48 XLix. connaeaoej:. (J. D. Hooker.) [Bourea. 



more usually acute at the base. Some Tavoy specimens are, however, almost inter- 

 mediate. 



3. R, caudata, Planch, in Linncea, xxiii. 419 ; quite glabrous, leaflets 3-6 

 pairs elliptic-ovate with long caudate-aciuninate obtuse points not shining, petiole 

 very slender, sepals ciliolate, petals oblong obtuse. 



Assam, JenMns; Khasia Mts., alt. 1-4000 ft., Griffith, H.f. # T. 



Very similar to R. santdloides, tut much smaller in all its parts and more slender, 

 ■with more membranous leaflets 2-2J in., of which the points are ^-f as long as the 

 Hade, finely reticulate, not shining. Eacemes or panicles 1-2 in. Flowers j- in. 

 diam. Capsule }-l in., slightly curved, broader upwards. Petals not much exceeding 

 the sepals. Ovaries glabrous, style short. 



4. Xt. pulcbella, Planch, in Linneoa, xxiii. 419 ; quite glabrous, leaflets 

 1-3-pair 1-lJ in. ovate-lanceolate obtijiely caudate-acuminate shining, sepals 

 suborbicular ciliolate. 



Malacca, Griffith, Maingay. 



A smaller leaved plant than if. caudata with more coriaceous leaflets, which are 

 dark chestnut-brown when dry, and have slender petiolules J in. long ; they are 

 uniformly reticulated on both surfaces ivithout obvious principal nerves. Panicles 

 very slender, often exceeding the leaves; pedicels \ in., capillary.- Flowers \ in. 

 diam. Petals twice as long as the sepals, linear-oblong, connate, just above the base. 

 Ovaries 5, pilose ; styles very slender. Capsule ^ in., stout, curved, pointed. 



5. It., acuminata, Sook.f. ; quite glabrous, leaflets 3-4 pair elliptic or 

 elliptic-oblong abruptly caudate-acuminate finely reticulate on both surfaces 

 shining above subglaucous beneath, petiole very slender. Onestis acuminata. 

 Wall. Cat. 8533 (Oonnaracea). 



SiNCApoKE, Wallich. 



Branches slender. Leaves 2 J-6 in. ; petiole quite glabrous, petiolules very short ; 

 leaflets 1^-3 by ^-Ij in., thinly coriaceous, brown when dry ; base rounded. Capsvle 

 J in. — The specimens are very imperfect. 



** Leaflets very numerous, small, 1^2J in., sessile, oblong. 

 t Leaflets very pubescent beneath, 



6. XI. rug'osa, Planch, in Linnesa, xxiii. 422 ; branches petioles leaves 

 beneath and inflorescence softly pubescent, leaflets 6-9-pairs 1^-2^ in. oblong 

 obtusely acuminate, base cordate, panicles stout, pedicels shorter than the calyx. 

 Oonnarus ? rugosus. Wall. Cat. 8527, Oonnaracea. 



Easteen Peninsula; Sineapore, Wallich, Penang, Porter, Malacca, Griffith, 



Branches stout, velvety. Leaves 1 ft.; petiole stout Leaflets shining above, 

 reticulate on both surfaces. Panicles shorter than the leaves. Flowers \ in. diam., 

 rosy. Sepals orbicular, pubescent. Petals twice as long, pilose on the back. Capsules 

 ^-J in., pointed. 



7. R. villosa, Planch.'in LinTusa, xxiii. 422 ; branches petioles and in- 

 florescence softly pubescent, leaflets 12-20 pairs J in. oblong rounded at the tip 

 pilose beneath, panicles slender, pedicels equalling the calyx. 



Tenasserim, at Mergui, Griffith, Heifer.— Disteib. Sumatra. 



Branches rather stout, velvety. Leaves 3-8 in. ; petiole slender ; leaflets faintly 

 reticulate and polished above, base oblique subcordate. Panicles shorter than the leaves, 

 clothed with dense spreading soft hairs. Flowers J in. diam. Sepals orbicular, 

 scarcely pilose. Petals glabrous, linear-oblong, twice or thrice as long as the calyx. 

 Capsule \ in., curved. 



