THE GYMNOSPERMS OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 59 
flaking off here and there on the trunk. Leaves of two forms 
(1) on the branches linear terete, decurrent, mucronate, $ inch 
long, appressed, or at length longer with a broader base and 
more flattened, dark green. (2) leaves on terminal shoots 
distichous, flattened, 4 inch long, mucronate, glaucous, green. 
Trees unisexual, male cones axillary on the branchlets below 
the terminal distichous leaves, on a peduncle ,'5 inch long, 
covered with short subterete leaves, cone cylindric, obtuse #% 
inch long. Antheriferous scales about 40, lanceolate, acute, 
with 2 ovoid globose yellowish white anther cells. Females. 
Ovules solitary borne on the ends of short branches, 4 inch 
long, covered below with very short thick, mucronate leaves, 
those at the tip surrounding the flower longer, $ inch long. 
The ovule is supported on a yellow papillose peduncle bearing 
two or three terete slightly clubbed fleshy leaves. The ovuli- 
ferous scale is adnate to the decurved ovule which is reddish 
brown and § inch long. The ripe seed is very small and bright 
red. 
On hills from an altitude of about 1000 feet and upwards. 
Johore, Gunong Pulai (3716 Ridley). Selangor, Bukit Hitam 
(Kelsall 1984), Semangkok Pass (Ridley 8635, Burn Murdoch 
11964). Pahang, Kluang Terbang (Barnes 10907). Penang 
Hill (Curtis). Kedah Peak (Griffith). 
Distrib. North Burmah, Hainan, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, 
Celebes. 
The tree flowers more or less most of the year, but chiefly 
in June. Though never met with at a lower elevation in a 
wild state than 1000 or 1500 feet, it grows very readily in 
Singapore, where it forms a very handsome bushy tree. 
GNETACEA. 
The Gnetacee comprise ‘three genera now existing 
extremely dissimilar, of which the only genus in our region is 
Gnetum of which there are upwards of twenty species distri- 
buted over tropical Asia, Africa one species, Polynesia one and 
South America. 
All our species but two are stout woody climbers. One 
Gnetum Gnemon Li. is a tree of some size, the other a small 
shrub, G. Brunonianum —G. Gnemon known in the penir sula as 
Maninjan is occasionally to be seen in Singapore and more 
abundantly in Penang in gardens where it is more or less 
planted for its pleasantiy tasted nut-like seed. Itis not a 
native of this region but is said to have been introduced from 
Java. It is given in the Flora of British India (where how- 
ever it is confused with the very distinct G. Brunontanwn) as a 
native of Khasyia and Munnipore. It attains a height of about 
fifty feet and a diameter of trunk about 6 inches or more, 
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