Claiiscna.] xxxi. RUTACE.5i:. 353 



leaflets 15 to 29 lanceolate acuminate oblique, base narrowed, 

 above glabrous when adult, i"5 to 3*4 in. long, "5 to i in. wide; 

 petioles "5 in. long; petiolules less than 'i in. long. Panicle 

 terminal narrow, lax 4 to 12 in. long ; branches spreading. Flowers 

 •25 in. across, 4-merous white ; pedicels longer. Buds globose. 

 Stamens 10. Ovary hairy. Fruit smooth oblong, pulpy pale pink 

 translucent "2 in. long. Seed i elliptic oblong. Hab. Common in 

 open country. Singapore. Tanglin ; Pulau Ubin. Malacca, Bukit 

 Bruang; Selandor (Cantley). Selangor. Perak, Goping (Kunst- 

 ler). Penang, Telok Bahang; Government Hill (Curtis). Distvib. 

 Indo-Malaya. Native names: Chenama; Cherek hitam. Use: 

 The leaves eaten as a potherb by Tamils, and perhaps introduced 

 by them. 



9. MURRAYA, Linn. 



Shrubs or trees unarmed. Leaves pinnate with alternate 

 petioled leaflets, bases oblique or cuneate. Flowers solitary or in 

 short panicles axillary or terminal. Calyx 5-partite. Petals 

 narrow 5, free imbricate. Stamens 10 on an elongate disc, alternate 

 ones shorter; anthers ovate. Ovary 2- to 5-celled, narrowed into 

 a long style. Stigma capitate. Berry oblong or ovoid i- to 5- 

 celled, I- to many-seeded. Seeds flat, glabrous. Species 5, tropical 

 Asia. 



(i) M. exotica Linn. Man/, ii. 563 ; Hook. fil. F.B.I, i. 502 ; 

 King, I.e. 220. 



A shrub or small tree. Leaves 4 to 5 in. long, deep shining 

 green 3- to 8-foliate ; leaflets thinly coriaceous, ovate to ovate- 

 lanceolate often rhomboid, acuminate tip blunt notched, base 

 cuneate, often slightly oblique, i to 2 in. long, 4 to 8 in. wide. 

 Cymes axillary or terminal an inch long, few-flowered. Flowers 

 •5 in. long, white fragrant. Sepals oblong, obtuse. Petals oblong 

 lanceolate. Stamens much shorter. Ovary 2-celled; style long, 

 slender. Stigma capitate. Berry ovoid or globose red, -5 in. 

 long. Seeds 2. Hab. Wild on limestone hihs, often cultivated in 

 gardens. Selangor, Bukit Kamuning. Perak, Pondok Tanjong 

 (Haron). Disirib. India, China, Australia. Native name : Kamun- 

 ing. Use : The roots give the beautiful wood used for Kris-handles 

 and sheaths. 



10. MERRILLIA, Swingle. 



Bush to fair-sized tree. Leaves pinnate with many leaflets 

 on a winged rachis, alternate oblanceolate acuminate inaequilateral 

 membranous. Flowers in short axillary panicles. Sepals ovate 

 acute, connate. Petals linear, long, green. Stamens 10 unequal. 

 Ovary stalked, hairy. Fruit orange-like. Seeds numerous flat, 

 densely villous. Species i, Malay Peninsula. 



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