Cleistanthus.'] cxxviil euphorbiace^e. 193 
Selangor, Batu Caves (Burkill). Perak, Goping (Kunstler); Sungei 
Larut (Wray). 
In the plant from the Batu Caves the petals are not bifid, but broadly 
flabellate. 
(21) C. prsetermissus Gage, Kew Bulletin, 1914, p. 240. 
Shrub. Branchlets straw-colour, pustulate. Leaves mem¬ 
branous elliptic-lanceolate, long acuminate, base acute, dark brown 
when dry; nerves 3 to 4 pairs with midrib hairy; 3-25 to 5-1 in. 
long, 1-25 to 2 in. wide. Flower-clusters axillary and on short 
spiciform twigs, male or female. Bracts minute ovate acute. 
Male flowers not seen. Female flowers sessile. Sepals deltoid 
or lanceolate. Petals shortly clawed, sub-spathulate obovate, 
crenulate. Disc glabrous. Ovary ovoid hairy. Styles united at 
base shortly bifid. Capsule sessile, *25 in. long to *3 in. through, 
glabrous black polished. Seeds mottled brown and yellow, base 
blunt excavate. Hab. Forests, Bindings, Gunong Tungul (Ridley). 
(22) C. polyphyllus Williams, Bull. Herb. Boiss. v. 31. C. 
trichocarpa Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. 59, p. 167. 
Small tree or bush, very glaucescent, young parts hairy. Leaves 
elliptic acute or acuminate coriaceous, base round; nerves 6 pairs 
elevate, hairy as are reticulations; 1*25 to 175 in. long, 75 in. 
wide; petioles *i in. long, hairy. Stipules and bracts acuminate 
setaceous silky-hairy. Male flowers pedicelled, *25 in. wide. Sepals 
narrow lanceolate-triangular silky. Petals obovate-spathulate, 
pubescent. Disc annular sinuate. Female flowers larger. Sepals 
narrower long acuminate silky. Petals sub-spathulate silky. 
Ovary silky-hairy. Style arms 3, bifid. Capsule *25 in. long, 
deeply 3-lobed appressed hairy. Hab. Open heaths in the north, 
Perak, Trong (Kunstler). Penang Hill. Kedah, Alor Sta. Lan- 
kawi, Kwah (Curtis). Perlis, Chupeng (Ridley). Setul. Adang 
isles, Rawei (Ridley). 
(23) C, Maingayi Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 280. 
Tree ?; branches red-tomentose. Leaves chartaceous elliptic 
or oblong-lanceolate caudate, base narrowed rounded minutely 
cordate; nerves 6 to 8 pairs elevate and hairy beneath as are 
reticulations; 3 to 4 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide; petioles 1*06 m. 
lon^, red-tomentose. Stipules lanceolate acuminate or setaceous 
red-hairy. Flowers few in small heads. Sepals lanceolate acumin¬ 
ate hairy Petals obovate entire. Disc of male lining the tube, 
of female urceolate hairy. Capsule about -3 in. long and wide, 
tomentose. Hab. Malacca (Maingay); Ayer Keroh (Ridley). 
Perak (Scortechini). 
(24) C. Kingii Jabl. Pflanzenreich, l.c. 40. 
Tree or shrub 6 to 60 ft. tall; branchlets twiggy glabrous. 
Leaves sub-coriaceous ovate gradually acuminate, base round or 
acute; nerves 6 pairs; 3*5 to 6-25 in. long, i-6 to 3 in. wide, 
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