1897.] G, King — Uat^riaU for a Flora of Ihe Mnlayan Peninsula, 3*27 
opposite^ Sftmetimen ternatB^ petioled, entire, flimple (in Illigerfi 
late) J Btipole?* 0, FJoii'ei^s bracteolatc at Hio base^ in the tribe Qyrocar- 
pe^ oymosG ; in tbe Conihrdtm spicate or racemose (the racemes often 
panicled) ; often polygamo-moncecious. Oalffx-tube adnaie to the ovary 
and pt'odnced above it (BonieHmes to a great length), the Hmb of 4-5 
(rarely 4-7) valvate lobes. PetaU 4-5 or 0, (rai eJy 6-7). Stamens 4-5 
or 8-10, inserted on the calyx j (in the Qijrocarpem the filametits with 
staminodes attached at the base, and the anthers dehiscing: by reoarved 
lateral valires), Omi-y inferior, 1- eel led; sfyle gjmple ; Rti*,''ma si tuple or 
in Ji^f'gferfl sinuate, almost lobed ; ovules 1-7 (tiBiuilly 2-3), penduloua 
from the apex of the cell, Frnii coriaceous or drnpaceotifi, generally 
indehiscent, ovate, angular or very couimoiily wivigfed ; in Calycopteris 
and Gyrocar-ptis crowned by the greatly enlarged calyx. Seed 1, Tvith- 
out albumen; cotyledons in IVriawa^i'tt and others convolute ; iu Com- 
brettim and others piano-conges. Dl*iTit!i3. Species about 3^0» in tlie 
tropica of the whole world ; ai»d in S. Africa outride the tropics. 
8uB-0aDKR I. CoMBRKTE.*. CnlyX'lohe» valvato ; Mumens 
wiUioat biigiil glantlB or BtnmmotiGS ; the Rittbera with langi- 
ttidmal dcliiscenoo. Ok ides 2-7, Btjspended by long fuaiclca. 
Flowers fn spikes or raeomca 
Flowers apetalons 
Limb of the cnlyx decidacraa ... *.. 1, TEBMrNALiA. 
Limb of the ciilyi nccteaceiifc ... 2. Caltcoitkbi^. 
Floweni with 4 or 6 petals (oxce>pt in Coinhretum ajie- 
Limb of the oalyr peratsfcont, leases altemfito ... 3. Lumnitzeka, 
Limb of tho calyx decidnoaa, leaves opposite : — 
Calyx-tubo prolonged abofe the ovary for leas than 
'6 in. ,„ ... ... 4, COMBRETUM. 
Calyx- tube prolonged above the ovary for from "75* 
2'6Sn. ... ... ... 5. QDISQ0A.LI8. 
Sub-Order 11, GyROCARFgj!, €alifx-lobe9 vulvjite or itnibri- 
cate ; sianiens with glands or fitaminode^ at their baflee | 
aothera dehiscing by np-tnrued valves. Ovule 1, BRSpeDded 
by a short funicle. Fhicers oymoss : — 
Scandeot j leaves 3-folioIuto ... „. ,„ 6, IiiiriuRKA, 
Trees i leaves ontiro ,„ ... ... ... 7. GTBOOiLRPDs. 
1, TBRMlNAiU, Linn. 
Large trees. Leaves alternate or Buboppoaite, exatipnlate, entire or 
slightly cronnlate, often with gtanda on the petiole or near the base oF 
the midrib beneath. Flowers small, spicate, (the spikes sometimes pani- 
cled), hermaphrodite, the upper flowers on the racemes often males and 
the lower hermnphrodite ; a narrow decidnous bract at the base of each 
flower. OahjX'inbe produced above the ovary, having a campanulate 
