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Combretaceae 



by Johs. Schmidt. 



Terminalia L. 



1. T. Katappa L. 



Common throughout the area explored on sandy seashores. Often cul- 

 tivated around villages (No. 792). 



Area: Madagascar, Malay Archipelago, New Guinea, Pacific Islands; com- 

 monly cultivated in tropical countries. 



2. T. sp. 



Klong Son; edge of the jungle; a tall tree (No. (557). 



Calycopteris Lamk. 



3. C. (loribunda Lamk. 



Dry plains near Lem Dan and dry places in the jungle near Klong Munsé. 

 A large scandent shrub. Flowering in January and February. Swarms of insects 

 are often seen around flowering specimens (No. 141, 383, 408, 448). 



Area: India, in tropical parts of the Western Peninsula, also found from 

 Assam to Singapore. 



Quisqualis L. 



4. Q. indica L. 



Jungle near Klong Son; flowering in March (No. 684). 

 Area: Indo China, Malay Archipelago, Philippines, Western Tropical Africa, 

 often cultivated in tropical countries. 



Lumnitzera Willd. 



5. L. coccinea W. & Arn. 



Very common throughout the area explored with the Mangroves. Flowering 

 in January, February, March; a small tree or a shrub with red flowers (No. 80). 



Area: Malay Peninsula, Malay Archipelago, Northern Australia, Pacific 

 Islands. 



6. L. racemosa Willd. 



A shrub with white flowers, far less common than the preceding species, 

 like this on the shores with the Mangroves ; Koh Kong and Lem Ngob (No. 356). 



Area: Coasts of both Peninsulæ, Malay Archipelago, E.Africa, Madagascar r 

 N. Australia. 



