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This has been referred to Hodgsonia heteroclita. Hook, 

 f. of India, from which it differs in its hairy underside of 

 the coriaceous leaves, much smaller flower with a much 

 thicker calyx tube and shorter lobes, and its fruit. H. 

 heteroclita has a pointed red fruit, thin walled. That of 

 this species is woody, velvety, grey and quite flat at the top 

 and base. If dropped in water it can be taken out quite 

 dry owing to its velvety coat. It is called Akar Kapaynng 

 from the resemblance of the seed to that of Pangium. It 

 is probable that it is the Trichosanthes Kadam Miquel of 

 Sumatra, but his description is incomplete. 



PASSIFLORACEAE. ' ^ 



20. Adenia grandifolia, sp. nov. 



Glabrous climber. Leaves membranous becoming 

 thinly coriaceous broadly ovate elUptic acuminate, base 

 cuneate decurrent shortly on the petiole with 2 large glands 

 4-6*5 in. long, 4-6-5 in. wide ; nerves prominent, one pair 

 basal, one pair above nervules transverse ; petiole 1-1 • 5 in. 

 long. Panicle short, branched 1 • 5 in. long, many flowered. 

 Bracts lanceolate acuminate -15 in. long. Male flowers 

 semifusiform flask-shaped -15 in. long. Calyx lobes 

 recurved linear acuminate. Petals from mouth of tube as 

 long linear acuminate recurved thinner. No corona. 

 Stamens from base much shorter than the tube anthers, 

 apiculate. 



Pahang : Kuala Tekam and Kota Tongkat. (Evans, 

 July 1917). Sumatra ; Ayer Mancior near Padang (Beccari 

 743^. 



The much larger leaves and large flowers clustered on 

 a short, stout panicle make this very different from the 

 other species. 



ARALIACEAE. 



A troublesome genus to identify from herbarium 

 specimens as they preserve badly and we frequently get only 

 the upper part of the plant without the lower often pinnate 

 leaves. 



21. Arthrophyllum angustifolium, sp. nov. 



Small tree. Lower leaves pinnate over 2 ft. long ; 

 leaflets 29, coriaceous linear lanceolate acuminate 

 6 in. long -5 in. wide nerves faint, sunk above ; petioles 

 • 1 in. long, upper leaves simple broader and shorter, petiole 

 slender, 1 in. long. Inflorescences axillary and terminal, 



Peduncles 1-5 in. long or less, secundary peduncles • 25 in. 

 edicels -l in. long. Flowers very small. Caljrx very 

 short undulate, buds short ovoid. Petals ovate valvate 4. 

 Stamens 4. 



Perak : Gunong Kledang (Ridley 9683). 



Curious in its narrow leaflets and very small flowers. 



