62 Flora of the Malayan Peninsuia. 
enlarged, rusty-brown, rugose; scar of the fallen perianth-tube pale, 
scarcely enlarged. 
PenanG: at Birch’s Hill, Fox 10705! (Herb. Singap.) 
3. DEHAASTA, Blume. 
Evergreen trees, the branchlets generally pale, the: buds lanceo- 
late. Leaves alternate, more or less coriaceous, penni-nerved, often 
fascicled at the ends of the branchlets. Flowers small, hermaphro- 
dite, in axillary peduncled panicles of few-flowered dichasia. 
Perianth-tube very short; lobes 6, the 3 outer much the shortest. 
Perfect stamens 9, small, clavate, the anthers 2-celled: those of the. 
lst row opposite the outer shorter perianth-lobes, introrse ; those of 
the 2nd row opposite the inner perianth-lobes, introrse; those of the 
3rd row opposite those of the Ist row, extrorse, each furnished at 
the base and a little behind it with 2 rather large subsessile glands; 
staminodes of the 4th row opposite the 2nd row stamens small or 
wanting, when present usually cordate stipitate. Ovary sessile, 
rounded, attenuate into a short style. Fruzt an oblong berry, seated 
on the persistent broadened perianth which is supported by the very 
much thickened, usually red, often warted, clavate pedicel; cotyle- 
dons thick, fleshy; radicle minute.—Disrrte. About 10 species; 
Indian and Malayan. 
Staminodes of 4th row wanting; leaves chartaceo-coria- 
ceous, over 15 cm. long and 7 em. broad; flowers about 
5mm.indiam. .. ac ee ee 1. D. microcarpa. 
Staminodes of 4th row present; flowers scarcely 3 mm. 
in diam. 
Leaves chartaceous, lanceolate, not minutely reticu- 
late, not fascicled at the tops of the branchlets.. 2. D. nigrescens. 
Leaves coriaceous, more or less obovate, reticulate, 
fascicled at the top of the branchlets. 
Staminodes of 4th row ratherlarge; mainnerves 
of leaves prominently impressed above; pani- 
cles pubescent Sc 5: -- 3. D. cuneata. 
Staminodes of 4th row quite small, main nerves 
not prominently impressed; panicles glabrous 4. D. Curtisii. 
Leaves very coriaceous, lanceolate, more or less 
fascicled; staminodes very small; main nerves 
and nervules of leaves prominently raised on 
both surfaces .. =f ie .. 5. D. lancifolia. 
1. DEHAASIA MicRocAaRPA, Blume in Rumph.i. 162, t. 44 (1835). 
A tree with spreading branches reaching 15 to 25 m. in height and 
