Casearia.] Lxii. samydace^. 833 



flowers about 20 ; rachis finally elongating. Bracts acute, ciliate. 

 Flowers -i in. long. Sepals oblong, glabrous, inner ones obovate- 

 orbicular, edge ciliate. Stamens nearly as long, glabrous. Scales 

 oblong-linear, tips villous. Fruit ellipsoid, -75 in. long, apricot- 

 coioured. Hab. Mountains, Kedah Peak (Robinson and Kloss). 



(9) C. albicans Wall, Cat. 7197 (3), not of King or Clarke. 

 Small tree. Leaves thinly stiff coriaceous shining, lanceolate 



acuminate, base narrowed; nerves 8 pairs fine, reticulations con- 

 spicuous on both sides, 4 in. long, 175 in. wide; petioles '24 in, 

 long. Heads small, the racemes lengthening to 2 in. long with 

 numerous ovate acute bracts. Flowers "i in. wide. Sepals ovate 

 rounded, edges ciliate. Stamens 8 ; staminodes hairy at tip as 

 long as the filaments. Fruit oblong, "5 in. long (not ripe) orange. 

 Hob. Penang, top of the hill (Wallich, Curtis). 



Near C. flexula, but with more rigid leaves and racemes elongating. 



(10) C. Clarkei King, I.e. 18. C. albicans Clarke, in Hook. fit. 

 F.B.I, ii., not of Wallich or King. 



Tree 30 to 40 ft. tall with stout branches, glabrous. Leaves 

 coriaceous, narrowly oblong acute, base shortly narrowed ; nerves 

 5 to 7 pairs prominent beneath, reticulations fine, conspicuous, 

 8 to 9 in. long, 3 in. wide ; petioles '5 in. long. Heads condensed ; 

 pedicels '25 in. long. Buds very small. Fruit ellipsoid 2 "5 in. 

 long, yellow. Hab. Forests up to about 3000 ft. altitude. Singa- 

 pore, Chua Chu Kang. Malacca (Maingay). Selangor, Weld's 

 Hill, Kwala Lumpur. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Penang, Balik 

 Pulau. 



var. Kiinstleri. C. Kunstleri King, I.e. 17. 



Tree 60 to 80 ft. tall. Branches and leaves as in type. Flowers 

 much larger; pedicel "2 in. long. Fruit pear-shaped, 2*5 to 3 in. 

 long, 2 in. through, very soft, bright yellow. Hab. Johor, Kwala 

 Sembrong (Kelsall). Pahang, Telom. Perak, Larut Hills 

 (Kunstler) ; Kamuning. 



(11) C. macrocarpa Clarke, I.e. ii. 593; King, I.e. 18. 



Tree about 20 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves narrowly lanceolate 

 acute or acuminate, base narrowed, thinly coriaceous, 4 to 6 in. 

 long, I to 1-25 in. wide; petioles 3 to '4 in. long. Heads i- or 

 few-flowered; pedicels slender, '2 in. long. Buds globose "i in. 

 long. Calyx-lobes 5, oblong blunt, velvety inside. Fruit ellipsoid, 

 compressed, 175 in. long, -5 in. through, red. Seeds obovoid. 

 Hab. Hill forests, local. Penang Hill (Maingay) ; Batu Feringhi ; 

 Moniot's Road (Curtis). 



2. OSMELIA, Thw. 



Trees. Leaves ovate or oblong-lanceolate. Flowers small 



nearly sessile in long simple or panicled racemes. Calyx inferior, 



cleft nearly to base, lobes 4 to 5, round, imbricate. Petals none. 



Fi.M.p., I. 3 H 



