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scaly above. Leaves coriaceous; elliptic or elliptic-oblong, shortly and rather abruptly acuminate at apex, rounded at base; glabrous above when old, when young densely covered, as is the under-surface always, with rather large reddish-brown peltate scales, margins recurved; 6 to 8 in. long, 2 to 4 in. broad; midrib thick, prominent, impressed above; main-nerves 24 to 30 pairs, irregularly spaced, at first parallel, leaving the midrib nearly at right angles, then near the margin curving upwards to and along the margin and anastomosing with the prominent secondary nerves which resemble the main ones; reticulations prominent in an elegant network, all more or less raised above when dry; petiole 5 to 8 in. long, thick, bordered above by the decurrent margins of the blade. Inflorescence a pyramidal, rusty-scaly, bracteate, tripinnate panicle, up to 6 in. long, the branches bearing sub-umbellate, pedunculate clusters of small flowers; rachis somewhat flattened, rustyscaly; bracts leafy spathulate; bracteoles minute, ovate; pedicels 1 to 2 in. long, reflexed. Calyx-lobes ovate, '06 in. long, ciliate, scaly and glandular-dotted; tube one-third of lobes. Corolla-lobes deep pink, ovate-acute, 14 in. long, with a very few black glands. Stamens nearly as long as corolla-lobes; anthers ovate, acute, 1 in. long, apiculate; filaments rather thick, 3 to 4 in. long, minutely pubescent. Ovary rounded, glabrous; style slender, exsert. Berry globose, often depressed at top, 15 to 2 in. in diam., black when dry.

PERAK: Wray 320, 1566; Scortechini. Hilltops at 6,500 to 7,000 feet. 12. ARDISIA MONTANA, King & Gamble, n. sp. A shrub reaching 4 to 6 feet in height; branchlets brown, somewhat angular, uppermost covered with a nearly furfuraceous glandular tomentum. Leaves coriaceous; elliptic-oblong or oblong-lanceolate, obtusely acuminate at apex, rounded or attenuate at base; scaly above, densely ferruginoushairy and scaly beneath, scales stellate; glandular dots scattered, obscure; margins slightly recurved; 4 to 6 in. long, 1 to 2 in. broad; midrib prominent, impressed above; main-nerves 20 pairs, obscure, irregular, starting nearly at right angles to the midrib and curving upwards to and along the margin; secondary nerves many, reticulations obscure; petiole 5 in. long, channelled above by the decurrent margins of the blade, densely scaly and ferruginous-pubescent. Inflorescence a rather lax, terminal, pyramidal, bi-tri-pinnate, leafy panicle, up to 6 in. long in fruit, shorter in flower, the branches bearing sub-umbellate pedunculate clusters of minute flowers; rachis somewhat flattened, furfuraceous-scaly; branches squarrose; peduncles 5 to 7 in. long; umbel-peduncles 5 in. long; pedicels 2 in. long, often reflexed; bracts leafy, deciduous; bracteoles ovate, very small. Calyx-lobes ovate-acute, under 05 in. long, margins scarious ciliate, dotted with large glands.

Corolla-lobes slightly longer than calyx-lobes, ovate, glabrous, glanddotted. Stamens as long as corolla-lobes; anthers ovate, apiculate; filaments extremely short. Ovary rounded, glabrous; style subulate, rather thick, scarcely exsert. Berry red, globose, 15 in. in diam., gland-dotted when dry.

PERAK: Wray 327, 3869; Scortechini 296; King's Collector 8029. Rocks and hilltops at 3,000 to 7,000 feet.

13. ARDISIA SINUATA, King & Gamble, n. sp. A shrub or small tree, reaching a height of 10 to 15 feet and a diam. of stem of 2 to 3 in.; branchlets pale brown, sinuate, compressed, with raised lines joining the sides of the bases of the petioles, minutely scaly-pubescent or nearly glabrous. Leaves chartaceous; elliptic-oblong, acute or shortly acuminate at apex, rounded or attenuate at base; glabrous above, minutely scaly beneath when young, afterwards glabrate; glandular dots few, scattered; 3 to 6 in. long, 1 to 2 in. broad; midrib slender; main-nerves 10 to 12 pairs, 3 to 4 in. apart, starting from the midrib at an angle of 60° and at once curving upwards to and along the margin; secondary nerves and reticulations faint; petiole 3 to 4 in. long, channelled above by the decurrent margins of the blade. Inflorescence a lax, terminal, bracteate, nearly glabrous, bi-tri-pinnate panicle 5 to 7 in. long, the branches bearing subumbellate clusters of small flowers; rachis flat, sinuate; bracts leafy, uppermost lanceolate recurved, 5 to 1 in. long; bracteoles minute, ovate; pedicels slender, 1 in. long. Calyx-lobes triangularovate, glabrous, ciliate, gland-dotted, 04 in. long. Corolla-lobes pale green or pink, ovate, acute; margins transparent. Stamens nearly as long as corolla-lobes; anthers broadly ovate, shortly apiculate; filaments very short. Ovary rounded, glabrous; style slender, exsert, 1 to 15 in. long. Berry globose, 15 in. in diam., obscurely striate and black when dry.

PERAK: Wray 2408, 3023; King's Collector 4599.

14. ARDISIA COLORATA, Roxb. Hort. Beng. 16 (1814), Fl. Ind. I. 581, and Fl. Ind. Ed. Carey and Wall. II. 271. A large shrub or small tree, reaching 25 feet in height and a girth of 1 foot; branchlets compressed, pale brown, more or less lepidote-scaly, furnished with somewhat zigzag raised lines proceeding downwards from the sides of the bases of the petioles. Leaves chartaceous; oblong-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, acute or shortly acuminate at apex, cuneate at base; glabrous on both surfaces, entire; glandular dots many, irregularly scattered, chiefly visible on the upper surface; 5 to 10 in. long, 1.5 to 3 in. broad; midrib prominent beneath, impressed above; main-nerves 20 to 30, also prominently raised beneath and impressed above, usually 3 to 4 in. apart, starting at an angle of 70° to 75° with the midrib, at first straight.

then arched upwards to and along the margin; secondary nerves many, slender, 1 to 2 between each pair of main-nerves, reticulations oblique; petiole rather thick, 5 to 8 in. long, channelled above, winged by the decurrent margins of the blade. Inflorescence a pyramidal terminal panicle, 4 to 12 in. long, tripinnate, ferruginous scaly, bearing clustered umbellate racemes of flowers; rachis much flattened, as are its branch peduncles; primary branches 2 to 6 in. long, peduncle ·5 in., bracts caducous; secondary branches 5 to 1 in. long, peduncles 2 to 4 in., bracteoles small, ovate-acuminate; pedicels slender. 1 to 2 in. long; umbels many-flowered. Calyx-lobes ovate, bluntly acute, '05 to -08 in. long, densely gland-dotted, margins scarious and ciliate; tube rather shorter than lobes. Corolla-lobes pink, ovate-acute, oblique, unequal, about 15 in. long, not gland-dotted; tube very short. Stamens a little shorter than corolla-lobes; anthers sagittate, acuminate; filaments very short. Ovary ovoid, glabrous; style thick, 2 in. long. Berry globose, 2 to 25 in. in diam., deep red to black, obscurely ribbed when dry, shining. Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Br. Ind. III. 520; Mez Monog. Myrs. 113. A. pyramidalis, Roth Nov. Pl. Sp. 123 (not of Cav.). A. Rothii, A. DC. in Trans. Linn. Soc. XVII. 117, Prod. VIII. 126. A. anceps, Wall, in Roxb. Fl. Ind. 1.c. 280, and Cat. 2261; DC. Prod. l.c.; Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. XLVI. II. 224, and For. Fl. II. 107; Scheff. Myrs. 77. A. polycarpa, Wall. Cat. 2285. A. grandiflora, Wall. Cat. 2272.

KEDAH: Ridley 5509. PERAK: Scortechini 20, 203, 397, 1505, 1568; King's Collector 798, 1301, 3099, 3284, 3567, 6473, 6823, 7741, 8252, 10866; Ridley 5508. PROVINCE WELLESLEY: Ridley 6945. SELANGOR: Ridley 7559; Goodenough 10551. MALACCA Maingay (K.D.) 1008; Goodenough 1762; Derry 553, 915, 1075; Ridley 1245, 1581, 2817.-DISTRIB. India, Burma, Malay Islands.

VAR. polyneura, Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Br. Ind. III. 520. Leaves paler when dry than in the typical form; wide, reaching 4.5 in. in width, sometimes reaching 15 in. in length; more usually elliptic, oblong or obovate, more rounded at base; all nerves more prominent. Panicle wide at the base; pedicels much reflexed; rachis very much flattened. A. polyneura, Miq. in Pl. Jungh. I. 198, and Fl. Ind. Bat. II. 1022; Scheff. Myrs. 81.

PERAK: Ridley 3000; Scortechini 1290, 1412; Wray 1643, 1950, 2810; King's Collector 527, 2152, 2197, 2629, 3643, 3655, 3657, 4119, 4751, 6922, 8640. MALACCA: Griffith (K.D.) 3568.-DISTRIB. Java.

VAR. complanata, Clarke 1.c. Panicles smaller, rusty-pubescent; flowers and berries smaller; panicle, rachis, and branches much flattened. Leaves usually narrower and smaller, rarely over 7 in. long

and 2.75 in. broad. A. complanata, Wall. Cat. 2277; Wall. in Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. Carey & Wall. II. 210; DC. Prod. VIII. 126; Scheff. Myrs. 78; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. II. 1024. A. sanguinolenta, Bl. Bijdr. 685 (not of Wall.). A. Zollingeri, DC. Prod. VIII. 670.

PENANG: Wallich 2277; Curtis 1052, 22494. PERAK: Wray 2896, 3929; Scortechini 144, 112; King's Collector 7680.-DISTRIB. Chittagong, Java, Sumatra.

VAR. salicifolia, King & Gamble. Leaves lanceolate, 5 to 7 in. long, 1 to 1.5 in. broad, glabrous, obscurely gland-dotted; main-nerves not prominent. Panicles spreading, leafy; rachis zigzag, much flattened; bracteoles persistent.

PERAK: Wray 2960; King's Collector 3216, 6816, 8563. MALACCA: Hervey.

VAR. elliptica, King & Gamble. Leaves elliptic or elliptic-obovate, acuminate at apex, cuneate at base, glabrous; 4.5 to 8 in. long, 2 to 3 in. broad; main-nerves fewer, 15 to 20 pairs, less prominent. Panicles rather short and stout, 4 to 6 in. long, pyramidal, rachis less flattened, scarcely zigzag.

PERAK: Wray 3293; King's Collector 3326, 3453, 5057, 6473, 6624, 6820, 2856.

15. ARDISIA CRASSA, Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Br. Ind. III. 518 (1882). A small tree; branches pale brown, rounded, stout; branchlets somewhat flattened above and with raised lines from below the base of the petioles. Leaves coriaceous; oblong, acute or slightly blunt-acuminate above, cuneate at base; glabrous and shining above, rufescent and with inconspicuous rounded scales beneath; entire; 4 to 9 in. long, 1.5 to 2-5 in. broad; midrib prominent beneath; main-nerves nearly regular at first, nearly at right angles to midrib, afterwards arching upwards and round parallel to the edge, 20 to 27 pairs, secondary obscure. Inflorescence a terminal rusty-pubescent panicle, 5 to 6 in. long, with remote branches ending in closely packed umbels; rachis thick, much flattened, flexuose; branches first at right angles, then curved, 5 to 8 in. long; pedicels very short, thick; bracteoles ovate, blunt, about 1 in. long. Calyx-lobes thick, ovate-orbicular, 2 in. long, minutely ferruginouspubescent, overlapping to right; tube about half the length of the lobes. Corolla-lobes broadly ovate, unequal, obliquely and shortly acute, 15 in. long. Stamens shorter than corolla-lobes; anthers ovate, acute; filaments very short, broad at base. Ovary rounded, glabrous; style short, about 1 in. long, subulate. Berry globose, depressed, not striate, 25 in. in diam. Mez Monog. Myrs. 114.

MALACCA: Maingay (K.D.) 1015; Goodenough 1808.-DISTRIR. Borneo.

16. ARDISIA PLATYCLADA, King & Gamble, n. sp. A small tree or shrub reaching 10 to 15 feet in height; branchlets pale brown, prominently marked by zigzag raised lines joining the sides of the bases of the petioles; uppermost ones prominently flattened and covered with rusty furfuraceous scales, as are also the young leaves. Leaves chartaceous; oblong or elliptic-oblong, abruptly acuminate at apex, attenuate and somewhat rounded at base; both surfaces covered when young with rusty stellate scales, glabrescent when old; margins undulate, recurved; 4 to 6 in. long, 15 to 2 in. broad; midrib slender but prominent beneath, impressed above; main-nerves 14 to 18 pairs, 3 to 4 in. apart, rather irregularly parallel, leaving the midrib at an angle of about 65° and joining at 1 to 2 in. from the margin in a very prominent intramarginal looped nerve; secondary nerves and reticulations obscure; petiole none or very short, rarely 2 in. long, rugose, rusty-scaly, and bordered by the decurrent margins of the blade. Inflorescence a terminal, compact, bracteate, rusty-scaly, pyramidal, bi-tri-pinnate panicle, 4 to 5 in. long, the flowers in dense subumbellate clusters on the branches; rachis flattened, flexuose; bracts foliaceous, spathulate or oblonglanceolate, 5 to 15 in. long; bracteoles small, triangular-subulate; pedicels glabrous, cernuous, about 1 in. long; buds very small, conical. Calyx-lobes pink, lanceolate, 04 in. long, ciliate, obscurely red-glanddotted; tube as long as or rather shorter than the lobes. Corolla-lobes waxy-white, ovate-acuminate, 07 in. long, slightly gland-dotted; tube very short. Stamens shorter than corolla-lobes; anthers ovate, apiculate; filaments very short. Ovary rounded, minutely pubescent at top; style straight, 15 in. long, exsert. Berry globose, 15 to 2 in. in diam., glandular-rugose, dark blue, black when dry.

PERAK: Scortechini 232; King's Collector 824, 4569, 5863, 8136, 10140; usually in dense mixed forest.

A. pterocaulis, Miq.; Mez Monog. Myrs. 111, a tree of the forests of the Sumatran mountains, much resembles this at first sight, but the leaves are bigger, the flower panicles much larger and more open, with shorter pedicels, and the nerves of the leaves do not meet in a prominent looped intramarginal nerve. (Forbes 1992 in Herb. Calc.)

17. ARDISIA POROSA, Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Br. Ind. III. 522 (1882). A shrub, reaching 8 feet in height; branches flexuose, almost zigzag, winged by lines decurrent from the bases of the leaf-petioles. Leaves chartaceous; oblong, acute at apex, cuneate at base or sometimes rounded-acute; glabrous, pale beneath; entire, margin often recurved; glands small and obscure; 5 to 9 in. long, 1.5 to 2.5 in. broad; midrib rather slender, prominent beneath; main-nerves obscure, irregular, about

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