112 Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 
PERAK: at Thaipeng, Wray 2658!; at Kwala Dipong, Scor- 
techini 1793!; Ulu Bubong and Larut Hills up to 300 m. alt., King’s 
Collector 3153!, 6703!, 10541!. Matacca: at Batang Malacca, 
Derry 203!, 1157!. Vern. ‘Medang Taying’ (Derry), ‘Meddang 
Katanah’ (Herb. Singap. 920!), ‘Medang Kuning’ (Herb. Singap. 
865 !). 
Tribe VI. LITSEEA. 
12. AcTINODAPHNE, Nees. 
Evergreen trees or shrubs. Leaves subverticillate, rarely scat- 
tered or opposite, penni-nerved, sometimes 3-ribbed at base, leaf- 
buds with imbricate perulate scales. Flowers small, dicecious, in 
axillary or lateral dense bracteate sessile or peduncled clusters or 
short racemes bearing bracteate umbellules of usually 5; the bracts 
imbricate, caducous ; the pedicels lengthening after the fall of the 
bracts. Perianth-tube short; lobes 6, sub-equal. Stamensin o 
flowers 9; those of the Ist row 3, opposite the outer perianth-lobes ; 
those of the 2nd row 3, opposite the inner, both without glands ; 
those of the 3rd row opposite those of the Ist the filaments 2-glan- 
dular; anthers all oblong, introrse, 4-celled; filaments slender. 
Staminodes in 2 flowers also 9, those of the Ist and 2nd rows spathu- 
late or linear, eglandular, those of the 3rd row linear and biglandular. 
Ovary in 2 flowers ovoid, attenuate into the style; stigma dilated ; 
ing flowers rudimentary and empty or obsolete. Fruit a berry 
resting on the enlarged hardened flat or concave perianth-tube, the 
perianth-lobes usually persistent. Seed with thin testa; cotyledons 
very thick, usually hemispheric.—Distrrs. About 50 species, in 
India, the Malay Peninsula and Archipelago and eastwards to 
Japan. 
I regret to say that I am not very well satisfied with the work done on 
this most difficult genus, and especially with the following analysis. Except 
in the first three species the material available has been meagre and characters 
difficult to obtain. 
Leaves at least 10—20 cm. long by 4—12 cm. broad; 
drupe globose. 
Leaves oblanceolate, coriaceous, fruiting perianth 
discvid. 
Leaves in whorls of up to 12 or more, lower 
surface glabrous or nearly so; drupe 20—25 
mm. in diam. oe ae -- lL. A. sesquipedalis. 
Leaves in whorls of 6 to 10, lower surface 
rusty-tomentose ; drupe l0—13mm.indiam. 2. A. Maingay?. 
