88 Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 
10—15 cm., breadth 5—8 cm.; petiole very stout 1—1°5 em. long, bordered 
above by the decurrent margins of the blade. It seems to belong to Cimna- 
momum; but in the absence of flower and fruit this is not quite certain. 
7. ALSEODAPHNE, Nees. 
Evergreen trees. Leaves alternate, often subverticillate or 
fascicled at the ends of the branchlets, penninerved. Flowers 
small, hermaphrodite, in axillary or subterminal panicles, the 
cymules of the branches often subumbellate. Perianth-tube short, 
continuous with the pedicel ; lobes 6, subequal, the outer ones often 
slightly the smaller. Stamens 9 fertile, with 4-celled ovate-oblong 
anthers; those of the lst row opposite the outer perianth lobes, and 
introrse ; those of the 2nd row opposite the inner perianth-lobes also 
introrse ; those of the 3rd row opposite those of the Ist row, ex- 
trorse, and with two usually large glabrous glands at the base a 
little behind; staminodes of the 4th row opposite the stamens of 
the 2nd row, large, glabrous on the inner side, stipitate, ovate or 
cordate. Ovary ovoid or globose, l-celled, 1-ovuled; style rather 
slender; stigma peltate. Fruit an ellipsoid or globose berry, seated 
on the enlarged perianth-tube and usually persistent lobes and 
supported by the enlarged often red and warted pedicel (as in 
Dehaasia).—DistR1s. India, China, Malay Islands and Peninsula, 
about 12 species. 
Third row of stamens with glands distinct from the 
filaments, at their base. 
Leaves membranous 
Flowers in glabrous panicles, minute ; berry 
ellipsoid 2°5 cm. long Me .. IL. A. peduncularis. 
Flowers in grey-puberulous panicles, larger ; 
perry globose 1°5 em. long ds .. 2. A. Wrayt. 
Leaves coriaceous 
Drupe globose under 1°5 em. in diameter ; leaves 
under 12 em. in length re .. 3. A. bancana. 
Drupe oblong-ellipsoid, 4—5 em. long, 2 em. in 
diam. ; leaves over 20 cm. long .. 4 A. peliolaris. 
Leaves very coriaceous, rarely under 15 cm. in 
length 
Berry dull, black, ellipsoid, about 2 cm. long 
and 1 cm. broad .. : 5. A. paludosa. 
Berry shining, brown, oblong-ellipsoid, 3°5 
cm. long and 2 cm. broad, seated on the 
prominent enlarged perianth-tube, the 
lobes deciduous “ie .. 6. A. insignis. 
