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Dodonca viscosa, Jacq. Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis) (2847). 



King gives this as occurring " in all the provinces, 

 hut usually planted." I have never seen or heard of its 

 heing planted. It always occurs on the sea shore in sand, 

 and is very local. I have it only from the sea coast at 

 Pekan in Pahang, Pulau Tinggi, off the east coast of 

 Johor and the Dindings. Distrih. Indo-Malaya. 



Anacardiace^:. 



Buchanania fiorida, Schauer. Lankawi (Curtis 2519). Kasum 

 (Curtis 326). 



Distrib. Burmah, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra. 



Anacardiam occidentalc, L. Very common at Setul. This 

 has run wild on all sandy coasts here. 



Gluta coarctata, Hook. fil. Kedah river bank towards Gunong 

 Geriang (15086). 



Distrib. common in tidal rivers all over the peninsula. 



Mangifera foetida, Lour. Bangtaphan (Keith) 



Mangifera pentandra, Hook. fil. 



Tree of fairly large size. Leaves lanceolate, oblong 

 or obovate, narrowed to the base, apex acute or in full 

 sized leaves rounded, stiffly coriaceous 6-7 inches long 3-4 

 inches wide, nerves 12 pairs, elevate beneath, petiole 2 

 inches long. Panicles large lax 6 inches, to a foot long 

 thickly velvety hairy, flowers in. s.mair tufts, "cream white, 

 . tufts i inch across, sessile! Sepals 5, free grey hairy lanceo- 

 late obtuse. Petals oblong obtuse longer with three arms 

 to the centre. Stamens nearly as long 5, filaments slender, 

 anthers oblong. Disc lobed, fleshy. Ovary glabrous 

 celled, seeded, style terminal. 



Kedah, Alor Sta on the road to Bukit Pinang 

 (15235). Distrib. Malacca. 



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