260 cxxviii. euphorbiace^e. [ Croton . 
glands, scabrid stellate-hairy on both sides; nerves 3 to 5 from 
base, with one pair from the midrib and transverse nervules; 
2*25 to 4 in. long, 1 to 1*5 in. wide; petioles -25 to 1 in. long, 
racemes 4-5 in. to over 1 ft. long. Male flowers -2 in. wide. Sepals 
ovate hairy. Petals as long linear-oblong, edges woolly, centre 
long white-woolly. Stamens 18 to 30. Female flowers few at 
base of raceme. Sepals ovate hairy. Ovary densely hairy. Styles 
bifid filiform. Fruit globose brown, 75 to 1 in. long, scurfy ob¬ 
scurely 6-ribbed, hard, endocarp >25 in. thick, woody. Seed *5 in. 
long. Hab. Common in open country and borders of woods; very 
conspicuous from the bright red of the withering leaves; Singapore, 
Chan Chu Kang; Garden Jungle; Sungei Morai. Pahang, Pekan. 
Malacca, Jus and Selandor (Cantley); Bukit Sabukor (Derry). 
Selangor, Kwala Lumpur. Bindings (Curtis). Kelantan, Kam- 
posa; Kota Bharu, Distrib. Mergui, of type Indo-Malaya. Native 
name : Akar Tuku Takal. 
A specimen from Bukit Timah, Singapore, collected by Hullett is described 
as a small tree, and has some of the leaves lanceolate, and one broad with 
three acute points. 
(2) C. argyratum Bl. Bijdr. 602; Hook. fit. F.B.l. v. 385. 
Small tree 10 to 40 ft. tall, stem 7 to 10 in. through; branches 
scaly. Leaves thinly coriaceous, elliptic or ovate-lanceolate, acute 
or acuminate, base blunt, silvery scaly beneath; nerves 6 pairs 
slender; 4 to 6 in. long, 2 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles 1 in. long. 
Racemes 4 to 6 in. long, scaly. Male flowers cream-colour, small. 
Stamens 10 to 12 villous. Female flowers larger; sepals linear- 
oblong. Ovary scaly. Styles slender bifid. Capsule oblong- 
globose or obovoid, 75 in. long, obscurely 3-lobed, scaly. Seeds 
plano-convex shining light brown, -5 in. long. Hab. Forests and 
woods common. Singapore, Changi (Hullett); Batu Putih. Johor, 
Bukit Soga, Batu Pahat. Muar, Biawak (Curtis). Pahang, along 
the river, Pulau Tawar, Pulau Chengei; Kota Tongkat (Evans). 
Malacca (Griffith); Ayer Panas and Bukit Panchur (Derry). Negri 
Sembilan, Port Dickson. Selangor, Bukit Telaga, Semangkok 
Pass. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Penang Hill (Curtis). Distrib. 
Buraia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo. Native names: Cherit Badak; 
Mungke; Simmungke. 
(3) C. erythrostachys Hook. fit. F.B.l. v. 391. 
Low shrub; branches, underside of leaves, petioles and in¬ 
florescence dotted with red stellate hairs. Leaves coriaceous 
smooth and shining above, ovate-oblong or linear-oblong acuminate, 
edges glandular serrulate, base rounded or blunt; nerves 6 pairs, 
fine; 1 to 3*5 in. long, -3 to 1*5 in. wide; petioles very short to 
•6 in. long. Racemes 2*5 in. long, hairy. Male flowers pedicelled 
hairy, -i in. wide. Sepals ovate hairy. Petals oblong. Stamens 
12. Female flowers one or two at base of raceme, hairy. Petals 
subulate. Ovary depressed hairy. Styles very slender bifid. 
