468 XL. RHAMNE^. [Vefitilago. 



Branches, petioles and nerves of leaves below velvety hairy. 

 Leaves thinly coriaceous lanceolate-elliptic short acuminate obtuse, 

 base cuneate, edge minutely serrulate, above sparsely hairy, 2 in. 

 long, 7 in. wide; petioles "i in. long. Cymes axillary small sessile, 

 many-flowered. Bracts narrow acuminate glabrous. Fruit sparsely 

 hairy; nut ellipsoid -4 in. long; calyx at base small cup-shaped 

 ribbed ; wing oblong, tip rounded 2 in. long, 'd in. wide. Pedicels 

 very short. Flowers unknown. Hah. Perak (Scortechini) . 



6. SMYTHEA, Seem. 



Woody climbers. Leaves sub-coriaceous or membranous. 

 Flowers in axillary fascicles. Calyx lobes 5, hairy or pubescent, 

 triangular. Petals very small bilobed. Stamens opposite them 

 as long. Ovary bilocular; styles 2 recurved. Fruit oblong or 

 ovate-lanceolate flat thin dehiscing down the centre, i-celled, 

 i-seeded. Seed large round. Species 4, Burma, Malay Peninsula, 

 Archipelago and Fiji. 



Leaves elliptic-lanceolate entire; fruit lanceolate or 



ovate acute . . . . . . . (i) S. pacifica 



Leaves ovate-lanceolate or oblong serrate ; fruit 

 oblong obtuse . . , . . . . (2) S. macrocarpa 



(i) S. pacifica Seem. Bonplandia 1861, p. 255. S. reticulata 

 King, I.e. 381. Berchemia trichantha Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Supp. 331. 



Glabrous climber. Leaves elliptic acuminate or lanceolate 

 base rounded entire coriaceous ; nerves 3 to 5 pairs ; nervules and 

 reticulations conspicuous on both sides, 2 to 375 in. long, i to 1*5 in. 

 wdde ; petioles '2 in. long. Flowers in fascicles of 9 in upper axils 

 •I in. across; peduncles 'i in. long hairy. Calyx lobes triangular 

 acute hair3^ Petals obtriangular bilobed, lobes rounded; ovary 

 hairy. Fruit lanceolate or ovate acuminate 2 in. long, i in. wide, 

 persistent calyx goblet-shaped ribbed. Hab. Seashores, climbing 

 over trees. Singapore, Serangoon River; Bajau. Penang, Pulau 

 Jerajah (Curtis). Province Wellesley, Kelumpang, Krian (Borgens). 

 Distrib. Pulau Sangian, Borneo, Timor Laut, Aru, New Guinea, 

 Philippines, Fiji islands. Native name : Bulang Akar. 



(2) S. macrocarpa Hemsl. Ic. PL 1558 ; King, I.e. 381. 



Branches puberulous. Leaves sub-coriaceous ovate-lanceolate 

 or oblong-lanceolate acuminate serrate, base obtuse oblique ; 

 nerves 6 to 9 pairs, 3*5 to 5 or 7 in. long, i to 2 in. wide ; petioles 

 •2 in. long. Flowers 10 in a fascicle 'is in. across; pedicels as long. 

 Calyx pubescent lobes triangular. Fruit oblong obtuse dehiscing 

 along median line, 2'5 in. long, i in. wide. Hab. Open jungle. 

 Perak, Waterfall Hill, Thaiping (Wray, Kunstler). Penang, Batu 

 Feringhi (Curtis). 



7. GOUANIA, Lam. 



Climbers, rather slender woody cirrhiferous. Leaves alternate. 

 Flowers very small in small cymes on long slender spikes. Calyx 



