Quisqualis.] lvii. combretace.e. 711 



5. QUISQUALIS, Linn. 



Climbing shrubs. Leaves opposite, oblong or obovate acuminate, 

 thinly coriaceous. Flowers large in short axillary or terminal 

 spikes, red. Calyx-tube long, slender; limb 5-lobed. Petals 5. 

 Stamens 10. Ovary i-celled; ovules 3 to 4; style filiform, partly 

 adhering to calyx-tube. Stigma capitate. Fruit dry, 5-angled or 

 winged, coriaceous. Seed i. Species 5, Old World tropics. 



Calyx-tube less than i in. long . . . . . (i) Q. densiflora 



Calyx-tube 2 in. long or more . . . . . (2) Q. indica 



(i) Q. densiflora Wall. Cat. 4011 ; King, I.e. 341. 



Climbing shrub. Leaves elliptic-oblong acuminate, base round 

 or minutely cordate, glabrous except midrib above depressed 

 pubescent; nerves 6 pairs, 3-5 in. to 4-5 long, 1-5 to 2 in. wide; 

 petioles "2 to "3 in. long, pubescent above. Spikes terminal and 

 axillary, numerous, pubescent ; rachis thick gradually lengthening 

 to 4 in. long. Flowers numerous i in. long, '2 in. across. Calyx- 

 tube under i in. long, cylindric, tomentose, lobes lanceolate, sub- 

 acute. Petals shorter, red, silvery-pubescent outside. Fruit oblong ; 

 wings 5, narrow, i in. long, -5 in. wide. Hub. Malacca (Griffith) ; 

 Negri Sembilan (Cantley) ; Perak (Wray) ; Province Wellesley, 

 Ara Kudah. Penang, Telok Bahang ; road to Balik Pulau (Curtis) ; 

 (Wallich). Lankawi, Burau (Robinson). Native names : Selimpas; 

 Sumang. 



var. parvifolia Ridl. Branches slender. Leaves rather stiff, 

 oblong-lanceolate, 2*5 in. long, "75 in. wide, acuminate blunt 

 mucronate. Corolla dirty mauve. Hab. Lankawi isles, Dayang 

 Bunting (Robinson). 



(2) Q. indica Linn. Sp. PI. 556 ; Clarke, I.e. ii. 459. 



A strong climber. Leaves elliptic acuminate, base rounded, 

 dark green, glabrous above, hairy beneath; nerves 6 to 8 pairs, 

 3 to 4 in. long, 1*5 in. wide; petioles "3 in. long. Spikes axillary 

 and terminal 'i in. long or more, pubescent. Flowers numerous, 

 pendent, 3 in. long, 1-5 in. wide, at first white, then deep red. 

 Calyx-tube and triangular acute lobes 2 '5 in. long, pubescent. 

 Petals lanceolate, acute, '5 in. long. Fruit ellipsoid acutely 

 5-angled, glabrous, brown, 1-25 in. long. Hab. River-banks and 

 over rocks. Very common in cultivation and known as " Drunken 

 Sailor." Wild on Pahang river-banks near Pekan and Perils near 

 Kanga. A garden escape in Singapore, etc. Distrib. Burma, 

 Malaya. Native names : Akar Pontianak; Akar Suloh.. 



