THE SPECIES OP MYPISTICA
Imfa-feetlij knom apeeia of which the poiUm, i, uiicertiim.
l«s pmicles, eUipsoid;Pruit ii leaves oblong to oHong.
taeeokte, 10 t , 12 in. tag. ¿,u,„a,j „ „
Pm.l m tag pmde, lie the last, otoH, sKgM, „Ui,„ ;
• cH,pt,e to eUiptio-oHong, 6 to S in. lo.g. Evi.k.lli „m
to M. emltata
3?em«lo perianH iub-.cDtoscent iini penietent et base rf'fiint • fimt
OYOid; leaves oHong-lanoeoIalo, tapering to each onil, glabrons
a Fyrrhosu mar M. Wallkhii
LeawB n™l y oHong, ni.ol, elongate; petiole ebort,' winded'
Probabltj a Fijrrlma
F,uit gibbo« at on. side, aplcrfate, ariU™' „ i / . I r f .„¿"„„„^
an,b,,ate; leaves oUong-niptio, blnnt .or retnse, felted and pale
uudemeatb. A Knma, pnidbly " -
66. M. poiiidteotn.
67. M. pmtuima.
f H o o t f„. & Th.; Mn,nyris,ica and
„ . a c t e o . a t S . base, ItL^TZS'
column elongate, usually stalked; ¡¡ „ ^ ^ elonJe s a y'
entu-ely connate to the colnmn and to each other; ocoasLallylheir a oes
— " "
pamoIss. teg, „„ . e t ime s slightly „bovate, Lh
abruptly aoum.nate; the base rounded or sub-truucate, often emarginate, r a i e i r l eate
npper surface the lower pale, glaucous, .ninntely adpressedlpi d te
the nerves 20 to 30 pa.rs, spreading or sub-hori»nlal, interarohing within the edge'
prominent beneath sealy when young, bnt ultimately glabrous; the midrib vory s out
length 10 to 16 rn breadth 4 to 6 in.; petiole 1 to I-So in. MaU pa.UU. Lill.ry
or ro,n the ax.ls of fallen leaves, long.stalked, spreading, trichotomeu; few-flowlT
0 branches oppos.te. 4 to « in. long; globular, -SS in. in dia„.; p ;dicer Z d e r ;
caly -2. to -0 ,„. long; bracteole semi-annular to snb-orbicular, embracing half fe
base of the flower; r-r^nth leathery, scalytonrentose outside, glabrens within,"nrceolate
the month gapmg, w.th 3 broadly triangular, snb-acute teeth ; „n a short tlS
stalk, expanded at the base, cylindric, sub-apiculate, nearly as long as the peAn
anthers 12 to 18. narrowly elongate. un k n own ^./cl,i;»ia „ r ^ o t
when npe, blunt at the apex, shghtly narrowed at the base, minutely rufous-pubescent"
sub-furfuraeeous. 3 to S^o in. long by 1-5 to 2 in. in dia™. ; pericarp thickly eLceous;
anllus th.„, fleshy, extendtng to the apex of tho seed, laciniate' and „eolate; J a
shinmg. WaU. Cat. 6800, A. ^ B.
No 187?' °° & 6900; SoorteoUni
Specimens of this plant were distributed by Walhch as No. 6800 of his
catalogue. Those were derived partly from trees grown in the Botanic Garden, Calcutta
(Where they wore reputed to have been received from the Mauritius), and from the
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Mam-itius, where the tree was reported to be indigenous. But it is now found that no
Mputiea is indigenous to the Mauritius, and no species is described in Baker's Flora
of that island and of tho Seychelles. There is, however, wild in tho lower hill forests
of Perak a specics, specimens of which agree with WalKch's No. 6800. It appears therefore
probable that the Wallichian specmiens were derived from tho Straits and not from
Mauntius. M. DeCandolle refers to this species specimens collected by Cuming in tho
Phihppines, but I have not seen these.
P l a t e 106. Myristica bracteata, A. DO. 1, Branch with paniclc of male flowers—
ofnaUral sit,; 2, male flower; 3, male flower—¿Asei«; 4, andrOicium—eilioi-yrf.
P l a t b 107. Myristica bracteata, A. DC, 1, Branch with ripe fruit; 2, section of
ripe fruit showing seed and its arilins—o/ natural size.
2. ¡SIVEISTMA Mii.lccEBSIS, Eooi. fi. FL Br. Iml. v. 104. A glabrous tree; young
branches rather slender. Learn oblong or oblong-elliptic, acute or acuminate, usually
rounded but sometimes acute at tho base; main nerves 15 to 20 pairs; length 8 to
10 in.; petiole -So to -5 in. Mah panieles solitary, from the axils of leaves or°o£ fallen
leaves, 3 to 4 in. long, slender; fowen -1 in. long, on filiform pedicels twice as lou> as
themselves, in sub-cymoae clusters; bracteoles large, reniform, membr.nons, glabrous
with ciliato edges; perianth sub-globose, sub-inflated, very coriaceous, glabrous, its apex
with 3 broad, blunt, shallow teeth; andrceeimt much shorter than the perianth, broad,
sub-truncate, almost sessile; anthers about 7; their tips free, sub-acute. Fruit unknown.'
Malacca: Mainga'J {Kew Distril). 1305).
Known only by Dr. Maingay's scanty specimens.
PllTE 107 lis. Myristica Malaccensis, Soot. ft. 1, Branch with mole paniclcs;
2 iS; 3, leaves and male panicles from other specimens—«/ mtlm-al size; 4, male flower-
5, androjcium; 6, b r a c t e o l e - [ D r a w n , through the courtcS) of Mr. W. Thiselton
Dijm-, KKS; from Maingay's m-iginal specvnen in the Eew Ilerbarimi.)
3. Mybistica mageahs, Hoiitt. Bist. Bat. ii. 3, 233. A considerable troo- all
parts, except the ovary and young fruit, glabrous; young branches slender, brownish
Leaves thinly coriaceous, elliptic-oblong, lanceolate or elliptic; the apex shortly
acummate, the base cuneate; npper surface shining; the lower dull, palo, sub-glaucons;
mam nerves S to 10 pairs impressed above, prominent beneath, spreading-• length 2-5
to 5 in., breadth l-o to 2-25 in.; petiole -4 to '6 in., slender. MaU flowers in slender,
long, pedunculate, shghtly supra-axillary nnibellate cymes, -75 to 1-25 in. long. Perianth
•2 in. long, ellipsoid, sub-m-ceolate, glabrous ; teeth short, triangular; bracteolo ovate
quickly deciduous and leaving an oblique, wavy, incompleto annnlus; pedicels slender^
•25 to -5 in. Andrmhim cylindric-ollipsoid, hardly apiculate, its stalk a third of its
length, ridged, glabrous; stamens about 12, narrow. Femak flowers larger than the males
and in fewer-flowered umbels; perianth •35 in. long, glabrescent, nrceolato; the teeth
short, reflexed; onari/ sessile, cyKndric-ellipsoid, tapering slightly upwards; tawnyvfllous;
stigmas 2, flat, broad, fleshy. Fruit broadly pyriform, sometimes apiculate, 2-o
to 3 in. long and nearly as broad, glabrous; pericarp succulent; seed broadly ovoid
areolate, striate, embraced to the apex by the red, fleshy, much laciniate arillus Book
fit Fl. Br. Ind. v. 102; A. DC. Frod. xiv. 1, 189; Mi], Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt 2 53-
Blmne Bmtphia i. 180, t. 55. Balks i' Trim. Mod. Fl. iii. t. 218. M. officinalis'
Linn, fil Stipfl. 265; Gcertn, Fr-uct. i. 194, t. 41 {exel. sjjn. Rtmph.)-' Book. Eat. Bot'
t. 155, 156, 4- Bot. Mag., t. S76S, 2757. M. moschata, Ihunig. in Ad. Bolm. 1782, y 45';