Olax.] XXXVII. OLACiNE^. 421 



covered by the accrescent calyx; stone crustaceous i-celled, 

 i-seeded. Species 20 to 30, Old World Tropics. 



Scandent armed ; flowers -2 in. long . . . . (i) O. scandens 



Erect unarmed ; flowers '5 in. long . . . . (2) 0. imbricata 



(i) O. scandens Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 163 ; Corom. PI. ii. /. 102 ; 

 Hook. fil. I.e. 575. O. Wightiana Wall. Cat. 6774. 



Scandent shrub, often prickly. Leaves ovate-oblong or oblong- 

 lanceolate, 2 to 2*5 in. long, i to i"5 in. wide, coriaceous glabrous 

 blunt, base narrowed; nerves 5 pairs faint; petioles "25 in. long. 

 Racemes "3 in. long puberulous. Flowers white '2 in. long. Petals 

 3, 5, or 6 irregularly cleft. Stamens 3; staminodes bifid. Drupe 

 ovoid or globose 3 in. long, almost covered by the calyx. Hah. 

 Open sandy country, Malacca (Griffith, Maingay). Pulau Tiuman. 

 Pahang, Kwala Pahang. Perils, Besih Hangat, near Kanga. 

 Kedah, Alor Sta. Distrib. India, Java. 



(2) O. imbricata Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 164 ; Hook. fil. F.B.I, i. 577 ; 

 King, I.e. 98. 



Unarmed shrub. Leaves coriaceous oblong-lanceolate to ovate- 

 oblong, base rounded or narrow, tip acute or blunt glabrous; 

 nerves 8 to 9 pairs faint, 3*5 to 5*5 in. long, i'25 to 75 in. wide; 

 petioles 'i in. long. Racemes 5 in. long pubescent. Bracts ovate 

 rather large deciduous. Flowers 5 in. long yellowish white. Petals 

 6 united in pairs. Stamens 3. Style long filiform. Fruit sub- 

 globose 5 in. through, enveloped except the tip by the calyx. Hah. 

 Rare, woods. Malacca, Selandor (Ridley). Kelantan, Kwala Lebir 

 (Gimlette). Distrib. Andamans, Nicobars, Burma, Java, Philip- 

 pines. Native name : Kodak Aching. Use : Leaves and roots 

 decoction for worms in children. 



2. HARMANDIA, Pierre. 



Glabrous trees. Leaves alternate sub-coriaceous. Flowers uni- 

 sexual racemose axillary. Calyx cupular, entire or 4-toothed, very 

 much enlarged in fruit. Corolla urceolate fleshy, lobes 4 acute 

 valvate. Disc annular crenate. Anthers 4 sessile in a fleshy 

 stamen-tube. Ovary superior pyramidal i-celled; ovules 2 or i. 

 Stigma sessile 3-lobed. Drupe oblong black surrounded by the. 

 large fleshy spreading orbicular pink calyx. Species 2, Indo-China. 

 Malay Peninsula. 



(i) H. Kunstleri King, I.e. 100. 



Tree 60 to 80 ft. tall, 2 to 3 ft. through. Leaves ovate-lanceolate 

 or lanceolate acute, base cuneate; nerves 6 pairs indistinct, 2 "5 to 

 3'5 in. long, i to 2 in. wide ; petioles -25 in. long. Racemes -2 in. 

 long. Flowers -15 in. long green. Calyx 4-toothed. Fruit 1-25 in. 

 long, -6 in. wide. Calyx 3 or 4 in. wide fleshy undulate pink. Hab. 

 Rare. Forests. Malacca, Tebong (Derry) ; Ayer Panas. Selangor, 



