Gynolroches.] lv. legnotid^. 699 



Leaves oblong or elliptic acuminate at both ends, dark shining 

 green above, yellowish beneath; nerves 9 to 12 pairs, 3'5 to 5-5 in. 

 long, 1-5 to 2'5 in. wide; petioles '25 in. long. Fascicles 6- to 

 lo-flowered, "5 in. long. Flowers less than 'i in. across, males 

 with perfect white petals ; pistil abortive. Female with imperfect 

 stamens and petals. Fruit globular, -i in. through, at first red, 

 then black. Hab. Common all over the peninsula. In dry woods 

 often a fair-sized tree ; in wet swamps very slender, about 12 to 

 14 ft. tall, with very black bark. Distrih. Malay isles. Native 

 names : Janggut Keli ; Mata-Keli ; Membelu and M. Kechil. Use : 

 Timber for rafters and posts, rather durable. 



3. PELLACALYX, Korth. 



Slender trees. Leaves opposite bifarious, petioled sometimes 

 serrate. Stipules interpetiolar, elongate. Flowers solitary or 

 paired, axillary, medium size. Calyx-tube urceolate, adherent to 

 ovary at base ; teeth 4 to 6, recurved. Petals 4 to 6, lacerate, 

 on the edge of calyx-tube. Stamens 8 to 12, on the edge of a 

 crenulate disc lining the tube. Ovary half inferior, 5- to lo-celled ; 

 style subulate. Stigma discoid lobed. Fruit fleshy, globose, 5- 

 to lo-celled. Seeds many. Species 3 or 4, Malay Peninsula and 

 islands. 



Leaves red-pubescent beneath ; calyx-teeth 5 or 6 . (i) P. axillaris 

 Leaves glabrous; calyx-teeth 4 .... (2) P. Saccardianus 



(i) P. axillaris Korth. in Van der Hoev. and De Vr. Tijdsch. 

 iii. 20, t. 2 ; Griff. Notulce iv. 420 ; Ic. PI. A s. t. 486 ; King, I.e. 320. 



A slender tree about 20 to 50 ft. tall, with horizontal branches. 

 Leaves thinly coriaceous, oblong, base round, sparsely stellate 

 hairy or glabrous above, stellate red brown pubescent beneath, 

 boldly reticulate; nerves 12 pairs, elevate beneath, 4*5 to 7 in. 

 long, i'25 to 2 in. wide; petioles -2 to '3 in. long. Stipules lanceo- 

 late, pubescent, "35 in. long. Flowers "25 to 35 in. long. Calyx- 

 tube green, pubescent. Petals white. Stamens brown. Fruit 

 pisiform "25 in. through, brown. Seeds white edged red-hairy, 

 toothed. Hab. Common in damp spots in open country and swampy 

 edges of woods. Singapore, Bukit Timah (Kunstler) ; Bukit Mandai 

 Road; Tanghn. Johor, Kota Tinggi. Malacca (Griffith, Maingay). 

 Selangor. Perak, Larut and Teluk Anson (Kunstler). Province 

 Wellesley, Nibong Tebal (Curtis). Penang Road from Balik Pulau 

 to Pulau Betong (Curtis). Distrib. Sumatra. 



(2) P. Saccardianus Scort. Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Hal. xvii. 143 ; 

 Hemsl. Hook. Ic. PI. 1546; King, I.e. 321. 



Medium straight, rather slender tree. Leaves thinly coriaceous, 

 oblong short-acuminate, base round, above glabrous, beneath 

 slightly reticulate, glabrous or very slightly puberulous; nerves 7 

 to 9 pairs, prominent beneath, 4 to 7 in. long, i"6 to 2 in. wide; 



