Gordonia.] 



XIX. TERNSTRCEMIACE^. 



205 



about 30 ; anthers ovate. Ovary ovoid pubescent, 3-celled ; styles 

 3, pubescent. Hab. Perak (Scortechini). 



8. PENTAPHYLAX, Gardn. 



Shrubs with small coriaceous leaves. Flowers in axils of bracts 

 below the terminal leaves or in pseudo-spikes (the leaves being 



Fig. 21. — Pentaphylax malayana. 



suppressed), small, bisexual. Petals and sepals 5 each. Stamens 

 5, basifixed dehiscing by terminal pores. Ovary 5-celled; cells 

 2-ovuled. Capsule loculicidally dehiscing. Seeds winged above. 

 Species 2, i Chinese, i Malayan. 



