. maing'ayi, Laws. ; leaves 1^-2 by l^ in. ovate subacute entire, 

 , 1-3 in each axil thick and fleshy, pedicels stout \-\ in., petals \ in. 



626 XLi. CELASTRiNE^. (M. A. Lawson.) [SalaxM. 



2. S. long'ifolia, Hook. f. mss. (not Wail.) ; leaves 6-14 by 2-4 in. 

 elliptic-lanceolate acute or subaciiminate margins recurved, flowers 3-6 



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Malay, JKasnf/ai/; Penang, P/siMips; Prince of Wales Island? 



A small tree with rather coarse pale-coloured branches, heaves pale-brown when 



diy, glabrous, coriaceous, shining beneath and finely reticulated. Flowers axillary or 



extra-axillary, usually sessile but sometimes on jledicels J-J in. Petals obovate, \-{ in. 



3. S. grandiflora, Kurz m Jown. As. Soc. Bedg. 1872, ii. 300 ; leaves 

 6-12 by 24-4 in. oblong with a short obtusely-cuspidate reflexed apex 

 margins recurved, flowers large. 



Tenassehim, Kwz; Malacca, Griff, and Maingay; Pesanq, PliiUips. 



A small tree. Leaves very coriaceous, glabrous and shining,_ finely reticulated. 

 Flowers 1-3 axillary and extra-axillary, sessile or very shortly pedicellate, the largest 

 ,in the genus. Petids ^ in., roundly obovate. . Fruit 1-2 in. diam., black, smooth.-^ 

 Closely allied to S. hngifolia, of which it is perhaps only a variety. Maingay's speci 

 men, No. 401 , from TVIalacc*, has pale-gi-een leaves and a rough light-coloured fruit ; it 

 is perhaps a distinct species. j 



b. Leaves coriaceous 1 a-5 in. rarely more. 



4. S. 



flowers ■ 

 roundly-oblong. 



Penahg, Maingay. 



A scandent shrub. Branches terete, rough with minute tubercular warts. Leaves 

 very coriaceous, drying black. Fruit ? 



5. S. Iiobbii, Laws. ; leaves3-3^ by l-lf in. elliptic-oblong with a short 

 obtuse point entire, flowers 1-3 in each axil thick and fleshy, pedicels stout 

 1-1| in., petals i in. roundly ovate subcordate at the base. 



SiNCAPOEE, Zoib. 



An erect shrub. Branches terete, covered with minute warts. Leaves not drying 

 black. Fruit ? 



6. S. prinbides, DC. Prodr. L 571 ; leaves l|-3 by |-li in. oblong 

 obtusely acuminate serrate, flowers 3-6 from each tubercle, pedicels under 

 f in., petals ^ in. broadly ovate, fruit the size of a small cherry smooth. 

 Walk Cat. 4219; W. & A. Prodr. 105; Dah. <k Gibs. Bmnh. PI. 33. 

 S. podopetala, Turcz. in Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 1863, i. 581. S. Wightiana, 

 Wall. Cat. 4221. Johnia coromandeliana, Eoxb. Fl. Ind. i. 169; DC. 

 Prodr. i. 571. Tonsella prinoides, WiUd. in Act. Ac. Cv/r. Ber. iv. 184. 



SiLHET and the Khasia Mts., H.f. & T. ; Eastern and Western Peninsula, and 

 Ceylon. — Disteib. Java and the Philippine Islands, 



A small straggling tree or large climbing shrub. Leaves very coriaceous. Flowers 

 mostly axillary. Sepals puberulous, oiliate. Petals unguiculate, entire. Fruit globose, 

 1- celled, 1-seeded, black. 



7. S. Brunoniana, W. & A. Prod/r. 105 ; leaves 2-3 by f-1 in. oblong 

 or elliptic obtuse or with a short obtuse acumination faintly serrate, 

 flowers 1-2 in each axil, pedicels under J in. slender, petals^ in. ovate from 

 a broad base margins incurved when dry. WaU. Cat. 4217 E ? j Dala. 

 <fc Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 33. 



Western Peninsula, Hh. Wight ; Bam Ghaut, Label S Gibson. 



A scandent shrub with black rigid divaricating branches, rough with minute reddish 



