1896.] G-. Kiug-^Materiah for a Flora of tJie MaUtfan Peninsuh. 393 
obaoiii'ely serrate ; Bpper fiurfaoes glabrous, tlie lowei' softly and shortly 
cinoreoas-pubeacent esptecially on tlio nerves ; main nerves about 8 
pains, cnrved, spreading, prominent on the lower surface ; length 5 to 
7 in., breadth 2-5 te 3 5 in., petiole '75 to 1*25 in. Cymes compaet, 
muny-Eowered, umbellate, about 1 in. in diam., on a peduncle *5 to 1 in. 
long, minutely riiaty-tomentose. Flowers small, pedicellate, 4'merous ; 
petals minutely tomentosc externally. Frmt globular, smooth, "25 in. iu 
diam., with scanty pulp and usually only ono perfect seed, waxy-white 
when ripe, 
Peiuk ; Scortechini ; King's Collector, Nos. 2897, 4644, 5942, 
Var. ptihescenSf youug stemB pubescent, lower surface of leaves 
tomentose. 
Perak : King* s CollectoT', No. 5998. 
11. Yttis r[SDOKC0LA.Ris, Wall. Cat, 6024. Stems stout, woody, with 
lenticellate brown bark, the youngest, rusty* pubescent. Leaves 3-foliolate, 
the common petiole 3 to 6 in, long ; hajlets petiolulate, coriacoouss, 
bi'oadly ovate or elliptic, the kteial pair oblique, all shortly cuspidate, 
the edges or enate- serrate ; tlie base of the lateral pair unequal -sided, 
that of tho lateral cuneate; upper surface glabi-ous, shining; the 
lower sub-glaucous, reticulate ; main nerves 6 to 8 pairs, prominent 
on the lower surface, bearing a few scattered hairs ; length 3"5 to 5*5 
in., breadth 2 to 3 iu. ; petiolules of the lateral leaves -5 in. long, of 
the terminal about "75 in., all stout ; tendrils simple. Gyines from the 
old wood, when in flower much shorter than the leaves, when in frnit 
almost as long, on long peduncles, umbellate, much branched in the 
upper part, covered with coai-se short rusty pubescence. Floicers smnll, 
numerous, 4-merous. Calyx very short, flat. Peia?4f pubescent, conjoined 
at first, their apices forming small divei'gent pointed processeSj afterwards 
sepamting. Stigma 4-lobed, Fruit globular, somewhat depressed, '25 in. 
in diam., red when ripe, 2- to 3-seeded ; seeds triangular-obovoid. Laws, 
in Hook. fil. FL Brit- Ind. I, 655. puHjiora, Miq. in Ann. Mns. 
Lugd. Bat. I, 74. Oisms puhijlm-at Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Siippl. 516. 
Tetrastigma ? pedunculare, Planch, in DC. Moo. Phan. V, 438. 
Peuang : Wallicb, Malacca: Maingay (Kew Distrib.), No. 423. 
Perak : Scortechiui, No. 2CJ7 ; Wi-ay, No. 366 ; King's Collector, Nos. 
3521, 3970, 5087, 5364. Distrib.— Sumatra. 
A species readily distinguished at a glance by its many-flowered 
much-braiiclied cymes emerging from the old stems, and by its coriaceous 
leaves glancous and boldly reticulate beneath. The petals are at fu-st 
conjoined, except their apices which diverge : afterwards they separate 
and spread sliglitlj from the base, 
12. ViTis Akdamakioa, KiiJg, n. spec. All parts, except the 
