352 XXXI. RUTACE^. [Micromelum. 



subulate, alternate ones shorter. Ovary 5-celled (rarely 2- to 

 6-celled) ; ovules 2 in each cell; style i. Berry pulpy i- or 2- 

 seeded. Seed oblong. Species 4 to 5, Asia and Polynesia. 



Leaflets ovate lanceolate, glabrescenL; cymes pubes- 

 cent . . . (i) M. pubescens 



Leaflets lanceolate, base very obliciuc tomcntose; 



cymes very tomentosc . . . . . (2) M. hirsutum 



(i) M. pubescens Bl. Dijdr. 137; Hook. fil. F.B.I, i. 501; 

 Bedd. Ft. Sylv. Anal. Gen. pi. vii., fig. i; King, I.e. 218. 



Large shrub or treelet. Branchlets and leaf-rachis puberulous 

 but eventually glabrescent. Leaves 6 to 18 in. long; leaflets 

 9 to 15 alternate lanceolate or ovate-acuminate, edges undulate, 

 base slightly narrowed oblique; nerves 9 to 12 pairs, i"5 to y^ in. 

 long, "5 to 2 in. wide ; petioles up to 3 in. long. Cymes 6 to 8 in. 

 across, peduncled, many-flowered. Flowers -25 to -5 in. long, 

 greenish white. Calyx 5-toothed. Ovary pubescent. Berry ovoid 

 to oblong glabrescent orange "3 to -4 in. long. Hah. Common in 

 open country. Pahang, Kwala Tembeling; Temerloh. Malacca, 

 Selandor (Cantley). Negri Sembilan, Bukit Tampin; Bukit 

 Kanding (Cantley). Perak, Tanjong Malim; Ulu Bubong (Kunst- 

 ler). Penang, Tanjong Bunga (Curtis). Perils near Kanga. 

 Distrib. Tropical Asia and Australia. Native names : Cherik 

 putih; Kurnan; SagaKayu; Titimah Betina ; Chemama jantan. 



(2) M. hirsutum Oliv. Journ. Linn. Soc. v. Supp. (2), 40; 

 Hook. fil. F.B.L i. 502; King, I.e. 219. 



Shrub or small tree tomentose. Leaves 6 to 12 in. long; leaflets 

 9 to 25, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, base very, oblique, edges 

 obscurely serrate, tomentose beneath; nerves 5 to 10 pairs, i'5 

 to 3-5 in. long, '8 to i"5 in. wide; petioles up to 2 in. long. Cymes 

 very tomentose, lax, 4 to 6 in. across or less. Flowers 25 in. across, 

 white. Calyx deeply 5-lobed. Ovary very villous. Berry orange. 

 Hab. Open country, less common than the last, Malacca, Mt. 

 Ophir (HuUett). Perak, Gunong Keledang. Penang (Jack, Porter). 

 Kelantan Kota Bharu (Ridley). Diairib. Indo-Malaya. Native 

 name : Chemama. 



8. CLAUSENA, Burm. 



Shrubs or trees. Leaves imparipinnate membranous; leaflets 

 oblique. Flowers small in lax panicles. Calyx 4- or 5-lobed. 

 Petals 4 or 5 imbricate. Stamens 8 or 10 inserted round a tall 

 disc, alternate ones shorter; filaments usually dilate. Ovary 

 stipitate, 4- or 5- (rarely 2- or 3-) celled; ovules 2. Berry pulpy 

 ovoid or oblong. Species 14, tropical Asia, Africa and Australia. 



(i) C. excavata Burm. Fl. Ind. 87; Hook. fil. F.B.L i. 504; 

 King, I.e. 220. 



Shrub or treelet, odour nauseous. Branches, young leaves 

 and inflorescence pubescent or tomentose. Leaves 6 to 12 in. long; 



