552 XLVi. CONNARACE^, [Rourcopsis. 



bracteolate. Sepals oblong, enlarged in fruit, not clasping it. 

 Petals linear-oblong. Stamens lo, alternate ones larger. Ovaries 5 ; 

 styles slender; follicle oblong slightly or not curved. Seed ovoid, 

 arillate. Species 3 or 4, Malayan. Near Rourea, but with fruit 

 but little curved and free persistent sepals not clasping the fruit- 

 base ; flowers larger. 



Leaves small, pubescent beneath . . . . (i) R. pubinervis 



Leaves larger, glabrous . . . . . . (2) R. Scortechinii 



(i) R. pubinervis Planch. Linncea xxiii. 424 ; Hook. fil. F.B.I. 

 ii. 50. 



Woody climber. Branches pubescent. Leaves 2*5 to 5 in. 

 long ; rachis pubescent ; leaflets membranous, 5 to 9, terminal one 

 largest, ovate-elliptic, tapering at both ends, glabrous above, 

 midrib puberulous; nerves 4 to 5, slightly prominent beneath, 

 •7 to I "7 in. long, '5 to "75 in. wide. Racemes slender, crowded, 

 I in. long. Flowers white, few on long pedicels, 35 in. long. Sepals 

 oblong obtuse, pilose at tip. Petals linear-oblong. Follicles ovate 

 •5 to "6 in. long, slightly curved, persistent sepals '3 in. long, lanceo- 

 late. Hub. In forests, climbing on trees usually low down. Malacca, 

 Sungei Hudang; Batu Tiga; Bukit Bintang (Goodenough). 

 Selangor, Dusun Tua ; Sungei Buluh ; Semangkok Pass ; Kwala 

 Lumpur (Curtis). Sungei Ujong (Cantley). Perak, Batang Padang 

 (Kunstler). Penang (WalHch) ; Batu Feringhi (Curtis). Native 

 names : Akar Kalche ; A. Kachang betina. Use : Leaves for 

 poulticing in fever. 



(2) R. Scortechinii King, I.e. 16. 



Slender climber, glabrous except inflorescence. Leaves 6 to 

 10 in. long ; leaflets 7 to g, thinly coriaceous, ovate-lanceolate long 

 acuminate; nerves 4 pairs, faint, 235 to 3 in. long, i to i'25 in. 

 wide ; petiolules "i in. long, terminal leaf much larger. Racemes 

 slender lax, i to 2 in. long, pubescent. Flowers "25 in. long ; pedi- 

 cels slender. Sepals ovate blunt, hairy inside. Petals lanceolate, 

 yellowish. Pistils 5. Follicle ovoid, straight, i in. long. Hab. 

 Perak (Scortechini). 



5. AGEL^A, Soland. 



Big scandent lianes. Leaves 3- rarely 5-foliate. Panicles or 

 racemes short, about i in. long, tufted hairy, axillary. Calyx 5-lobed 

 not clasping fruit. Petals lanceolate or ligulate, white. Stamens 

 5 or 10. Pistils 2 to 5 ; follicles i to 3, coriaceous, rugose or warty, 

 velvety, scarlet. Seed arillate. Species 12 or more, African and 

 Asiatic. 



All parts more or less pubescent ; stamens 5. 



Leaves smaller ; nerves 2 to 9 pairs . . . . (i) A. vestita 



Leaves larger ; nerves 7 to 10 pairs . ... . (2) A. pinnata 



All parts except inflorescence glabrous; stamens 10. 



Leaves smaller ; nerves 2 to 3 pairs . . . . (3) A. Wallichii 



Leaves larger ; nerves 7 to 10 pairs . . . . (4) A. Hullettii 



