Craioxylon.] xvi. hypericace^. 153 



(2) C. microphyllum Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Supp. i. 500. 



A bush. Leaves coriaceous obovate, tip rounded mucronulate, 

 base cuneate decurrent on the petiole, i'5 to 3 in. long, -5 in. wide, 

 beneath glaucous; nerves fine invisible beneath; petioles 'i in. 

 long. Racemes terminal 3 in. long. Flowers rather scattered, 

 sometimes 2 on a peduncle. Sepals unequal, oblong-lanceolate 

 stiff, "25 in. long. Petals red ovate rounded, blunt, "5 in. long. 

 Basal glands horseshoe-shaped. Stamens shorter than petals. 

 Capsule oblong woody 3 in. long. Seeds linear flat. Hah. Moun- 

 tains at 3000 ft. altitude, rare, only on Mt. Ophir at the Padang 

 Batu (Ridley). Distrib. Borneo and Banka. 



(3) C, arborescens Blume, Mas. Bot. ii. 17; King, I.e. 146. 



A lofty tree with a straight stem 60 to 80 ft. tall. Leaves 

 coriaceous broadly oblanceolate, obovate-elliptic or oblong-obovate, 

 shortly acuminate, dotted on the back; nerves numerous, fine, 

 parallel inconspicuous beneath, 3 to 4-5 in. long, i*25 in. to 2 in. 

 wide; petioles thick, '25 in. long. Cymes in terminal panicles 4 to 

 6 in. long. Flowers '3 in. across. Sepals unequal, ovate rounded, 

 •25 in. long. Petals as long, cuneate deep red with laciniate 

 basal scales. Capsule '25 in. long; valves oblong blunt. Seeds 

 winged all round. Hah. In woods in the low country. Singapore, 

 Bukit Timah ; Garden Jungle. Malacca (Griffith). Selangor, Kwala 

 Lumpur (Burn-Murdoch). Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Penang Hill 

 (BurkiU). 



var. MiqueJn King, I.e. 146; C. cuneatum Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 



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Small tree. Leaves narrow lanceolate 3 in. long, i"io in. wide, 

 acuminate. Flowers smaller; buds much smaller. Leaves very 

 finely reticulate in a specimen from Scortechini. Hah. Perak 

 (Wray, Scortechini). Penang, Government Hill (Curtis). Probably 

 a mountain form. Distrib. Burma, Borneo and Sumatra. Native 

 name : Gerongang. Use : Valued as a timber, wood red. 



(4) C. formosum Benth. and Hook. fil. Gen. PI. i. 166; King, 

 I.e. 147. Tridesmis formosa Korth. Verh. Nat. Geseh. Bot. 179, 



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A glabrous tree 30 to 60 ft. tall. Leaves membranous, at first 

 lanceolate acute, then broadly elliptic to oblong, acute or rounded, 

 base narrowed, shining, beneath dotted; nerves 6 to 8 pairs, 3 to 

 4 in. long, 175 to 2"25 in. wide; petioles '25 in. long. Cymes 

 axillary, 2- or 3-flowered. Flowers 75 in. long on -5 in. long 

 pedicels. Sepals elliptic pointed. Petals elliptic clawed, with a 

 narrow scale above the claw, rose pink. Glands oblong crimson. 

 Stamens exsert. Capsules cylindric acute, 6 in. long; valves '25 in. 

 acro-ss. Seed -3 in. wing obtuse, obovate, unilateral. Hah. 

 Borders of woods and open country, whole peninsula from Singapore 

 to Perils. Distrib. Siam, Malay Islands to the Philippines. Native 

 name : Mumpat Merah or M. hitam. 



