366 



XXXIII. OCHNACEiE. 



[Gomphia. 



both sides, i"5 to 25 in. long, "5 to -6 in. wide; petioles "05 in. long. 

 Flowers in terminal fascicles bright yellow on a peduncle 'i in. 

 long. Pedicels "2 in. long. Sepals lanceolate blunt "2 in. long 

 greenish. Petals oblong obtuse "2 in. long. Drupe semi-orbicular 

 sub-reniform purple black -15 in. long. Hab. Lankawi, Dayong 

 Bunting (Robinson). 



(3) G. Hookeri Planch. Hook. Loud. Joitrn. Boi. v. 13; Hook, 

 fil. F.B.I, i. 525 ; King, I.e. 233. 



A small shrubby tree 60 ft. tall and 10 to 15 in. through. Leaves 



Fig. 38. — Gomphia microp'iylla. 



entire ovate-oblong or oblong-lanceolate, base rounded, tip blunt 

 or shortly acuminate, stiffly coriaceous ; nerves numerous faint, 

 2'5 to 6 in. long, i to 2 in. wide; petioles i"5 to 35 in. long. 

 Flowers deep red '35 in. across, crowded in lateral or terminal 

 clusters with man}/ bracts. Pedicels "5 to i in. long slender. Sepals 

 lanceolate blunt. Petals oblong obtuse as long. Anthers as long 

 as filaments. Carpels subglobose or obovoid "2 in. through. Hab. 

 Sandy woods near the sea. Malacca, Sungei Hudang (Derry). 

 Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Z)/s/;';7>. Borneo. Native names: Kasi; 

 Tampoi Paya. 



