Agelcea.] XLVi. connarace^. 553 



(i) A. vestita Hook. fil. F.B.I, ii. 46 ; King, I.e. 17. 



A big liane. Branchlets tomentose. Leaves 5 to 6 in. long; 

 petiole, rachis and underside tomentose ; leaflets 3 membranous, 

 laterals ovate or elliptic acuminate, base oblique, 2'5 to 3'5 in. long, 

 1-4 to 2"4 in. wide, terminal one nearly twice as big, glabrous above, 

 tomentose beneath ; nerves and reticulations elevate ; petiolules 

 ■I to '4 in. long (terminal one). Panicles extra-axillary, under i in. 

 long, tomentose. Flowers under -2 in. long, pedicelled. Sepals 

 free, linear, tomentose, unequal. Petals linear, white. Follicles 

 I, rarely 2, ovoid beaked rugose tubercled, velvety scarlet, '6 to 

 •8 in. long. Seed ovoid, black -4 in. long. Hab. Very common 

 all over the peninsula in forests. Flowers fragrant. Singapore, 

 Serangoon (Murton) ; Bukit Timah. Johor, Gunong Pulai. Pahang, 

 Kwantan (Foxworthy). Malacca, Ayer Panas; Merhmau (Derry). 

 Negri Sembilan, Bukit Sulu (Cantley). Bindings, by river (Curtis). 

 Perak, Goping (Kunstler) ; Batu Togo (Wray). Adang islands, 

 Pulau Rawei. Kelantan, Kwala Lebir. Disirib. Sumatra, Borneo. 

 Native names : Akar Makachang hitam ; A. Kankachang; A. Tulo 

 Bujok; A. Rusa-Rusa; A. Nyamok. 



(2) A. pinnata King, I.e. 18. 



Big liane. Branchlets pubescent. Leaflets 3 to 5, thinly 

 coriaceous, elliptic caudate, base round, above glabrous except 

 midrib, beneath pubescent ; midrib and nerves elevated, hairy, 

 7 to 10 pairs, prominent, 6 to 8 in. long, 3 to 3-5 in. wide ; petiolules 

 short, thick. Panicles densely crowded, axillary, under i in. long; 

 tomentose. Flowers -3 in. long ; pedicels -15 in. long. Sepals free 

 5, Hnear acuminate, tomentose. Petals linear acuminate, purple- 

 magenta outside, white inside. Hab. Open jungle at below 500 ft. 

 altitude. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Rare. 



(3) A. Wallichii Hook. fil. F.B.I, ii. 47; King, I.e. 18. 



Stout hane. Leaves about 6 in. long. Leaflets coriaceous, 

 glabrous 3, elliptic to ovate-acuminate, bases round; nerves 2 to 3 

 pairs slightly raised, 2 to 4-5 in. long, 1-5 to 2*25 in. wide ; petiolules 

 thickened. Panicles under i in. long, densely pubescent. Flowers 

 •25 in. long, pedicelled. Sepals connate at base to ovate-lanceolate, 

 pubescent. Petals linear, longer and narrower, white. Pistils 5. 

 FolUcle usually i, ovoid, curved beaked tubercled tomentose, red, 

 •6 in. long. Seed oblong black, aril two-thirds of length, red. 

 Hab. Very common in forests. Singapore, Changi. Malacca, 

 Bukit Bruang; Merhmau (Derry). Pahang, Tahan River. Bind- 

 ings, Pangkor (Curtis). Perak, Plus River (Wray). Penang Hill 

 (Curtis). Disirib. Sumatra. 



(4) A. HuUettii King, I.e. ig. 



Big climber. Branchlets tomentose; leaflets 3 coriaceous, 

 glabrous, elliptic-oblong, tip sub-acute or blunt ; nerves 7 to 8 

 pairs, prominent beneath, reticulations visible, 6 to 9 in. long, 

 2 to 2"25 in. wide. Panicles under an inch long, tomentose, dense. 



