172 Christmas Island. 



Small tree. Branchlets divaricate. Leaves generally sub- 

 verticillate near the ends of the branches ; lamina oblong or 

 oblong - lanceolate, subcoriaceous, penninerved, lateral nerves 

 arching, sub - prominent below, glabrous, margin entire or sub- 

 entire, lamina 3-4 ins. long, often about an inch wide at the 

 broadest part, petiole i -J in. long. The flowers are in compact, 

 many-flowered heads terminating branches; pedicels short terete; 

 bracts narrow. Sepals acuminate about two-thirds the length of 

 the petals. Petals free, oblong or oblanceolate, i 3 lines long, 

 ± ^ line broad, somewhat hooded at the apex, three-nerved. 

 Stamens five, shorter than the petals; filaments 1 line long or a 

 little longer ; anthers ± -h line long. Ovary hairy below, gradually 

 tapering to a rather stout style which is less than 1 line long, 

 stigma terminal capitate. Capsule bivalved or sub-trivalved, 

 valves coriaceous ; fruiting peduncles about 3 lines long. Seeds 

 reddish-brown, hardly 1 line long. 



I!^oticeable on account of the congested character of the 

 inflorescence. 



GUTTIFER^. 

 4. Ochrocarpus ovalifolius, T. And. 



East Coast. 



jS'ativc name : Nyamplon besar. 



Distrih. — Malaya, Fiji. 



5. Calophyllum inophyllum, Linn. 



No. 46. 



jS'ative name : If yamplon. 



Bistrih. — Widely spread in tropics. 



MALVACEAE. 



6. Malvastrum tricuspidatum, A. Gray. 



Also in the herbarium from Cocos-Keeling Island. H. 0. Forbes, 

 1879. No. 135. 



Listrib. — "Widely spread in tropics. 



7. Abutilon auritum, Sweet. 



Kocky Point. No. 8fl. 



Distrih. — Widely spread in tropics. 



