tor 2278, 3481, 4976, 5056, 5254, 5323, 6231, 6766, 7857, 10015, 10543. PAHANG Ridley 5828. SELANGOR: Ridley 7562. MALACCA: Maingay (K.D.) 1018; Ridley 11135. SINGAPORE Ridley 2812.-DISTRIB. Sumatra; Java; Borneo, Beccari 767, 878, 1189, 2561, 3922; Haviland & Hose 3469.

8. EMBELIA ANGULOSA, King & Gamble, n. sp. A climbing shrub; branches thick, branchlets wrinkled when dry, lenticels few. Leaves entire, coriaceous; ovate, obtuse, emarginate, glabrous, shining above, dull beneath, glandular dots pitted on both surfaces; 2 to 3.5 in. long, 1 to 2 in. broad; midrib very thick and prominent, impressed above; main-nerves 14 to 16 pairs, slender, irregular, leaving the midrib at nearly a right angle, then curved and joining near the margin, raised on upper surface; secondary nerves many, slender, reticulations obscure; petiole 2 in. long, channelled above and bordered by the crispate edges of the decurrent blade. Inflorescence a dense terminal glabrous stiff panicle about 4 in. long and broad, of racemes, the rachises sharply angled; bracts leaf-like, spathulate, bracteoles very small, subulate; pedicels 05 in. long, thick, angular, glabrous or minutely pubescent, equal to or shorter than the bracteoles; buds globose. Calyx-lobes ovate, ciliate, minute, '03 in. long, not gland-dotted. Corolla-lobes free, ovate, acute, 075 in. long, nearly glabrous outside, papillose within. Stamens shorter than corolla-lobes, inserted one-third up, reniform, with inconspicuous black dots at the insertion of the short dorsifixed filaments. Ovary ovoid glabrous; style very short; stigma peltate. Berry red, ovoid, somewhat pyriform, ribbed and gland-dotted, glabrous, crowned with the remains of a cylindric style and capitate stigma. E. coriacea, Stapf in Trans. Linn. Soc. Ser. ii. IV. 200 (not of A. DC.)

PERAK: Wray 1524-on Ulu Batang Padang at nearly 5,000 ft.DISTRIB. Borneo, Haviland No. 1152, on Mt. Kinabalu at 7,600 to 8,800 feet.

The description of the flowers is taken from Haviland's Borneo specimen, the rest from Wray's.

9. EMBELIA LAMPANI, Scheff. Myrs. 37 (1867). A slender climbing shrub, clinging to trees; branches reddish-brown, rough with strigose hairs, lenticellate; branchlets rusty-villous-hairy. Leaves chartaceous; oblong, obtuse or emarginate at apex, rounded or cordate at base; margins recurved, upper surface glabrous except on the midrib, lower surface rusty-villous, glandular dots many, scattered; 1·5 to 3.5 in. long, 1 to 1.5 in. broad; midrib impressed above, prominent below, villous on both sides; main-nerves many (up to 24 pairs), irregular, at about twothirds of a right angle with the midrib, straight at first then curving

upwards to meet in a nerve more or less parallel to the margin; secondary nerves similar, reticulations many; petiole 1 to 2 in long, rusty-villous. Inflorescence of terminal panicles of pedunculate racemes 6 to 12 in. long, the branches often leafy, rachis and peduncles all rusty-villous; peduncles 5 to 7 in. long, pedicels slender, about 05 in. long; bracts few, leaf-like; bracteoles rather longer than the pedicels, lanceolate to spathulate; flowers small, buds globose, petals white, striate, tube red. Calyx-lobes 5-6, ovate, acute, ciliate on the edges, villous, dotted with few glands; tube as long as lobes, both together '05 in. long, longer in fruit. Corolla gamopetalous from one-third to one-half of its length; lobes oblong, obtuse, recurved, 1 in. long, sparsely gland-dotted. Stamens as long as or a little shorter than the corolla-lobes, inserted about halfway up, anthers oblong, dehiscing longitudinally, the back with black conspicuous glandular warts; filaments adnate to the corolla below point of insertion, slender, dorsifixed. Ovary rounded, glabrous, style cylindric, stigma peltate in ?, slightly lobed in . Berry globose, 1 to 15 in. in diam., black when dry, crowned with the persistent style, rugosely glandular. Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Br. Ind. III. 514. E. villosa, Wall. Cat. 2313 (in part). Grenacheria Wallichiana, Mez Monog. Myrs. 293, fig. 49. G. Lampani, Mez 1.c. 294.

PENANG: Curtis 305; G. King. PERAK: Wray 95, 2784; Scortechini 231; King's Collector 2483, 4210, 6849, 8134. SELANGOR: Ridley 10224. MALACCA Maingay (K.D.) 1003. SINGAPORE: Ridley 10417.-DISTRIB. Sumatra, Korthals; Borneo, Haviland & Hose.

Haviland and Hose's Borneo specimens have rather larger flowers than, and pedicels about twice as long as, those from the Peninsula (No. 2280).

10. EMBELIA AMENTACEA, Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Br. Ind. III. 514 (1882). A slender climbing shrub; branches pale brown, velvety; branchlets cinnamomeous or rusty-villous. Leaves chartaceous; oblong or obovate-oblong, obtuse and sometimes emarginate at apex, rounded at base; upper surface sparsely pilose, under surface pubescent, pale bluishgreen, glandular dots many prominent; 2 to 3 in. long, 75 to 1 in. broad; midrib impressed above, prominent below, villous on both sides; mainnerves few, 6 to 10 pairs, irregular, at about two-thirds of a right angle. with the midrib, arching upwards, branching and joining in a nerve near the margin; secondary nerves similar but more slender, reticulations not prominent; petiole 15 in. long, villous, winged by the decurrent base of the blade. Inflorescence of terminal panicles of pedunculate racemes, the branches leafy, the leaves passing gradually into oblong or spathulate conspicuous bracts; peduncles 1 to 1.5 in. long, enlarged at base; pedicels 1 in. long, supported by linear subulate bracteoles twice their

length, so that when in bud the racemes have the appearance of catkins; flowers very small, buds globose. Calyx-lobes 5, acute, ciliate on the edges, gland-dotted, tube as long as lobes, both together '05 in. long. Corolla very shortly gamopetalous; lobes 5, ovate, obtuse, glabrous within, 05 in. long. Stamens very short, shorter than corolla-lobes, inserted about half-way up; anthers oblong, rounded, with black papillose warts on the back; filaments as long as anthers, dorsifixed. Ovary rounded, glabrous, conical above, style slender, stigma peltate. Berry globose, wrinkled when dry, 1 to 125 in. in diam., crowned with the persistent style and stigma, black when dry. Grenacheria amentacea, Mez Monog. Myrs. 294.

PERAK: Scortechini 802; Ridley 7172 (part); King's Collector 5055, 6280, 6817, 8692-in open ground and in bamboo forests. SELANGOR : Ridley 7561, Native Collector 2802A, Goodenough 10555. MALACCA: Griffith (K.D.) 3548.

Mez suggests that this may be a young state of Grenacheria Wallichiana. He apparently saw only Griffith's specimen. The abundant material now available clearly shows that Clarke correctly considered it as separate. The curious catkin-like young inflorescence and the more sparse leaf-venation distinguish it.

11. EMBELIA RIDLEYI, King & Gamble, n. sp. A climbing (?) shrub; branchlets light brown, wrinkled. Leaves chartaceous; oblong, acute at apex, rounded at base; glabrous, glandular dots scattered obscure, margin somewhat recurved; 4 to 7 in. long, 1·5 to 3 in. broad; midrib thick, prominent below; main-nerves prominent below, about 12 pairs, curving upwards and meeting in a looped intramarginal nerve; secondary nerves and reticulations faint; petiole 5 in. long, thick. Inflorescence an axillary panicle of racemes, the branches curved, distant; rachis 5 to 1 in. long, that of racemes shorter, bracteoles minute, triangular; racemes about 5 in. long. Calyx-lobes 4 or 5, ovate, glanddotted, very small. Corolla and rest not seen.

SINGAPORE: Ridley 6324. It seems to come near to E. floribunda,

Wall.

E. Tsjeriam-Cottam, A. DC. is quoted by Mez as extending from India southwards to Singapore, but we have seen no specimens from our region.

12. EMBELIA MYRTILLUS, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. XL. ii. 67 (1871), and For. Fl. II. 104. A small climbing shrub (Wray); branches rough, somewhat corky, with large lenticels; ultimate branchlets densely rusty-villous. Leaves coriaceous; bifarious, broadly elliptic to almost orbicular, acute at apex with usually 3 terminal teeth, narrowed truncate or cordate at base; glabrous above, slightly villous on nerves beneath; glandular dots black, numerous, small, fewer large, scattered, especially

near the apex and along the margin, which is often recurved; 4 to 7 in. long, 3 to 6 in. broad; midrib prominent; main-nerves 6 pairs, arched upwards and joining in an intramarginal nerve; secondary nerves similar, reticulations prominent; petiole 1 in. long, villous. Flowers tetramerous, very small, in umbels or very short racemes on short axillary arrested branches, 1 to 15 in. long, shorter than the leaves; bracts minute, subulate. Calyx-lobes ovate, glandular ciliate, densely papillose within, '05 in. long, tube very short. Corolla-lobes free, oblong, rounded at apex, 1 in. long, glandular-ciliate on the edges, conspicuously marked with black, oblong or linear glands. Stamens longer than the corolla-lobes in ♂ flowers, shorter in ?; anthers oblong, often cordate, with conspicuous warts at the insertion of the dorsifixed filaments which spring from the base of the petals. Ovary ovoid; style slender; stigma capitate, 4-cleft. Berry globose, red or black, 15 to 2 in. in. diam., prominently gland-dotted, tipped with the persistent style and stigma. Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Br. Ind. III. 516; Mez Monog. Myrs. 322. Myrsine Myrtillus, Hook. Ic. Pl. t. 825. Samara Myrtillus, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. XLVI. ii. 223.

PERAK: Scortechini 762; Wray 1565, 3818, on Gunong Bubu and Gunong Brumber, at 5,000 to 7,000 feet. MALACCA: summit of Mount Ophir, Griffith (K.D.) 3542; Lobb; Ridley.-DISTRIB. Burma, Griffith.

13. EMBELIA PARVIFLORA, Wall. Cat. 2307 (1829). A slender climbing shrub reaching 60 feet in length; branches and branchlets densely rustyvillous, slender. Leaves chartaceous; distichous, ovate, obtusely acute at the apex, truncate at base; glabrous except on the midrib beneath; margin slightly recurved; glandular dots many, prominent, scattered, more numerous towards the apex; 7 to 1.5 in. long, 5 to 75 in. broad; midrib prominent beneath, impressed above; main-nerves 8 to 10 pairs, slender, curving upwards towards the margin; secondary nerves slender, many, reticulations prominent; petiole scarcely 05 in. long, rusty-villous, channelled above. Inflorescence of very short axillary fewflowered subumbellate racemes, ♂ 4-6-flowered with 15 in. long slender pedicels, 1-3-flowered with 05 in. slender pedicels; bracts in both minute subulate; flowers pentamerous; buds globose. Calyx-lobes oblong, fimbriate-ciliate, 05 in. long, with few (about 6) large brown glands, glandular-villous without, tube very short, ciliæ moniliform. Corollalobes ovate, rounded, ciliate, 075 in. long, '05 in. broad, with few unequalsized prominent brown glands. Stamens in flowers longer than corolla-lobes, in much shorter; anthers reniform, in ♂ apiculate and warted at back at the insertion of the dorsifixed, rather long filaments which spring from near the base of the corolla-lobes. Ovary

rounded, glabrous; style slender, curved, stigma peltate, at any rate in 2. Berry globose, red, black when dry, smooth, 15 to 2 in. in diam., surmounted by the remains of the style and stigma. A. DC. in Trans. Linn. Soc. XVII. 130 (excl. var. 6), Prod. VIII. 86: Scheff. Myrs. 44; Kurz For. Fl. II. 104; Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Br. Ind. III. 515; Mez Monog. Myrs. 324. Samara parviflora, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. XLVI. ii. 223. Celastrinea, Griff. Itin. Notes 85, n. 1226.

PERAK: Scortechini; Wray 4194-at Maxwell's Hill, Larút, 3,500 feet; Curtis 2059-on Hijan Range; King's Collector 2342, 6992-from dense forests on high hills at 3,000 to 5,000 feet.-DISTRIB. Khasia and Naga Hills; Upper Burma, Griffith (K.D.) 3545, &c.; Sumatra.

IMPERFECTLY KNOWN SPECIES.

14. EMBELIA LUCIDA, Wall. Cat. 2315. Leaves 3 in. long, 1.25 in. broad, broadly oblong, suddenly narrowed at both ends, entire, glabrous, coriaceous. Racemes 1 in. long, axillary, simple, solitary or paired, rusty-villous. A. DC. Trans. Linn. Soc. XVII. 134, Prod. VIII. 87; Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Br. Ind. III. 517; Mez Monog. Myrs. 396. SINGAPORE: Wallich 2315.

15. EMBELIA MACROCARPA, King & Gamble, n. sp. A strong climber, branchlets thick, nearly black, rough. Leaves coriaceous; elliptic, obtuse or shortly acuminate at apex, almost rounded at base, glabrous, margin reflexed; 6 in. long, 3 to 4 in. broad; midrib rather slender; mainnerves irregular, distant, not prominent, about 8 pairs; secondary nerves slender, obscure as are the reticulations; petiole 7 to 1 in. long, thick, bordered above by the decurrent margins of the leaves. Flowers apparently on rather short, thick racemes from the branches. Calyxlobes 4, triangular, acute, gland-dotted, under 1 in. long. Berry large, 5 to 7 in. in diam., smooth, wrinkled when dry, globose, crowned with the short remains of the persistent style. Seed with many conspicuous pits. Rest not seen.

PENANG at Marriot's Road, 1,500 feet, Curtis 1229.

The following Burmese species is here inserted, as it is found in Tenasserim and may occur further south in the Malay Peninsula.

EMBELIA GALLATLYI, King & Gamble, n. sp. Apparently a shrub; branchlets rounded, dark brown, lenticellate. Leaves ovate, acuminate at apex, truncate at base; prominently crenate dentate with blunt teeth and glands in the crenatures; glabrous on both surfaces, glandular dots few, chiefly near the margin; 1 to 1·4 in. long, 5 to 7 in. broad; midrib slender, impressed above; main-nerves 10 to 12 pairs; arching upwards to the crenatures; secondary nerves many, slender, reticulations prominent; petiole 1 to 2 in. long, channelled above, crispately edged. Inflorescence of axillary corymbose racemes, 10-12-flowered, rachis about 2 in. long, bracts minute subulate,