230 cxxvm. euphorbiacejj. [ Antidesma . 
pedicels -i in. long. Hab. Pahang, Gunong Senyum (Evans). 
Distrib. Nicobars. 
No specimen of the type occurs in Europe. Neither Hooker nor Pax 
saw one, Kurz only obtained the plant in male and female flower with very 
young fruit. His description fits this plant as far as it will go. The words 
in brackets are from his description. 
(13) A. ghoesembilla Gaertn. Fmct. ix. 139, f. 39; Hook. fil. 
F.B.L v. 357. 
A bush or a small tree, 30 to 40 ft. tall, 6 to 8 in. through, 
tomentose or glabrous. Leaves thin membranous orbicular- 
obovate or oblong rounded at both ends, glabrous above; midrib 
hairy beneath, nerves 5 pairs, slender; 3 in. long, 1*5 in. wide; 
petioles *15 in. long. Stipules small lanceolate acuminate. Spikes 
1 in. long in panicles of 5, tomentose, peduncles -25 to -5 in. long; 
rachis of spike tomentose. Male flowers separate, sessile. Sepals 
5 to 7, tomentose. Stamens 4 to 7, filaments long filiform. Disc 
5-lobed. Female flowers; sepals as in male but acute. Ovary 
pubescent. Stigmas minute. Drupe sub-globose (flattened when 
dry and reticulate) red, *12 in. long, shortly pedicelled. Hab. 
Open sandy country, Pahang, Renchong, Pahang River; Kwala 
Tekam (Evans). Malacca, Tanjong Kling; Bukit Sabukor in the 
Melaleuca forest (Derry). Perak, Matang (Wray); Hermitage 
Hill; Goping (Kunstler). Penang (Phillips); Waterfall (Curtis). 
Kelantan, Kamposa. Perlis, Kanga. Setul, a common shrub in 
paddy fields. Distrib. India, Siam, Malay isles, China, Australia. 
Native names : Gunchiak; Balong Ayam. 
(14) A. cruciforme Gage, Rec . Bot. Surv. Ind. l.c. 226. 
A small tree; branchlets at first red-tomentose. Leaves 
coriaceous glabrous, hairy beneath narrowly oblong or oblong- 
lanceolate caudate-acuminate, base sub-cuneate or round; nerves 
14 to 18 pairs; 6-25 in. long, 1*5 to 3 in. wide; petioles -5 to -9 in. 
long, red-tomentose all over. Spikes solitary axillary one-third or 
one-fourth the length of the leaves. Male spikes small red- 
tomentose. Bracteoles narrow lanceolate red-tomentose outside; 
flowers sessile. Calyx 4-angled ovoid acute in bud, 4-fid and cruci¬ 
form when open, lobes lanceolate sparsely on edge. Stamens 4. 
Disc orbicular glabrous. Female flowers shortly pedicelled. Calyx 
as in male. Disc annular. Fruit obliquely ovoid, *2 in. long. 
Stigma terminal. Hab. Perak, Gunong Batu Putih (Wray). 
Near A. pendulum Hook, fil., but leaves four times longer than broad 
and spikes shorter and red-tomentose. 
(15) A. phanerophlebium Merrill, Philipp. Jonrn. Sc. xi. 59. 
Shrub 6 to 8 ft. tall (or tree), branches closely velvety hairy. 
Leaves thinly sub-coriaceous oblong, abruptly cuspidate, base 
rounded (or shortly narrowed); nerves sunk above, prominent 
beneath, 9 or 10 pairs inarching within the edge, pubescent on 
