686 XLIV. SAPINDACEJE. (W. P. Hiern.) [Lepisanthes. 



2. Xi. cuneata, Hiern ; leaflets 6-8 opposite or subopposite elliptic- 

 oblong shortly and obtusely acuminate glabrous base cuueate, racemes 

 short supra-axillary, flowera very small obsoletely tomentose. 



PENANG, Porter. 



Nearly glabrous in all parts. Branches smooth. Leaves 12-18 in. ; leaflets 3-8 by 

 l-2 in. ; petiolules \-^ in._ Inflorescence 1-1$ in.; flowers T V in. ; bracts subulate, 

 small. Petals 5, glabrous, with a minute scale at base. 



3. Zi. Browniana, Hiern ; leaflets 6-1 1 alternate or sometimes oppo- 

 site elliptic-oblong much acuminate glabrous base cuneate petioluled, 

 racemes short dense axillary puberulent, flowers of moderate size. Sapin- 

 dacea?, R. Br. in Wall. Cat. 7497, a/"/ in Misc. Eot. ii. 537. 



MARTABAN ; Tavoy and Keloben, W. Gomez. 



A small tree with smooth terete bram-hes tinged with red. Leaves \\-1\ ft., tending 

 to develope further leaflet* at the apex ; petiole O-ll' in. ; leaflets :>-'.) by 1 \ !'.. in. ; 

 petiolules somewhat thickened at the basr, ranging up to ^ in. Inflorescence 1-2 in.; 

 pedicels about in. Floa-cr* \ in. &pob concfcTe, glabrous inside, thickened at tha 

 base, the 2 outer short, the \\r.\-\- \ in. Petals obovate, pubeseent at the ela\v outside, 

 with 2 glabrous scales in>M--. l>isk glabrous. Stamens 8, jn. ; filaments hairy. 

 Ovary obsolete from the mule flowers. 



10. OTOFHORA, Blume. 



Trees or shrubs. Leave* alternate-, pinnate; leaflets entire (the lowest 

 pair stipuliforni). /////O/V.NWWCC axillary and terminal. /'/^/"/.s- regular, 

 polygamous. Sepal* raivly 4, concave, widely imbricated. /V/<//x r>, rarely 4 

 small, somewhat squamate at base by inflexion of the subaurirnlatr l<ase. 

 l)isk complete, annular, i-renulate or entire. s'A/ /////> > ji, ran-ly truer, 

 inserted within the disk ; filaments very short ; anthers nldon^. included. 

 Ovary 3-4-sided, 3-1-celled; ovules solitary, ascending ; stigma sulisrs>ih>, 

 obtuse, obsoletely 3-4-rayed. /'///// baccate, not lobed. indeliiscent, 3-4- 

 or by abortion 2-1-celled; seeds arillate; embryo straight; cotyledons 

 thick. DISTRLB. Species about 8 confined to the Malay Peninsula and 

 Archipelago. 



0. fruticosa, Blume ( = Sapindus fruticosus, Roxl. ; Wall. Cat. 8043; Allophylus 

 pinnatus, Roxb. Ic. t. 1407), lias been introdueed into India from the Moluccas. 



1. O. paucijug-a, Ifi'-rn ; leaflets 2 or 4 opposite narrowly elliptic 

 obtusely acuminate shining base cuueate, panicles racemose lax elongated, 

 sepals 4-5 minutely ciliate, petals 4-3 scarcely bisquainate at base, stamens 

 6-7, disk glabrous, ovary glabrous. 



MALACCA, Miinujnii. 



L> lives 4-10 in. ; petioles 5-2^ in., base thickened and probably bearing caducous 

 stipular leaflets; leaflets 3-6 by 1-2 in. ; petiolules - in. Hacemes J-l ft. ; pedicels 

 about equalling the flowers. 



2. O. erythrocalyx, Hism ; glabrous, leaflets 14-19 opposite or 

 alternate elliptic or oblong shining firmly coriaceous shortly acuminate, 

 base more or less narrowed, lowest pair stipuliforni smaller, panicles 

 elongated much branched nearly equalling the leaves, pedicels slender, 

 petals 5 shortly ciliate very shortly squamate at base, stamens 8, filaments 

 fleshy hairy, anthers somewhat hairy pointed, disk glabrous, ovary 3-sided 

 3-celled glabrous. 



MALACCA, Maingay. 



A small tree. Leaves 30-45 in. ; petioles thickened at base ; leaflets ranging up to 

 9 by 3 in. ; petiolule \ in. Flowers |- in. tiepals blood-red. Petals pale-rose, ap- 



