442 XXXVIII. ILICINEiE. [Ilex. 



(15) I. venvlosa. Hook. fil. F.B.I, i. 602; Loesen. I.e. 90. var. 

 nervulosa Loesen. I.e. 



Glabrous tree. Leaves oval to elliptic or ovate-elliptic cori- 

 aceous abruptly caudate-acuminate, base very shortly cuneate, 

 pale beneath ; nerves slender numerous much reticulate. Umbel- 

 lules peduncled i"5 to 2 in. long, simple or panicled. Flowers 

 numerous greenish white "i in. across; pedicels -25 in. long. Males 

 4-merous. Petals connate. Stamens short. Females, umbels 

 shorter stouter, 5- or 6-merous. Drupe red globose 2*5 to 3 mm. 

 through; pyrenes 5 or 6. Hah. Singapore, Woodlands (Beccari). 

 Disirih. of type from India, Burma. I have seen no specimen 

 from the Malay Peninsula. 



(16) I. cjrmosa Bl. Bijdr. 1149; Hook. fil. F.B.I, i. 605; King, 

 I.e. 136. I. singaporiana Wall Cat. 6526 (Fig. 43, p. 441). 



A glabrous tree, bark white 20 to 50 ft. tall. Leaves dark green 

 thinly coriaceous elliptic oblong shortly blunt acuminate, base 

 narrowed or rounded shghtly glaucous beneath; nerves 6 to 8 

 pairs, 2*5 to 4*5 in. long, 1-35 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles •25 in. long. 

 Cymes branched panicled, lax many-flowered 2 or more inches 

 long. Flowers 'i in. long; pedicels '25 in. long. Males 4- or 

 5-merous. Stamens as long as petals. Females, sepals 5 or 6. 

 Petals 6 to 8. Ovary globular with short style. Stigma large. 

 Drupes red globular, grooved when dry; pyrenes 8 trigonous. 

 Hah. Common in the low country in woods and secondary forest. 

 Singapore, common. Johor, Batu Pahat. Pahang, Pekan. Ma- 

 lacca, Ayer Panas (Griffith) ; Tanjong Kling. Selangor, Ulu 

 Selangor (Kunstler). Perak, Goping (Kunstler). Penang, Batu 

 Feringhi (Curtis). Lankawi (Curtis). Disirih. Java, Sumatra, 

 Borneo. Native names : Mensirah Bukit or M. putih ; Timah- 

 Timah ; Titimah. 



(17) I. macrophylla Wall. Cat. 4331 ; Hook. fil. F.B.I, i. 605 ; 

 King, I.e. 136; Loesen. I.e. 84. 



Glabrous tree about 60 ft. tall. Leaves elhptic-oblong obtuse 

 sub-coriaceous, base narrowed ; nerves 12 pairs visible beneath, 4 to 

 7 in. long, 2 to 2'5 in. wide; petioles "5 in. long. Cymies 1*25 in. 

 long; peduncle long; branches several. Flowers in heads at the 

 ends white '15 in. across 4- or 6-merous. Petals oblong blunt 

 connate at base in males, free in females. Stamens longer. Drupe 

 sub-globular '2 in. through red; pyrenes 8. Hah. Common on 

 roadsides and in woods. Singapore, Bukit Tim ah; Changi. 

 Malacca, Ayer Panas (Griffith) ; Bukit Bruang. Province Wellesley, 

 Permatang Bertam. Penang, Chalet; Penara Bukit (Curtis). 

 Disirih. Mergui. Native names : Medang Tulok ; Timah Timah 

 Bulan ; Gading. 



