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XVII. FLACOURTIACE^. 



[Scolopia. 



(Haniff). Penang, Government Hill (Curtis). Kedah, Alor Sta. 

 Lankawi, Dayang Bunting (Robinson). Distrib. Java and Borneo, 

 S. Siam. 



S. crenata Clos., given by King as from Penang and Perak, can hardly 

 be separated, but in any case it is South Indian and the plants referred to 

 it by King are all 5. rhinanthera. 



Fig. 17. — Scolopia rhinanthera. 



(2) S. Roxburghii Clos. I.e. 250; Hook. fil. F.B.I, i. 190; King, 

 I.e. 115. 



A glabrous shrub or tree 20 to 30 ft. tall spiny below. Leaves 

 coriaceous ovate to ovate-lanceolate, shortly or rather long acuminate, 

 base cuneate or rounded, edge crenate or nearly entire ; nerves 5 

 pairs decurrent on midrib, 4-5 to 6'5 in. long, 175 to 3'3 in. wide; 

 petioles '35 in. long biglandular at tip. Racemes pubescent i in. 

 long or less, 2- to 6-flowered, tomentose. Sepals and petals 5 to 6 

 each ovate, tomentose, 'i in. long. Stamens indefinite ; appendages 

 ciliate. Ovary ovate. Stigma 3-lobed. Fruit sub-globose i in. 

 through. Hab. Forests to 500 ft. altitude. Malacca (Maingay). 

 Penang, Government Hill (Curtis). Perak, Larut (Kunstler). 

 Distrib. Burma, Sumatra. 



