glands which are distinct at the lower surface; lateral 
nerves in six to twelve pairs. The petioles are 0.5-4.5 
em. long, shallowly furrowed on the anterior side, sub- 
tended by more or less triangular, acute, concave, 3-6 
mm. long: and ca. 2 mm. broad stipules. The male ra- 
cemes (Plate IX) are 5-13 cm. long, fascicled along old 
branches or burs on the trunk, many-flowered, composed 
of numerous, short, three-flowered cymes, densely hairy ; 
at the base of each cyme there are three bracts, the central 
one the largest. The individual flowers are very small, 
about 1-15 mm. in diameter, sepals four to five, unequal, 
hairy on both surfaces, stamens four to eight, about 1 
mm. long, arising from the small cavities at the base of 
the thick, subangular rudimentary ovary. The female 
racemes are 10-20 cm. long, solitary or fascicled on old 
branches, the flowers are rather large, 0.5-0.8 cm. in di- 
ameter, sepals mostly five, unequal, incurved for about 
the upper 4 their length, puberulous on both surfaces. 
The three- to four-loculed ovary is puberulous, the stig- 
mas sessile. The fruiting racemes are pendulous, 15-20 
em. long, pedicels 1-1.5 cm. long, the yellowish green 
individual fruits are 2-2.4 em. in diameter, indehiscent, 
three to one-seeded, the seeds enclosed within a trans- 
lucent white to pink pulp. 
This species is widely cultivated in Java as a fruit tree 
as well as a shade tree in the villages. It is also abundant 
in Sumatra and Bali, and it has been introduced into Bali. 
According to Pax & Hoffmann (1922), this species has 
also been introduced into the Malay Peninsula. There 
are many vernacular names for the fruit, among which 
are hapundung and menteng. However, the former is the 
more commonly used. In Ochse’s Fruits and Fruiticul- 
ture (1931), there is confusion between the common name 
ramba: (for B. Motleyana), and khapundung (for B. 
racemosa). 
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