218 Gmelina. 



(1837). — An often spinous shrub or little tree, 1 V2— 2 M. 

 high; branchlets with spines, inflorescences and petioles 

 yellowy pubescent; spines axillary, 0.5—2 cM. long; leaves 

 opposite, small, ovate, base cuneate or subtruncate, apex 

 acute, sometimes (on the young shoots?) more or less 

 acutely 3-lobed, with all intermediate forms to the larger, 

 ovate leaves, chartaceous; pairs of nerves 4; without 

 glands at the base; upper side when young with simple 

 hairs; adult glabrous except on the nerves, eglandular, 

 lower side tomentose with simple hairs; 3—6^ — 9.2 by 

 2.2 — 4 — 5.5 cM.; petioles 0.5—1 cM.; inflorescences small, 

 with many foliaceous bracts, 2V2 — 5 cM. long; bracts 

 IV3— 2 by 0.4—0.8 cM., lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 

 acuminate; calyx ± 4-toothed, with large glands, grey- 

 pubescent, 0.5 cM.; corolla yellow membranous, sofdy 

 and sparsely hairy, upper lip entire, lower lip 3-lobed, 

 midlobe: larger, the lobes broadly rounded; greatest length 

 of corolla 4 cM.; stamens included, the shorter pair 1 

 cM., the longer one 1.6 cM.; style slender, with subulate 

 apex, 2^/2 — 3 cM. long, appressed against the middle lobe 

 of the lower lip; ovary glabrous. 



Sumatra: Elbert in H. L.— B. sub no. 908.308—433, 

 Tandjong Korang, 75—100 M. in alt. — Forbes nos. 1576 

 and 2342. — Buitendijk in H. L.— B. sub no. 914.324^ 

 226, Pulu Weh. 



Java: Zollinger nos. 565 and 696, near Rogodjampi. — 

 Junghuhn, pi. ined. no. 524. — Elbert nos. 465 and 464, 

 Kendeng Trinil, Madiun, 100—150 M. in alt. 



LOMBOK : Elbert no. 750, mt. Rindjani, Sadjang, northern 

 slope, 500—750 M. in alt., flow, on 30-IV-1909. 



SUMBAWA: Elbert no. 3909, Bima, Ui-ut, S.-E.-slope 

 towards Waworada-bay, 0—200 M., with buds, on 13- 

 XII- 1909; id. no. 3676, Bima, Kolo-mounts, W.-slope, 

 200-375 M., fr. on 8-XII-1909. - Coifs nos. 126 and 

 212, the latter with buds in Nov. 1879. 



