876 Lxxi. ARALiACE^. [Scliefflera. 



7 to 8, oblong elliptic abruptly cuspidate, base round minutely 

 puberulous beneath when young, 12 in. long, 4 in. wide ; petiolules 

 4 in. long. Panicles 16 in. long; rachis stout, "25 in. thick, 

 tomentose; branches numerous '^ in. long bearing numerous 

 globose heads "5 in. through. Flowers sessile. Fruit oblong, 

 stellate white-tomentose, 5- to 8-ribbed. Hah. Often on rocks 

 by the sea. Singapore, Bajau; Kranji; Bukit Timah; Barn 

 Island. Malacca (Griffith). 



(5) S. capitellata Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mas. x. 137. 

 Epiphyte. Leaves 8-foliate ; leaflets lanceolate acute, narrowed 



to base; nerves fine, coriaceous, puberulous beneath, 3 to 5 in, 

 long, I in. wide ; petiolules i in. long ; petioles 7 in. long. Racemes 

 scurfy tomentose 18 in. long; peduncles '5 in. long, heads "4 in. 

 through. Bracts minute or o. Flowers puberulous truncate, 

 5-angled in bud, quite sessile. Petals connate in a cap. Stamens 

 6, purple. Hab. Mountain forests. Perak, Bujong Malacca. 

 Penang Hill, 2500 ft. altitude (Curtis 837). 



(6) S. Klossii Ridl. I.e. 137. 



A large climber. Branches pale, shining; young parts and 

 inflorescence white scurfy. Leaves, petioles stout 2*5 in. long; 

 leaflets 5, coriaceous glabrous elliptic, abruptly short acuminate, 

 base narrowed; nerves elevate beneath 5 pairs, 7 in. long, 3 in. 

 wide; petiolule of middle one 1*4 in. long. Panicles 5, scurfy, 

 9 in. long. Umbels simple, numerous, peduncle "25 in. long. 

 Flowers 5 in an umbel very shortly pedicelled. Calyx obconic 

 scurfy -05 in. long, lobes very obscure. Corolla in bud pink 

 and white, blunt ovoid '05 in. long. Petals 5, ovate blunt. Stamens 

 5. Styles forming truncate cone with 5 minute stigmas. Hab. 

 Perak, Changkat Mentri (Kloss). 



(7) S. Scortechinii Ridl. Heptapleurum Scortechinii King, 

 I.e. 49. 



Epiphyte. Leaves digitate; petioles 2'5 to 3-5 ft. long; 

 leaflets 8 to 10, very coriaceous oblong, base round, tip apiculate, 

 glabrous ; nerves 6 to 9 pairs, elevate beneath, 9 to 13 in. long, 

 4 to 6 in. wide; petiolules 2*5 to 4 in. long. Panicles of several 

 raceme-like branches, scurfy; branchlets 40 to 50, and "35 to 

 •75 in. long, with a broad ovate convolute woolly bract at base 

 and a globular umbel of globose flowers 'i in. long. Calyx truncate, 

 tapering to base. Petals 6 to 7. Ovary 5-celled. Hab. Perak 

 (Scortechini) ; Telom. Kedah, Yan. 



This is very near S. capitellata, but has leaves with fewer prominent nerves 

 and heads smaller and with large bracts. 



(8) S. ■pergaina.cea.Ridl. Heptapleurum pergamaceum ^ass/^. 

 Cat. Hort. Bog. A. 165. H. glomerulatum Ridl. Joitrn. F.M.S. 

 Mus. vi. 150. 



Erect treelet. Leaves digitate; petioles 14 in. long ; leaflets 8, 

 thinly coriaceous, elliptic-ovate cuspidate, rounded or slightly 



