Glochidion.] exxvni. euphorbiace^e. 213 
Tree. Branchlets glabrous or pubescent. Leaves thinly cori¬ 
aceous, smooth glabrous dark green above, drying black above, 
red-brown beneath, glabrous, ovate-elliptic acuminate or oblong- 
lanceolate, base round or shortly acute; nerves 6 pairs slender; 
2 to 2-5 in. long, *5 to 1 in. wide; petioles under -i in. long. Flowers 
in small tufts. Male flowers pedicelled, pedicels -25 m. long. 
Anthers 3. Female flowers few clustered, sessile. Sepals lanceo¬ 
late acute, glabrous or puberulous. Ovary villous. Style long 
cylindric, 3-lobed at tip, bright orange-yellow. Capsule orbicular 
flattened at top and bottom, 6- to 8-lobed glabrous red, -2 in. 
through, on a short stout pubescent pedicel, with enlarged sepals; 
style long persistent considerably enlarged, eventually caducous. 
Seeds chestnut-red shining with round backs and an acute angle 
on inner face. Hab. Low-lying damp ground on forest edges. 
Common, Singapore, Chanchu Kang; Jurong. Malacca (Griffith). 
Selangor, Kwala Lumpur. Perak, Changkat Mentn (Kloss). 
Penang, Batu Feringhi. Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis), Terutau (Robin¬ 
son). Distrib. Burma, Siam. Native name: Ubah Vechil. 
Hooker says style very minute in capsule. It is remarkably large until 
the fruit is almost quite ripe, when it appears to fall off. 
(19) G. insulare Hook, fil. F.B.I. v. 310. 
Branchlets long slender densely red-hairy. Leaves membranous 
elliptic-lanceolate acuminate, base acute, glaucous beneath with 
midrib hairy; nerves 7 pairs fine; 2 in. long, 1 in. wide; petioles 
tomentose, -i in. long. Male flowers small on capillary pedicels 
•2 in. long. Sepals linear oblong glabrous. Anthers 4 to 6. 
Female flowers short-pedicelled. Sepals very short tomentose all 
over. Style short columnar trifid glabrous. Ovary villous, 
3-celled. Hab. Penang (Wallich, 7875). Rare, not seen since. 
(20) G. Wallichianum Mull. Arg. Linncea, xxxii. 67; Hook, 
fil. F.B.I. v. 315. G. Curtisii Hook. fil. l.c. 327. 
Tree ? Branchlets hoary-pubescent. Leaves thinly chart- 
aceous elliptic-oblong shortly blunt acuminate, base narrowed 
oblique; nerves 8 or 9 pairs elevate beneath with midrib and 
nervules hoary pubescent; 2-5 to 6 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide; petioles 
*1 in. long. Male flowers sometimes very numerous in small tufts; 
pedicels filif orm, -2 in. long, hoary pubescent. Sepals oblong 
blunt pubescent. Anthers 3, connective short conic. Female 
flowers, sepals very short triangular pubescent. Ovary small, 
pubescent, 3- to 4-celled. Style turgidly columnar with 3 or 4 
broad apiculate lobes. Hab. Forests at 1200 ft. altitude; Penang 
(Wallich); Cooly lines, Government Hill (Curtis). 
(21) G. perakense Hook. fil. F.B.I, v. 317. 
Tree 20 ft. tall, glabrous, branches black. Leaves thinly cori¬ 
aceous oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate sub-acute, base narrowed; 
nerves slender, 5 or 6 pairs; 3 to 4 in. long, 1 to 1*5 in. wide; 
