198 ,xix. TERNSTRCEMiACE^. {Temstroemia. 



8-lobed. Fruit globular ovoid 75 in. long. Seeds 4 oblong. 

 Hab. Penang Hill (Wallich, Curtis), at 3000 ft. altitude. 



(3) T. Wallichiana Ridl. T. penangiana Dyer, in Hook. fil. 

 F.B.I, i. 281 ; Pierre Fl. For. Cochinchine, t. 123 ; King, I.e. 193, 

 not of Choisy. Erythrochiton Wallichianum Griff. Notnlce, iv. 

 565, t. 585A, iig. 7. 



Tree 50 to 60 ft. tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous oblanceolate 

 sub-acute, base narrowed; nerves 5 to 7 pairs invisible in life, 

 3*5 to 7 in. long, 1*5 to 3 in. wide; petioles '6 to 75 in. long. 

 Flowers unisexual "8 to 1*25 in. across, cream colour .solitary axil- 

 lary; pedicels 75 in. long. Sepals round. Petals larger with a 

 broad claw, edges denticulate. Stamens very numerous (reduced 

 to filaments in the female). Stigmas 2 large reniform. Berry 

 oblong to globular i to 1*5 in. long with sepals at base thickened. 

 Seeds 4 oblong. Hah. Near the sea, Singapore, Changi ; Pulau 

 Tekong. Pahang, river mouth ; Kwantan (Foxworthy). Tringganu 

 (Ridley). Penang Hill (Wallich 4456, Curtis), at 2500 ft. altitude. 

 Distrih. Andamans and Nicobars, Cambodia, Siam. Native name : 

 Medang Bunga Lawang. 



(4) T. Scortechinii iCn?^, I.e. 193; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. v. (2), 

 145, pi. 175. 



Tree 20 to 30 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous whorled oblanceolate, 

 tip shortly bluntly acuminate, narrowed to base entire ; nerves 

 invisible, 3 to 5 in. long, i"25 to 2 in. wide; petioles '4 to '5 in. long. 

 Flowers unisexual waxy yellow, "6 to 7 in. across, axillarj^ solitary 

 or fascicled; peduncles i to 1*5 in. long. Sepals sub-equal round. 

 Petals much larger orbicular to reniform clawed. Anthers sub- 

 sessile. Female flowers with fewer stamens. Ovary imperfectly 

 2-celled. Stigmas 2, fiat, each divided into 3 or 4 lobes with thick 

 wrinkled edges. Fruit ovoid 75 in. long and '2 in. through black. 

 Seeds 2 horseshoe-shaped. Hab. Not common in mountain forests. 

 Perak, Thaiping Hills at 300 to 500 ft. altitude (Kunstler, Scor- 

 techini) ; Gunong Berumbun (Ridley), 6000 ft. altitude. Pahang, 

 Kluang Terbang (Barnes). 



(5) T. Maclellandiana Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. vi. 140. 

 Small tree 20 ft. tall. Leaves thickly coriaceous obovate obtuse ; 



nerves 3 pairs hardly visible, 3-5 to 5 in. long, i to 2 in. wide ; 

 petioles stout "25 in. long. Flowers 1*5 in. across white; peduncles 

 •5 in. long solitary axillary. Sepals short roimded. Petals twice 

 as long, base oblong, above obovate-rounded denticulate. Stamens 

 sub-sessile; anthers longer than filaments. Hab. Pahang, Gunong 

 Tahan on the Padang at 5500 to 6000 ft. altitude (Robinson and 

 Ridley). 



(6) T. montana Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 73, p. 141. 

 Branches stout. Leaves thick coriaceous oblanceolate blunt 



long narrowed to the petiole; nerves above invisible, beneath 

 often distinct, 3 or 4 pairs inarching some way from the edge, 



