Gomphia.] xxxiii. ochnace^. 367 



(4) G. corymbosa 7v'/V^/. Joiini. Roy. As. .Soc. S. Br. 54, p. 33. 

 G. Hookeri var. corymbosa King, I.e. 233. 



Shrub 6 to 8 ft. to a tree of 20 ft. tall. Leaves entire coriaceous 

 oblong or lanceolate subacute dark green, 4*5 in. long, i to i"5 in. 

 wide ; petioles "2 in. long. Umbels on the ends of short branches 

 densely many-flowered, i to 2 in. across. Pedicels "25 to i in. 

 long, slender. Flowers '25 in. across, white. Sepals oblong blunt 

 deflexed. Petals linear narrower. Stamens 6 to 9 ; anthers 

 longer than filaments. Carpels obovate reniform. Hab. Forests 

 in the hills. Easily recognised by its white flowers. Singapore, 

 top of Bukit Timah. Perak, Goping at 500 to 1000 ft. altitude. 

 Larut Hills to 2000 ft. altitude (Kunstler), Penang Hill (Curtis). 



3. TETRAMERISTA, Miq. 



Shrubs or trees. Leaves large coriaceous entire. Flowers in 

 axillary racemes with large foliaceous bracts. Sepals 4 persistent. 

 Petals 4 persistent. Stamens 4, filaments dilate at base; anthers 

 dehiscence sutural. Ovary 4-angled. Species, i or 2 Malayan. 



(i) T. glabra Miq. Fl. hid. Bat. Supp. 54; Benn. in Hook. fil. 

 F.B.I, i. 526; King, I.e. 233. 



Glabrous tree 30 to 60 ft. tall. Branches stout. Leaves 

 narrow oblanceolate sub-sessile base sagittate, apex acuminate or 

 rounded; nerves numerous fine not elevate, 5 to 10 in. long, i'25 

 to 2*75 in. wide ; petioles winged to base. Flowers i in. across, 

 in long peduncled racemes. Peduncles 4 in. long stout. Raceme 

 or panicle 2 in. across. Bracts lanceolate persistent blunt -z in. 

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

 Fruit oblong rz in. long, i in. through, fleshy perianth persistent. 

 Hab. Woods rarely flowering. Singapore (Wallich, 1055). Johor. 

 Hadji Batu Putih. Pahang, Kwantan (Foxworthy). Malacca 

 (Burn-Murdoch). Perak, Batu Togo (Wray). Bindings, Bruas. 

 Kedah Peak (Low). Distrib. Borneo, Sumatra. Native names : 

 Ponga; Poonah. 



4. EUTHEMIS, Jack. 



Glabrous shrublets. Leaves alternate coriaceous simple shining 

 serrulate. Stipules deciduous ciliate. Flowers pink or white in 

 terminal or leaf-opposed racemes or panicles. Sepals 5 imbricate. 

 Petals 5 longer imbricate. Disc small conical. Stamens 5 with 

 alternate staminodes ; anthers open by terminal pores. Ovary 

 elongate ; style one ; stigma small entire. Berry of 5 pyrenes 

 white or red each i- or 2-seeded. Species about 6, Malaya. 



Erect; leaves oblong-lanceolate 3"5 to 8 in. long; 

 petals oblong-ovate ; fruit globose white, pink 

 or red . . . . . (i) E. leucocarpa 

 - Prostrate ascending ; leaves narrow lanceolate 3 to 

 4 in. long; petals linea"-; fruit 5-angled deep 

 red l-^) E. minor 



