Aphanamixis.] xxxv. meliace^. 401 



long ; leaflets 9 to 13 elliptic-oblong or oblanceolate, sub-coriaceous 

 obtuse, base cuneate; nerves 9 to 20 depressed above conspicuous 

 inarching, 6 to 10 in. long, 2 to 375 in. wide. Male flowers obovoid 

 •15, in. long scattered in panicles 12 in. long; branches about 7 

 to 10 in. long, pink. Sepals 5 round unequal, edges fimbriate 

 pubescent. Petals 3 round concave. Stamen-tube globular; 

 anthers 3. Female flowers on solitary spikes. Fruit spike 2*5 ft. 

 long pendulous. Capsule oval round pink i in. through; pedicel 

 thick -2 in. long. Seeds ovoid scarlet. Hab. Hill forests 3000 to 

 3400 ft. altitude. Perak, Gunong Batu Putih (Wray). Penang 

 Hill, 3000 ft. altitude. Distrih. Sumatra. 



(2) A. Rohituka Pierre, Fl. For. Cochinchine sub I. 334. Amoora 

 Rohituka W. and A. Prod. i. 119; Hiern, I.e. i. 559; Bedd. Fl. 

 Sylv. t. 132 ; King, I.e. 53. 



Tree 30 to 70 ft. tall. Young parts slightly puberulous. Leaves 

 I to 3 ft. long; leaflets 9 to 15, sub-coriaceous oblong to elliptic- 

 oblong shortly acuminate, base narrowed oblique; nerves 2 to 5 

 pairs not conspicuously inarching, 3 to 9 in. long (usually small), 

 175 fo 3-5 in. wide. Male panicle much branched 12 in. long. 

 Flowers globular less than "15 in. long numerous. Sepals reniform 

 pubescent entire. Petals 3 orbicular. Stamen- tube globular; 

 anthers 6. Female flowers larger. Spike 14 to 18 in. long. Fruit 

 globular red i to 1*5 in. through 3-valved. Seed oblong, aril 

 scarlet. Hab. Forests, south of the peninsula, very conspicuous 

 in fruit. Singapore, Toas; Selitar; Bukit Mandai. Pahang, 

 Tabong, Endau (Evans). Malacca, Alor Gajah (Grifhth) ; base of 

 Ophir. Selangor, Kwala Lumpur. Perak, Goping (Kunstler) ; 

 Telom. Distrib. India, Cambodia, China, Andamans, Sumatra. 

 Native names : Kasai Paya ; Pasak Lingga Merak. 



9. AGLAIA, Lour. 



-Trees often large, bushes or shrubs, glabrous, pubescent or 

 scaly. Leaves pinnate. Flowers in panicles usually bisexual very 

 small, more or less globose and yellow, numerous. Calyx 5-lobed 

 imbricate in bud. Petals 5 imbricate short. Stamen-tube sub- 

 globose, 5-toothed or nearly entire; anthers usually 5, rarely 4 

 or 10 included or partially exsert. Disc minute or o. Ovary 

 ovoid I- to 3-celled with i or 2 ovules in each cell; style short. 

 Fruit I- or 2-celled and seeded indehiscent with a thin pericarp. 

 Seed with a pulpy integument. Species about 70, chiefly Malayan, 

 some Indian, Chinese and Australasian. 



Aglaia odorata Lour. Fl. For. Cochinchine 173. A shrub with 

 deep green leaves and very small fragrant yellow flowers, a native 

 of China, is often cultivated by Chinese for its flowers, which are put 

 in their tea to flavour it. Native names : Belangkas or Chulan. 



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