Connaropsis.] 



XXIX. OXALIDACE^. 



333 



acuminate acute, base round; nerves 5 to 6 pairs, reticulations 

 conspicuous beneath not glaucous 4 in. long, i'6 in. wide; petioles 

 •5 in. long ; petiolules "2 in. long. Panicles axillary and terminal erect 

 3'5 to 4*5 in. long lax; branches "2 to 3 in. long. Sepals ovate 

 acute. Petals oblong narrowed at base. Hab. Perak, Hermitage 

 Hill (Curtis). 



(4) C. laxa Ridl. Jouni. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 75, p. 9. 



Tree 40 to 50 ft. tall. Leaves simple coriaceous lanceolate 



Fig. 34. — Connaropsis monophylla. 



acuminate, base round, 3 to 4-5 in. long, 1-4 to 2 in. wide; nerves 

 6 pairs slender, reticulations fine conspicuous beneath; petioles 

 •5 in. long ; petiolules '2 in. long. Panicles slender lax, puberulous, 

 terminal and axillary 2-5 to 6 in. long; branches distant "2 to 

 •3 in. long; branchlets crowded at the tip. Sepals oblong obtuse 

 glabrous. Petals cuneate truncate, cherry red. Fruit globose. 

 2-celled cherry red. Hab. Forests. Perak, Thaiping Hills (Curtis, 

 Kunstler). 



