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-2. Zi. cuneata, Hiern; leaflets 6-8 opposite or subopposite elliptic- 

 oblong shortly and obtusely acuminate glabrous base cuneate, racemes 

 short supra-axillary, flowers very small obsoletely tomentose. . 



. Penang, Porter. 



Nearly glabrous in all parts. Branches smooth. Leaves 12-18 in. ; leaflets 3-8 by 

 ij-2|in, ; petiolules J-| in. Inflorescence 1-liin. ; flowers ^V i^- i hva.cis subulate, 

 small. Petals 5, glabrous, with a minute scale at base. : :■:?:' 



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3. Ii. Browniana, Hiern; leaflets 6-11 alternate or sometimes oppo- 

 site elliptic-oblong much acuminate glabrous base cuneate petioliued, 

 racemes short dense axillary puberulent, flowers of moderate size. Sapiii- 

 dacea?j R. Br. in WalL Cat. 7497, and in Misc. Bot. ii. 537. 



Maetaban; Tavoy and Keloben, W. Oomez. „ , ,. 



A small tree with smooth terete branches tinged with red. Leaves 1^-24 ft., tenamg 

 to develope farther leaflets at the apex; petiole 6-12 in. ; leaflets 3-9 by 14'2|m.^, 

 petiolules somewhat thickened at the base, ranging up to 4 in. Iri^orescence j^-yn-* 

 pedicels about I in. Flowers I in. Sepals concave, glabrous inside, thickened at tne 

 base, the 2 outer short, the inner 1 in. Petals obovate, pubescent at the claw outsiae, 

 with 2 glabrous scales inside. Disk glabrous. Stamens 8, \ in. ; filaments iiairy. 

 Ovary obsolete from the male flowers. 



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la OTOPKOBA, Blume. v,: .s*. 



• Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, pinnate ; leaflets entire (the lowest 

 pair stipuliform). Inflorescence axillary and terminal. Flowers reguwi^ 

 polygamous. Sepals rarely 4, concave, widely imbricated. Petals 5, r^'^^^y 

 small, somewhat squamate at base by inflexion of the subauricu ate Dase. 

 Disk complete, annular, crenulate or entire. Stamens 8-9, rarely fewe , 

 inserted within the disk ; filaments very short ; anthers oblong, mciuaeii. 

 Ovary 3-4-sided, 3-4-celled ; ovules solitary, ascending ; stiguia subsessuj, 

 obtuse, obsoletely .3-4-rayed. Fruit baccate, not lobed, indehiscent, 6 

 or by abortion 2-1-celled; seeds arillate : embryo straight ; cotyieaou 

 thick.- DiSTEiB. Species about 8 confined to the Malay Peninsiila auu 



Archipelago. 



.0. fruticosa, Blume {=S^^mdm fruticosus, Boxh.; JVall. Cat. 8043; Allopbvlus 

 pmnatus, Hoxb. Ic. t. 1407), has been introduced into India from tbe Moluccas. 



1. O. paucljugra, Hiern; leaflets 2 or 4 opposite "^'^^^^^^^ ^^^Ld 

 obtusely acuminate shining base cuneate, panicles racemose lax ^io^g^ ' 

 sepals 4-5 minutely ciliate, petals 4-3 scarcely bisquamate at base, s^'^i^ ^ 

 6-7, disk glabrous, ovary glabrous. "" v ^ 



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equalling the flowers. 





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2. O. erythrocalyx, Ilwrn ; glabrous, leaflets 14-19 o"""""" 

 alternate elliptic or oblong T " " " " " i - -^ ^ • 



base more or less narrowed, lowest pair stipulilurm sm'"i^y^. f j jgr, 

 elongated much branched nearly equalling the leaves, pe^^^^r^J^uments 

 petals 5 shortly ciliate very shortly squamate at base, stamens »» "'« jjed 

 fieshy hairy, anthers somewhat hairy pointed, disk glabrous, ovary ^ . - 

 3-celled glabrous. ' > ' - ; .'■ ■: >•-»,. , 



■i^rn ; glabrous, leatlets i^-i^ Tt^iminate, 

 shining firmly coriaceous shortly a^umj j^g 

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r A small free. Leaves 30-45 in. ; petioles thickened at kse • leaflets rang g ^^ 

 9 by 3 in ; y etiolulei vd.:'Frower8\-l in. "^Serm bIocd:red. P^taU pale-ro 



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