326 XXVII. LiNE^. [Ixonanthes. 



12 pairs, faint, 2'5 to 5*5 in. long, i to 2'5 in. wide; petioles '25 to 

 •5 in. long. Cymes i in. long; peduncle 2 to 3 in. long, erect. 

 Flowers green, '2 in. long, numerous. Stamens 12 much longer. 

 Capsule lanceolate to ovoid, glutinous, 5-valved, "j to '8 in. long. 

 Seeds 10. Hab. Woods in low country. Common ; variable in 

 form of leaf and size of capsule. Singapore to Penang and Kedah. 

 Distrib. Sumatra. Native names : Pagar Anak ; Pagar Anak 

 merah or hitam or betina ; Buah Tui ; Sankau Merah. Use : 

 Timber for house-building. 



var. obovaia Ridl. ; I. obovata Hook. fil. I.e. 417. Leaves sub- 

 coriaceous obovate, tip round, edge crenate 4 in. long, 2 in. wide. 

 Penang (Lobb) ; Muka head (Curtis). 



(2) I. reticulata Jack, I.e. 51; Hook. fil. I.e. 417; King, I.e. 

 192. 



Shrubby to a tree of 20 ft. tall. Leaves stiffly coriaceous, dark 

 green shining, elliptic blunt, base cuneate ; nerves 7 to 8 pairs more 

 conspicuous than in the last species, inarching within the margin, 

 3*5 to 5 in. long, 2 to 275 in. wide ; petioles '6 to "8 in. long. Cymes 

 shorter, stouter, fewer flowers, 3 in. long. Stamens 10 to 12 

 long. Capsule i'35 to 1*75 in. long, oblong woody. Hab. In woods 

 less common than the preceding. Singapore (Wallich) ; Bukit 

 Timah ; Tanglin. Malacca, Mt. Ophir at 3000 ft. altitude, a small 

 tree with more coriaceous leaves and larger flowers. Bindings, 

 Bruas. Penang, Telok Bahang (Curtis). Kedah Peak. Distrib. 

 Borneo. Native names : Jinjagong; SakitHudang; Pagar anak. 



Order XXVIII. MALPIGHIACE^. 



Trees or shrubs, often climbers. Leaves opposite entire. In- 

 florescence axillary or terminal. Flowers usually showy, yellow 

 or white, rarely pink often irregular. Calyx 5-partite, imbricate 

 or valvate. Petals 5 usually clawed often fimbriate. Stamens 10 

 hypogynous or subperigynous equal or i or more larger; anthers 

 2-lobed. Ovary 3-celled; styles i to 3 ; ovules i in each cell. 

 Fruit of I or more winged samaras (except Brachylophon). Species 

 about 600, mostly American. 



Climbers. 

 Style I, rarely 2; calyx glandular. 



Petals equal yellow ; fruit of 3 star-shaped 



samaras . . . . . . .1. Tristellateia 



Petals unequal white, one large pink ; fruit 



winged large . . . . . .2. Hiptage 



Styles 3 or 4 ; calyx not glandular ; samaras ovate 



or orbicular . . . . . .3. Aspidopterys 



Erect shrubs. Fruit not winged . . •4- Brachylophon 



