Ghta.] XLV. ANACARDIACE^. 527 



Panicle lax; leaves stiffly coriaceous, elliptic; 



fruit oblong red . . . , . . (5) G. Wrayi 



Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, 9 by 3 in. 



Fruit obovoid, brown . . . . . . (6) G. virosa 



(i) G. Benghas Lmn. Mantiss, p. 293; King, I.e. 480. G. 

 Renghas, Engl. DC. Mon. Phan. iv. 226, t. 6, figs, i to 6. 



Large tree 60 ft. tall. Leaves dark, shining green, oblanceolate- 

 oblong, tip rounded, gradually narrowed to base; nerves 18 to 20 

 pairs, 4 to 7 in. long, i*6 to 2*25 in. wide; petioles "3 to "6 in. long. 

 Panicles axillary, puberulous, lax, 6 in. long, 4 in. across ; pedicels 

 •3 in. long. Flowers white, "5 in. across. Calyx very short. Petals 

 elliptic, four times as long. Stamens 5, half as long as petals. 

 Gynophore short. Drupe irregular globose or elliptic, warty 

 brown, 1*5 to 2 in. through. Seed 1*5 in. through. Hah. Rare on 

 river-banks in open country. Pahang, Rumpin River. Distrih. 

 Malay islands. Native name : Jitong. 



(2) G. coarctata Hook. ftl. F.B.I, ii. 22 ; King, I.e. 482. 



Large branching shrub, glabrous except the puberulous in- 

 florescence. Leaves stiffly coriaceous, oblong or oblanceolate 

 obtuse or sub-acute, narrowed to the blunt often cordate base, 

 dark green (red when young) ; nerves 13 to 20 pairs, faint, 5 to q in. 

 long, 175 to 3-5 in. wide; petioles 'i to "2 in. long, thick. Panicles 

 axillary 3 to 4 in. long; branches few, short. Flowers white, 

 •4 in. long. Calyx '2 in. long, bilobed, tomentose. Petals 5, 

 oblanceolate, puberulous. Stamens 5, shorter. Drupe light brown, 

 sub-globose, slightly compressed, tubercled. Hah. Abundant in 

 tidal rivers, forming dense thickets, conspicuous by its bright red 

 young leaves. Whole plant very poisonous. Johor, Scudai and 

 Sempang Kanan Rivers; Kota Tinggi. Pahang, Rumpin (Fox- 

 worthy). Malacca (Griffith). Selangor, Klang (Foxworthy). 

 Perak, Teluk Anson. Kedah, Gunong Geriang River. Distrih. 

 Sumatra, Borneo, Tenasserim. 



(3) G. lanceolata Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soe. S. Br. 49, p. 17. 

 A big tree. Leaves narrow lanceolate blunt, narrowed to a 



long petiole, coriaceous; nerves 12 to 14 pairs, faint, 6 in. long, 

 2 in. wide; petioles i"5 to 3 in. long. Panicles 4 in. long, dense- 

 flowered axillary and terminal. Calyx half as long as corolla, 

 tubular split on one side, pubescent. Petals linear-oblong obtuse, 

 pubescent, hairy on inner face, -4 in. long. Stamens longer. Ovary 

 glabrous. Fruit globose, glabrous, black. Hah. Penang, Balik 

 Pulau (Ridley). 



(4) G, elegans Kurz, Fl. For. Burma, i. 310 ; King, I.e. 481. 

 Small tree about 10 to 30 ft. tall, glabrous except inflorescence. 



Leaves coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate acumin- 

 ate, base cuneate; nerves 10 to 14 pairs, faint, 3 to 6 in. long, 



1 to 2 in. wide; petioles. "6 to i in. long, slender. Panicles i"5 to 



2 in. long, red. Calyx tubular, split on one side, 2-toothed. Petals 



