1494 L. Radlkofer. — Sapindaceae. 



lateral nerves prominent, curved, anastomosing, the reticulations prominent on both 

 surfaces; stipules obtuse, up to 6 cm long, 5 cm wide, similar to the leaves in texture 

 and color; petiolules short, 4 — 8 mm long. Panicles from the upper axils, 23,5 — 36 cm 

 long, the branches spreading. Flowers dark reddish brown when dry, the pedicels 

 5 — 10 mm long, slender. Sepals ovate to suborbicular, obtuse to rounded, 4 — 4,5 mm 

 long, 3 — 4 mm wide, the margins very sparsely minutely denticulate. Petals 4, about 

 3,5 mm long, 3 mm wide, margins inflexed and ciliate at the base. Stamens 8, 2,75 — 

 3 mm long; the anthers narrowly oblong, acute, 1,5 — 1,75 mm long, the filaments 

 flattened at the base. Ovary ellipsoid, 2-celled, glabrous; style very short; stigma 

 obsoletely 2-lobed.« 



In Philippinarum insula »Mindanao: Davao Province, Mati, Bur. Sei. 49051 

 Ramos and Edano, April 13, 1927, in dry forests at low altitudes.<< 



>>This species is allied to O. fruticosa Blume, but is distinguished among other 

 characters by its very large leaflets and stipules.« 



Otophora latifolia Ridley in Kew Bull. (1933) 190. — >)Frutex vel arbor parva. 

 Folia usque ad 7-jugata, petiolo 19 cm longo glabro. Foliola alterna vel subopposita, 

 subcoriacea, elliptico-lanceolata, breviter acuminata, basi cuneata, 35 cm longa, 10 cm 

 lata; nervi usque ad 6-pares. subtus elevati. nervi secundarii et reticulationes subtus 

 conspicui; petioluli crassi, transversim rugosi, 1 cm longi. Panicula elongata, glabra, 

 37 cm longa, rhachide obscure angulata, ramis strictis gracilibus, inferioribus 18 cm 

 longis. Flores parvi, glomerulati. plurimi, glabri. Pedicelli 3 mm longi. Sepala 4, 

 rotundata. Petala 4, obovata, multo minora. Stamina 8, antheris oblongis serieeis. 

 Pistillum glabrum, oblongum, stigmate sessili. Drupae ellipticae, glabrae, subcom- 

 planatae, 8 mm longae. Semina 1 vel 2, ovoidea, 7 mm longa.« 



>> British North Borneo: East Coast, Greagh (type); Sandakan, Myburgh 

 Province. Eimer n. 20138; and probably also Mt. Kalawat, Mrs. Clemens n. 11175.« 



>)0. erythrocalyci Hiern affinis, sed foliis longioribus. floribus et fructibus multo 

 minoribus, antheiis serieeis differt.« 



Otophora macrocarpa Ridley 1. c. (1933) 190. — «Frutex \el arbor parva. Folia 

 11-jugata, 30 cm longa, rhachide hirta. Foliola alterna vel subopposita, lanceolata, 

 acuminata, basi obliqua obtusa, 6 — 15 cm longa, 3 — 4,5 cm lata, costa subtus elevata 

 parce hirta, nervis 7 — 8-paribus procul a margine inarcuantibus; petioluli incrassati, 

 nigri, hirti; stipulae rotundatae, cordatae, 1 cm longae. Paniculae ramosae, pubescentes, 

 15 — 30 cm longae, ramis patentibus usque ad 20 cm longis. Flores parvi, in glomerulos 

 distantes congesti, pedunculis 2 — 3 mm longis. Sepala 5, rotundata, glabra. Petala 5, 

 multo minora, oblonga, basi hirta. Stamina 8, antheris oblongis marginibus albo- 

 sericeis. Pistillum ovoideum, stigmate capitato. Drupa globosa, glabra, 3 cm longa.« 



In Borneo: »Sarawak, Kuching, Haviland n. 67 (type), 917, 1847, 2138.« 



>>Ab O. erythrocalyce Hiern, cui affinis, foliolis ferme sessilibus minoribus, panicula 

 minore, floribus multo minoribus differt.« — >> Haviland describes. this both as a shrub 

 and as a small tree. It is a very floriferous species, with small flowers and a large, 

 globular, smooth fruit.« 



Otophora pulchella (Ridley) Merrill, Bibl. Enum. Bornean PI. (1931) 359. — Capura 

 pulchella Ridley in Journ. Str. Br. Roy. As. Soc. LIV. (1910) 35. — »Shrub little 

 branched about 6 feet tall. Leaves with 4 or 5 leaflets, elliptic lanceolate coriaceous 

 dark green, nerves inconspicuous 8 pairs, 6 inches long or more 3 inches across, petiolule 

 Vio inch long; petiole 3 inches long. Stipules ovate obtuse 2 inches long IV2 inch wide, 

 all glabrous. Racemes slender 6 inches long, with distant flowers about 20, glabrous. 

 Bracts lanceolate acuminate 1 mm. Peduncles very short thick each bearing 1 or 2 

 flowers. Pedicels 1/10 i^ch long. Sepals 4 ovate rounded glabrous reflexed cream color 

 with minute red spots as long as the pedicels. Petals oblong obtuse larger margins 

 ciliate creamy straw color, 4. Stamens 8, filaments short white ciliate cylindric. Anthers 

 longer elliptic flattened yellow, poUen yellow. Diso annular cushioned, rose pink 



