418 Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 



young-, pubescent beneath. As the only distinguisliing character thus 

 breaks down, I cannot see how L. parallela is to be kept up as a species. 

 After exaniiuiug -with great care a very large suite of Indian Leeas, 

 1 cannot see how L. aspera, Edgew. and L. herbacea, Ham., are to be 

 kept up as more than varieties of L. robusta. Mr. Curtis collected in 

 Selangor (Herb. Curtis, No. 2329) specimens without flowers which may 

 belong to this species. The fruit is however larger than in typical 

 L. robusta and has the appearance of having been also more pulpy. 



12. Leea javanica, Blume Bijd. 197. A large slirub: young branch- 

 es slightly scaber ulcus. Leaves pinnate, the lower bi- pinna te ; the 

 rachises channelled above, not winged ; petiole not dilated at the base, 

 all deciduously and minutely tomentose : leaflets oblong or elliptic- 

 oblong, shortly acuminate, shortly serrate- dentate, the base rounded : 

 upper surface glabrous, the midrib and nerves pnberulons : lower sur- 

 face rusty-pubescent especially on the nerves, dark-red when dry : main 

 nerves 10 to 12 pairs, spreading, curving, prominent beneath : connecting 

 veins distinct, sub-horizontal; length 35 to 10 in., breadth 1*75 to 

 .3 in. ; petiolules of the lateral leaflets '15 to "25 in., of the terminal 

 1 in. or more. Cymes on rather short peduncles, umbellate, spreading 

 many-flowered, 3 or 4 in. across, minutely rusty-tomentose ; bracteoleg 

 minute, deciduous. Flowers greenish-white ; lobes of staminal tube 

 bi'oad, emarginato. Fruit depressed-globular, bluish-black when ripe, 

 •3 in. in diara. Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Vol. I, pt. 2, p. 610: Ann. Mus. Lugd. 

 Bat. I, 100 ; C. B. Clarke in Tri men's Journ. Bot. for 1881, p. 165. 



Perak : King's Collector, Nos. 552 and 8368. Singapore ; Schom- 

 burgh. — DiSTEiB ; Java, Celebes. Sumatra, Forbes, N^o. 1395. 



This is closely allied to L. sundiaca, Miq. which however has red 

 flowers. It.is also allied to L. aeqiiata Linn, and to L. robusta, Roxb. 



13. Leea AEQUATA, Linn. Mant. 124. A shiub 4 to 10 feet high: 

 young shoots deciduously pubescent, scabernlous. Leaves bi-pinnate, 

 the rachis angled and pubescent, not winged, and the base of the 

 petiole not dilated ; leaflets narrowly oblong, rarely ovate-oblong, 

 fcharply acuminate, distantly and rather unequnlly serrate, the base 

 usually I'ounded, rarely cuneate but sometimes oblique ; upper surface 

 with scattered setae especially on the midrib and nerves, otherwise 

 glabrous ; the lower surface setose-pubescent especially on the nerves, 

 and with numerous circular discs ; main nerves 7 to 12 pairs, spreading, 

 ascending, curved ; connecting veins horizontal, distinct ; length 3 to 

 7 in., breadth 1 to 1"75 in, ; petiolules of the lateral leaflets 15 to '3 in., 

 of the terminal about 1 in. Cymes sessile or on peduncles up fo 1'5 

 in. long, tomentose ; bracts broad, caducous, Floioers white, teeth of 

 staminal tube bifid. Fruit depressed-globular, black when ripe, pulp 



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