Ochna.] xxxiii. ochnace^. 365 



i-celled, i-ovuled. Fruit 3 to 10 black drupes on enlarged red 

 disc. Species 20, tropical Africa and Asia. 



(i) O. grandis Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 59, p. 83. 



A low-branched tree, 20 ft. tall. Leaves deep shining green, 

 elliptic acuminate blunt ; nerves horizontal numerous faint, 4 to 

 5 in. wide, 1-5 to 2 in. long; petioles -12 in. long. Stipules lanceo- 

 late. Flowers 2 or 3 in axillary cymes ; peduncles '5 in. long ; 

 pedicels i"25 in. long. Sepals oblong '75 in. long. Petals large 

 yellow. Stamens "5 in. long; anthers very small. Disc over 

 •25 in. wide. Hob. Heaths, Perils, Ginting Kabok. Distrib. 

 S. Siam. 



2. GOMPHIA, Schreb. 



Medium trees or large shrubs. Leaves alternate coriaceous 

 shining 2-stipulate. Flowers j-ellow, red, or white in axillary or 

 terminal racemes or umbels. Sepals 5 persistent. Petals 5 im- 

 bricate. Disc thick lobed. Stamens 10 inserted at base of disc ; 

 filaments very short ; anthers opening by terminal pores. Ovary 

 deeply 4- to 6-lobed, lobes i-celled, i-ovuled; styles connate. 

 Stigma simple. Drupes 5 or fewer on a broad disc. Species 80, 

 chiefly S. American. 



Flowers in diffuse panicles, yellow . . . (i) G. sumatrana 



Flowers in fascicles of 3, yellow; leaves very 



narrow . . . . . . .(2)6. microphylla 



Flowers in corymbs red . . . . . (3) G. Hookeri 



Flowers smaller in umbels, white . . . . (4) G. corymbosa 



(i) G. sumatrana Jack, Mai. Misc. No. 5, p. 29; Hook. fil. 

 F.B.I, i. 525 ; King, I.e. 232. 



A tree about 40 ft. tall. Trunk stout. Leaves elliptic-oblong 

 acuminate narrowed to base or rounded, edges serrulate at upper 

 end, main nerves very numerous and free, reticulations as fine 

 intra-marginal nerves conspicuous i to 2 pairs, deep shining green 

 3*5 to 7 in. long, i'i5 to 2'25 in. wide ; petioles "15 in. long. Panicles 

 terminal lax spreading 8 in. long; branches distant. Flowers 

 bright or pale yellow, "35 in. across. Sepals ovate narrow. Petals 

 larger oblong refuse. Anthers longer than filaments. Ovaries 5 ; 

 styles connate. Drupes obovate or reniform. Hah. Common in 

 the low country. Singapore, Bukit Timah (Hullett, Wallich). 

 Johor, Kota Tinggi (Feilding) ; Batu Pahat (Kelsah). Malacca, 

 Bukit Panchur (Derry). Mt. Ophir. Pahang, Tahan River. 

 Dindings (Wallich). Perak, Larut ; and Goping (Kunstler). Penang, 

 Government Hill (Curtis). Disirib. Sumatra, Borneo. Native 

 names : Mata Ketam Batu ; Murmagong ; Libu ; Luis ; Siburu ; 

 Janggut Keli ; Kelat Ampedu Jawa ; Kelat Pagar Anak ; Mendapor. 



(2) G. microphylla Ridl. (Fig. 38, p. 366.) 



Fair-sized tree. Leaves close set coriaceous narrow lanceolate 

 acute, base narrow, serrulate ; nerves invisible, midrib elevate on 



