418 G. King — Materitth for n Flora of the Malayan Vemnsttla [No, 
yoTing, pubescent bonen-th. As the only distinffiiisliiiig chavacLpr tliua 
breaks down, I cannot see how L, pamlhhv ig to be kept, up an a Kpeclea. 
After- oxaminmg with great care a very largo snit-e of Indian Leens, 
I cnnnot Reo bow L. aspera, Eclgew. and L. herhacea, Hfura., are to be 
kept np ns more tlian van'etiefl of L. rohnsta. Mr. Curtis collected in 
Selaiigor (Herb. Carfeis, No. 2329) specimeos without flowem wbicb may 
belong to this ppccicR. Tlie fruit is however larger tlian in typical 
L. rohmta and lias the appnamrjce of haYing been also more pulpy. 
12. IjEea jAVANiCA, Blume Bijd. 197. A largo shrub r yonug brnn- 
chcH pJightly scaberuloaa. pinnate, the lower bi-piiinatoj tbo 
rflchisoH diannelled above, not ivinged ; petiole not clibited at the baso^ 
nil dcciduously and minutely tomontoBe ; leaflets oblong or elliptic- 
oblong, shortly acuminate, Bliortly serrate-dentate, the basea rounded ; 
upper surface glabroiis, the midrib and ncnres puberulous : lower sur- 
fiice rusty-pubescent eapocially on the nerves, dark-red when dry : main 
nerves 10 to 12 pairs, spreading, carving, prominent beneath ; connecting 
reins distinct^ snlvborizontal ; length 3 5 to JO in., breadth 1'75 to 
3 in. ; petiolnlea of the lateral leaflets Jo to '25 in., of the terminal 
1 in, or more. Cymes on rather short peduncles, umbellate, spreading, 
many-flowered, 3 or 4 in, across, minutely rusty- tomentoae ; bracteoles 
minute, deciduous, Floivers greenish-white ; lobes of staminal tub© 
broad, emarginate. Fruit depressed-globular, bluish-black when ripe, 
•3 in. in diam, Miq. Fl. Iftd, Bat, Yol. I, pt. 2, p. 610 : Ann, Mus. Lugd. 
Bat. I, 100; C. B, Clarke in Trimen's Journ. Bot. for 1881. p. 165. 
Perak r King's Collector, Nob. 552 iCnd 8368. Singapore : Schom- 
burgh. — DiSTRiR ; Java, Celebes. Sumatra, Forbes, No. 1395. 
This is closely allied to Tm mndiaca^ Miq. which however has red 
flowers. It is also allied to L, aequata Linn, and to i. rohnsta, Boxb. 
J3. Leea aequata, Linn. Mant. 124. A ahmb 4 to 10 feet high ; . 
young shoots dccidnously pubescent, acaboruloua. Leaves bi-pinnate, 
the rachises angled and pubescent, not winged, and the base of the 
petiole not dilated ; leaflets narrowly oblong, i^ai'ely ovate-oblongs 
sharply acuminate, distantly and rather unequally serrate, the base 
usually rounded, rai'ely cuneate but sometimes oblique ; upper surface 
with scattorcd setae especially on the midrib and nerves, otherwise 
glabrous ; the lower snrfaeo setoae-pubescent especially oa the nehres, 
and with numerous circular discs; main nerves 7 to 12 pairs, spreading, 
ascending, curved ; connecting veins horizontal, distinct ; length 3 to 
7 in., breadtli 1 to 1*75 in. ; petiolules of tbo lateral leaflets "15 to "3 in., 
of the terminal about 1 in. Cymes sessile or on peduncles up to 1*5 
in. long, tomentose ; bmcta broad, caducous. Floivers white, teeth of 
staminal tube bifid. Fruit depi^essed-globular, black when i-ipe, pulp 
