174 Chnsfmas Island. 



14. Grewia laevigata, Yalil. 



IS"©. 106. 



iS'ative name : Kayu Wangle. 



Distrib. — TroiDical Africa, India, Malaya. 



15. Grewia, sp. 



Xear G. ohlongifoUa, Blume, but fruit is required. iS'o. 12a. 



EIJTACE^. 



16. AcronycMa andrewsi, sp. nov. 



Arbuscula cortice griseo. Folia trifoliolata ; foliola oblonga vel 

 oblanceolata sessilia vel vix petiolulata petiole longiora e basi 

 acuta apice obtusa vel subemarginata penninervia chartacea glabra 

 pellucido - punctata subtus pallidiora costulis patentibus ante 

 margineni unitis tenuibus ; petiolus communis canaliculatus. 

 Paniculae axillares sub lente pubse adspersae ; bracteolae circa basin 

 pedicellorum breves ovata?. Pedunculi quam petioli breviores. 

 Calyx brevis lobis ovatis. Petala sub anthesi reflexa lanceolata 

 apice apiculata. Filamenta basi ciliolata, antberis dorsifixis ovatis 

 brevibus. Ovarium 4 - loculare giobosum, stylo basin versus 

 albo-pubescente. 



Hah. — Christmas Island. Small tree, common, especially on the 

 shore terrace. Xative name : Kayu djerouk. 



Small tree with grey cortex. Branchlets towards extremities 

 pubescent. Leaves trifoliolate ; leaflets oblong or oblanceolate, 

 chartaceous, apex obtuse, base cuneate, lateral leaflets slightly 

 smaller than central leaflets (reaching 2 ins. long), central leaflets 

 2^-2 f ins, long, but probably longer when older ; common petiole 

 rather over an inch, petiolules scarcely any. The flowers are borne 

 below the leaves in short axillary panicles (shorter than the 

 common petioles) ; pedicels pubescent. Buds oblong - cylindrical. 

 Calyx lobes short. Petals lanceolate ± I'o lines long. Filaments 

 ciliolate near the base. Ovary 4-locular, style pubescent, stigma 

 capitate. 



Allied to A. trifoliolata, Miq., A. minahassiB, Miq., and 

 A. halmaheirm, Miq. 



MELIACE^. 



17. Melia azedarach, Linn. ? 



Infi'uit. ^0. 151. 



Native name : Wyndet. 



Species uncertain in absence of flowers. 



