CXX. HERNANDIACEjE. 
139 
Gyrocarpus .] 
(1) G. Jacquinii Gaertn. Fruct. ii. 92; Roxb. Cor. PL t. 1. 
Big tree. Leaves membranous, glabrous, round ovate acumin¬ 
ate, base broad, 5-nerved; midrib with 3 pairs of nerves; 4-5 to 6 in. 
long, 4 to 5 in. wide; petioles 3 to 5-5 in. long. Fruit ovoid, 
glabrous when ripe, slightly pubescent when young, -6 in. through; 
wings glabrous, 3 in. long, -5 in. across. Hab. Seashores, rare. 
Penang, Pulau Badak (Curtis). Adang isles, on Pulau Tengah. 
Distrib. Tropical Asia. 
3. ILLIGERA, Bl. 
Scandent shrubs. Leaves alternate; leaflets petioled, 3. 
Cymes elongate, lax. Calyx-tube constrict above ovary, lobes 5, 
oblong valvate. Petals 5, oblong, as long. Stamens 5, epigynous, 
filaments with staminodes near base; anthers laterally valved. 
Ovary i-celled, i-ovuled; style filiform; stigma dilate sinuate. 
Fruit 2- to 4-winged, broad. Species 7, India to Philippines. 
Nerves 2 to 3 pairs; panicle and flowers pubescent; . 
fruit 2-winged . . ■ • (*) L appendiculata 
Nerves 12 to 14 pairs; panicles and flowers glabrous; 
fruit 4-winged . . . . . • ( 2 ) I* lucida 
(1) I. appendiculata Bl. Bijdr. 1, p. 153 J King , Journ. As. 
Soc. Beng. lxvi. 343. . t . 
Climbers 40 to 80 ft. tall. Leaves, petiole 3 in. long, leaflets 
