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cosum (in vivo glaucum, King’s Collector). Semen orbiculare, 
plano-convexum, Sse ane circiter 1 cm. diametro, 8 mm. 
crassum, corneum, gla 
Matay PENINSULA. Bark Dense jungle, clinging to large 
trees, limestone hills, 90-120 m., King’s Collector 7193 (or (2) 
8193); Cheroh, 60 m., Wray 4 427 7; Gunong Batu Puteh, 900- 
1200 m., Wray 3, 1236 ; Perak, Scortechini 295 a. 
Vornac. name. Ipoh Aker (Wray). 
below lien ried, and rg ay iret i stems with con- 
spicuously keeled angles (cf. S. aenea, A. W. Hill, p. 138). King 
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<eieae not only in the characters of stems and leaves but also in 
the calyx and the glabrous ovary. ray tee aa the bark 
of the root is used as an arrow poison by the Saka 
According to the labels on specimens of S. atiiohe, Wall., 
collected by Corporals Ali and Hasan in Malacca, they also bear 
the name ‘Ipoh Akar’ (see p. 201). 
82.3 tesseroidea, A. W. Hull; species S. Wenzelit, Merrill, 
confusa, foliis trinervis, nervis paginae inferioris pubescentibus 
semineque differt. 
Frutex scandens, ramis in juventute pubescentibus. Folia 
late elliptica, apice ig acuta, basi rotundato-cuneata vel 
cuneata, 8-13 cm. on , 42-583 cm . lata, superne vernicosa, 
Semina tesseroidea, 9 mm. longa, 4 mm. fate, cornea, glabra. S. 
Wenzelii, Merrill in Philip. Journ. Sc. xi. No. 4. C. 1916, p- 202, 
partim, quoad Ramos ii 
Puitippine Istanps. Samar: ae River; 80 m. (Feb. 
Mar.), Ramos Bur. Sc. no. 24381 
The plant when dry assumes a dark bfowii colour like S. 
Wenzélis. Merrill, but the under surface of the leaf is dull and 
not shining as in that species. Other differences are put forward 
in the note under S. Wenzelii (see p. 178) 
There are two other distinct but imperfectly known species 
from the Philippine Islands which deserve brief notice, but 
cannot be described owing to lack of adequate material. 
(1) Strychnos sp. 
Patriprre Istanps. ‘Ticao: Batuan; on the beach, W. W. 
Clark 1061. 
Luzon: Prov. Albay; Castilla, Vidal 3936. 
The leaves are ovate, acute, trinerved, and rounded at the 
base. The fruits small, globose, orange in colour, and the seeds 
circular, flattened, and about 1 cm. in diameter 
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