4 II. DiLLENiACE^. [Tetraceru. 



2. TETRACERA, L. 



Climbing shrubs with scabrid leaves. Flowers in terminal or 

 lateral panicles, moderately large, white. Sepals 4 to 6. Petals 

 as many. Stamens many, filaments dilate upwards, anther-cells 

 distant. Carpels 3 to 5 rarely i, developed onl}'. Ovules many, 

 in 2 series. Follicles coriaceous ovate or fusiform, seeds i to 5, 

 aril fimbriate. Species about 30, all tropical regions. 



Follicles ovoid 3/05 developed ; medium sized. 

 Leaves lower ones at least 3 to 6 in. wide. 



Leaves glabrous ; panicles short pubescent . . (i) T. macrophylla 



Leaves pubescent beneath ; panicles long velvety . (2) T. grandis 

 Leaves small up to 2 in. wide. 



Leaves obovate pubescent beneath ; panicle short . (3) T. lucida 

 Leaves elliptic-lanceolate glabrous ; follicles '5 in. 



long, shining. 

 Leaves toothed ; panicles terminal 5- to 6-flowered (4) T. assa 

 Leaves entire; panicles dense 1 to 2 in. axillary . (5) T. sylvestris 

 Follicles small 2 ; panicles lax, many-flowered, flowers 

 smaller. 

 Leaves very stiff shining entire ; panicle terminal 

 6 to 9 in. long. 

 Nerves beneath rather prominent, transverse ner- 



vules inconspicuous ; panicles very lax 9 in. long (6) T. sumatrana 

 Nerves beneath strongly elevate, nervules invisible ; 



panicle lax 6 in. long . . . . . (7) T. fagifolia 



Leaves thin toothed ; panicles axillary and terminal 



4 in. long or less . . . . . . (8) T. fragrans 



Leaves stiff coriaceous entire, transverse nerves 

 conspicuous. 

 Follicles 1 or 2 long fusiform and beaked . . • (9) T. bomeensis 



(i) T. macrophylla Wall. Cat. 6628 (T. macrocarpa Wall, in 

 sched.) ; Hook. fil. F.B.I, i. 32 ; King, I.e. 363. 



A rough climber. Leaves broadly elliptic, lower ones very 

 large, 5 to 7 in. long, tip rounded almost truncate, base cuneate 

 3-5 in. wide ; nerves 13 pairs, strong, glabrous, stiflfly coriaceous ; 

 petioles i-6 in. long, stout. Panicle 9 in. long, rather dense, pubes- 

 cent. Flowers numerous, nearly i in. across. Sepals obovate obtuse, 

 ribbed, short pubescent, edges ciliate, inside silky. Follicles 2 to 3 

 ovoid beaked smooth, glabrous, hardly longer than the sepals. 

 Hab. Edges of forests and dry woods, very common but rarely 

 flowering. Singapore to Penang. Distrib. Sumatra. Native names : 

 Ampelas (Mempelas) Rimbah; A. Lidah Kuching; A. Gajah; A. 

 Rimau. 



(2) T. grandis King, I.e. 362 ; Ann. Bot. Card. Cale. v. (2), p. 115, 

 ■pi. 129. 



A large tree. Young branches and inflorescence velvety to- 

 mentose. Leaves large, coriaceous, elliptic to slightly obovate, 

 tip truncate, edges crenate or undulate towards tip, base rounded 

 glabrous above, tomentose beneath; nerves 14 pairs; 8 to 10 in. 



