52 XLIX. CONNAKACE.ZE. (J. D. Hooker.) [Connarus. 



5. C. G-riffithii, Hook. f. ; "branches, petioles, and leaves beneath pubes- 

 cent, leaflets ovate- or elliptic-lanceolate acuminate, nerves very indistinct. 



TENASSERIM, at Mergui, Griffith. 



Branches slender. Leaflets 3-5 by f-l in., thinly coriaceous, finely pubescent 

 with rusty hairs beneath, midrib distinct ; nerves very faint, oblique. Panicles rusty- 

 pubescent. Flowers i in. long. Sepals linear-oblong. Petals more than twice as 

 long, glabrous, ligulate. Filaments almost glabrous. Capsule unknown. 



6. C. semidecandrus, Jack in Mai. Misc. 2, vii. 39; branches, petioles, 

 and midrib beneath finely pubescent, leaflets elliptic-oblong acute, thinly cori- 

 aceous, not reticulated, nerves 5 pairs very slender. 0. floribundus, Watt, in 

 Herb. Linn. Soc. sub 8543.1 



TENASSERIM at Mergui, Griffith ; PENANG, Wallich, Phillips, $c. 



Leaflets pale on both surfaces. Panicle much branched, thinly pubescent. Flowers 

 ^ in. long, white (Wallich). Sepals linear-oblong. Petals more than twice as long, 

 narrow, linear-spathulate, glabrous. Filaments nearly glabrous. Capsule not seen. 



ft Lea/lets perfectly glabrous beneath. 



7. C. paniculatus, Roxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 139; leaflets 3-7 elliptic- 

 oblong, -ovate or -lanceolate with a short or long obtuse point, petals glabrous, 

 filaments puberulous, capsules 1|-1^ by f in. contracted into the stalk 

 compressed, seed oblong compressed. ? 0. pentandrus, Roxb. 1. c. 140. 

 Connaracea, Wall. Cat. 8540 (excl. E.). 



SILHET and the KHASIA MTS., ascending to 2000 ft., Roxburgh, &c. ; CHITTAGONG, 

 Roxburgh, H.f. # T. 



A large climber ; branches and leaves perfectly glabrous. Leaflets 3-8 by 1-2 in., 

 coriaceous, glossy above ; nerves 5-6 pairs, slender, faint, reticulations obscure ; petiole 

 stout. Panicle hoary, much branched and spreading. Flowers ^ in. long. Sepals 

 linear-oblong, pubescent. Petals more than twice as long, nearly glabrous, linear. 

 Longer filaments three times as long as the short ones. Capsule shining, pale, 

 deeply striate, finely pubescent within. I do not see how C. pentandrus, Koxburgh, 

 differs except in being described as truly pentandrous. 



8. C. gibbosus, Wall, in Herb. Linn. Soc. sub 8541 ; leaflets elliptic- 

 oblong or -ovate obtusely acuminate nerves 5-6 pairs, capsules 1 by | in. 

 hatchet-shaped compressed with a horizontal beak on the outer edge. Conna- 

 racea, Watt. Cat. 8538, B (in part) ? 8540 E, 8541,8541 B. Sapind. dub. Wall. 

 Cat. 8098. 



BIRMA, at Kangoon, McLdland ; TENASSERIM, at Mergui, Griffith, &c. ; PENANG, 

 Porter; MALACCA, Griffith, Maingo.y; SINGAPORE, l^allich. DISTRIB. Borneo. 



Leaflets 3-5 by l-2 in., quite glabrous ; transverse veuules distinct beneath. 

 Panicles branched, rather slender. Flowers' in. Sepals ovate-oblong. Petals about 

 twice as long. Filaments puberulous. Capsules compressed, broad, veined, with the 

 beak, usually very pronounced at the outer edge of the broad top ; valves finely 

 pubescent within. Wallich suggests that this may be Jack's C. lucidus or (7. grandis. 



9. C. Champ ion ii, Thwaites Enum. 80 ; leaflets 5-7 elliptic acuminate, 

 nerves 5-6 pairs very strong beneath, capsules l| by f in. semilunar compressed 

 narrowed at the base but not distinctly stalked striate glabrous. 



CEYLON; Central province, ascending to 4000 ft. 



A climbing shrub ; young parts clothed with rusty pubescence. Leaflets 3-5 by 

 l|_9i. i n ( thinly coriaceous, polished on both surfaces, reticulate beneath; petiole and 

 petiofules slender. Panicles axillary and terminal, 4-6 in., minutely rusty-pubescent. 

 Flowers \ in. long. Sepals oblong, hairy. Petals twice as long, linear-obovate, white 

 dotted with red, sparsely hairy. Filaments included, glabrous, the longer twice as 

 long as the shorter. Capsule apiculate, sutures not keeled ; valves thin with 

 scattered hairs within. 



