334 XXIX. oxALiDACEiE. [Connuropsis. 



(5) C. macrophylla King, I.e. 443. 



Shrub or tree. Branchlets stout glal^rous. Leaves simple 

 stiff coriaceous oblong sub-acute base rounded, 6 to 12 in. long, 

 2"5 to 3-65 in. wide; nerves 8 or 9 pairs elevate, reticulations 

 distinct lax beneath ; petioles 3 in. long thick. Panicles spike-like 

 axillary or terminal; rachis thick glabrous; branches 'i in. long 

 or less, few-flowered. Flowers deep red, -2 in. long, glabrous very 

 shortly pedicelled. Hab. Local in forests. Singapore, Chan Chu 

 Kang. Dindings. Lumut, Pangkor (Curtis). Perak, Goping and 

 Salama (Kunstler) ; Thaiping. Penang, Pulau Inajah (Curtis). 



(6) C. sericea Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mits. x. 131. 



Tree. Leaves thin coriaceous oblong sharply acuminate base 

 round ; nerves 8 pairs, slender prominent beneath ; glaucescent 

 beneath, 7 to 7-5 in. long, 3 in. wide ; petioles 75 in. long. Panicles 

 raceme-like from upper axils 12 in. long; branches •25 in. long, 

 puberulous. Sepals ovate blunt silky-tomentose. Petals deep red 

 •I in. long. Stamens, filaments very slender. Styles separate. 

 Hab. Pahang, Pianggu, Endau (Evans). 



(7) C. simplicifolia Ridl. 



Leaves thin coriaceous simple oblong, base round, over 4 in. 

 long and 2*2 in. wide, midrib elevate beneath ; nerves over 7 pairs 

 elevate beneath ; petioles 75 in. long. Racemes terminal 2, 4*4 in. 

 long puberulous. Flowers in tufts 3 to 4 together; pedicels *i in. 

 long, white-mealy. Sepals 5, imbricate, ovate blunt, white-mealy. 

 Petals twice as long, •12 in. long, obovate oblong, clawed, imbricate, 

 apparently dark red. Stamens very short connate at base in a 

 ring. Ovary conic; styles 5. Hab. Pahang, Kwantan, Galing 

 (Foxworthy). Native name : Belimbing Cherichek. 



In the only specimen I have seen the leaves are both imperfect. 



5. DAPANIA, Korth. 



Woody chmbers. Leaves alternate unifoliate; petioles jointed 

 about the middle. Flowers small red in spike-like racemes, axillary 

 or from the old wood. Sepals 5 imbricate connate at base. Petals 

 oblong; stamens 10, bases connate in a cup, above free unequal. 

 Ovary 5-lobed, 5-celled ; cells with i or 2 ovules. Fruit club-shaped 

 5-lobed dehiscing into a 5-rayed star with a seed on each ray. 

 Species 4 or 5, Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. 



(i) D. scandens Stapf, Ic. PI. t. 1997 ; King, I.e. 201. 



A glabrous liane 50 to 100 ft. long. Leaves coriaceous ovate- 

 elliptic acuminate, base rounded ; nerves 4 or 5 pairs, 3 to 5 in. 

 long, i"25 to I in. wide; petioles •! in. long; petiolules "i in. long. 

 Racemes puberulous, i'5 to 2*5 in. long slender. Flowers many 

 crimson often male only -i to -15 in. long; pedicels very. short. 

 Sepals obtuse rounded ciliate. Petals oblong narrowed at base 

 twice as long. Stamens alternate long and short ; filaments 



