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its greater smoothness and narrower nearly entire leaves, and the number of seeds, 

 in T. lavis 1-2, in T. Assa generally more. We have not a sufficient number of 

 specimens to enable us to judge of the validity of these differences, but in any case 

 Vahl's description applies to the present and not to the next species, as has been 

 correctly observed by Wallich. Wight and Arnott, however, have referred it to 

 T. Assa^ considering that it must be the same as T. Malabarica of Lamarck, from 

 whom he received his specimens. This is not quite conclusive, because Lamarck 

 may have had both species before him. His figure certainly resembles T. Assa, but 

 he represents only one to two seeds, and his description, in many points, seems ap- 

 plicable to the peninsular plant. He states that his specimens were from Sonnerat, 

 who may have communicated to him both species, as he collected in the Malayan 

 Arcliipelago, as well as on the continent of India. 



2. T. Assa (DC. Syst. i. 403, Prod. i. 68) ; foliis superne glabris 

 subtus prsesertim ad nervos adpresse pilosis nervis approximatis, sepalis 

 utrinque glabris ciliatis, folliculis 3-5-spermis. — TF. et A. Prod. i. 5 

 {in adnot); Wall. Cat. 6629. T. Malabarica, Lam. III. t. 485,/. 1? 

 T. dichotoma, Bl. Bijd. 3. T. trigyna, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 645. 



Hab. In Chittagong ! et in Peninsula Malayana : ad Penang I Ma- 

 lacca I Singapur ! — {p. v.) 



DrsTRiB. Java! Ins. Philipp. ! 



Frutex scandens, cortice fusco vel pallido. Rami noveUi strigoso-pilosi, rarius 

 glabrescentes. Folia oblonga, utrinque acuta, remote serrato-dentata, 3^-4 poll, 

 longa, 1-3 lata, nervis primordialibua 8-13. Paniculce 3-12-flor8e, strigoso-pilosse. 

 Semina atra, nitida. Anllus iimbriato-lacerus, segmentis filiformibus semen super- 

 antibus. 



DC. says that there is no ariHus, but his specimens probably had only abortive 

 seeds. Roxburgh describes it as orange-coloured wool. 



3. T. Euryandra (Vahl, Symb. iii. 71); foliis ovalibus vel ob- 

 longis crasse ooriaoeis supra lucidis subtus scabridis demura glabris, 

 sepalis ovalibus extus pubescentibus. — DC. Syst. i. 403, Frod. i. 68 ; 

 Roxh. Fl. Ind. ii. 646. T. lucida, Wall. Cat. 6631 ! 



Hab. In insula Singapur, Wall.! — (u. «.) 

 DisTEiB. In Moluccis et Nova Caledonia. 



Hamuli volnbiles, glabri, juniores pUis soabris asperi; partes novelise cinereo-to- 

 mentosrc. Folia 3 poll, longa, l-J-2 lata, petiolo -j-poU., integerrima vel remote den- 

 ticulata, subtus pallida, secus nervos pubesceutia. tanicula terminales, foliosse, 

 multiflora;. Sepala 5. Petala 3, oblonga. Folliculi 3, ovati, Iseves. Semina 2, 

 nigra, arillo amplo laciniato cincta. 



We have not seen specimens of the New Caledonian plant, so that the identifica- 

 tion is a little doubtful. The description given by DC, however, agrees very well 

 with Dr. WaUich's plant, which is nnfortuuately only in bud. We have therefore 

 taken the character of the flower and fruit from' DC, but the remainder of the de- 

 scription represents the Indian plant. 



4. T. macrophylla (Wall. Cat. 6638 !) ; foliis obovato-oblongis 

 utrinque scabris, panicula elongata multiflora, sepalis oblongis nervosis 

 extus scabridis pubescentibus, folliculis monospermis. 



Hab. In Singapur, Wall.! — {v.s) 



Frutex verosimiliter scaudens. Hamuli laaves, tomento scabrido fnlvo pubescen- 

 tes. Folia 5-8 poll, longa, 3-5-4^ lata, petiolo -j-polL, obtusa vel subtruncata, in- 



