Sauraiija.] xix. ternstrcemiace^. 207 



Flowers in small fascicles on the branches ; stamens de- 

 hiscing suturally. 

 Styles 3 ; fruit slightly exceeding calyx ; ovary glabrous (i) S. tristyla 

 Styles often 5. 



Fruit covered by calyx ; ovary pubescent . . (2) S. nudiflora 



Stamens dehiscing by pores ; flowers panicled from 



branches and trunk, white . . . . (3) S. grandis 



Flowers in large fascicles on tubercles on the trunk and 

 large branches. 

 Flowers white ; sepals hairy . . . . . (4) S. Cauliflora 



Flowers pink ; sepals glabrous .... (5) S. rubens 



(i) S. tristyla DC. Mem. Tenisir. 31, /. 7; King, I.e. 197. 

 Ternstroemia pentapetala Jack, Malay Misc. i. 5, 40. 



A straggling tree about 30 ft. tall. Branchlets strigose and 

 scurfy. Leaves oblanceolate shortly acuminate, minutely serrate, 

 base acute, glabrous except a few hairs on the nerves; nerves 10 

 to 12 pairs, prominent beneath, 5 to 8 in. long, 1*5 to 3 in. wide; 

 petioles '5 to i in. long. Flowers "2 to 3 in. across, pearly white 

 or pink in fascicles of 2 or 3 on small tubercles on the branches 

 or axillary; pedicels slender. Male flower, sepals unequal, 2 outer 

 smaller, ovate blunt. Petals larger. Stamens 25 ; anthers dehis- 

 cing suturally. Pistillode none. Female flowers as in male, but 

 stamens none. Ovary ovoid, glabrous. Styles 3. Fruit globose, 

 scarcely exceeding the calyx. Hah. Forests from 1000 ft. upwards 

 to 2000 ft. altitude, rarely lower, by streams. Singapore, Bukit 

 Timah. Johor, Gunong Pantai. Pahang, Malacca, Selangor, 

 Negri Sembilan. Perak. Tomoh, Legeh (Machado). Penang. 

 Distrih. Cambodia, Siam. 



(2) S. nudiflora DC. Mem. Soc. Geneve i. 422 ; King, I.e. 198. 

 A bush or tree up to 30 ft. tall. Branchlets scaly. Leaves 



oblanceolate, sharply shortly acuminate, minutely glandular- 

 serrate, base acute, glabrous except midrib and 12 or 13 pairs of 

 nerves; puberulous above, hairy beneath, 6 to 10 in. long, 2*25 

 to 375 in. wide ; petioles '5 to i"25 in. long. Flowers white solitary 

 or 2 or 3 in a fascicle, on tubercles in axils of leaves or of fallen 

 leaves ; pedicels "5 to i in. long. Sepals round. Petals oblong- 

 ovate emarginate. Stamens 25 to 30; anthers dehiscent suturally. 

 Ovary pubescent; styles 3 to 5 united in lower half. Fruit 

 covered by the accrescent calyx. Hab. Mountain forests; less 

 common than S. tristyla, but not rare; Pahang, Tahan River. 

 Selangor, Semangkok Pass. Perak, Thaiping Hills; Temengoh; 

 Relau Tujor (Wray) ; Ulu Kal (Kunstler). 



(3) S. grandis Ridl. Joiirn. F.M.S. Mus. iv. 6. 



A large tree 60 ft. or more tall. Young parts hairy. Leaves 

 elhptic sub-acute, base broad, above dark green, beneath white 

 (young leaves red) undulate serrate, adults glabrous, young ones 

 hairy; nerves 12 pairs elevate beneath, 9 to 12 in. long, 5 to 

 5"5 in. wide; petioles 1*5 in. long. Panicles usually pendent from 

 branches, occasionally on trunk; peduncle 4 in. long, branches 



