464 XL. RHAMNEiE. [ZizypJlUS. 



Ulu Selangor. Perak, Larut Hills (Kunstler). Penang (Wallich). 

 Province Wellesley, Krian. Disirih. Borneo. Native names : Akar 

 Jambu Kulalawo or Kelawar; Akar Onak; A. Pialu; Dawai- 

 Dawai; Dedawei. 



(7) Z. affmis Hemsl. Ic. PL i. 1544. 



Strong climber resembling Z. calophylla, but quite glabrous. 

 Leaves more acuminate, crenulate. Cymes i to i'25 in. long, 

 glabrous. Flowers green, nearly glabrous, "i in. long; peduncle 

 •5 in. long. Fruit ovoid glabrous 75 in. long, greenish brown, 

 velvety. Hah. Forests. Perak, Changkat Serdang (Wray) ; Thaip- 

 ing Hills to 1500 ft. altitude (Kunstler). Lankawi islands. 



2. SAGERETIA, Brngn. 



Straggling or climbing shrubs (sometimes armed). Leaves 

 sub-opposite usually serrate or crenulate. Flowers very small 

 sessile on terminal leafless parts of branches spicate or panicled. 

 Calyx 5-lobed, tube hemispherical, lobes acute keeled inside. Petals 



5 clawed and hooded. Stamens 5 as long. Disc cup-shaped lining 

 the tube, edge 5-lobed. Ovary free from disc but sunk in it, 

 3-celled; styles 3-grooved. Stigmas 3. Fruit globose, 3-celled, 

 3-seeded indehiscent. Species 12, India, China, Java, N. America. 



(i) S. parviflora Don, Gen. Sysl. ii. 29. 



Climber slender 30 to 50 ft. long. Branches black. Leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate acuminate crenulate coriaceous glabrous smooth ; 

 nerves slender 5 pairs, 2 in. long, i in. wide; petioles "05 in. long. 

 Spikes pubescent 2 in. long. Flowers very small sessile in small 

 fascicles glabrous pale yellow. Fruit turbinate globose black. 

 Hab. Open jungle on limestone hills, climbing over trees and 

 bushes. Perak, Kwala Dipang (Kunstler). Distrih. India, Java. 



3. OREORHAMNUS, Ridl. 



Shrub or tree, buds red-hairy. Leaves thinly coriaceous 

 glabrous, lanceolate acuminate shortly at both ends, serrate ; nerves 



6 pairs raised beneath, sunk above, reticulations fine conspicuous, 

 petiolate. Flowers very small in pairs in upper axils, pubescent. 

 Calyx campanulate 5-lobed. Petals in mouth of calyx very small 

 spathulate bilobed enwrapping anther. Stamens 5 ; filaments 

 short slender from top of disc; anthers ellipsoid, opposite petals. 

 Ovary 3-lobed hairy ; ovules i in each cell ; styles short cylindric 3. 

 Disc very thin lining the calyx tube. Fruit unknown. Species i, 

 Malay Peninsula. 



(i) O. serrulata Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. xi. 32. 



Leaves 3 in. long, i in. wide alternate; petioles hairy when 

 young, '5 in. long. Calyx 'i in. long hairy outside, lobes triangular 

 acute. Petals much shorter, spathulate bilobed clawed 5. Stamens 



