836 



LXII. SAMYDACE/E. 



[Homalium. 



coriaceous, obovate-oblong, shortly blunt apiculate, nearly entire 

 or coarsely crenate, base shortly narrowed or round cordate, glabrous 

 except nerves above and beneath (when adult) ; nerves 7 pairs, 

 275 to 5 in. long, 1-65 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles '2 to -4 in. long, 

 pubescent, Racemes solitary, tomentose, 3 to 5 in. long, slender. 

 Flowers "3 in. across, villous greenish yellow or white in small 

 clusters. Calyx -i in. long, conic, teeth 10, linear. Petals oblanceo- 

 late, larger. Stamens 2 opposite each petal, glabrous ; styles 5. 

 Hah. Rocky places in the north, Pahang, Kwala Sungei Sawa Chini, 



Fig. 68. — Homalium Griffithianum. 



Kwantan (Foxworthy). Lankawi, by the lake (Curtis) ; Sungei 

 BatuAsap. Perils, Kanga. Pulau Adang, Rawei Island. Kedah, 

 Tanjong Sirih (Curtis). Dislrib. Tenasserim, Indo-China, Siam. 

 Native name : Telor Buaya. 



(6) H, frutescens King, I.e. 22. 



Small tree 15 to 30 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic- 

 oblong, shortly acuminate, narrowed to base, edge usually crenate, 

 drying brown beneath ; nerves 6 to 8 pairs, slender, secondaries 

 conspicuous 3 to 5 in. long, 175 to 2'25 in. wide; petioles 'i in. 

 long. Racemes axillary sometimes branched, fairty stout, glabrous 



