle of racemes, the branches at first turning upwards, afterwards nearly at right angles with the rachis; bracts leafy, smaller by degrees upwards; bracteoles subulate, shorter than the slender pedicels, '05 in. long; buds small, globose; flowers white. Calyxlobes very minute, about 025 in. long, triangular-acute, ciliate, with few glandular dots; tube as long as lobes. Corolla-lobes free, elliptic, rounded at top in ?, more acute in ♂, 05 in. long, ciliate, sparingly villouspubescent, apex incurved, with few prominent glandular dots. Stamens inserted on the corolla-lobes, about half-way up in ♂, lower down in ?, shorter than the lobes; anthers short, ♂ with parallel, with divaricate, cells, both with a long black mass of glandular warts behind at the insertion of the dorsifixed filaments. Ovary ovoid, glabrous; style short, stigma capitate in, peltate and larger in ?. Berry globose or sometimes pyriform, red or black, glabrous, succulent, wrinkled when dry, aromatic, 1 to 15 in. in. diam., crowned with the persistent style and

stigma. Retz. Obs. iv. 24; Lamk. Ill. t. 133; Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 586; Wall. Cat. 2304; A. DC. in Trans. Linn. Soc. XVII. 129, Prod. VIII. 85 (part); Scheff. Myrs. 38; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. II. 1011; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 137; Brandis For. Fl. 284; Kurz For. Fl. II. 101; Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Br. Ind. II. 513; Trimen Fl. Ceyl. III. 69; Cooke Bomb. Fl. II. 84; Mez Monog. Myrs. 303; Prain Beng. Pl. 643. E. Burmannii, Retz Obs. IV. 23. E. garciniafolia, Wall. Cat. 2304c and E; Miq. 1.c. 1011; Scheff. Myrs. 40. E. sumatrana, Miq. 1.c. 1012. E. glandulifera, Wight Ic. 1207; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 137. Samara Ribes, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. XLVI. 222. Ardisia tenuiflora, Bl. Bijdr. 687.

PENANG: Deschamps, Curtis. PERAK: Wray 420; Scortechini; King's Collector 928, 1150, 6999 (abnormal state, most of the flowers converted into leafy bracts). MALACCA: Griffith (K.D.) 3550; MAINGAY (K.D.) 1002; Cuming 2320. JоHORE: Native Collector 3749. SINGAPORE: Ridley 10643, 2803 (fruits converted into insect galls); Kurz 2965.DISTRIB. India, Burma and Ceylon; Malay Islands and eastwards to South China.

VAR. rugosa, King & Gamble. Branchlets dark brown, much wrinkled and with oblong lenticels. Leaves 4 to 5 in. long, 1.5 to 2 in. broad, usually thicker than the type. Racemes less pubescent than in type, the flowers often collected near the ends of the ultimate branches of the inflorescence. Stamens of ♂ flowers exsert. Stigma of much larger than that of flowers, peltate. Berry rugose, conically tipped; pericarp thick, fleshy, with cavities.

PERAK: Wray 2278, 2576, 3069; King's Collector 2512, 3001, 4040. SINGAPORE: Ridley 10384.

We find no Malay specimens with the large glandular pits so well marked in South Indian specimens (Embelia glandulifera, Wight Ic. 1207). Wight's figure is not well drawn in several respects, and especially as to the nervation of the leaves, so it is not very easy to make sure about it, but there seems no reason to separate E. glandulifera from E. Ribes unless perhaps as a variety. It has usually a much shorter and fewer-flowered inflorescence.

2. EMBELIA CANESCENS, Jack; Wall. in Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. Carey & Wall. II. 292 (1824). A climbing shrub with slender, villous, subflexuose branches. Leaves entire, chartaceo-membranous; elliptic, shortly acuminate at apex, rounded or sub-cordate at base, glabrous or slightly pubescent and shining above, canescent beneath; glandular dots many, not prominent, in the areoles of the reticulations; 2 to 3.5 in. long, 1.5 to 2 in. broad; midrib prominent, impressed above, villous beneath; main-nerves about 10 pairs, irregular, curving upwards to join at some distance from the margin; secondary nerves many, slender,

reticulations irregular; petiole 3 to 4 in. long, bordered above by the prominently crispate edges of the decurrent blade, rugose beneath. Inflorescence a slender terminal 3-pinnate leafy panicle of distant comparatively few-flowered racemes, 4 to 8 in. long; rachis and its branches densely rusty-villous; bracts leafy below, spathulate above, bracteoles subulate, deciduous, about half as long as the '05 to 1 in. long pedicels which are longer in fruit; buds very minute, globose. Calyx-lobes very small, triangular, pubescent; tube as long as lobes. Corolla-lobes oblong, free, blunt, 06 in. long, densely villous without, papillose within and glandular-dotted. Stamens shorter than the corolla-lobes, inserted near their base; anthers rounded, warted with inconspicuous glands behind at the insertion of the dorsifixed filaments. Ovary in a flower rudimentary. Berry globose, somewhat conical above, rugose when dry, crowned with the remains of the persistent style, 2 in. in diam. Wall. Cat. 2311; A. DC. Prod. VIII. 85; Scheff. Myrs. 42; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. II. 1012; Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Br. Ind. III. 514; Mez Monog. Myrs. 305.

PENANG: Jack; Porter. PERAK: Ridley 7172 (part). MALACCA : Maingay (K.D.) 1004. SINGAPORE: Goodenough 2804; Hullett 115.

3. EMBELIA DASYTHYRSA, Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Suppl. 573 (1862). A slender climbing shrub; branches minutely pubescent, striate, with prominent raised lenticels; branchlets dark, slender, rusty-villous. Leaves entire, chartaceous; oblong or elliptic-oblong, bluntly acuminate at apex, rounded at base; glabrous above, glabrous except on the midrib beneath, glandular dots scattered, obscure; 15 to 2 in. long, about .75 in. broad; midrib prominent beneath, villous, impressed above, mainnerves 10 to 12 pairs, irregular, arching upwards to meet near the margin; secondary nerves few, slender, reticulations obscure; petiole 1 to 2 in. long, channelled above. Inflorescence a long, 3-pinnate, leafy panicle of long slender many-flowered racemes, rachises minutely pubescent; bracts leafy, bracteoles subulate, minute, much shorter than the 1 in. long very slender pedicels; buds globose shaggy, flowers grey. Calyx-lobes minute, about 03 in. long, triangular, ciliate; tube shorter than lobes. Corolla-lobes free, ovate-spathulate, about 06 in. long, blackgland-dotted, densely covered with short moniliform hairs. Stamens less than half the length of the corolla-lobes, inserted at the base; anthers reniform, with inconspicuous glandular warts on the back at the insertion of the dorsifixed filaments, which are almost shorter than the anthers. Ovary ovoid, style very short, stigma in ♂ small capitate, in peltate, large. Berry red or black, 15 in. in diam., globose or slightly pyriform, wrinkled when dry, tipped by the persistent style and stigma. Scheff. Myrs. 42; Mez Monog. Myrs. 305.

PERAK: Wray 1924; Scortechini 498; King's Collector 776, 4103, 4375, 5102, 5762, 6640, 8583, 10024, 10701, clinging to trees in dense jungle at low levels. SELANGOR: Ridley 7572. SINGAPORE: Hullett 118.-DISTRIB. Bangka, Teysmann Hort. Bogor. No. 3189, at Djeboes.

Only one very poor specimen of the type (Teysmann's) is available, but from an examination of it and from Miquel's description it seems to be right to refer the Peninsular plant, which we had considered new, to this species.

4. EMBELIA SCORTECHINII, King & Gamble, n. sp. A climbing shrub (?); branches slender; ultimate branchlets reddish, rusty-villous. Leaves entire, chartaceous; elliptic-lanceolate, long acuminate at apex, narrowed at base; glabrous above, grey-pubescent on the nerves beneath and with minute white scales, glandular dots obscure; 4 to 5 in. long, 1.5 to 2 in. broad; midrib very prominent, impressed above; main-nerves about 8 pairs, prominent, slender, curving upwards to and along the margin; reticulations many, prominent on the upper surface; petiole 2 in. long, pubescent. Inflorescence of slender rusty-villous panicles of long racemes, the panicles 7 to 10 in. long, racemes 3 to 6 in.; rachis hirsute, somewhat angular; bracts deciduous, bracteoles very minute, subulate; buds very small, globose. Calyx-lobes ovate, rounded, very minute, the edges ciliate with long moniliform hairs, tube very short. Corolla-lobes oblong, acute, 05 in. long, shaggy with long moniliform hairs. Stamens shorter than the corolla-lobes; anthers ovate, cordate, with two prominent papillose warts behind at the insertion of the dorsifixed very short filaments. Ovary ovoid, style conical. Berry not known. PERAK: Scortechini.

This interesting species is characterised by the abundant moniliform hairs on the flowers, longer and more conspicuous than in other species.

5. EMBELIA PENANGIANA, Mez Monog. Myrs. 311 (1901). A climbing shrub, stem reaching about 1 in. in diam.; branches stout; ultimate branchlets red, striate, lenticellate. Leaves entire, chartaceous; elliptic, shortly acuminate at apex, narrowly cuneate at base; glabrous, not glanddotted; 3.5 to 4.5 in. long, 1.5 to 2 in. broad; midrib prominent, impressed above; main-nerves 10 to 12 pairs, irregular, slender, at about two-thirds of a right angle with the midrib at first then arching upwards to join near the margin; secondary nerves similar but less prominent, reticulations many; petiole 5 in. long, slender, edged by the crispate decurrent margins of the blade which are often connivent above. Inflorescence a terminal 3-pinnate leafy panicle, 6 to 9 in. long, of slender racemes; rachis slightly pubescent, main branches at about half a right angle with rachis; peduncles about 1 in. long, upper branches and branchlets usually at right angles; bracts lanceolate spathulate, leafy, deciduous;

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