DESCRIPTION OF MALAYAN PLANTS. 
Asmall Tree, with weak, diffuse branches. 
Leaves alternate, pinnate, leaflets five to 
seven, from ovate to oblong-ovate, termin- 
ating in a long acumen, which is emarginate 
at the point, entiré, very smooth, the mid- 
dle nerve pubescent underneath ; the upper 
leaflet is the largest, and frequently five 
inches in length. Petiole thickened at top 
and bottom, almost articulate under the 
terminal leaflet. /acemes axillary, subso- 
litary, short, few-flowered ; pedicels alter- 
nate, one-flowered; a bractis at the base 
of each pedicel, small, tomentose as well 
asthe peduncle. Calyz five-parted, smooth, 
persistent. Corolla five-petaled, petals 
oblong, acute. Stamens ten, distinct, the 
alternate ones shorter. Ovaries five, smooth, 
with a line of hairs along the suture. Styles 
five, shorter than the stamens. /S4gmas 
emarginate. Capsule solitary, four ovaries 
aborting, embraced at the base by the thick- 
ened calyx, orange-coloured, smooth, burst- 
ing on one side, containing a single black 
seed. Seed furnished at the base with a 
— ne oure d,fleshy carun- 
Dii inverse, “without albumen. 
OB e umbilical caruncle in this 
species is sities in shape and situation to 
that observed in the Connarus lucidus, 
smaller than usual in this tribe. 
CNESTIS FLORIDA. W.J. 
Foliolis 3—5, rarius solitariis, oblongo- 
ovatis acuminatis glaberrimis, racemis 
fasciculatis axillaribus, seminibus arillo 
subinclusis. 
Confer cum mer santaloide, Vahl, 
anne eadem 
Found in dines and the Island of 
Pulo Nias. 
À small Tree, with somewhat rigid, diva- 
septo branches. Leaves alternate, pinnate, 
ts three to five, sometimes solitary, 
sang oi attenuated into a longish, 
acumen, very entire, very smooth, 
Ther rigid, shining above, veins reticulate; 
inches long. facet nes s axillary, iube 
E x! ` 
Me) | three to d 
Ses y osteo erect, king with 
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red towards the base. Corolla five-petal- 
ed. Stamens ten, distinct, nearly equal ; 
filaments flat, and broader at the base 
Ovaries five, oblong, erect. Styles one 5 
pointed towards both ends, somewhat ob- 
lique, smooth, bursting on one side, one- 
seeded. Seed almost enclosed in a bright 
red fleshy aril, originating from the umbili- 
cus, and in its expansion enveloping the 
whole seed. Albumen none. Cotyledons 
plano-convex, solid. .Kadicle remote from 
the umbilicus, as in Gertner’s Omphalo- 
bium. 
W. J. 
Foliis pinnatis subdecemjugis, foliolis ova- 
li-oblongis emarginatis, seminibus 
subinclusis. 
Connarus mimosoides. Vahl and Willd. 
Found at Tappanuly. 
I can scarcely entertain a , doubt of this 
being the very plant referred by Vahl to 
Connarus, and aptly named mimosoides. 
Its analogy with the preceding is very close, 
having the seeds similarly enclosed in a 
large red aril, and the racemes axilla 
have not seen the flowers, but the fodit 
abortive ovaries are quite distinct at the 
base of the perfect one. In all these three 
species only ne ceu ripoti in ea 
particular, 
ind arilled seeds, iplis inpr na 
Cnestis. 
CNESTIS MIMOSOIDES. 
W.J. 
PENTANDRIA MoxocyNIA.—Nat. Ord. 
EURYCOMA. 
CoxNARACEE. Brown. 
Calyx 5-partitus. Corolla | 5-petala. 
Stamina quinque. Glandule decem sta- 
minibus alterne. Ovarium 5-lobum, lobis 
puinedpdas MN I. Stigmata quinque. 
culares glabre, mono- 
en nudum. Polygama, fo- 
(n Lie very great doubts of this be- 
longing to the natural order of Connaracee. 
1 rest particularly on the combined sms 
