342 XXXI. RUTACE^. [Evodia. 



(i) E. latifolia DC. Prodr. i. 724; Hook. fil. F.B.I, i. 489; 

 King, I.e. 207. 



Small tree 20 ft. tall. Branches 4-angled, puberulous. Leaflets 



3 obovate or elliptic blunt or shortly acuminate, base cuneate, 

 above glabrous except the tomentose midrib and nerves, beneath 

 softly tomentose ; nerves 13 to 18 pairs elevate beneath ; leaflets 

 5 to 9 in. long, 2'5 to 4'5 in. wide; petiolules '2 to "4 in. long; 

 petioles puberulous 4 to 6 in. long. Cymes axillary broad 3 to 



4 in. across, puberulous on stout 2 in. long peduncles. Flowers 

 white less than "i in. long, densely crowded in heads "2 in. across. 

 Sepals pubescent. Petals glabrous. Stamens not much longer. 

 Cocci 2 to 4 in a flower, ovate blunt, 'i in. long, glabrous, i- or 

 2-seeded. Seeds black shining. Hah. In woods common. Johor, 

 Batu Pahat. Malacca, Nyalas (Derry) ; Selandor (Cantley). 

 Negri Sembilan, Rantau (Cantley). Selangor, Bukit Kayu Kapur. 

 Bindings, Lumut (leaves quite glabrous). Perak, Bujong Malacca; 

 Slim (Cantley) ; Larut Hills ; Tea Gardens. Penang, Moniot's 

 Road (Curtis). Disirib. Jsiva.. Native names : Pauh-Pauh; Leban 

 Pelandok, or Leban Pelandok nasi or jantan; Pauh-Pauh betina; 

 Serapoh Jantan. 



There is a thinner-leaved form on Penang Hill and Malacca, resembling 

 E. accedens Miq., but with flowers of E. latifolia DC. (Hook. fil. I.e. var.). 



(2) E. malayana Ridl. ; E. Roxburghiana Hook. fil. F.B.I. I.e. 

 488, partly ; King, I.e. 208. 



A bush to a small tree 20 ft. tall. Leaves trifoliate, glabrous; 

 leaflets thinly coriaceous, obovate or oblong shortly acuminate ; 

 nerves 12 to 18 pairs, sub-horizontal, 2'5 to 6 in. long, 1-25 to 3*25 

 in. wide; middle leaflet largest; petiolules 'i to -2 in. long; petioles 

 2 '3 to 2*5 in. long. Cymes pedunculate, spreading puberulous 

 2 to 3 in. wide; peduncle 2 to 3 in. long. Flowers white, "i in. 

 across; pedicels pubescent. Sepals oblong, blunt. Stamens 

 longer than petals. Cocci 2 to a flower, ovoid acute. Seed i or 2, 

 black shining. Hah. Open country common in thickets. Singa- 

 pore, Tanghn; Bukit Timah. Johor, Tanjong Kupang. Pahang, 

 Pekan. Malacca, Brisu; Merlimau. Perak, Chanderiang (Kunst- 

 ler). Province Wellesley, Permatang Bertam. Kelantan, Kota 

 Bharu. Lankawi, Kesap (Haniff). Native names: Kiandang; 

 Mesera jantan; Pauh-Pauh; Pauh-pauh paya ; Rudomo; Stengah 

 or Tengah Burong. 



I am compelled to give this plant a new name, as E. Roxburghiana Hook, 

 fil. is a mixture of several species ; the name was originally suggested by 

 Bentham in the Flora of Hongkong (without any specific diagnosis and no 

 type specimens) for a series of species. The greater part of the plants quoted 

 by Hooker are of an Indian species, much larger, and with different leaves 

 and flowers. 



(3) E. glabra Bl. Bijdr. 245; Hook. fd. F.B.I, i. 489; King, 

 I.e. 208. 



Big tree 40 to 70 ft. tall, 2 to 3 ft. through. Leaves trifoliolate ; 



