550 XLVI. CONNARACE^. [Rourea. 



(2) R. acuminata Hook. fil. F.B.I, ii. 48 ; King, I.e. 12. 



A lofty lianc, glabrous. Leaves 3 to g in. long; leaflets 5 to 11, 

 thinly coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate to obovate caudate-acuminate, 

 base round or cordate; nerves 5 pairs, faint, 1*5 to 2*25 in. long, 

 •65 to '9 in. wide; petiolules under 'i in. long. Racemes very 

 slender, lax, several together, 3 in. long. Flowers 3 in. long; 

 pedicels slender as long. Sepals ovate round, pink. Petals oblong, 

 white. Follicle narrow ovate, curved pointed, 75 in. long, red. 

 Hab. In dense forests on trees; Singapore (Wallich, Cnestis acu- 

 minata 8533), Bukit Timah. Perak, Goping and Ulu Bubong 

 (Kunstler). 



(3) R. pulchella Planch. Linncea xxiii. 419 ; Hook. fil. F.B.I. 

 ii. 48 ; King, I.e. 13. 



Lofty glabrous liane. Leaves 3 to 7 in. long; leaflets 3 to 7, 

 thin coriaceous, ovate caudate, base round reticulate ; nerves 4 to 5 

 pairs, faint, 1*5 to 3 in. long, 75 to i-2 in. wide; petiolules •15 in. 

 long slender. Racemes crowded, slender, many-flowered, 2 to 3 in. 

 long. Flowers "25 in. across. Sepals ovate acute, ciliate. Petals 

 twice as long, hnear. Pistils 5. FolUcles oblong, curved, '6 in. 

 long, red. Hab. Forests. Singapore, Garden Jungle; Changi. 

 Malacca, Bukit Bharu (Maingay) ; Sungei Hudang. Selangor, 

 Bukit Hitam. Perak, upper (Wray). Penang, Bahk Pulau. 



Allied to R. humilis, but the leaves are much smaller. 



(4) R. humilis BL Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. i. 262; King, 

 I.e. 13. 



Slender, glabrous climbing liane. Leaves 3*5 to 6 in. long; 

 rachis slender ; leaflets 3 (rarely 5), coriaceous, broad ovate caudate- 

 acuminate, base round; nerves 4 pairs, faint, 1-5 to 3 in. long, 

 I to 2-25 in. wide; petiolules '2 in. long. Racemes clustered, 

 slender, few-flowered 2 to 3 in. long; flowers -15 in. long. Sepals 

 sub-orbicular. Petals short broad oblong. Follicle cylindric 

 pointed, glabrous, 75 in. long. Hab. Forests in lowlands. Pahang 

 River, Sungei Chenei (Fox). Perak, Goping (Kunstler). Penang, 

 Moniot's Road (Curtis). Distrib. Sumatra, Borneo. Native name : 

 Asam Nyamok. 



(5) R. rugosa Planch. Linn, xxiii. 422 ; Hook. fil. F.B.I, ii. 46 ; 

 King, I.e. 14. 



Stout chmber. Branchlets tomentose. Leaves 12 to 15 in. 

 long; rachis tomentose; leaflets 8 to 15 pairs, sub-sessile oblong 

 shortly blunt-acuminate, base broad, coriaceous, above smooth, 

 beneath reticulate ; nerves and reticulations raised, hairy ; nerves 

 8 to 10 pairs, prominent, 2 to 3*25 in. long, '6 to 1-25 in. wide. 

 Panicles 2 to 3 in. long, dense-flowered. Flowers "2 in. long. 

 Sepals round pubescent'; follicles 75 in. long, lanceolate obtuse, 

 upcurved, glabrous. Hab. Common, climbing on trees in forests. 

 Singapore, Changi. Pahang, Sungei Jelai, Kwala Lipis (Machado). 



