450 XXXIX. CELASTRiNE^. [Lophopelatuni. 



long, I to 1*2 in. wide; petioles '25 to -3 in. long. Panicles slender, 

 •2 in. long rufous-pubescent. Flowers "i in. across. Sepals deltoid 

 round fleshy. Petals round ovate. Disc orbicular. Hab. Hill 

 forests, Penang, Mount Elvira; Government Hill 1200 ft. altitude 

 (Curtis). 



(12) L. coriacea Ridl. Kokoona coriacea King, I.e. 347. 

 Tree 30 to 40 ft. tall, 12 to 18 in. through. Leaves coriaceous 



ovate-oblong sub-acute, base cuneate, lighter beneath ; nerves 

 6 or 7 pairs, 4*5 to 5 in. long, 2 to 3 in. wide; petioles "5 to •6 in. 

 long. Panicles axillary 4 to 5 in. long, peduncled; branches lax 

 i'5 in. few-flowered. Flowers pale yellow 3 in. wide; pedicels 

 shorter. Calyx cupular, short-toothed. Petals ovate thick, centre 

 ridged. Stamens insert on the inner edge of the 5-lobed disc; 

 anthers large cordate long-appendaged. Ovary ovoid free from the 

 disc. Hab. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). 



(13) L. Maingayi Ridl. Kokoona Scortechinii King, I.e. 347. 

 Tree 40 to 80 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous elliptic-oblong acute, 



pale beneath. Panicles axillary terminal divaricate; branchlets 

 racemose. Flowers '25 in. across; pedicels short. Calyx lobes 

 ovate acute. Petals longer broad ovate, ridged in centre. Disc 

 shortly cylindric, teeth 10. Anthers ovate pustular apiculate. 

 Ovary free from disc. Hab. Forests. Malacca (Maingay). Perak, 

 Sungkai (Foxworthy). Perak (Scortechini). Penang Hill at 

 2000 ft. altitude (Curtis). Native name : Mata Ulat. 



(14) L. littoralis Ridl. Kokoona littoralis King, I.e. 346; 

 Lawson, F.B.I, i. 617. 



A tall tree. Leaves thinly coriaceous ovate acute, base rounded ; 

 nerves 8 to 10 pairs, 3 to 4 in. long, 2 to 2*5 in. wide; petioles 

 •8 to I in. long. Panicles axillary and terminal 4 to 6 in. long; 

 branchlets spreading cymose. Flowers "i in. across; pedicels 

 •I in. long. Calyx lobes sub-acute. Disc orbicular. Fruit broadly 

 3-winged, 4*5 in. long, i'5 in. wide. Seeds i"5 to 2 in. long. Hab. 

 A tall tree always growing in the water (Lawson), rare. Singapore 

 (Lobb). Malacca (Maingay). 



L. dubium Lawson, I.e. i. 616. 



Glabrous. Leaves coriaceous elliptic acute at both ends, 3 in. 

 long, 175 in. wide. Flowers 3 in. wide in axillary spicate racemes, 

 I "5 in. long. Petals sub-triangular. Bracts small persistent. 

 Hab. Malacca (Maingay). 



I do not think this is a LopJiopetalum at all, the specimen is very poor. 

 Maingay suggests Rutacece. 



5. CELASTRUS, Linn. 



Climbing shrubs. Leaves alternate often crenulate. Flowers 

 uni- or bi-sexual in terminal or axillary racemes. Calyx 5-lobed. 

 Petals 5. Disc broad concave. Stamens 5 insert on the margin. 



