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LX. LYTHRACE.E. 



[Crypieronia. 



Kupayiang (Cantley). Penang Hill. Common up to 2500 ft. 

 altitude (all collectors). Lankawi, Kesap (Haniff). Perils, Kanga. 

 Kedah, Alor Sta. Distrib. Himalaya to Burma, Malay isles to the 

 Philippines. Native names : Rupal ; Bekoi. 



I cannot separate the hairy-leaved specimens from the glabrous ones. 

 Both grow together on Penang Hill. 



Fig. 66. — Crypteronia paniculata. 



(2) C. Griffithii Clarke, I.e. ii. 574; King, I.e. 6. 



Tree 40 to 60 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves stiffly coriaceous, broad 

 elliptic acute, base cordate ; nerves 7 to 8 pairs, elevate beneath, 

 4 to 8 in. long, 2-25 to 35 in. wide. Racemes about 8 in a panicle, 

 9 in. long, pubescent. Flowers numerous, nearly sessile, greenish 

 yellow. Calyx more than -i in. across. Stamens exsert. Capsule 

 less than -i in. across. Hab. Open jungle. Pahang, Kwala Lipis 

 (P. Philips). Malacca, Bukit Bruang (Derry) ; Merlimau (Cantley). 

 Selangor, Sungei Buluh (Foxworthy). Perak, Larut (Kunstler). 

 Penang Hill, Moniot's Road (Curtis). Native name : Kelat Tampoi. 



4. LAGERSTRCEMIA, Linn. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves opposite, distichous, oblong or ovate, 

 coriaceous or membranous, caducous. Panicles axillary, terminal ; 



