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hardly i inch long. Cymes axillary one from each leaf 

 axil towards the ends of the branches. Peduncle li inch 

 long, bifurcating into 2 branches half-an-inch long, with 

 a pair of lanceate fimbriate bracts at the bifurcation, and 

 often a solitary peduncled flower in the fork. Cymules 

 2 on each branch of three flowers, with one solitary 

 flower between the two. Bracts i\ inch linear lanceo- 

 late fimbriate. Flowers i inch across. Calyx sepals orbicu- 

 lar, shorter than the petals. Petals 5 rounded orbicular 

 ovate somewhat narrowed at the base margins shortly 

 toothed. Stamens shortly protruding from the disc 

 anthers very small Pistil, immersed in disc, style colum- 

 nar narrowed slightly upwards, stigma capitate. 



Perlis, Bukit Telor Jambu (15456). 



Allied to L. Scortechinii King, but differing in the 

 longer peduncles. 



Ehamne^e. 



Zizyphus oenoplia, Mill. Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis 8238) Perlis, 

 Besih Hangat (15084). 



Distrib. all Eastern tropics. 



Z. affinis, Hemsl. Lankawi (Ridley). 



Distrib. Peninsula. 



Colubrina asiatica, Brngn. Lankawi, Kwah beach (Eidley) 

 (15087). 



Distrib. India to Singapore, and Islands. 

 Gouania Javanica, Miq. Perlis Roadsides, Kanga, (15089). 



Distrib. whole Peninsula and Sumatra. 

 Ventilago Maingayi, Hook. fil. Lankawi, Pulau Segai (Aniff). 



Ampelide^:. 



Vitis barbata, Wall. Terutau (Curtis, 2790) Bangtaphan 

 (Keith). Distrib. Khasiya to Tenasserim. 



Jour. Straits Branch 



