Descriptions of Malayan Plants, 



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short tomentum. Petioles long, thickened at the base, pul- 

 verulent. Panicles terminal ; flowers subsessile. Bracts 

 opposite, ovate lanceolate, acute, tomentose, longer than the 

 calyces. Calyx 5-dentate, tomentose, persistent. Corolla 

 coerulescent, or nearly white, longer than the calyx, con- 

 tracted and almost closed at the mouth, limb bilabiate, upper 

 lip two-lobed, lobes diverging, lower lip larger, three-lobed, 

 the lateral lobes reflexed, the middle one larger, subrotund, 

 concave, tomentose at the base, and of a deeper blue than 

 the rest. Stamina 4, didynamous, ascending, longer than 

 the corolla. Style longer than the stamina. Stigma bifid. 

 Berry black, juicy, containing a 4-celled, 4-seeded nut. 



The wood of this tree is very hard, and is employed by 

 the inhabitants of Sumatra in the construction of houses. 

 They consider an infusion of the bark as a useful applica- 

 tion in cases of ophthalmia. 



PERONEMA. {W, J.) 



Didynamia Angiospermia, N, O. Verbcnacece, Br, 



Calyoo 5-partitus. Corolla tubo brevi, limbo irregulari 

 5-lobo, laciniis secundis. Stamina duo, exserta ; rudimenta 

 duorum sterilium. Stigma refractum. Fructus siccus, 4-par- 

 tibilis, 4-spermus. 



Arbor, foliis pinnatis petiolo alato, panicula terminali 

 opposite corymbosa, 



PERONEMA CANESCENS. 

 Sunkei. Malay, 



A large tree, native of Sumatra. In Forests, Malacca. 



Trunk straight, but little branched. Leaves opposite, 

 pinnate, nearly two feet long, with 7 — 9 pair of leaflets which 

 are alternate or subopposite, lanceolate, attenuated to both 

 ends, acute, somewhat recurved, entire, smooth above, canes- 

 cent beneath, veins reticulate on the under surface; 8 — 9 

 inches long. Petioles winged, finely and delicately tomen- 



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