Commersonia.] xxiv. sterculiace^. 289 



lobed. Cymes corymbose, tomentose 2 in. long and wide. Flowers 

 white, "2 to -35 in. across. Calyx pubescent, lobes free nearly to 

 base, ovate-lanceolate. Petals as long, narrower, base concave, 

 appendages narrow oblong. Capsule glabrous, -4 to -5 in. across, 

 densely covered with grey soft bristles. Hah. Common in secondary 

 jungle from Singapore to Penang. Distrib. Siam (Trang) and 

 Malay islands to the Philippines. Native names : Durian Tupai 

 (Squirrel's Durian) ; Chenara ; Angkot-Angkot Besih. 



16. LEPTONYCHIA, Turcz. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves simple entire. Flowers in small 

 axillary cymes. Sepals 5, valvate united near base. Petals 5, 

 valvate, orbicular concave. Staminal-column tubular below, fila- 

 mentiferous on the top, outer series of 5 to 10 hgulate ; staminodes 

 opposite petals, middle row of 10 stamens, innermost row of 5, 

 short fleshy staminodes opposite sepals. Ovary 3- to 4-celled; 

 styles connate. Stigmas capitellate. Capsules 2- or 3-celled. 

 Seeds black with yellow aril. Species 3 to 4, Indo-Malaya, Africa. 



(i) L. glabra Turcz. in Mosc. Bull. 1858, p. 222 ; Masters, 

 in Hook. fil. F.B.I, i. 379 ; King, I.e. 94. 



A shrub or small tree about 20 ft. tall, glabrous except the 

 flowers. Leaves dark green thin, ovate-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 

 abruptly acuminate, base narrowed or rounded, 3-nerved; nerves 

 lateral, 4 to 7 pairs, 4 to 8 in. long, i-6 to 3 in. wide; petioles -4 

 to -5 in. wide. Flowers green, -25 in. wide. Sepals ovate-lanceo- 

 late, pubescent both sides. Petals one-fourth as large, broad 

 truncate, villous. Stamens 10 in 5 fascicles of 2 each, nearly as 

 long as sepals. Staminodes 10 to 20, outer 5 to 15 fihform as long 

 as stamens or shorter, inner 5 short, subulate. Ovary obovate, 

 4-celled, hairy at tip. Capsule coriaceous, "5 in. long, black when 

 dry. Seed i, oblong, black with an orange-coloured thin aril. 

 Hah. Common in hill woods about 500 to 4200 ft. altitude ; Johor, 

 Gunong Pulai. Pahang River. Malacca, Selandor. Selangor, 

 Kwala Lumpur. Bindings, Pangkor. Perak : Waterfall Hill ; 

 Hermitage Hill. Province Wellesley, Permatang Bertam, Penang 

 Hill. Kedah, Kedah Peak at 3000 ft. altitude. Distrib. Burma, 

 Malay islands. Native names : Tingao ; Cherimai Burong. 



var. Mastersiana King, I.e. 204. L. acuminata Masters, I.e. 379. 



Young branches, midribs and petioles puberulous. Flowers 

 •5 in. wide, buds acute. Sepals 3-veined; outer staminodes 5 to 

 15, often pubescent. Ovary oblong-ovoid, villous, 3-celled; style 

 glabrous. Hah. This variety seems to be commonest at higher 

 altitudes; Selangor, Semangkok Pass; Batu Caves; Menuang 

 Casing (Kloss) ; Perak, Larut (Kunstler) ; Gunong Kerbau (Robin- 

 son) ; Gunong Batu putih (Wray). Distrib. Burma, Sumatra, 

 Borneo. 



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