189G.] King — Maierials for a Phra of the Malmjan peniti&ula. ^41 & 
196 ; Griff. Notul, IV, 698 ? Ic. PL Asiat. t. 644, fig. 1, t. 645, figs. 6, S ; 
Decn© in Ann, Mas. d' Hist. Nat. Ill, 445 ; Miq. F!. Ind. Bat. I, pfc. 2, 
Gil; in Ann. Mas. Ltkgd. Bat. X, 98, (nnh/ in part, and perJmps not at 
ftU); Laws, in Fl. Bril". Ind, I, 666, (parfhj)] Bifind. For. Fl. 102; 
Kiirz in Joura. Afl. Soc. 44, IT, 179 ; For. Fl. Bttrma T, 279 ; (not of 
Benth. nor of Baker,) ; C. B. Clarko in Trimen'a Jouin. Bot. for 1881, 
p. 139. L. Staphylea, Roxb. Hort, Beng. 18; Fl. Ind. ed. Carey IT, 
471; Wall, Cat. 6824, F. I. ; W. and A. Prodr. 132 ; Wight Ic. t. 78 ; 
Dalz. and Giba. Bomb. Fl. 41 ; ThwaiteR Etumi. PL ZeyL 64. L. OttiUs, 
DC, Prodr. I, 636. lieea viridijlora^ Plancli. Hort. Donat. 6. Aquilicia 
Snmhncina, Linn. Mant. 2U ; Cav. DiBfiert. VII, t? 218. Staphylea 
iudica. Barm. FL Ind. 7,5, t, 24^ fig. 2. Aquilicia Otiilis, Gaeitn. Friiefc. 
T, 275, Oitilis zeylainca, Gaertn, Frnct. t. 57, Qastoma Naluga, Lanik. 
Diet, II, t. 611. OiUbcrtia Nalmin, DC. Prodr. IV, 256. Rumpb, Herb, 
Arab, IV, t. 45. Rliecdo Hort. MaL 11, t. 26. 
Penang: Wallich, Curtis. Singapore: Hnllett. Malacca: Maingay 
(Kew Distrib,), Ko. 433. Andaman Islanda : very common, — Distrib. 
British India, 
This species ia rare in the Malayan Peninsnla, but very common 
in the Andamans. It forms a bnsh of about tlio flame size aa L. gigantea. 
Griff., from which it is readily diHtinguiahed by its smaller leaves and 
panicles and by ita green flowers. I have followed Mr. C. B. Clarfco 
implicitly na to the synonymy of tbia species as given in his excellent 
pnper in Trimen'a Journal of Botany. 
Yar, hiserrata^ Miq. Ann. Mua. Lngd, Bat. T, 99. Serrations of 
the leaves very nneqnal, aometimea alternately lai'ge and sraalL Zf. 
biserrata Miq. FL Ind. Bat. StippL 518. 
Perak : King*s Collector, No. 3282. Singapore ; Ridley, Ho. 4746. 
Distrib. Bangka. 
8, hmk ACUMINATA, Wall. Cat. 6830. An nnder-shrnb 2 to 3 feet 
high ; young branches glabrona. Leaves usually pinnate, bnt one of the 
lower pinnae often pinnulafce ; the racJiis not Tvingctf, the petiole very 
slightly dilated at the base ; leaflets oblong, rarely ovate-oblong, shai'ply 
acuminate, slightly and ntiequally serrate, the base ronnded or slightly 
cnneate: both surfaces glabrona, aometimea dotted ; main nerves 10 to 
12 prtirs, rather prominent beneath, the veins sub-boris«ontal ; length 
2 $ to 8 in., breadlh '75 to 2 in. Ctjnws compact, 1-25 to 2'25 in, across, 
many- flowered, the branches short, minutely rusty -pubescent, on pedun- 
cles varjnng from 1 to 3 in, long, Floivers coral-red, sub-globular, 
bracts and bracteolcs usually absent ; lobes ot the staminal tube broad, 
emarginato. Fruit depressed -globular, rod "vvhon ripe, *25 in. in diam. 
C. B. Clarke in Trimen's Joam, Bot. for 1881, 102. L, samhucinat Laws. 
