Combretum.] lvii. combretace^. yog 



Petaling; Batu Caves; Kwala Lumpur. Perak, Batang Padang 

 district (Kunstler) ; Thaiping (Haniff). Penang, Ayer hitam 

 (Curtis). Distrib. SumsitTSi. Native name : Aka.TGega.mhdiV. Use: 

 This was the " anti-opium " plant which produced a sensational 

 hoax in 1907. 



(5) C. extensum Roxb. Hort. Beng. 28; Fl. Ind. ii. 229; Clarke, 

 I.e. ii. 458 ; King, I.e. 337. 



A big climber. Leaves opposite, coriaceous glabrous^ broad 

 elliptic, round, tip abruptly short acuminate, base broad, round; 

 nerves 6 to 7 pairs, 4-5 to 7 in. long, 275 to 4 in. wide; petioles 

 •6 to 1*5 in. long, stout. Spikes axillary, solitary, sometimes 

 panicled, terminal, puberulous. Flowers '25 in. across; buds 

 ovate-acute. Calyx-tube 35 in. long, infundibuliform a ring of 

 hairs in mouth outside, puberulous, lobes 4 deep, triangular. Petals 

 obovate. Fruit i'25 to i"5 in. across, and as broad. Hab. Rare, 

 in thickets. Malacca, Ayer Panas (Derry). Penang, Waterfall 

 (Haniff). Distrib. India, Burma. 



(6) C. chinense Roxb. Hort. Beng. 28 ; Clarke, I.e. ii. 457 ; 

 King, I.e. 338. 



Large climbing shrub. Leaves opposite, thinly coriaceous, 

 elliptic acuminate, base slightly narrowed, quite glabrous ; nerves 

 7 to 8 pairs, slightly prominent beneath, 3-25 to 5 in. long, 1-5 to 

 2"35 in. wide; petioles ■i'^ to "4 in. long. Spikes solitary, axillary, 

 3 to 4 in. long, many-flowered. Calyx-tube '25 in. long, base 

 slender upwards, funnel-shaped, "15 in. across, lobes 4-, deep 

 triangular acute, scaly. Petals obovate, yellowish white, clawed, 

 longer than sepals. Disc and inside of calyx pubescent. Fruit 

 4-winged, '8 in. long and wide, oblong, apex notched. Hab. 

 Edges of forests in the northern part. Penang, road to Balik Pulau 

 (Curtis). 



var. Porterianum. Leaves stiffer; nerves 8 pairs, more elevate. 

 Penang (Porter). 



var. piibescens. Leaves stiff, long-acuminate, pubescent beneath, 

 Perak, Sungei Rayah (Kunstler). Distrib. India. 



(7) C. squamosum Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 231; Clarke, I.e. ii. 456; 

 King, I.e. 339. 



A large climbing shrub. Young branches, inflorescence and 

 under-side of leaves and petioles scaly. Leaves opposite, thinly 

 coriaceous, broad elliptic or ovate, short blunt acuminate, base 

 round or short narrowed; nerves 3 to 4 pairs, faint, 3*25 to 4*5 in. 

 long, 1*75 to 2 in. wide; petioles '3 in. long. Spikes axillary or 

 terminal panicled 3 to 4 in. long. Flowers '1$ in. across. Calyx- 

 tube shortly constricted above the 4-angled ovary ; mouth cupular, 

 teeth 4, broad triangular. Petals small obovate. Disc and base 

 of calyx inside villous. Fruit 75 to i'5 in. long and as broad 

 with 4 wide membranous wings, scaly in the grooves between the 

 wings. Hab. Open country and dry woods. Pahang River, Pulau 



