Celastnis.] xxxix. CELASTRiNEiE. 451 



Ovary not immersed 2- to 4-celled; ovules 2 in each cell; style 

 short. Stigma 3-lobed. Capsule sub-globose or ovoid, valves 3, 

 Seeds i- to 6-arillate. Species about 20, tropical Asia, Australia, 

 China, Japan, N. America. 



Leaves membranous ; flowers in terminal panicles . (i) C. paniculata 

 Leaves coriaceous ; flowers in axillary racemes . . (2) C. malayensis 



(i) C. paniculata Willd. Sp. PI. i. 1125 ; Lawson, in Hook. fil. 

 F.B.I, i. 617. 



Scandent shrub. Branches slender. Leaves oval to elliptic 

 acuminate, base shortly cuneate serrate, membranous 2*5 to 5 in. 

 long, 1-6 in. wide; petioles '25 in. long. Panicles terminal 3 in. 

 long, 2 in. wide pyramidal. Flowers "i in. wide, greenish yellow. 

 Sepals orbicular. Petals obovate-oblong. Fruit 3-celled, 3- to 

 6-seeded. Seed '13 in. long ovoid. Hub. Not common, usually in 

 open country. Pahang, Kota Tongkat (Evans). Distrih. India, 

 and Malay islands. 



(2) C. malayensis Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 75, p. 11, 

 C. Championii King, I.e. 353, not of Bentham. 



Glabrous woody climber 40 to 50 ft. long. Branches black. 

 Leaves coriaceous elliptic to ovate acute or acuminate, serrate or 

 nearly entire, base shortly cuneate ; nerves 5 or 6 pairs prominent, 

 3*5 to 4-5 in. long, 1-5 to 17 in. wide; petioles -2 to -25 in. long. 

 Racemes several from one axil 2 in. long. Flowers 'i in. across, 

 white. Calyx obscurely lobed. Petals very small oblong. Fruits 

 on pedicels '2 in. long, 3-valved orange, valves ovoid 3 in. long 

 and as wide. Seed i aril red. Hab. In hilly country in forests. 

 Pahang, Sungei Jelai (Machado) ; Telom. Perak, Gunong Batu 

 Putih (Wray) ; Maxwell's Hill. Penang Hill, Penara Bukit (Curtis). 

 Patani, Tomoh (Machado). Kedah, Alor Sta. Native names: 

 Gurugun ; Akar Serapoh. 



6. GYMNOSPORIA, Wight. 



Shrubs or treelets often spiny. Leaves alternate. Flowers in 

 small dichotomous cymes. Calyx 4- to 5-cleft. Petals 4 or 5. 

 Stamens 4 or 5 insert beneath a broad flat disc. Ovary confluent 

 with disc 2- or 3-celled; ovules 2 in each cell; style short 2- or 

 3-lobed. Capsule ovoid. Seeds i or 2 in each cell, aril more or 

 less covering the seed. Species 55. Dry warm regions. Old World. 



(i) G. Curtisii King, I.e. 353. 



Scandent shrub glabrous. Leaves coriaceous, ovate-elliptic 

 sub-acute crenate, base narrowed; nerves 10 to 15 pairs faint, 

 4 to 6 in. long, 2*25 to 3 in. wide; petioles "4 to '5 in. long. Cymes 

 •5 to "7 in. long, fascicled on the ends of nude branches. Flowers 

 •15 in. long; pedicels much longer. Sepals 5 semi-orbicular. 

 -Petals 5 oblong blunt. Stamens 5 shorter. Disc entire. Fruit 

 ovoid 3-angled, 3-valved. Hab. Lankawi (Curtis). 



