538 XLV. ANACARDiACEiE. [Peutaspadou. 



lax 3 in. long. Flowers white "05 in. long, pedicelled, numerous. 

 Calyx-lobes round. Petals obovate round. Drupe elliptic com- 

 pressed, fleshy-scurfy grey. Hab. Open rocky forest, Perak, Larut 

 at 300 ft. altitude (Kunstler). Ulu Selama (Wray). Selangor, 

 Kwala Kubu, Negri Sembilan, Ulu Bendol. Native names: 

 Poko Minyak Plang ; Pelong. Use : The oil used in skin disease. 



(2) P. Motleyi Hook. fd. Linn. Trans, xxiii. 168. 



Very large tree. Leaves 12 in. long, glabrous ; leaflets 9 to 12, 

 lanceolate oblong, very oblique at base when young, coriaceous, 

 5 in. long, i"5 in. wide; nerves 9 pairs. Panicle 6 in. wide, lax with 

 short branches, glabrous. Flowers white, 'i in. wide. Sepals ovate. 

 Petals oblong-obovate. Drupe reniform. Hab. Woods among 

 limestone rocks. Perils, Bukit Lagi. Distrib. Borneo. 



I am somewhat doubtful of the identification. The tree was leafless 

 except for a tuft or two of very young leaves, which were sprinkled with 

 pale hairs. It bore a quantity of unripe fruit '3 in. long. If not this species 

 it must be an undescribed one. 



12. RHUS, Linn. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, simple or pinnate. Flowers 

 small in terminal and axillary panicles. Calyx 4- to 6-lobed, 

 imbricate. Petals 4 to 6, imbricate. Stamens 4, 5, 6 or 10 free at 

 base of disc ; filaments subulate. Ovary ovoid or globose, i-celled, 

 i-ovuled; styles 3. Stigmas simple or capitate. Drupe dry 

 compressed. About 114 species, both hemispheres. 



(i) R. perakensis Scort. i>i King, I.e. 500. 



Slender climber 10 to 30 ft. long. Leaves 8 to 12 in. long; 

 leaflets 6 to 8, thinly coriaceous oblong acuminate blunt, base 

 slightly oblique rounded ; nerves 16 to 20 pairs, prominent beneath, 

 2'5 to 3-5 in. long, i to i'4 in. wide; petiolules "i to '15 in. long, 

 terminal one longer. Panicles axillary and terminal; peduncle 

 2 to 6 in. long, inflorescence 6 in. long. Flowers yellow less than 

 •I in. long, numerous crowded on short branchlets, racemose. 

 Calyx-lobes 5, unequal, oblong. Petals longer, elliptic blunt. 

 Stamens 5. Drupes compressed, reniform-orbicular '2 in. across, 

 greenish grey. Hab. Open rocky jungle 300 to 800 ft. altitude. 

 Local, Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Pahang, Pengkalan Manggis, 

 Temerloh (Foxworthy). Native name : Jahor. 



13. MELANOCHYLA, Hook. fil. 



Very resinous big trees. Leaves very coriaceous. Panicles in 

 terminal axils. Flowers unisexual, males very small, females 

 larger. Calyx-tube cupular, 5-lobed. Petals on disc-edge cori- 

 aceous, villous on inner face. Stamens 5 on edge of disc, villous. 

 Ovary globose, i-celled; style short. Stigmas 3. Drupe globose, 

 fleshy, resinous ; stone hard. Seed oblong. Species 12, Malay 

 Peninsula and islands. 



