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Berrya ameliae (Lundell) Kosterm., comb, nov.; basionym: Carpo-
diptera ameliae Lundell in Field and Lab. 6: 13. 1937.

Berrya boivinii (Baillon) Kosterm., comb, nov.; basionym: Carpo-
diptera boivinii Baillon, Adansonia 10: 180. 1872.

Berrya cubensis (Gris.) Kosterm., comb, nov.; basionym: Carpo-
diptera cubensis Grisebach in Mem. Am. Acad. N.S. 8: 164. 1861.

Berrya floribunda (Urban) Kosterm., comb, nov.; basionym: Carpo-
diptera floribunda Urban, Symb. Antill. 5: 412. 1908.

Berrya hexaptera (Urban & Ekm.) Kosterm., comb, nov.; basionym:
Carpodiptera hexaptera Urban & Ekman in Arkiv. Bot. Stockh. 20A (15) :
76. 1926.

Berrya mariarum (Standley) Kosterm., comb, nov.; basionym: Carpo-
diptera mariarum, Standley in Publ. Field. Mus. Nat. Hist. Chicago, Bot.
Ser. 23: 126. 1944.

Berrya sansibarensis (Burr.) Kosterm., comb, nov.; basionym: Carpo-
diptera sansibarensis Burret in Notizbl. bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 607.
1926.

Berrya simonis (Urb.) Kosterm., comb. nov.; basionym: Carpodiptera
simords Urban, Symb. Antill. 6: 16. 1909.

I suspect that Tahitia Burret (I.e. 609), based on Berrya vescoana
Baillon and created by Burret on the strength of the description of
Baillon and a plate of Drake del Castillo, should also be included in Berrya;
the differences with Berrya, as stated by Burret are very small indeed
and do not merit to be evaluated as being on the generic level. Without
proper material at hand, however, I prefer to defer a final decision.

R E I N W A R D T I A

Published by Herbarium Bogoriense, Bogor, Indonesia
Volume 7, Part 5, pp. 425-431 (1969)

KAYEA Wall, and MESUA L. (Guttiferae)

A. J. G. H. KOSTERMANS *

Kayea Wallich, PI. As. rar. 3: 5. 1832 and Mesua L., Spec. PI. 515.
1753 are very closely related.

Bentham and Hooker (Gen. PI. 1: 176. 1862) distinguished both genera
in this way, that Kayea has a one-celled ovarium with one seed and a
4-fid style, whereas Mesua has a 2-celled ovary and 4 ovules, the stigma
being peltate.

This distinction has been maintained by other botanists, but Anderson
(in Hooker f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 1: 259. 1874) encountered already a difficulty
with the species M. lepidota Anders., which as he says: "might represent
a new genus in between Kayea and Mesua", bringing the two still closer
together.

Some years ago I started to revise Kayea and Mesua in conjunction
with my monograph on, Mammea L. (including Ochrocarpus). Lack of
adequate material of several species compelled me to postpone the final
revision, untill such materials should be available.

Meanwhile it has become clear that the two genera cannot be sepa-
rated. Collections from living Mesua ferrea trees in the Botanic Garden
in Bogor, proved that on the same tree of Mesua ferrea L. two- and one-
celled fruit may be found With one or two seeds.

In other Kayea species two-seeded fruit were observed.
The shape of the stigma cannot be used as a generic characteristic

as between the peltate one of Mesua ferrea (which sometimes is ineised)
and the more or less 4-fid ones of Kayea there are all gradations.

As in all other respects the two> genera are completely alike, I had
decided long ago to merge them under Mesua.

As I have been pressed to publish the new combinations, which I
have written on the herbarium labels in many herbaria, I herewith give
a list of the new combinations, in anticipation of the forthcoming mono-
graphic revision.

*) Forest Research Institute and Herbarium Bogoriense, Bogor.

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1. Mesua acuminatissima (Merr.) Kosterm., co-mb. nov.; Kayea acumi-
natissima Merrill (basionym) in Philip. J. Sci. 30: 84. 1926; typus:
Wood 1831 (coll. Goklin), Brunei (GH, K); synonym: VaUca imbri-
cata van Slooten in Bull. Jard. bot. Buitenzorg, Ser. 3, 16: 452, tab.
1940; typus: Melegrito 2587, fr. (UC).

2. Mesua assamica (King- & Prain) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea assa-
mica King & Prain (basionym) in Indian Forester 27: 62. 1901 et in
Notes and Papei~s 420. 1901 (reprints); typus: Barker, Young (BM,
G, K). , : ;•- :, :w yta S£T1

3. Mesua beccariana (Baill.) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea beccariana
Baillon (basionym), Adansonia 11: 369. 1876; typus: Beccari 3462
(BM, BO, K, P ) ; synonym: Kayea laevis Kostermans, New & Crit.
Males. PI. 4: 5, fig. 3. 1955; typus: HalUer U18 (BO).

4. Mesua brevipes (Merr.) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea brevipes Merrill
(basionym) in Philip. J. Sci. 5: 200. 1910; typus: F,B. 14846, Darling
(K). . , ••

5. Mesua calophylloides (Ridley) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea calophyl-
loides Ridley (basionym) in Kew Bull. 1938: 123; typus: Haviland &
Hose 3201 (BO, K), para-typus: Haviland 2342 (K, SING), Hose 258
(K) ; Haviland & Hose 3678 (K).

6. Mesua catharinae (Merr.) Kosterm., comb. nov.; Kayea catharinae
Merrill in Contrib. Arnold Arb. 8: 108, t. 6. 1934; typus: Bangham
997 (BO, GH, K).

7. Mesua caudata (King) Kosterm., 'comb, nov.; Kayea caudata King
(basionym) in J. As. Soc. Bengal 59(2) : 183. 1890; typus: King 7937
(K).

8. Mesua clemensorum Kosterm., spec. nov.; Kayea clemensorum Gagne-
pain in Suppl. Fl. Indoch., ed. Humbert 1: 276, tab. 24. 1943 (invalid);
typus: Clemens 3339 (BO, P).
Arbuscula vei arbor parva ramulis pergracilis foliis lanceohMs longe
acuminatis basi in petiolum. contractis costis utrinque 7-8 obscuris
arcuaitis petiolis gracilis bene evolutis infloresceniMs apicaMs nee
rartwsis pedunculis gracilis pedicellis crassioribus subaequiloncfis,
floribus immaturus 1-2, globosis, sepalibus orbicularibus convexis.

9. Mesuâ  curtisii (King) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea curtisii King
(basionym) in Ann. bot. Gard. Calcutta 5: 144, t. 174 B. 1896; typus:
Curtis 748 et 805 (BO, K).

10. Mesua daphnifolia (Ridley) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea daphnifolia
Ridley (basionym), Fl. Mai. Pen. 5: 290. 1925; typus: Berry s.n.,
Dindings (BO, K, SING).

1969] KOSTERMANS: Kayea Wall, and Mesua L. 427

11. Mesua elegans (King) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea elegans King
(basionym) in J. As. Soc. Bengal 59 (2): 183 et 622. 1890; typus:
Kings Coll. 7346 (BO, GH, K).

12. Mesua elmeri (Merr.) Kosterm., comb, now.; Kayea elmeri Merrill
(basionym) in Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 15: 199. 1929; typus: Elmer
20851 (BISH, BM, BR, C, DS, F, G, GH, K, KEP, S, UC) ; para-typus:
Elmer 21368, 21500 (same Herbaria).

13. Mesua eugeniaefolia (Pierre) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea eugeniae-
folia Pierre (basionym), Fl. for. Cochinch. t. 98. 1889; typus: Pierre
3640 (BO, K).

14. Mesua ferruginea (Pierre) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea ferruginea
Pierre (basionym), Fl. for. Cochinch. t. 99. 1889; typus: Pierre 1050
(GH, P) et 4564 (P).

15. Mesua floribunda (Wall.) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea floribunda
Wallich (basionym), PI. As. rar. 3: 5, t. 210. 1832; typus: (de Silva &
Gomez) Wallich 4840 (BO, BR, G, GH, K, LE, NY, US).

16. Mesua garei&e (Villar) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Vidalia garciae Villar
(basiooiym) in Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 3, Nov. App. 18. 1880; typus:
Vidal2123 (GH).

17. Mesua grandis (King) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea grandis King
(basionym) in J. As. Soc. Bengal 59 (2) : 182. 1890; typus: Maingay
K.D. 178 (K), Cantley 2354 (K) ; Kings Coll.'3897 (K) ; 7294; 7340
(SING).

18. Mesiua korthalsiana (Pierre) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea korthalsiana
Pierre (basionym), Fl. for. Cochinch. sub. t. 98. 1889 (in observ.);
typus: K&rthals s.n. (BO, L, P ) .

19. Mesua kunstleri (King) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea kunstleri King
(basionym) in J. As. Soc. Bengal 59(2): 182 et 620. 1890; typus:
Kings Coll. 3301 (BO) ; 6850 (BO, GH, K) ; Curtis 1419 (SING) ;
Maingay 176.

20. Mesua larrceolata (Merr.) Kosterm., comb, nov.; basionym: Kayea
lanceolata Merrill (basionym) in Philip. J. Sci. 17: 290. 1921 (1922);
typus: Ramos & Edano B. Sci. 33591 (BO, CH, K, P).

21. Mesua larnachiana (F. v. M.) Kosterm., comb, nov.; basionym: Kayea
larnachiana F. v. Mueller (basionym) in Victor. Nat. 3: 126. Jan.
1887; typus: W. Sayers (BM), Trinity Bay, Queensland.

22. Mesua macrantha (Baill.) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea macrantha
Baillon (basionym), Adansonia 11: 369. 1876; typus: Beccari 2520
(BO, Fl, K, L, LE, P ) .



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23. Mesua macrocarpa (Pierre) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea macrocarpa
Pierre (basionym), Fl. for. Coehinch. t. 100. 1889; typus: Pierre 1050
(P).

24. Mesua macrophylla (Kan. & Hat.) . Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea
macrophylla Kanehira & Hatusima (basionym) in Bot. Mag. Tokyo
56: 571, tab. 1942; typus: Kanehira & Hatusima 12296 (BO, FU, GH).

25. Mesua manii (King) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea manii King (basio-
nym) in Ann. Roy. bot. Gard. Calcutta 5: 144, t. 174 A. 1876; typus:
E.H. Man, Andaman Isl.; para-typus: WaUich 4836.

26. Mesua megalocarpa (Merr.) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea megalocarpa
Merrill (basionym) in Philip. J. Sci. Bot. 12: 285. 1917; typus: Ramos
& Edano B. Sci. 26360 (BO, K).

27. Mesua myrtifolia (Baill.). Kosterm., comb, nov.: Kayea myrtifolia
Baillon (basionym), Adansonia 11: 368. 1876; typus: Beccari 2535
(BO, FI, K, LE, P) ; 2980 (BO, FI, K, P).

28. Mesua navesii (Vill.) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Vidalia. navesii Villar
in Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 3, Nov. App. 18. 1880; Kayea navesii (Vill.)
Vesque in DC., Monogr. 8: 628. 1893; typus: Vidal, San Mateo (an 975
[ K , L ] ? ) .

29. Mesua oblongifolia (Ridley) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea oblongifolia
Ridley (basionym) in Kew Bull. 1938: 122; typus: Goodenough; para-
typus: Creagh s.n. (K), Haviland 1833 (K).

30. Mesua paludosa (Kosterm,) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea paludosa
Kostermans (basionym), New & Crit. Males. PI. 4: 7, fig. 4. 1955;
typus: Beguin 563 (BO).

31. Mesua paniculata (Blanco) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Plinia paniculata
Blanco (basionym), Fl. Filip., ed. 1: 423. 1837; Kayea paniculata

, (Blanco) Merrill in Phil. Gvt. Lab. Bur. Bull. 17: 29. 1904.
32. Mesua parviflora (Ridley) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea parviflora

Ridley (basionym) in J. As. Soc, Straits Br. 82: 170. 1920; typus:
Burn-Murdoch 382 (K).

33. Mesua philippinensis (Planch, ex Triana & PI.) Kosterm., comb, nov.;
Kayea philippinensis Planchon, ex Triana & Planchon (basionym) in
Ann. Sci. nat., Ser. 4, 15: 298. 1861; typus: Cuming 1758 (BM, BO,
C, G, K).

34. Mesua planigemma Kosterm., spec. nov. — Fig. 1.

Arbor in omnibus partibus glabris ramulis graeilis stipulis acieuMt&s
minutis foltisk chartaceis ellipticis vel suboblanceolato-elUpticis acumi-
natis basi breve acutis utrinque nitidis supra nervo mediano costisque

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filiformibus prominulo-subimpressis subtus nervo mediano gradle
prominente costis utrinque 12-17 filiformibus prominulis subpatenti-
bus petiolis graeilis inflorescentiis axillaris pedunculis longis gradlis
gemmulis bracteis planis magnis suffultis stigmate peltato quadmn-
gulare obscure b-partitis.

Typus:San24969(BO)
Tree 12 m high, free bole 8 m, diam. 30 cm. Bark soft, 3 mm thick;
inner bark purple, soft; sapwood yellow; all parts glabrous. Branch-
lets very slender. Leaves chartaceous, subobovate- or oblaneeolate-
elliptical to elliptical, 3 x 9 - 6 x 1 6 cm, abruptly acuminate (acumen
up to 1 cm), base shortly acute, both surfaces glossy, upper one with
filiformous midrib and lateral nerves, prominulous (sometimes in a
groove) ; lower one with slender, prominetnt midrib, lateral nerves
filiformous, 12 -17 pairs (with shorter ones in between), rather
patent, reticulation dense, minute, faint, Petioles very slender, 6 - 10
mm long.

Inflorescences few-flowered, axillary near the apex of the branchlets;
main peduncle slender, 1.5 - 5 cm long, thickened towards the apex,
which bears 2 - 3, 0.5 -1.5 cm long branchlets, each topped with one
flower. The flower completely covered by enormous flat, ovate, acute
glaucous bracts, up to 5 x 18mm; the two bracts forming a flat
"bud" with a central bulge; petals 5mm, broadly obovate to fan-
shaped ; stamens numerous, 9 mm long; ovary elongate, merging into
a thick, as long style (together 2 mm long) with a thick, cushion-like
stigma, obscurely divided into 4 parts.

The flowers are indicated as white, these are presumably the large
bracts.

N. B o r n e o (Sabah), Tawau, Ealabekan, alt. 30 m, May, fl., A. Bakar, San
24969 (BO, K, L).

35. Mesua racemosa (Planchon ex Triana & Planchon) Kosterm., comb.
nov.; Kayea racemosa Planchon ex Triana & Planchon (basionym) in
Ann. Sci. nat., Ser. 4, 15: 297. 1861; typus: WaUich s.n. (DC, P ) .

36. Mesua rivulorum (Ridley) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea rivulorum
Ridley (basionym) in J. As. Soc, Straits Br. 54: 22. 1910; typus:
Goodenough 1976 (SING), Ridley 7349 (SING).



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37. Mesua rosea (Ridley) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea, rasea Ridley (basi-
onym) in J. As. Soc., Straits Br. 54: 22. 1910; typus: Ridley s.n»,
G. Panti (SING).

38. Mesua stylosa (Thw.) Kosterm., comb. nov.; Kayea stylosa Thwaites
(basionym), Enum. PI. Zeyl. 50. 1858; typus: C.P. 2708 (BM, BO, BR,
G, GH).

39. Mesua sukoeana (Bor) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea siikoeana Bor
(basionym) in Indian Forest Records, N.S., Bot. 3: 148, t. 1941.

40. Mesua wrayi (King) Kosterm., comb, nov.; Kayea wrayi King in J.
As. Soc. Bengal 59 (2) : 181. 1890; typus: Wray 1568 (K).

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