and some other Genera of Malayan Plants. 121 



sula of Malacca, and is unknown at Bencoolen ; while the 

 Choopa, which is abundant at the latter place, is not found 

 in the former. The racemes of the Rambeh are longer and 

 the fruit smaller than in the Choopa ; but a comparison and 

 examination of the two would be necessary to ascertain 

 Avhether there are any essential differences, and I have not 

 had an opportunity of doing this. 



LEUCONOTIS. 



Tetrandria Monogynia. N.O. Apocinece. Br. 



Calyx inferus, 4-partitus. Corolla tubulosa, superne angustior, 

 limbo 4-lobo. Stamina 4, inclusa, laciniis corolla alterna. 

 Ovarium simplex, biloculare, loculis disporis. Stylus 1, 

 brevis. Stigma annulatum, apice conico. Bacca 1 — 3- 

 sperma. Semina exalbuminosa, embryone in verso. 



Frittex lactescens, foliis oppositis exstipularibus, Jiorihus dichofome 



corymbosis axillaribus. 



Leuconotis anceps. 

 Akar Moral. Malay. 

 Sumatra. 



A large shrub. Branchlets four-sided, sprinkled with elevated 

 dots. Leaves opposite, petiolate, oblong, rounded at the 

 base, rather long-acuminate, entire, a little waved at the 

 edge, very smooth, shining above, paler and sprinkled with 

 elevated dots beneath; nerves connected by submarginal 

 arches ; about four inches long. Petioles about an inch in 

 length, carinate, connected by a ridge. Stipules none. Pe- 

 duncles axillary, two-edged, longer than the petioles, bear- 

 ing a dichotomous corymb of yellow flowers. Bracts small, 



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