Galearia.] cxxvm. euphorbiace^e. 257 
Ujong (Cantley). Perak, Gunong Mesah and Goping (Kunstler). 
Distrib. Sumatra. 
Distinguished by its short racemes and small leaves. Forbes gives it 
as 4 ft. tall in Sumatra. * 
(8) G. Finlaysonii Iiook. fil. F.B.I. v. 380; Pax, Pfianzenreich, 
iv. 147, p. 100. Bennettia Finlaysonii R. Br. in Horsfield Pl. 
Jav. Rar. 251. 
Branches angled red-pubescent. Leaves sub-coriaceous lanceo¬ 
late-elliptic sub-caudate acuminate, base inequilateral; nerves 
7 pairs with reticulations prominent beneath, midrib pubescent 
beneath at base; 6 in. long, 1*5 in. wide; petioles -08 in. long, 
thick, pubescent. Male spikes red pubescent, 6 in. long (very 
long, according to Pax). Bracts minute. Pedicels slender long. 
Calyx pubescent. Petals boat-shaped glabrous. Stamens glabrous. 
Pistillode silky. Hah. Singapore (fide Pax). Penang (Finlayson, 
Wall. Cat. 8585B). 
( 9 ) G. fusca Ridl. 
Branches fiexuous angled red, black hairy. Leaves glabrous 
except nerves and midrib beneath, oblong shortly acuminate, base 
cuneate oblique; nerves 6 pairs, very prominent beneath, as are 
the large reticulations; 7 in. long, 3 in. wide; petioles hairy, -i in. 
long. Male raceme over 5 in. long, rather stout black-hairy. 
Bracts subulate. Flowers in threes. Pedicels short thick hairy. 
Sepals ovate pubescent. Petals oblong concave glabrous. Stamens 
quite glabrous. Pistillode bearded at the tip. Hab. Negri Sembi- 
lan, Gemas (Burkill, 6375). 
This resembles G. fulva, but has entirely different petals quite glabrous. 
(10) G. fulva Miill. Arg. Linncea xxxiv. 205; DC. Prod. xv. 
(2) 1037; Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 378. G. Jackiana Hook. fil. v. 378. 
Shrub, branches densely red-brown-tomentose. Leaves elliptic- 
lanceolate, shortly acuminate, base blunt, glabrous except midrib 
on both sides and nerves 8 or 9 pairs elevate beneath, sparsely 
hairy; 4 to 8 in. long, 1-5 to 2-25 in. wide; petioles tomentose very 
short. Racemes 12 in. long or less, tomentose. Bracts often long 
subulate.. Male flowers clustered minute brown pedicelled. Petals 
orbicular concave ciliate at tips. Anthers hairy. Female racemes 
shorter stouter; flowers scattered larger tomentose. Ovary ovoid 
tomentose. Young fruit transversely oblong velvety pale. Stigmas 
very short. Hab. Forests, Singapore, Chua Chu Kang. Malacca, 
Mt. Ophir. Perak, Ayer Kuning uear Thaiping (Burn-Murdoch) ; 
Tapah. Dindings, Lumut (Ridley). Penang (Wallich, Phillips), 
Western Hill (Curtis); Telok Bahang; Penara Bukit. Kedah, 
Yan. Native name : Ekor Tupai. 
(n) G. pedicellata Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 378. Bennettia pedi- 
cellata Br. in Bennett, PL Jav. Rar. 251. 
Small tree 10 ft. tall. Branchlets sparsely hairy. Leaves 
F 1 .M.P., 3. s 
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