238 cxxvnr. euphorbiace^e. [Aporosa. 
sunk above, inarching; 3 to 4-5 in. long, 1 to 175 in. wide; petioles 
red-tomentose, *1 in. long. Male flowers unknown. Female 
flowers sessile axillary. Fruit globose pubescent yellow with red 
cheeks, *3 in. through. Styles 3. Seeds brown convex, -25 in. through. 
Hab. Low wet ground in dense jungle; Perak, near Gunong 
Mesah, and Gunong Bubu range (Kunstler), Upper Perak (Wray). 
(7) A. nervosa Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 350. 
Small tree. Branches pubescent. Leaves coriaceous elliptic 
or oblong shortly acuminate or blunt, base round or cuneate, 
glabrous above, hairy on the midrib, nerves and nervules beneath; 
nerves 7 pairs elevate beneath, as are the nervules; 6 in. long, 
3 to 3-5 in. wide; petioles -5 to x in. long, hairy. Male spikes 
rather thick, *5 in. long. Sepals 4, ovate tomentose. Stamens 2. 
Female spikes 75 in. long, pubescent. Sepals very small. Ovary 
densely tomentose. Stigmas depressed, 4-partite. Fruit globose 
glabrous, -4 in. long. Hab. Forests; Singapore, Toas. Malacca 
(Maingay). Penang, West Hill 2500 ft. altitude (Curtis). Native 
name: Jinjenta. 
(8) A. confusa Gage, Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. l.c. 229. 
Tree 40 to 60 ft. tall, stem 8 to 12 in. through, or often much 
smaller. Branchlets more or less pubescent. Leaves elliptic or 
oblanceolate, caudate-acuminate, base sub-cuneate or rounded, 
membranous glabrous above, hairy on the midrib and 10 to 12 
pairs of elevate nerves; 8 to 10 in. long, 2-5 in. wide; petioles 
•25 to -4 in. long, tomentose. Male spikes unknown. Female 
spikes 2 to 4 together in an axil -15 in. long, tomentose. Flowers 
pedicelled. Sepals 5 or 6, triangular tomentose. Ovary 3-locular, 
pubescent; stigmas 3, sessile, connate in a funnel-shaped disc! 
Fruit sub-triquetrously globose or oblong pubescent yellow, -5 in. 
long on a pedicel -25 in. long. Hab. Lowland forests; Singapore, 
Garden Jungle; Bukit Timah; Bukit Mandai (Ridley). Pahang 
(Machado). Perak, Goping; Chanderiang and Ulu Bubong 
(Kunstler). Distrib. Sumatra. 
(9) A. microcalyx Hassk. Bull Bot. Soc. France, vi. 714- 
Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 346. 
Shrub or small tree 15 ft. tall, branchlets pubescent or tomentose. 
Leaves coriaceous bright light green, quite glabrous except midrib 
above sometimes hairy, elliptic-ovate blunt, base cuneate, edge 
undulate or obscurely toothed; nerves 6 to 8 pairs, forming large 
loops prominent beneath; 4 to 6 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. wide; 
petioles -25 in. long. Male spikes sessile, 2 to 4 in an axil -5 in! 
long; rachis and bracts hairy. Sepals 3 or 4, glabrous. Stamens 
1 or more. Female spikes thicker tomentose, *15 in. long. Ovary 
hairy. Stigmas short recurved 2-lobed. Fruit ellipsoid glabrous 
narrowed to base *4 in. long. Hab. Common in open country; 
Pahang, along the river, Renchong, Pulau Manis and Kwala Tem- 
beling; Kwala Lipis (Ridley). Malacca, Brisu; Panchur; Gadek 
