Liisea.] 
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10 to 14 pairs elevate, as are reticulations and nervules; 4*5 to 
8 in. long, 3 to 4*75 in- wide; petioles *3 in- long. Umbellules in 
racemes 2 to 4 in. long, or in panicles 1*5 in. long, lax puberulous, 
distant, -25 in. across; bracts ovate nearly glabrous. Fruit 
oblong acute, dark red then black, 75 in. long; perianth-cup 
small nearly flat, -i in. across; pedicels -4 in. long. Hab. Common; 
small tree in low country, Singapore, Kranji; Bukit Timah (Kunst- 
ler). Johor, Kota Tinggi; Bukit Murdom (Kelsall). Malacca, 
Sungei Udang (Goodenough). Selangor, Kerling (Goodenough). 
Perak, Kampar Road; Thaiping; Sungei Larut and Assam Kum- 
bong (Wray). Distrib. Borneo, Sumatra. 
(14) L. glabrifolia Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus . x. 152. 
Tree, glabrous. Leaves alternate, thin coriaceous elliptic blunt, 
base shortly narrowed, glaucous beneath; nerves 10 pairs, elevate 
beneath; 7 to 8 in. long, 3 in. wide; petioles -5 in. long. Umbellules 
in short, stout racemes, -i to *2 in. long; peduncles silky, -2 in. 
long. Involucre of 4 round, boat-shaped silky bracts, y 15 in. long. 
Flowers 7, pedicelled, *25 in. long and as wide; lobes linear-oblong, 
as long as the pedicels, silky. Stamens 12; filaments long slender 
hairy, inner 3 only with oblong stipitate glands. Pistillode cylindric 
with a 2- to 3-lobed stigma. Female flowers and fruit unknown. 
Hab. Pahang, Gunong Senyum (Evans). 
(15) L. petiolata Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 171; Gamble, Journ. 
As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 147. , , _ 
Tree to 100 ft. tall, 2 ft. through, nearly glabrous. Leaves 
chartaceous deep green with yellow nerves aromatic glabrous; 
nerves 5 to 8 pairs; 3 to 4 in. long, 2 to 3 in. wide; petioles -5 to 
1 in long, slender. Umbellules -25 in. across, with very short 
■1 in. long racemes; peduncles -15 in. long, puberulous. Flowers 
villous; lobes linear-oblong. Bracts orbicular concave almost 
quite glabrous. Fruit globose pulpy, *3 in- through; perianth- 
tube flat, -i in. across. Hab. Lowland woods, Singapore, Garden 
Jungle; PulauBrani; ClunyRoad; Gelang. Malacca (Mamgay). 
Selangor, Kwala Lumpur. Perak, Goping; Batang Padang 
(Kunstler). Native name: Perawas. Use: In native medicine 
highly valued. 
A very aromatic tree. 
(16) L. brachystachya Boerl. Handl. FI. Ned. Ind. iii. 143; 
Gamble, l.c. 148. 
Tree 40 to 50 ft. tall; stem 10 to 15 in. through. Leaves thinly 
coriaceous glabrous elliptic-ovate blunt acuminate, base acute or 
rounded, bright shining green above, bluish green beneath; nerves 
7 to 9 pairs, sunk above, elevate beneath, 4*5 in. long, 2*5 m. 
wide; petioles slender, *5 in. long. Umbellules -i to *15 in. across 
on racemes 1 to 1-5 in. long; pedicels -i in. long or less; bracts 
glabrous, outer orbicular, inner ovate green. Fruit globose or 
