a little shorter than the corolla-lobes, acuminate, with 2 rows of prominent black dots behind the anthers; filaments short. Ovary ovoid, surmounted by a short, 1 in. long, subulate style, glabrous. Berry 2 in. in diam., black when dry, ribbed.

KEDAH on Langkawi Island, Curtis 2133. PENANG: Ridley 10216. PERAK: Ridley 8269.

6. ARDISIA FERRUGINEA, Mez Monog. Myrs. 108 (1901). A shrub (?) ; branchlets slender, densely ferruginous - tomentose. Leaves membranous; linear- or oblong-lanceolate, bluntly acute at apex, rounded at base; glabrous or slightly rusty - scaly above, rusty - pubescent beneath; entire; glands not apparent; 3 to 4.5 in. long, 75 to 1 in. broad; midrib slender, nerves very faint; petiole 1 to 2 in. long, rusty-pubescent. Stipules small, linear-falcate. Flowers in densely ferruginous-pubescent, bipinnate panicles in the axils of upper leaves; peduncles 5 to 75 in. long; bracts linear subulate about 15 in.; pedicels slender, ·1 to 2 in. long; bracteoles minute; buds conical. Calyx-lobes ovate, obtuse, ciliate, connate to rather over one-third, with wavy glandular dots. Corolla-lobes shortly connate at the base, broadly and obliquely ovate, short acuminate, gland-dotted. Stamens a little shorter than the corolla-lobes; anthers large, ovate, gradually acute, scarcely punctate; filaments very short. Ovary ovoid, glabrous, style slender. JOHORE: at Kampong Sunpai, Lake & Kelsall (Ridley 4032).

This species does not seem to differ very much from A. Miqueliana, Scheff. in Tijdsch. Ned. Ind. XXXI. 367, in respect to leaves, but that species has terminal and not axillary flowers.

7. ARDISIA LANKAWIENSIS, King & Gamble, n. sp. A tree; branchlets smooth, glabrous, obscurely striate, with raised lines from the edges of the bases of the leaf-petioles. Leaves coriaceous; elliptic or ellipticlanceolate, acuminate at apex, acute at base, glabrous; entire; glandular dots frequent near the margins; 3·5 to 5 in. long, 1.25 to 1·5 in. broad; midrib slender; main-nerves obscure, about 12 to 14 pairs, anastomosing near the margin, secondary nerves and reticulations similar; petiole 5 to 6 in. long, channelled above by the decurrent margins of the blade. Flowers pink, in long-peduncled, closely congested racemes in the axils of the uppermost leaves; peduncles 3 to 3.5 in. long, flattened, glabrous; pedicels 5 to 7 in. long, striate, slender; bracteoles minute, caducous. Calyx-lobes ovate, acute, ciliate, with many glands on the back, 075 in. long. Corolla-lobes ovate, acuminate, much gland-dotted, 25 to 3 in. long. Stamens a little shorter than the corolla-lobes, ovate-lanceolate, mucronate, dehiscing on the margins but more widely near the top. Ovary rounded, obscurely 5-lobed; style 2 in. long, twisted and

wrinkled. Fruit a depressed, obscurely 5-angled berry, 2 in. in diam., pericarp very smooth inside.

KEDAH on Lankawi Island, Ridley 8313.

8. ARDISIA ANDAMANICA, Kurz For. Fl. II. 108 (1877) and in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. XLVI. ii. 225. A small or medium-sized evergreen shrub reaching 15 feet high and 2 in. in diam.; branches slender with reddishbrown bark, striate when dry, branchlets glabrous. Leaves entire, membranous; oblong lanceolate, narrowly long acuminate at apex, cuneate at base; glabrous on both surfaces but with many scattered glandular dots and occasional peltate scales; 3 to 6 in. long, 75 to 1 75 in. broad; midrib slender; main-nerves about 20 pairs, very thin and inconspicuous, at about 60° with the midrib, at first straight then arching upwards to and along the margin; petiole 3 to 5 in. long, channelled above. Inflorescence a loose terminal panicle 2 to 3 in. long, with few slender umbel-like racemes on 3 to 5 in. long, squarrose peduncles; pedicels slender, 3 in.; bracteoles small, ovate, deciduous. Calyx-lobes acute, triangular, 05 in. long, minutely ciliate at the edges, dotted with black glands; tube rather shorter than lobes. Corolla-lobes ovate, acute, 15 in. long, glabrous, with inconspicuous nerves and few scattered round or oblong glands. Stamens a little shorter than corolla-lobes; anthers ovate, apiculate, 1 in. long, glabrous on the back or with few black glands; filaments 05 in. Ovary rounded, glabrous; style filiform, long exsert, 15 in. long. Berry round or slightly pyriform, smooth, 3 in. in diam. Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Br. Ind. III. 521; Mez Monog. Myrs. 110. Ardisia neriifolia, A. DC. Prod. VIII. 127 in part (not of Wall.), Trans. Linn. Soc. XVII. t. 8 (fig. only).

MALACCA: Griffith (K.D.) 3570; Hullett 830; Stoliczka. PERAK: Ridley 9718; Wray 867, 943, 971, 1033; King's Collector 5692, 8064. JOHORE: Ridley 3717.-DISTRIB. Andamans, Mergui.

9. ARDISIA TUBERCULATA, Wall. Cat. 2274 (1829). A shrub, reaching 10 feet in height; branchlets smooth, stout, reddish, uppermost flattened, glabrous. Leaves entire, coriaceous; elliptic, bluntly acuminate at apex, attenuate or rounded at the base; glabrous and shining above, covered beneath with rather deciduous peltate scales, dark when dry; 3 to 6 in. long, 1 to 2 in. broad; midrib prominent; main-nerves obscure, about 15 pairs, starting at an angle of about 75° from the midrib, then arched upwards to and along the margin; secondary nerves more slender, reticulations obscure; petiole 3 to 5 in. long, thick, rough, winged by the decurrent margins of the blade. Inflorescence a lax, leafy, terminal, tripinnate, 3 to 6 in. long, panicle; rachis flexuous, flattened, often scaly; primary peduncles squarrose, 6 to 1 in. long, supported by ovate acuminate leafy bracts; secondary peduncles also squarrose,

3 to 5 in. long with subulate bracts; ultimate racemes umbellate, 6-8-flowered; pedicels slender, short, 1 to 15 in. long; bracteoles subulate; buds ovoid, obtuse, glabrous. Calyx-lobes ovate, acute or rounded, 05 in. long; margin ciliate, dotted with black glands. Corollalobes broadly ovate, blunt, glabrous, 1 in. long, with very few dots; tube very short. Stamens a little shorter than the corolla-lobes; anthers acute, but gland-dotted behind; filaments minute, broad. Ovary globose; style subulate, longer than the petals. Berry obovoid, smooth, 15 to 2 in. in diam. A. DC. in Trans. Linn. Soc. XVII. 119, Prod. VIII. 130; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. II. 1026; Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Br. Ind. III. 521, except var.; Mez Monog. Myrs. 112, fig. 16. A chrysophylloides, Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Suppl. 574.

PENANG: Wallich 2274. MALACCA: Derry 394. PAHANG: Ridley 1071. JOHORE: Ridley 6438. SINGAPORE: Griffith (K.D.) 3564; Maingay (K.D.) 1014; Ridley 2817, 8916, 1916(A).-DISTRIB. Bangka Teysmann.

10. ARDISIA OPHIRENSIS, Mez Monog. Myrs. 113 (1901). A shrub (?); branchlets pale brown, flattened, smooth; innovations minutely ferruginous-scaly. Leaves coriaceous; elliptic, shortly acuminate at apex, rounded or somewhat acute at base; pale and somewhat shining on both surfaces, the under covered with minute brown peltate scales; glands scattered, numerous; 3 to 6 in. long, 1.75 to 2.25 in. broad; midrib thick, prominent; main-nerves prominent, raised on both surfaces, 10 to 12 pairs, starting at an angle of about 75° with the midrib, at first straight then curving upwards to meet some way from the margin in a prominent network; secondary nerves prominent, reticulations transverse; petiole 4 to 5 in. long, thick, bordered above by the decurrent margins of the blade. Inflorescence a terminal, leafy, angular, tripinnate panicle, about 3 to 4 in. long; rachis flexuous, flattened, scaly; peduncles squarrose, about 1 in. long, supported by ovate-oblong, reflexed, leafy bracts; pedicels 3 in. long, slender, in fruit very spreading. Calyx-lobes ovate, acute, '05 in. long, back dotted with prominent large glands. Corolla-lobes elliptic-ovate, rather oblique, shortly connate, nervose; glands few, near the apex, black. Stamens rather shorter than the corolla-lobes; anthers ovate, large, not glandular, apiculate; filaments short, slender. Ovary ovoid, glabrous; style long, subulate, exsert. Berry black when dry, 15 in. in diam., with prominent glands. A. tuberculata var. ophirensis, Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Br. Ind. III. 522. MALACCA: Hullett 754; Ridley 621; Miller 9. On the top of Mount

Ophir.

11. ARDISIA LABISIEFOLIA, King & Gamble, n. sp. A small tree; branchlets thick, slightly flattened, smooth, glabrous below, lepidote

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