90 Gr. Kmg—Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. [No. I, 
G. Toona , Roxb. And there is no doubt that the flowers of the two are 
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very similar, differing chiefly in the hairiness of the petals and stamens 
of 0. febrifuga. The panicles, however, of 0. febrifuga are longer and 
their ultimate branches are shorter and denser than those of G. Toona. 
The capsules, moreover, are much longer (1 in. as against *6 in.). The 
flowers of all the species of Cedrela are very much alike. I hesitate 
therefore, to follow Mr. Hiern merely because very good distinctive 
characters cannot be had from the flowers, and I prefer to follow De 
Candolle in maintaining this as a species. The nearest ally of G. febri¬ 
fuga is undoubtedly C. microcarpa C. DC. 
Order XXVIIL Chailletiace.®. 
Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate,- quite entire; stipules 2, decidu¬ 
ous. Flowers small, unisexual or polygamous, in corymbose cymes ; 
peduncles sometimes adnate to the petiole. Sepals 5, free or connate, 
sometimes unequal, imbricate. Petals 5, free, sub-perigynous, equal or 
unequal, notched or 2-fid, with often an indexed lamina which is ad¬ 
nate to the face of the petal, usually open in aestivation. Stamens 5, 
sub-perigynous, all or some only fertile, free or adnate to the corolla; 
Anthers oblong, connective often thickened at the back. Dish of 5 glands 
or scales, or a 5-glandular or dobed cup. Ovary free, pubescent or vil¬ 
lous, 2-3-celled; styles 1-2-3, free or more or less connate ; stigmas sim¬ 
ple or capitate; ovules anatropous, pendulous in pairs from the top of 
each cell. Drupe pubescent or hispid, oblong, transversely oblong or 
didymous, compressed; epicarp entire or dehiscent ; endocarp in dehiscent 
or not, 1-3-celled; cells J-seeded. Seed pendulous, hilum broad, testa 
membranous, albumen 0; embryo large ; cotyledons thick, radicle small, 
superior.—A small chiefly tropical order, of 3 genera and about 40 
species. 
1. Chailletia, DC. 
Flowers polygamo-monoecious. Sepals 5, unequal, united at the 
base or above it, obtuse. Petals 5, 2-lobed, narrow, free. Stamens 5, 
sometimes slightly adnate at the base to the petals. Dish of 5 quadrate 
scales placed opposite the petals. Ovary 2-3-celled.— Distrib. Tropi¬ 
cal Asia, Africa, and especially America; species about 30. 
Leaves oblong or elliptic, lanceolate. 
Leaves very thin, quite glabrous; cymes 
globular, -25 in. to *4 in. in diam. ... J. G. tenuifolia. 
Leaves coriaceous, glabrous except the 
midrib, strigose at the base; cymes 1 to 
2 in. in diam. ... ... ... 2. C. Hooheri. 
